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Dartford, Kent

Q3 2011 Business Confidence Report

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 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)DartfordUK
    2011169114,512
    2010175101,492
    % change-3.4%12.8%
    Record Year 2006 (185) 2011 (114,512)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2011575161
    New companies in 2010675454
    % change-14.9%-5.6%13.0%
    Record Year2010 (67)2008 (66)2006 (81)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)DartfordUK
    201110672,230
    201015487,705
    % change-31.2%-17.6%
    Record Year 2009 (200) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2011273841
    Closed companies in 2010496045
    % change-44.9%-36.7%-9%
    Record Year2010 (49)2008 (91)2009 (98)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)DartfordUK
    20116342,282
    20102113,787
    Record Year 2003 (94) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2011301320
    Net growth in 201018-69
    Record Year2008 (52)2003 (38)2006 (52)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20110.1%
    20100.2%
    20090.2%
    20080.2%
    20070.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1965 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20110.2%0.1%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20100.2%0.2%0.2%
    % change-22.2%-20.5%2.0%
    Record Year1964 (0.5%)1970 (0.4%)1981 (0.3%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Sep 2010-Sep 2011)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT1.81%CONSULTING5.11%
    ASSOCIATES1.48%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    CONSULTING1.23%CONSULTANCY3.19%
    BUILDING1.23%PROPERTY2.41%
    CONSTRUCTION1.15%TRADING2.06%
    DARTFORD1.07%DESIGN1.94%
    CONSULTANCY0.99%ASSOCIATES1.85%
    CONSULTANTS0.99%BUSINESS1.82%
    PROPERTY0.99%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    730.74%ENGINEERING1.74%
    ELECTRICAL0.66%MEDIA1.72%
    KENT0.66%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    CONTRACTORS0.66%LONDON1.63%
    J0.66%J1.47%
    GLOBAL0.58%GLOBAL1.46%
    M0.58%INVESTMENTS1.43%
    ENTERPRISES0.58%CARE1.42%
    CATERING0.58%IT1.38%
    TRANSPORT0.58%BUILDING1.30%
    PROJECTS0.58%PROPERTIES1.28%
    CARE0.49%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    DESIGN0.49%M1.25%
    HEALTH0.49%ENERGY1.22%
    MAINTENANCE0.49%TRAINING1.21%
    GREEN0.49%S1.21%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied388204,493
    7487 - Other business activities8865,177
    9305 - Other service activities3110,525
    9999 - Dormant Company2722,587
    7499 - Non-trading company2711,543
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering256,321
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified2529,245
    7414 - Business & management consultancy2314,755
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities2010,137
    74990 - Non-trading company178,064
    99999 - Dormant Company1718,281
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified162,917
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management1515,760
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing152,545
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified1510,018
    41201 - Construction of commercial buildings141,390
    6024 - Freight transport by road142,601
    7260 - Other computer related activities148,686
    43210 - Electrical installation132,938
    63990 - Other information service activities not elsewhere classified121,467

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07761853 ADSERTYU LTD 05 Sep 2011
    07762438 NICHOLAS JAMES CONSULTANTS LIMITED 05 Sep 2011
    07769077 WIGGINS CONSULTANTS LIMITED 09 Sep 2011
    07769220 GLO-BUL ENTERPRISES LIMITED 09 Sep 2011
    07763461 MSP CREATIVE SERVICES LTD 06 Sep 2011
    07773445 GRAYLAND AUDIO SERVICE PROVIDER LTD 14 Sep 2011
    07773586 GDL CONSTRUCTION (UK) LIMITED 14 Sep 2011
    07776587 IDEAL SIGNS & INSTALLATIONS LIMITED 16 Sep 2011
    07779181 COMPANY PENSION SCHEMES LTD 19 Sep 2011
    07779343 THE GEORGE & DRAGON (LONDON ROAD) LIMITED 19 Sep 2011
    07779634 LA LOCA LIMITED 20 Sep 2011
    07780726 FLEXOR TRADING LIMITED 20 Sep 2011
    07780995 DAVEY ASSOCIATES LIMITED 21 Sep 2011
    07781655 KSS SWEEPERS LIMITED 21 Sep 2011
    07784426 CAW TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED 23 Sep 2011
    07785700 KHAIRA.K.UK LIMITED 23 Sep 2011
    07786725 SSJ MOTORS LIMITED 26 Sep 2011
    07789585 LANESERV LIMITED 28 Sep 2011
    07789599 DIABLO TECHNICAL LIMITED 28 Sep 2011
    07765465 TONY GILHAM LIMITED 07 Sep 2011
    07776155 CHALK FARM COTTAGE LIMITED 16 Sep 2011
    07776632 EASTERN MTB RACING LTD 16 Sep 2011
    07781124 ACK PROJECTS LIMITED 21 Sep 2011
    07784858 BOSS BUILD SOLUTIONS LTD 23 Sep 2011
    07790473 GENERAL VEHICLE CENTRE LIMITED 28 Sep 2011