Dartford, Kent
2011 Half Year Business Confidence Report
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2011)
In the first half of 2011 a total of 408 companies were formed in Dartford. This figure is 17.2% higher than last year, which compares well to the UK wide figure of 12.3%.
The highest total for a first half year in Dartford occurred in 2007 when a total of 411 were formed.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Dartford UK 2011 408 228,735 2010 348 203,749 % change 17.2% 12.3% Record Year 2007 (411) 2007 (279,097) New Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2011)
A total of 179 companies were registered in Dartford during the second quarter of 2011 (Apr 2011 - Jun 2011).
This figure is an increase of 10.5% versus the same period last year (Q2 2010). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.9% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2011 - Jun 2011) Dartford UK 2011 179 112,344 2010 162 98,612 % change 10.5% 13.9% Record Year 2007 (197) 2011 (112,344) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2011)
New Companies by Month
April May June New companies in 2011 57 60 62 New companies in 2010 50 60 52 % change 14.0% 0.0% 19.2% Record Year 2007 (88) 2007 (72) 2009 (66)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2011)
In the first half of 2011 a total of 258 companies were dissolved in Dartford. This figure is 13.4% lower than last year, which compares well to the UK wide change of -8.6%.
The highest total for a first half year in Dartford occurred in 2009 when a total of 381 were closed.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Dartford UK 2011 258 162,310 2010 298 177,631 % change -13.4% -8.6% Record Year 2009 (381) 2009 (289,236) Dissolved Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2011)
A total of 101 companies were dissolved in Dartford during the second quarter of 2011 (Apr 2011 - Jun 2011).
This figure is a decrease of 31.8% versus the same period last year (Q2 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 24.9% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2011 - Jun 2011) Dartford UK 2011 101 71,324 2010 148 94,954 % change -31.8% -24.9% Record Year 2009 (234) 2009 (181,176) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2011)
Dissolved Companies by Month
April May June Closed companies in 2011 13 54 34 Closed companies in 2010 39 59 50 % change -66.7% -8.5% -32% Record Year 2009 (89) 2009 (98) 2010 (50)
Net Company Growth
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2011)
In the first half of 2011 the company register for Dartford increased by 150 companies.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Dartford UK 2011 150 66,425 2010 50 26,118 Record Year 2007 (208) 2007 (171,296) Net Growth by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2011)
Net company growth for Dartford during the second quarter of 2011 (Apr 2011 - Jun 2011) was 78 companies.
second quarter (Apr 2011 - Jun 2011) Dartford UK 2011 78 41,020 2010 14 3,658 Record Year 2003 (104) 2003 (69,274) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2011)
Net Growth by Month
April May June Net growth in 2011 44 6 28 Net growth in 2010 11 1 2 Record Year 2007 (65) 2007 (36) 2008 (54)
UK Company Share
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2011)
In the first half of 2011 Dartford formed 0.2% of all UK companies. This is the same as the 2010 figure of 0.2%.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Dartford 2011 0.2% 2010 0.2% 2009 0.2% 2008 0.2% 2007 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1960 (0.3%) Company Share by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2011)
In the second quarter of 2011, Dartford formed 0.2% of all UK companies.
second quarter (Apr 2011 - Jun 2011) Dartford 2011 0.2% 2010 0.2% 2009 0.2% 2008 0.2% 2007 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1960 (0.3%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2011)
Company Share by Month
April May June UK formation share in 2011 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% UK formation share in 2010 0.1% 0.2% 0.1% % change 10.3% -21.2% 5.7% Record Year 1960 (0.3%) 1967 (0.6%) 1966 (0.2%)
Director Age
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2011)
The average age of a director in the first half of 2011 was 42.4.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.2% compared to the UK figure of 3.2%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.7% compared to the UK figure of 4.3%.
Director Age by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2011)
The average age of a director in the second quarter of 2011 was 43.4.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 1.9% compared to the UK figure of 3.4%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.5% compared to the UK figure of 4.3%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2011)
The record first half year for female directors in Dartford was 1857 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
32.4% of all director appointments in Dartford in the first half of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.
