Whitstable, Kent
2010 Annual Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- December 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Whitstable when compared to any previous December.
- November 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Whitstable when compared to any previous November.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Annual Data (2010)
A total of 157 companies were formed in Whitstable in 2010. This total is 7.5% higher than in 2009 and compares equally to the UK figure of a 10.4% growth compared to 362,675 the previous year.
Year Whitstable UK 2010 157 400,358 2009 146 362,675 2008 152 349,203 2007 197 457,649 2006 155 405,440 Record Year 2007 (197) 2007 (457,649) New Companies by Year
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Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2010)
In the second half of 2010 a total of 82 companies were formed in Whitstable. This figure is 0.0% the same as last year, which compares badly to the UK wide figure of 8.8%.
The highest total for a second half year in Whitstable occurred in 2004 when a total of 89 were formed.
Half Year (Jul-Dec) Whitstable UK 2010 82 196,609 2009 82 180,654 % change 0.0% 8.8% Record Year 2004 (89) 2003 (201,446) New Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2010)
A total of 40 companies were registered in Whitstable during the fourth quarter of 2010 (Oct 2010 - Dec 2010).
This figure is an increase of 11.1% versus the same period last year (Q4 2009). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.6% against the same period last year.
fourth quarter (Oct 2010 - Dec 2010) Whitstable UK 2010 40 95,117 2009 36 85,983 % change 11.1% 10.6% Record Year 2007 (41) 2010 (95,117) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Oct, Nov & Dec 2010)
New Companies by Month
October November December New companies in 2010 14 10 16 New companies in 2009 16 9 11 % change -12.5% 11.1% 45.5% Record Year 2002 (20) 2007 (18) 2004 (18)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Annual Data (2010)
A total of 128 companies were dissolved in Whitstable in 2010. This total is 19.5% lower than in 2009 and compares favourably to the UK figure of 35.9% decrease compared to the previous year.
Year Whitstable UK 2010 128 342,232 2009 159 533,773 2008 103 237,901 2007 114 220,295 2006 104 200,166 Record Year 2009 (159) 2009 (533,773) Dissolved Companies by Year
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Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2010)
In the second half of 2010 a total of 57 companies were dissolved in Whitstable. This figure is 0.0% higher than last year, which compares badly to the UK wide change of -32.7%.
The highest total for a second half year in Whitstable occurred in 2007 when a total of 70 were closed.
Half Year (Jul-Dec) Whitstable UK 2010 57 164,601 2009 57 244,537 % change 0.0% -32.7% Record Year 2007 (70) 2009 (244,537) Dissolved Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2010)
A total of 35 companies were dissolved in Whitstable during the fourth quarter of 2010 (Oct 2010 - Dec 2010).
This figure is an increase of 20.7% versus the same period last year (Q4 2009). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 9.7% against the same period last year.
fourth quarter (Oct 2010 - Dec 2010) Whitstable UK 2010 35 76,896 2009 29 85,136 % change 20.7% -9.7% Record Year 2004 (35) 2009 (85,136) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Oct, Nov & Dec 2010)
December 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Whitstable when compared to any previous December.
November 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Whitstable when compared to any previous November.
Dissolved Companies by Month
October November December Closed companies in 2010 6 17 12 Closed companies in 2009 11 13 5 % change -45.5% 30.8% 140% Record Year 2005 (11) 2010 (17) 2010 (12)
Net Company Growth
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Annual Data (2010)
A total of 29 companies were added to the company register for Whitstable in 2010. This number represents growth of 19.9% in the total number of active companies, which compares favourably to the UK figure of 16.0%.
This number is 42 companies higher than the previous year.
The highest net company growth figure ever seen in one year came in 2000 when the Whitstable company register grew by 89 companies.
Year Whitstable UK 2010 29 58,126 2009 -13 -171,098 2008 49 111,302 2007 83 237,354 2006 51 205,274 Record Year 2000 (89) 2003 (242,543) Net Growth by Year
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Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2010)
In the second half of 2010 the company register for Whitstable increased by 25 companies.
Half Year (Jul-Dec) Whitstable UK 2010 25 32,008 2009 25 -63,883 Record Year 2004 (41) 2003 (117,772) Net Growth by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2010)
Net company growth for Whitstable during the fourth quarter of 2010 (Oct 2010 - Dec 2010) was 5 companies.
fourth quarter (Oct 2010 - Dec 2010) Whitstable UK 2010 5 18,221 2009 7 847 Record Year 1998 (19) 2003 (57,175) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Oct, Nov & Dec 2010)
Net Growth by Month
October November December Net growth in 2010 8 -7 4 Net growth in 2009 5 -4 6 Record Year 2002 (13) 2001 (11) 2009 (6)
UK Company Share
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Annual Data (2010)
In 2010 Whitstable formed 0.0% of all UK companies. This is no change on 2009 when Whitstable was responsible for 0.0% of all UK companies.
Year Whitstable 2010 0.0% 2009 0.0% 2008 0.0% 2007 0.0% 2006 0.0% Record Year (since 1960) 1972 (0.1%) Company Share by Year
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Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2010)
In the second half of 2010 Whitstable formed 0.0% of all UK companies. This is the same as the 2009 figure of 0.0%.
