Dartford, Kent
Q3 2010 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- July 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Dartford when compared to any previous July.
- July 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Dartford when compared to any previous July.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)
A total of 175 companies were registered in Dartford during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).
This figure is a decrease of 0.6% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 7.2% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) Dartford UK 2010 175 101,492 2009 176 94,671 % change -0.6% 7.2% Record Year 2006 (185) 2003 (107,203) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
July 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Dartford when compared to any previous July.
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2010 67 54 54 New companies in 2009 57 50 69 % change 17.5% 8.0% -21.7% Record Year 2010 (67) 2008 (66) 2006 (81)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)
A total of 154 companies were dissolved in Dartford during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).
This figure is a decrease of 23.0% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 45.0% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) Dartford UK 2010 154 87,705 2009 200 159,401 % change -23.0% -45.0% Record Year 2009 (200) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
July 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Dartford when compared to any previous July.
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2010 49 60 45 Closed companies in 2009 42 60 98 % change 16.7% 0.0% -54% Record Year 2010 (49) 2008 (91) 2009 (98)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)
Net company growth for Dartford during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) was 21 companies.
third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) Dartford UK 2010 21 13,787 2009 -24 -64,730 Record Year 2003 (94) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2010 18 -6 9 Net growth in 2009 15 -10 -29 Record Year 2008 (52) 2003 (38) 2006 (52)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)
In the third quarter of 2010, Dartford formed 0.2% of all UK companies.
third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) Dartford 2010 0.2% 2009 0.2% 2008 0.2% 2007 0.2% 2006 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1965 (0.2%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2010 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% UK formation share in 2009 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% % change 9.3% -2.0% -25.0% Record Year 1964 (0.5%) 1970 (0.4%) 1981 (0.3%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)
The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2010 was 42.3.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.1% compared to the UK figure of 2.7%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.1% compared to the UK figure of 4.4%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)
The record third quarter for female directors in Dartford was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.
22.1% of all director appointments in Dartford in the third quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.2% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2009-Sep 2010)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage PROPERTY 1.49% MANAGEMENT 5.06% CONSULTING 1.21% CONSULTING 4.99% ELECTRICAL 1.12% CONSULTANCY 3.12% LONDON 1.12% PROPERTY 2.38% CONSTRUCTION 1.12% TRADING 2.04% MANAGEMENT 1.03% ASSOCIATES 2.01% CONSULTANCY 0.93% DESIGN 1.93% BUILDING 0.93% CONSTRUCTION 1.86% IT 0.84% BUSINESS 1.80% VISION 0.84% MEDIA 1.75% KENT 0.84% CONSULTANTS 1.73% TRADING 0.84% LONDON 1.59% HEATING 0.75% ENGINEERING 1.59% CO 0.65% INVESTMENTS 1.49% (KENT) 0.65% CARE 1.44% J 0.65% J 1.44% MAINTENANCE 0.65% INTERNATIONAL 1.43% PLUMBING 0.65% GLOBAL 1.42% SUPPORT 0.65% IT 1.35% BARNSLEY 0.56% PROPERTIES 1.35% ENGINEERING 0.56% BUILDING 1.32% ENERGY 0.56% ELECTRICAL 1.30% ASSOCIATES 0.56% M 1.28% PRODUCTIONS 0.47% SYSTEMS 1.26% CARE 0.47% S 1.24%
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 391 202,902 7487 - Other business activities 110 69,802 7499 - Non-trading company 37 13,408 9999 - Dormant Company 33 21,484 7414 - Business & management consultancy 27 14,940 9305 - Other service activities 26 9,454 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 20 7,634 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 19 13,161 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 19 25,053 99999 - Dormant Company 15 14,072 6024 - Freight transport by road 15 2,771 74990 - Non-trading company 15 7,649 4525 - Other special trades construction 14 2,071 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 14 2,664 7260 - Other computer related activities 13 8,967 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 13 7,767 4545 - Other building completion 12 2,970 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 12 8,183 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 12 8,292 63990 - Other information service activities not elsewhere classified 10 1,125
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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