How many companies are there in Faversham?

There are 1,161 active companies in Faversham as of Nov 2023. In total, 1,907 companies have been incorporated, and 741 have been dissolved.

What is the most common type of company in Faversham?

Most companies in Faversham are categorised under: professional, scientific and technical activities. This accounts for 176 companies.

What are the most common SIC codes in Faversham?

The most common SIC codes used by companies in Faversham are: other letting and operating of own or leased real estate; management consultancy activities other than financial management; and other business support service activities.

Which words do companies in Faversham use in their names most often?

Businesses and companies in Faversham most commonly used the words SERVICES, MANAGEMENT, FAVERSHAM, KENT, and PROPERTY in their company names.

Faversham Company Services and Info (Nov 2023)

Out of Faversham's 1,907 total incorporated companies, 151 were formed in the last 12 months.

Faversham's Business Profile

The most common business sectors in Faversham include the 176 companies working in professional, scientific and technical activities, 131 companies working in construction, and 125 companies working in wholesale and retail trade including repair of motor vehicles. The business sectors with the least activity include public administration and defence; compulsory social security with 3 active companies, mining and quarrying with 3 active companies, and water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation activities with 2 active companies.

Business Sector	Current Active Companies	Incorporated Total	Dissolved Total
Professional, scientific and technical activities	176	304	124
Construction	131	227	91
Wholesale and retail trade including repair of motor vehicles	125	219	91
Real estate activities	120	153	33
Information and communication	96	170	72
Administrative and support service activities	93	202	105
Manufacturing	67	111	40
Accommodation and food service activities	62	117	54
Other service activities	60	99	38
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing	59	68	8
Arts, entertainment and recreation	53	80	26
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	45	48	3
Human health and social work activities	44	90	46
Activities of households as employers	42	46	4
Financial and insurance activities	34	46	11
Education	32	66	33
Transportation and storage	24	44	20
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	3	8	5
Mining and Quarrying	3	3	0
Water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	2	5	3

Company Trends in Faversham

Looking at the big changes in Faversham's businesses over the last five years, the biggest increase was in other letting and operating of own or leased real estate now making up 7.41% of active businesses, a total of 86 companies. The next big increase was activities of other holding companies which now makes up 1.38% of active businesses in Faversham, a change of 1229% from the 0.1% percentage share seen in 2018. Development of building projects also saw positive growth, currently representing 3.45% of Faversham's active companies.

Notable changes in Faversham's business sectors include a rise of 25% in real estate activities since 2018, a rise of 157% in financial and insurance activities, and rise of 17% in wholesale and retail trade including repair of motor vehicles.

Company Type	Current Active Businesses	Incorporated Total	Dissolved Total
Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate	86	101	15
Management consultancy activities other than financial management	64	109	45
Other business support service activities	47	112	63
Residents property management	42	44	2
Development of building projects	40	55	14
Production of electricity	39	42	3
Buying and selling of own real estate	33	45	12
Other professional, scientific and technical activities	28	52	23
Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet	27	45	18
Other information technology service activities	26	40	14
Other service activities	25	53	27
Information technology consultancy activities	24	52	27
Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis	23	31	8
Other specialised construction activities	18	28	10
Artistic creation	17	21	4
Other human health activities	17	35	18
Electrical installation	16	29	12
Activities of other holding companies	16	16	0
Specialised design activities	15	26	11
Licensed restaurants	15	28	12

Company Names & Word Choices in Faversham

The top 5 most popular words used by active companies registered in Faversham are SERVICES, MANAGEMENT, FAVERSHAM, KENT, and PROPERTY.

Faversham's Oldest Companies

The oldest company in Faversham is Faversham Laundry Limited at 126 years, 1 months, and 15 days old.

