Business Services in Maidstone

Maidstone Company Scorecard

Out of Maidstone's 17,792 total incorporated companies, 1,192 were formed in the last 12 months.

Maidstone's Business Profile

The most common business sectors in Maidstone include the 1,296 companies working in construction, 1,215 companies working in wholesale and retail trade including repair of motor vehicles, and 1,205 companies working in professional, scientific and technical activities. The business sectors with the least activity include water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation activities with 30 active companies, electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply with 19 active companies, and mining and quarrying with 5 active companies.

Company Trends in Maidstone

Looking at the big changes in Maidstone's businesses over the last five years, the biggest increase was in retail sale via mail order houses or via internet now making up 4.12% of active businesses, a total of 352 companies. The next big increase was other letting and operating of own or leased real estate which now makes up 6.19% of active businesses in Maidstone, a change of 60% from the 3.87% percentage share seen in 2018. Buying and selling of own real estate also saw positive growth, currently representing 2.97% of Maidstone's active companies.

Notable changes in Maidstone's business sectors include a rise of 31% in wholesale and retail trade including repair of motor vehicles since 2018, a rise of 34% in real estate activities, and rise of 29% in transportation and storage.