Dartford, Kent
Q1 2012 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- Q1 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Dartford when compared to any previous Q1.
- Q1 2012 was a record quarter for company registrations in Dartford when compared to any quarter in history.
- March 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Dartford when compared to any previous March.
- March 2012 was a record month for company registrations in Dartford when compared to any month in history.
- January 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Dartford when compared to any previous January.
- Q1 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Dartford when compared to any previous Q1.
- Q1 2012 was a record quarter for net growth in Dartford when compared to any quarter in history.
- March 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Dartford when compared to any previous March.
- March 2012 was a record month for net growth in Dartford when compared to any month in history.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
Q1 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Dartford when compared to any previous Q1.
Q1 2012 was a record quarter for company registrations in Dartford when compared to any quarter in history.
A total of 239 companies were registered in Dartford during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).
This figure is an increase of 4.4% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.0% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Dartford UK 2012 239 131,491 2011 229 116,391 % change 4.4% 13.0% Record Year 2012 (239) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
March 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Dartford when compared to any previous March.
March 2012 was a record month for company registrations in Dartford when compared to any month in history.
January 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Dartford when compared to any previous January.
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2012 72 63 104 New companies in 2011 56 81 92 % change 28.6% -22.2% 13.0% Record Year 2012 (72) 2011 (81) 2012 (104)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
A total of 114 companies were dissolved in Dartford during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).
This figure is a decrease of 27.4% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 25.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Dartford UK 2012 114 67,576 2011 157 90,987 % change -27.4% -25.7% Record Year 2011 (157) 2009 (108,065) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2012 42 34 38 Closed companies in 2011 71 44 42 % change -40.8% -22.7% -10% Record Year 2011 (71) 2010 (49) 2009 (100)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
Q1 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Dartford when compared to any previous Q1.
Q1 2012 was a record quarter for net growth in Dartford when compared to any quarter in history.
Net company growth for Dartford during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) was 125 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Dartford UK 2012 125 63,915 2011 72 25,404 Record Year 2012 (125) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
March 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Dartford when compared to any previous March.
March 2012 was a record month for net growth in Dartford when compared to any month in history.
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2012 30 29 66 Net growth in 2011 -15 37 50 Record Year 2009 (31) 2007 (48) 2012 (66)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
In the first quarter of 2012, Dartford formed 0.2% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Dartford 2012 0.2% 2011 0.2% 2010 0.2% 2009 0.2% 2008 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1971 (0.4%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2012 0.2% 0.1% 0.2% UK formation share in 2011 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% % change 10.2% -33.5% 5.8% Record Year 1971 (0.9%) 1968 (0.6%) 1966 (0.5%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2012 was 41.4.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.8% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.5% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
The record first quarter for female directors in Dartford was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
26.5% of all director appointments in Dartford in the first quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.2% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage ASSOCIATES 1.57% CONSULTING 5.07% MANAGEMENT 1.40% MANAGEMENT 4.74% CONSULTING 1.16% CONSULTANCY 3.30% CONSULTANCY 1.07% PROPERTY 2.37% CONSULTANTS 0.99% TRADING 2.07% LONDON 0.91% DESIGN 1.93% CONSTRUCTION 0.83% ENGINEERING 1.86% TRADING 0.74% ASSOCIATES 1.84% PROPERTY 0.74% CONSULTANTS 1.79% BUSINESS 0.66% BUSINESS 1.73% GREEN 0.58% MEDIA 1.72% IT 0.58% CONSTRUCTION 1.72% INC 0.58% LONDON 1.66% MEDICAL 0.50% J 1.54% GLOBAL 0.50% INVESTMENTS 1.51% SALES 0.50% GLOBAL 1.50% M 0.50% IT 1.40% CO 0.50% CARE 1.34% KENT 0.50% PROPERTIES 1.31% ENERGY 0.50% ELECTRICAL 1.27% ELECTRICAL 0.50% M 1.27% SCHOOL 0.50% BUILDING 1.24% CONTRACTORS 0.41% ENERGY 1.20% ENTERPRISES 0.41% S 1.20% BUILDING 0.41% ENTERPRISES 1.19%
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 430 216,665 7487 - Other business activities 70 52,735 99999 - Dormant Company 31 25,084 9305 - Other service activities 29 8,818 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 29 35,233 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 25 14,303 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 24 13,637 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 23 3,931 9999 - Dormant Company 23 18,617 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 21 5,169 7414 - Business & management consultancy 19 12,113 7499 - Non-trading company 19 9,102 43390 - Other building completion and finishing 18 3,228 43210 - Electrical installation 18 3,573 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 17 19,704 41100 - Development of building projects 17 4,984 74990 - Non-trading company 16 9,729 62090 - Other information technology service activities 15 8,145 86900 - Other human health activities 15 5,066 7260 - Other computer related activities 13 7,154
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 07931916 CALIBRE ROUTEX LOGISTICS LIMITED 01 Feb 2012 07934470 JL JUNIOR SERVICES LTD 02 Feb 2012 07934603 BJB ENTERPRISES LTD 03 Feb 2012 07936575 JJD UK TRADING LTD 06 Feb 2012 07937086 M G S AUTOS S.E. LIMITED 06 Feb 2012 07938367 HZ-ZAW LTD 07 Feb 2012 07941115 LIVING WELL (LWL) LIMITED 08 Feb 2012 07942981 A&E PAINT SOLUTIONS LIMITED 09 Feb 2012 07944989 TEMP OPHTHALMIC SUPPORT LTD 10 Feb 2012 07954648 T&M ENTERPRISES LIMITED 17 Feb 2012 07955783 ESSEX FISH TRADERS LIMITED 20 Feb 2012 07955797 PULBOUROUGH CAR SALES LIMITED 20 Feb 2012 07958675 FRANGLAIS AFFAIRES LIMITED 21 Feb 2012 07960232 BARNEHURST COMMERCIALS LIMITED 22 Feb 2012 07963387 BABSOLO LTD 24 Feb 2012 07963851 TIS ELECTRICAL LTD. 24 Feb 2012 07965255 SOMETHING VINTAGE LIMITED 27 Feb 2012 07965604 WILSON REEVES CONSULTANTS LIMITED 27 Feb 2012 07966436 KACEY CONSTRUCTION LIMITED 27 Feb 2012 07970562 QUICK DRY LTD 29 Feb 2012 07970569 RAJAGOPAL LTD 29 Feb 2012 07931513 SONATI AQUAVIN LTD 01 Feb 2012 07941067 GOOD JOB TOO LIMITED 08 Feb 2012 07952955 THE WORKSHOP (DARTFORD) LTD 16 Feb 2012 OC372130 UNITED CONCEPTS LLP 06 Feb 2012
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