Company	Name	Business	Incorporated	Age
00054426	Faversham Laundry Limited	Other business support service activities	14 Oct 1897	126 years
00119342	John Jarvis Holdings Limited	Activities of head offices	23 Dec 1911	111 years
00138256	Shepherd Neame Limited	Manufacture of beer	09 Nov 1914	109 years
00221115	Titsey Estate Company(The)	Operation of gravel and sand pits; mining of clays and kaolin	09 Apr 1927	96 years
00233185	Highland Investment Company Limited	Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds	07 Sep 1928	95 years
00262487	British Moulding Machine Company Limited(The)	Manufacture of other special-purpose machinery	06 Feb 1932	91 years
00395137	Weston Laundry Machine Company	Manufacture of other special-purpose machinery	30 Apr 1945	78 years
00396972	R.N. Carr Limited	Retail sale of hardware, paints and glass in specialised stores	13 Jul 1945	78 years
00493397	J.K.W.Alexander Limited	Mixed farming	29 Mar 1951	72 years
00497903	Blechingley And Hathersham Estate Company	Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate	24 Jul 1951	72 years

Multiple Company Registrations in Faversham

Counting the number of companies registered at each address in Faversham, we have found that the top 10 addresses have 467 active businesses registered at them.

Addresss	Postcode	Active Companies
The Goods Shed, Jubilee Way	ME13 8GD	210
Suite 1, First Floor, 3 Jubilee Way	ME13 8GD	138
55 East Street	ME13 8AF	43
Suite 1 First Floor, 3 Jubilee Way	ME13 8GD	31
111 West Street	ME13 7JB	12
48 Luton Road	ME13 8HQ	7
Unit 2 Riverside House, 36 Preston Street	ME13 8PE	7
Weston Works, Faversham	ME13 7EB	7
17 Court Street, Faversham	ME13 7AX	6
3 Jubilee Way	ME13 8GD	6

Faversham's Most Recently Formed Companies

Company	Name	Business	Incorporated	Age
15310498	Compassionate Canine Coaching Ltd	Veterinary activities	27 Nov 2023	2 days
15308611	Dijkstrack Ltd	Information technology consultancy activities	24 Nov 2023	5 days
15303081	The Canine Crisis Coach Ltd	Veterinary activities	22 Nov 2023	7 days
15299217	Letts Reconcile Ltd	Bookkeeping activities	21 Nov 2023	8 days
15293685	Empowering Talent Ltd	Other professional, scientific and technical activities	20 Nov 2023	9 days
15289839	Roth & Partners Ltd	Activities of patent and copyright agents; other legal activities	16 Nov 2023	13 days
15282897	Cogent Pharma Limited	Wholesale of pharmaceutical goods	14 Nov 2023	15 days
15283131	The Essex Witch Museum Cic	Other retail sale in non-specialised stores	14 Nov 2023	15 days
15275675	Connecta-Covers Limited	Manufacture of other games and toys	10 Nov 2023	19 days
15271761	Bdlx Ltd	Other professional, scientific and technical activities	09 Nov 2023	20 days
15270867	Fullest Circle Ltd	Management consultancy activities other than financial management	08 Nov 2023	21 days
15261052	Charlton’s Plumbing And Heating Ltd	Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation	05 Nov 2023	24 days
15251560	Origgo Uk Limited	Post-harvest crop activities	01 Nov 2023	28 days
15243286	Scragham Investments Ltd Limited	Activities of other holding companies	28 Oct 2023	32 days
15240948	Life Clinics Limited	Other human health activities	27 Oct 2023	33 days
15235715	Fire Controlled Ltd	Management consultancy activities other than financial management	25 Oct 2023	35 days
15222151	Chavereys Holdings Limited	Activities of other holding companies	19 Oct 2023	41 days
15220884	Territory Now Ltd	Specialised design activities	18 Oct 2023	42 days
15220894	Melior Fragrance House Ltd	Manufacture of perfumes and toilet preparations	18 Oct 2023	42 days
15220908	Md Language Courses Ltd	Educational support services	18 Oct 2023	42 days

Business Services in Faversham

Faversham Company Scorecard

1,907

Total Incorporations

1,161

Active Companies

741

Total Dissolved