Half Year (Jul-Dec) Whitstable 2010 0.0% 2009 0.0% 2008 0.0% 2007 0.0% 2006 0.0% Record Year (since 1960) 1972 (0.1%) Company Share by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2010)
In the fourth quarter of 2010, Whitstable formed 0.0% of all UK companies.
fourth quarter (Oct 2010 - Dec 2010) Whitstable 2010 0.0% 2009 0.0% 2008 0.0% 2007 0.0% 2006 0.0% Record Year (since 1960) 1966 (0.2%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Oct, Nov & Dec 2010)
Company Share by Month
October November December UK formation share in 2010 0.0% 0.0% 0.1% UK formation share in 2009 0.1% 0.0% 0.0% % change -23.4% -0.7% 38.5% Record Year 1970 (0.2%) 1966 (0.2%) 1972 (0.3%)
Director Age
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Annual Data (2010)
The average age of a director in 2010 was 46.3.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 0.9% compared to the UK figure of 2.5%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.9% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.
Director Age by Year
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Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2010)
The average age of a director in the second half of 2010 was 45.2.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 0.8% compared to the UK figure of 2.8%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.4% compared to the UK figure of 4.4%.
Director Age by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2010)
The average age of a director in the fourth quarter of 2010 was 44.6.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 1.6% compared to the UK figure of 3.0%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 0.0% compared to the UK figure of 4.4%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Annual Data (2010)
The record year for female directors in Whitstable was 1857 when 36.4% of all directors were female.
The percentage of female directors in Whitstable in 2010 was 32.7%. The average for the UK during this time was 26.2%
Director Gender by Year
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Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2010)
The record second half year for female directors in Whitstable was 1860 when 42.9% of all directors were female.
36.3% of all director appointments in Whitstable in the second half of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.0% for the same period.
Director Gender by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2010)
The record fourth quarter for female directors in Whitstable was in 1977 when 31.1% of all directors were female.
38.4% of all director appointments in Whitstable in the fourth quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 24.7% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Dec 2009-Dec 2010)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 1.60% CONSULTING 5.06% CONSULTANCY 1.60% MANAGEMENT 5.01% DEVELOPMENTS 1.28% CONSULTANCY 3.14% CONTRACTORS 1.28% PROPERTY 2.36% WALL 0.96% TRADING 2.11% BUILDING 0.96% ASSOCIATES 1.95% D 0.96% DESIGN 1.92% PRODUCTIONS 0.96% BUSINESS 1.82% FOOD 0.96% CONSTRUCTION 1.82% WHITSTABLE 0.96% CONSULTANTS 1.76% EAST 0.96% MEDIA 1.71% LOUMATOM 0.96% ENGINEERING 1.62% SOUTH 0.96% LONDON 1.60% ENTERPRISES 0.96% CARE 1.45% KENT 0.96% INVESTMENTS 1.44% STRATHMORE 0.64% GLOBAL 1.43% ABATE 0.64% J 1.42% (SOUTH 0.64% IT 1.41% CONSULTING 0.64% PROPERTIES 1.34% LOGISTICS 0.64% INTERNATIONAL 1.34% (KENT) 0.64% BUILDING 1.34% BUSINESS 0.64% M 1.30% PRINT 0.64% ELECTRICAL 1.25% CONSTRUCTION 0.64% SYSTEMS 1.24% POULTRY 0.64% S 1.23%
SIC Data
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Previous 36 months, excluding companies less than 12 months old
sic code number of companies uk companies None Supplied 60 199,572 7487 - Other business activities 43 63,348 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 39 27,550 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 8 6,598 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 5 14,505 9999 - Dormant Company 5 20,144 74990 - Non-trading company 5 8,243 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 4 3,755 7499 - Non-trading company 4 12,000 98000 - Residents property management 4 3,235 86900 - Other human health activities 3 3,700 10200 - Processing and preserving of fish, crustaceans and molluscs 3 29 9305 - Other service activities 3 8,858 9800 - Residents Property Management 3 1,563 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 3 7,298 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 3 8,799 99999 - Dormant Company 3 16,285 7414 - Business & management consultancy 3 13,474 5530 - Restaurants 3 4,939 68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate 2 2,446
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 07451224 PT BRYSON MINING LIMITED 25 Nov 2010 07449630 JR CONSTRUCTION (SOUTH EAST) LTD 24 Nov 2010 07448367 SIMON CLIFTON CONSULTANCY LTD 23 Nov 2010 07445289 SPIMAGE LTD 19 Nov 2010 07437269 BN SERVICES S.E. LTD. 11 Nov 2010 07433348 FAMILY FOOD STORE LIMITED 09 Nov 2010 07430821 SMALLFILMS LIMITED 05 Nov 2010 07430285 THE LONDON ROOF COMPANY LIMITED 04 Nov 2010 07427241 A21 (UK) LIMITED 02 Nov 2010 OC359879 IAM ADVISERS LLP 29 Nov 2010