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

  1. New Company Registrations
  2. Closed Companies (dissolved)
  3. Net Company Growth
  4. UK Company Share
  5. Director Age
  6. Director Gender
  7. Naming Trends
  8. SIC Data
  9. Recent Companies

New Company Registrations

  1. 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)DartfordUK
    2010175101,492
    200917694,671
    % change-0.6%7.2%
    Record Year 2006 (185) 2003 (107,203)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2010675454
    New companies in 2009575069
    % change17.5%8.0%-21.7%
    Record Year2010 (67)2008 (66)2006 (81)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)DartfordUK
    201015487,705
    2009200159,401
    % change-23.0%-45.0%
    Record Year 2009 (200) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2010496045
    Closed companies in 2009426098
    % change16.7%0.0%-54%
    Record Year2010 (49)2008 (91)2009 (98)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)DartfordUK
    20102113,787
    2009-24-64,730
    Record Year 2003 (94) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 201018-69
    Net growth in 200915-10-29
    Record Year2008 (52)2003 (38)2006 (52)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20100.2%
    20090.2%
    20080.2%
    20070.2%
    20060.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1965 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20100.2%0.2%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20090.2%0.2%0.2%
    % change9.3%-2.0%-25.0%
    Record Year1964 (0.5%)1970 (0.4%)1981 (0.3%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Sep 2009-Sep 2010)

    Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    PROPERTY1.49%MANAGEMENT5.06%
    CONSULTING1.21%CONSULTING4.99%
    ELECTRICAL1.12%CONSULTANCY3.12%
    LONDON1.12%PROPERTY2.38%
    CONSTRUCTION1.12%TRADING2.04%
    MANAGEMENT1.03%ASSOCIATES2.01%
    CONSULTANCY0.93%DESIGN1.93%
    BUILDING0.93%CONSTRUCTION1.86%
    IT0.84%BUSINESS1.80%
    VISION0.84%MEDIA1.75%
    KENT0.84%CONSULTANTS1.73%
    TRADING0.84%LONDON1.59%
    HEATING0.75%ENGINEERING1.59%
    CO0.65%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    (KENT)0.65%CARE1.44%
    J0.65%J1.44%
    MAINTENANCE0.65%INTERNATIONAL1.43%
    PLUMBING0.65%GLOBAL1.42%
    SUPPORT0.65%IT1.35%
    BARNSLEY0.56%PROPERTIES1.35%
    ENGINEERING0.56%BUILDING1.32%
    ENERGY0.56%ELECTRICAL1.30%
    ASSOCIATES0.56%M1.28%
    PRODUCTIONS0.47%SYSTEMS1.26%
    CARE0.47%S1.24%

SIC Data

  1. Previous 36 months, excluding companies less than 12 months old

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied391202,902
    7487 - Other business activities11069,802
    7499 - Non-trading company3713,408
    9999 - Dormant Company3321,484
    7414 - Business & management consultancy2714,940
    9305 - Other service activities269,454
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering207,634
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management1913,161
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified1925,053
    99999 - Dormant Company1514,072
    6024 - Freight transport by road152,771
    74990 - Non-trading company157,649
    4525 - Other special trades construction142,071
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified142,664
    7260 - Other computer related activities138,967
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified137,767
    4545 - Other building completion122,970
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply128,183
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities128,292
    63990 - Other information service activities not elsewhere classified101,125

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07389122 AKCAD LIMITED 28 Sep 2010
    07386975 T-PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LTD 24 Sep 2010
    07382062 HASELWOOD CONSULTING LIMITED 21 Sep 2010
    07378693 SOUTHEAST FABRICATION & WELDING SPECIALISTS LIMITED 16 Sep 2010
    07378358 TEMPLAR 9 ELITE LIMITED 16 Sep 2010
    07378351 ELITE AGENCIES LIMITED 16 Sep 2010
    07374485 GREENWICH RIVER BARS LIMITED 14 Sep 2010
    07372896 DARTFORD CAR AND 4X4 CENTRE LIMITED 10 Sep 2010
    07372319 ALL SYSTEMS SECURITY LIMITED 10 Sep 2010
    07370555 DANSANNE SECURITY SERVICES LTD 09 Sep 2010
    07364670 MEDWAY CITY PROPERTY COMPANY LIMITED 03 Sep 2010
    07363103 BROWNE PUB CO LTD 02 Sep 2010
    07362528 DRS KENT LIMITED 01 Sep 2010
    07362277 GRAMEX COMPUTERS LTD 01 Sep 2010
    07393584 ITEC TRADING & EXPORT LIMITED 30 Sep 2010
    07392880 ALLMECH ENGINEERING LTD 30 Sep 2010
    07388731 ALL LEVELS FLOORING LIMITED 27 Sep 2010
    07384515 1ST FIRE SAFETY SOLUTIONS LIMITED 22 Sep 2010
    07378837 COLORCON EUROPEAN HOLDINGS (NO.4) LIMITED 16 Sep 2010
    07374035 UK2ME LOGISTICS LIMITED 13 Sep 2010
    07373270 A & L INTERIOR CONSTRUCTION LIMITED 13 Sep 2010
    07367971 BARNSLEY SPV THREE LIMITED 07 Sep 2010
    07367931 BARNSLEY HOLDCO THREE LIMITED 07 Sep 2010
    07366786 HAWLEY VILLAGE STORE C.I.C. 06 Sep 2010
    07369943 RUSSCUT LIMITED 08 Sep 2010