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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

  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 (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)DartfordUK
    2012239131,491
    2011229116,391
    % change4.4%13.0%
    Record Year 2012 (239) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 20127263104
    New companies in 2011568192
    % change28.6%-22.2%13.0%
    Record Year2012 (72)2011 (81)2012 (104)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)DartfordUK
    201211467,576
    201115790,987
    % change-27.4%-25.7%
    Record Year 2011 (157) 2009 (108,065)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2012423438
    Closed companies in 2011714442
    % change-40.8%-22.7%-10%
    Record Year2011 (71)2010 (49)2009 (100)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)DartfordUK
    201212563,915
    20117225,404
    Record Year 2012 (125) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2012302966
    Net growth in 2011-153750
    Record Year2009 (31)2007 (48)2012 (66)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20120.2%
    20110.2%
    20100.2%
    20090.2%
    20080.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1971 (0.4%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20120.2%0.1%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20110.2%0.2%0.2%
    % change10.2%-33.5%5.8%
    Record Year1971 (0.9%)1968 (0.6%)1966 (0.5%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    ASSOCIATES1.57%CONSULTING5.07%
    MANAGEMENT1.40%MANAGEMENT4.74%
    CONSULTING1.16%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    CONSULTANCY1.07%PROPERTY2.37%
    CONSULTANTS0.99%TRADING2.07%
    LONDON0.91%DESIGN1.93%
    CONSTRUCTION0.83%ENGINEERING1.86%
    TRADING0.74%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    PROPERTY0.74%CONSULTANTS1.79%
    BUSINESS0.66%BUSINESS1.73%
    GREEN0.58%MEDIA1.72%
    IT0.58%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    INC0.58%LONDON1.66%
    MEDICAL0.50%J1.54%
    GLOBAL0.50%INVESTMENTS1.51%
    SALES0.50%GLOBAL1.50%
    M0.50%IT1.40%
    CO0.50%CARE1.34%
    KENT0.50%PROPERTIES1.31%
    ENERGY0.50%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    ELECTRICAL0.50%M1.27%
    SCHOOL0.50%BUILDING1.24%
    CONTRACTORS0.41%ENERGY1.20%
    ENTERPRISES0.41%S1.20%
    BUILDING0.41%ENTERPRISES1.19%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied430216,665
    7487 - Other business activities7052,735
    99999 - Dormant Company3125,084
    9305 - Other service activities298,818
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified2935,233
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities2514,303
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified2413,637
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified233,931
    9999 - Dormant Company2318,617
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering215,169
    7414 - Business & management consultancy1912,113
    7499 - Non-trading company199,102
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing183,228
    43210 - Electrical installation183,573
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management1719,704
    41100 - Development of building projects174,984
    74990 - Non-trading company169,729
    62090 - Other information technology service activities158,145
    86900 - Other human health activities155,066
    7260 - Other computer related activities137,154

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07931916 CALIBRE ROUTEX LOGISTICS LIMITED 01 Feb 2012
    07935958 VUVUZELA MEDIA LIMITED 03 Feb 2012
    07937086 M G S AUTOS S.E. LIMITED 06 Feb 2012
    07938367 HZ-ZAW LTD 07 Feb 2012
    07946578 CERCA TROVA INTERNATIONAL RECRUITMENT LIMITED 13 Feb 2012
    07947089 SHEHNAI MEDICAL SERVICES LIMITED 13 Feb 2012
    07951457 JSD MAINTENANCE LIMITED 15 Feb 2012
    07955657 WALBYS LTD 20 Feb 2012
    07955724 PULBOUROUGH PETROL STATION LIMITED 20 Feb 2012
    07955797 PULBOUROUGH CAR SALES LIMITED 20 Feb 2012
    07955864 IN PURSUIT OF LEISURE LIMITED 20 Feb 2012
    07956057 LACEY KISS LTD 20 Feb 2012
    07958675 FRANGLAIS AFFAIRES LIMITED 21 Feb 2012
    07963851 TIS ELECTRICAL LTD. 24 Feb 2012
    07965255 SOMETHING VINTAGE LIMITED 27 Feb 2012
    07966337 DENOVO HOMES LIMITED 27 Feb 2012
    07969686 THE ANT COLONY CONSULTANCY LIMITED 29 Feb 2012
    07970211 EXTRA HOT CHILLIES LTD 29 Feb 2012
    OC372306 CAFE COUTURE LLP 10 Feb 2012
    07939361 ARCADA JOINERY CONTRACTORS LTD 07 Feb 2012
    07939909 TONY GILHAM RACING LIMITED 07 Feb 2012
    07941067 GOOD JOB TOO LIMITED 08 Feb 2012
    07946124 ATLANTIS CAPS LIMITED 10 Feb 2012
    07951156 THE MEWS AT OLD HARLOW LIMITED 15 Feb 2012
    07952569 S P HOMEBUILD LIMITED 16 Feb 2012