Dartford, Kent
Q1 2011 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- Q1 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Dartford when compared to any previous Q1.
- Q1 2011 was a record quarter for company registrations in Dartford when compared to any quarter in history.
- March 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Dartford when compared to any previous March.
- March 2011 was a record month for company registrations in Dartford when compared to any month in history.
- February 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Dartford when compared to any previous February.
- Q1 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Dartford when compared to any previous Q1.
- January 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Dartford when compared to any previous January.
- March 2011 saw a new record in net growth in Dartford when compared to any previous March.
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
Q1 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Dartford when compared to any previous Q1.
Q1 2011 was a record quarter for company registrations in Dartford when compared to any quarter in history.
A total of 229 companies were registered in Dartford during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).
This figure is an increase of 23.1% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) Dartford UK 2011 229 116,391 2010 186 105,137 % change 23.1% 10.7% Record Year 2011 (229) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
March 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Dartford when compared to any previous March.
March 2011 was a record month for company registrations in Dartford when compared to any month in history.
February 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Dartford when compared to any previous February.
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2011 56 81 92 New companies in 2010 44 69 73 % change 27.3% 17.4% 26.0% Record Year 2007 (61) 2011 (81) 2011 (92)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
Q1 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Dartford when compared to any previous Q1.
A total of 157 companies were dissolved in Dartford during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).
This figure is an increase of 4.7% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.0% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) Dartford UK 2011 157 90,986 2010 150 82,677 % change 4.7% 10.0% Record Year 2011 (157) 2009 (108,060) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
January 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Dartford when compared to any previous January.
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2011 71 44 42 Closed companies in 2010 30 49 71 % change 136.7% -10.2% -41% Record Year 2011 (71) 2010 (49) 2009 (100)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
Net company growth for Dartford during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) was 72 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) Dartford UK 2011 72 25,405 2010 36 22,460 Record Year 2007 (105) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
March 2011 saw a new record in net growth in Dartford when compared to any previous March.
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2011 -15 37 50 Net growth in 2010 14 20 2 Record Year 2009 (31) 2007 (48) 2011 (50)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
In the first quarter of 2011, Dartford formed 0.2% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) Dartford 2011 0.2% 2010 0.2% 2009 0.2% 2008 0.2% 2007 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1971 (0.4%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2011 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% UK formation share in 2010 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% % change 9.8% 3.3% 20.2% Record Year 1971 (0.9%) 1968 (0.6%) 1966 (0.5%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2011 was 41.5.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.3% compared to the UK figure of 3.0%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.0% compared to the UK figure of 4.3%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
The record first quarter for female directors in Dartford was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
32.1% of all director appointments in Dartford in the first quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.4% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2010-Mar 2011)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 1.67% CONSULTING 5.04% CONSTRUCTION 1.59% MANAGEMENT 4.97% BUILDING 1.25% CONSULTANCY 3.16% CONSULTING 1.17% PROPERTY 2.38% CONSULTANCY 1.09% TRADING 2.10% PROPERTY 1.09% DESIGN 1.93% DARTFORD 1.00% ASSOCIATES 1.92% LONDON 0.92% BUSINESS 1.87% ASSOCIATES 0.84% CONSTRUCTION 1.80% KENT 0.84% CONSULTANTS 1.76% J 0.84% MEDIA 1.69% CONSULTANTS 0.75% ENGINEERING 1.61% 73 0.75% LONDON 1.60% M 0.67% CARE 1.45% ELECTRICAL 0.67% J 1.45% HEALTH 0.67% GLOBAL 1.44% IT 0.58% INVESTMENTS 1.43% TRANSPORT 0.58% IT 1.41% MAINTENANCE 0.58% PROPERTIES 1.36% GLOBAL 0.58% BUILDING 1.34% CONTRACTORS 0.58% M 1.30% ENTERPRISES 0.50% ELECTRICAL 1.28% LAND 0.50% S 1.24% CO 0.50% INTERNATIONAL 1.23% HEATING 0.50% SYSTEMS 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 387 202,798 7487 - Other business activities 94 60,968 7499 - Non-trading company 34 11,316 9999 - Dormant Company 26 19,765 7414 - Business & management consultancy 24 12,916 9305 - Other service activities 23 8,740 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 23 30,253 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 20 16,150 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 19 10,246 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 18 10,085 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 17 3,097 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 17 6,183 99999 - Dormant Company 16 18,336 74990 - Non-trading company 16 8,695 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 14 7,000 43210 - Electrical installation 14 3,172 41201 - Construction of commercial buildings 14 1,498 43390 - Other building completion and finishing 13 2,707 7260 - Other computer related activities 13 7,789 4525 - Other special trades construction 12 1,690
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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