Dartford, Kent
Q3 2011 Business Confidence Report
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
A total of 169 companies were registered in Dartford during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).
This figure is a decrease of 3.4% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 12.8% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) Dartford UK 2011 169 114,512 2010 175 101,492 % change -3.4% 12.8% Record Year 2006 (185) 2011 (114,512) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2011 57 51 61 New companies in 2010 67 54 54 % change -14.9% -5.6% 13.0% Record Year 2010 (67) 2008 (66) 2006 (81)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
A total of 106 companies were dissolved in Dartford during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).
This figure is a decrease of 31.2% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 17.6% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) Dartford UK 2011 106 72,230 2010 154 87,705 % change -31.2% -17.6% Record Year 2009 (200) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2011 27 38 41 Closed companies in 2010 49 60 45 % change -44.9% -36.7% -9% Record Year 2010 (49) 2008 (91) 2009 (98)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
Net company growth for Dartford during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) was 63 companies.
third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) Dartford UK 2011 63 42,282 2010 21 13,787 Record Year 2003 (94) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2011 30 13 20 Net growth in 2010 18 -6 9 Record Year 2008 (52) 2003 (38) 2006 (52)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
In the third quarter of 2011, Dartford formed 0.1% of all UK companies.
third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) Dartford 2011 0.1% 2010 0.2% 2009 0.2% 2008 0.2% 2007 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1965 (0.2%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2011 0.2% 0.1% 0.2% UK formation share in 2010 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% % change -22.2% -20.5% 2.0% Record Year 1964 (0.5%) 1970 (0.4%) 1981 (0.3%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2011 was 41.3.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.1% compared to the UK figure of 4.0%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.8% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
The record third quarter for female directors in Dartford was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.
21.9% of all director appointments in Dartford in the third quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.0% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2010-Sep 2011)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 1.81% CONSULTING 5.11% ASSOCIATES 1.48% MANAGEMENT 4.75% CONSULTING 1.23% CONSULTANCY 3.19% BUILDING 1.23% PROPERTY 2.41% CONSTRUCTION 1.15% TRADING 2.06% DARTFORD 1.07% DESIGN 1.94% CONSULTANCY 0.99% ASSOCIATES 1.85% CONSULTANTS 0.99% BUSINESS 1.82% PROPERTY 0.99% CONSULTANTS 1.76% 73 0.74% ENGINEERING 1.74% ELECTRICAL 0.66% MEDIA 1.72% KENT 0.66% CONSTRUCTION 1.72% CONTRACTORS 0.66% LONDON 1.63% J 0.66% J 1.47% GLOBAL 0.58% GLOBAL 1.46% M 0.58% INVESTMENTS 1.43% ENTERPRISES 0.58% CARE 1.42% CATERING 0.58% IT 1.38% TRANSPORT 0.58% BUILDING 1.30% PROJECTS 0.58% PROPERTIES 1.28% CARE 0.49% ELECTRICAL 1.27% DESIGN 0.49% M 1.25% HEALTH 0.49% ENERGY 1.22% MAINTENANCE 0.49% TRAINING 1.21% GREEN 0.49% S 1.21%
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 388 204,493 7487 - Other business activities 88 65,177 9305 - Other service activities 31 10,525 9999 - Dormant Company 27 22,587 7499 - Non-trading company 27 11,543 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 25 6,321 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 25 29,245 7414 - Business & management consultancy 23 14,755 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 20 10,137 74990 - Non-trading company 17 8,064 99999 - Dormant Company 17 18,281 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 16 2,917 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 15 15,760 43390 - Other building completion and finishing 15 2,545 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 15 10,018 41201 - Construction of commercial buildings 14 1,390 6024 - Freight transport by road 14 2,601 7260 - Other computer related activities 14 8,686 43210 - Electrical installation 13 2,938 63990 - Other information service activities not elsewhere classified 12 1,467
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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