Dartford, Kent
Q1 2010 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- Q1 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Dartford when compared to any previous Q1.
- February 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Dartford when compared to any previous February.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
A total of 186 companies were registered in Dartford during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).
This figure is an increase of 0.5% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.5% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) Dartford UK 2010 186 105,137 2009 185 91,034 % change 0.5% 15.5% Record Year 2007 (214) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2010 44 69 73 New companies in 2009 51 61 73 % change -13.7% 13.1% 0.0% Record Year 2007 (61) 2007 (77) 2007 (76)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
Q1 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Dartford when compared to any previous Q1.
A total of 150 companies were dissolved in Dartford during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).
This figure is an increase of 2.0% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 23.5% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) Dartford UK 2010 150 82,677 2009 147 108,060 % change 2.0% -23.5% Record Year 2010 (150) 2009 (108,060) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
February 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Dartford when compared to any previous February.
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2010 30 49 71 Closed companies in 2009 20 27 100 % change 50.0% 81.5% -29% Record Year 2007 (45) 2010 (49) 2009 (100)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
Net company growth for Dartford during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) was 36 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) Dartford UK 2010 36 22,460 2009 38 -17,026 Record Year 2007 (105) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2010 14 20 2 Net growth in 2009 31 34 -27 Record Year 2009 (31) 2007 (48) 2006 (42)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
In the first quarter of 2010, Dartford formed 0.2% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) Dartford 2010 0.2% 2009 0.2% 2008 0.2% 2007 0.1% 2006 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1971 (0.4%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2010 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% UK formation share in 2009 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% % change -19.9% -3.1% -16.9% Record Year 1971 (0.9%) 1968 (0.6%) 1966 (0.5%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2010 was 43.3.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 1.7% compared to the UK figure of 2.0%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 5.0% compared to the UK figure of 4.9%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
The record first quarter for female directors in Dartford was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
22.7% of all director appointments in Dartford in the first 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 (Mar 2009-Mar 2010)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 1.12% MANAGEMENT 5.01% MANAGEMENT 1.03% CONSULTING 4.60% ELECTRICAL 1.03% CONSULTANCY 2.87% TRADING 1.03% PROPERTY 2.50% PROPERTY 0.93% ASSOCIATES 2.04% BUILDING 0.93% TRADING 1.93% G 0.84% DESIGN 1.91% CONSULTANCY 0.84% CONSTRUCTION 1.87% LOGISTICS 0.75% MEDIA 1.84% VISION 0.75% BUSINESS 1.74% IT 0.65% INTERNATIONAL 1.73% CONSTRUCTION 0.65% CONSULTANTS 1.63% SUPPLIES 0.65% ENGINEERING 1.54% DESIGN 0.65% J 1.48% KENT 0.65% LONDON 1.45% CARE 0.56% INVESTMENTS 1.45% ENGINEERING 0.56% GROUP 1.37% R 0.56% GLOBAL 1.35% SECURITY 0.56% PROPERTIES 1.35% ASSOCIATES 0.56% BUILDING 1.34% GROUP 0.56% CARE 1.33% C 0.56% ELECTRICAL 1.30% SCAFFOLDING 0.56% M 1.28% CONSULTANTS 0.56% SYSTEMS 1.25% (KENT) 0.56% 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 391 228,645 7487 - Other business activities 109 74,904 9999 - Dormant Company 34 19,948 7499 - Non-trading company 33 15,398 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 31 9,325 7414 - Business & management consultancy 29 17,003 9305 - Other service activities 21 9,038 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 20 14,007 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 18 26,974 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 17 9,943 74990 - Non-trading company 17 8,149 7260 - Other computer related activities 17 10,331 99999 - Dormant Company 16 13,808 4525 - Other special trades construction 14 2,434 43210 - Electrical installation 14 3,163 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 14 3,069 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 13 9,659 6024 - Freight transport by road 12 3,665 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 12 8,154 4545 - Other building completion 11 3,346
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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