Director Gender by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2011)
The record second quarter for female directors in Dartford was in 1866 when 66.7% of all directors were female.
32.7% of all director appointments in Dartford in the second quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.1% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Jun 2010-Jun 2011)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 1.95% CONSULTING 5.09% ASSOCIATES 1.46% MANAGEMENT 4.86% CONSTRUCTION 1.38% CONSULTANCY 3.17% PROPERTY 1.14% PROPERTY 2.43% CONSULTING 1.14% TRADING 2.05% DARTFORD 1.06% DESIGN 1.94% BUILDING 1.06% ASSOCIATES 1.92% CONSULTANCY 0.89% BUSINESS 1.87% CONSULTANTS 0.81% CONSTRUCTION 1.77% LONDON 0.73% CONSULTANTS 1.76% 73 0.73% MEDIA 1.73% HEALTH 0.65% ENGINEERING 1.67% TRANSPORT 0.65% LONDON 1.60% CONTRACTORS 0.65% GLOBAL 1.46% ELECTRICAL 0.57% J 1.44% KENT 0.57% CARE 1.44% ENTERPRISES 0.57% INVESTMENTS 1.42% CARE 0.49% IT 1.39% FINANCIAL 0.49% BUILDING 1.32% GLOBAL 0.49% PROPERTIES 1.31% HOME 0.49% ELECTRICAL 1.30% M 0.49% M 1.27% J 0.49% S 1.23% PROJECTS 0.49% ENTERPRISES 1.20% SAFE 0.41% SYSTEMS 1.20%
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 393 202,072 7487 - Other business activities 92 60,758 7499 - Non-trading company 33 10,955 7414 - Business & management consultancy 27 13,053 9999 - Dormant Company 27 20,111 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 26 30,647 9305 - Other service activities 22 9,063 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 22 5,928 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 21 10,545 99999 - Dormant Company 18 18,918 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 17 16,419 74990 - Non-trading company 17 8,481 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 16 10,322 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 16 3,050 43390 - Other building completion and finishing 15 2,641 43210 - Electrical installation 15 3,085 41201 - Construction of commercial buildings 14 1,465 4545 - Other building completion 13 2,456 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 13 7,143 63990 - Other information service activities not elsewhere classified 12 1,515
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 07615797 MCAM ASSOCIATES LIMITED 27 Apr 2011 07613823 ROCCS (DARTFORD) LIMITED 26 Apr 2011 07613186 THE SHOWER LAB LTD 21 Apr 2011 07611382 SURETY CLEANING SERVICES LTD 21 Apr 2011 07611008 JUICYCIGS LTD 20 Apr 2011 07609896 ASF ASSOCIATES LIMITED 19 Apr 2011 07609859 HM CONSULTANTS (UK) LIMITED 19 Apr 2011 07608658 HORSE WORKS LIMITED 19 Apr 2011 07608407 RISE BOOKS LIMITED 19 Apr 2011 07606064 THE LONDON BRIDGE EXPERIENCE FOUNDATION 15 Apr 2011 07605550 SURIN ENTERPRISES LIMITED 15 Apr 2011 07605532 CALLAGHANS ASSOCIATES LTD 15 Apr 2011 07605526 PVR CONSULTANTS LIMITED 15 Apr 2011 07605491 SURIN WEALTH MANAGEMENT LIMITED 15 Apr 2011 07605461 EE ASSOCIATES LIMITED 15 Apr 2011 07604866 QUICKSHIFT TRANSPORT LTD 14 Apr 2011 07604319 NEBUTEK LIMITED 14 Apr 2011 07604133 PRELUDE CONSTRUCTION LTD 14 Apr 2011 07594465 WRITE AUTHORS LIMITED 06 Apr 2011 07590388 LIV FUTURES LIMITED 04 Apr 2011 07589604 A 1ST CHOICE UK-CN TRADING LIMITED 04 Apr 2011 07588589 JJ & CO. HOMES LTD 01 Apr 2011 07587302 RUOL LIMITED 01 Apr 2011 07612614 BEXLEY WEB DESIGN LTD 21 Apr 2011 07596727 COMFORTABLE HOMES LTD 08 Apr 2011
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