Dartford, Kent
Q3 2012 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- Q3 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Dartford when compared to any previous Q3.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
Q3 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Dartford when compared to any previous Q3.
A total of 190 companies were registered in Dartford during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).
This figure is an increase of 12.4% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.8% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Dartford UK 2012 190 118,868 2011 169 114,512 % change 12.4% 3.8% Record Year 2012 (190) 2012 (118,868) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2012 66 62 62 New companies in 2011 57 51 61 % change 15.8% 21.6% 1.6% Record Year 2010 (67) 2008 (66) 2006 (81)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
A total of 110 companies were dissolved in Dartford during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).
This figure is an increase of 3.8% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.5% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Dartford UK 2012 110 74,772 2011 106 72,230 % change 3.8% 3.5% Record Year 2009 (200) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2012 35 36 39 Closed companies in 2011 27 38 41 % change 29.6% -5.3% -5% Record Year 2010 (49) 2008 (91) 2009 (98)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
Net company growth for Dartford during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) was 80 companies.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Dartford UK 2012 80 44,096 2011 63 42,282 Record Year 2003 (94) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2012 31 26 23 Net growth in 2011 30 13 20 Record Year 2008 (52) 2003 (38) 2006 (52)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
In the third quarter of 2012, Dartford formed 0.2% of all UK companies.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Dartford 2012 0.2% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.2% 2009 0.2% 2008 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1965 (0.2%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2012 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% UK formation share in 2011 0.2% 0.1% 0.2% % change 4.0% 22.5% 0.6% Record Year 1964 (0.5%) 1970 (0.4%) 1981 (0.3%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2012 was 41.4.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 6.8% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.6% compared to the UK figure of 3.2%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
The record third quarter for female directors in Dartford was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.
25.8% of all director appointments in Dartford in the third quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2011-Sep 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTANCY 1.31% CONSULTING 5.05% MANAGEMENT 1.08% MANAGEMENT 4.75% CONSTRUCTION 1.00% CONSULTANCY 3.28% CONSULTING 0.93% PROPERTY 2.35% ASSOCIATES 0.85% TRADING 2.08% BUSINESS 0.85% DESIGN 1.87% TRADING 0.77% ASSOCIATES 1.84% S 0.69% ENGINEERING 1.83% PENSIONS 0.69% CONSULTANTS 1.76% LONDON 0.62% BUSINESS 1.72% GLOBAL 0.62% CONSTRUCTION 1.70% CO 0.62% MEDIA 1.67% INVESTMENTS 0.54% LONDON 1.67% J 0.54% J 1.55% MEDIA 0.54% GLOBAL 1.53% DARTFORD 0.54% INVESTMENTS 1.46% KENT 0.54% IT 1.43% IT 0.54% PROPERTIES 1.34% CONSULTANTS 0.54% CARE 1.32% MEDICAL 0.46% M 1.27% I 0.46% BUILDING 1.22% ENERGY 0.46% ENTERPRISES 1.20% B 0.46% ELECTRICAL 1.20% DEVELOPMENTS 0.46% S 1.17% LOGISTICS 0.39% SECURITY 1.16%
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 604 331,455 7487 - Other business activities 42 35,545 99999 - Dormant Company 27 25,035 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 26 14,774 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 26 33,677 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 25 13,716 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 21 3,943 9305 - Other service activities 20 6,142 41100 - Development of building projects 18 4,965 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 17 3,493 9999 - Dormant Company 16 12,598 43210 - Electrical installation 16 3,387 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 15 19,425 43390 - Other building completion and finishing 14 3,093 62090 - Other information technology service activities 13 7,869 86900 - Other human health activities 13 4,998 7414 - Business & management consultancy 13 8,437 49410 - Freight transport by road 11 2,795 43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation 11 2,607 74990 - Non-trading company 11 9,203
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 08201297 G AND A IWEGBU LTD 04 Sep 2012 08203072 AMMOS GREEK RESTAURANT LTD 05 Sep 2012 08206828 UK AFFAIRS LTD 07 Sep 2012 08209634 MY SECRET CLOSET LTD. 11 Sep 2012 08214635 JUPITER INTEGRATED SERVICES LTD 14 Sep 2012 08215679 AAZ HEALTH LTD 14 Sep 2012 08216841 GEMS GEMS EXTENSIONS LTD 17 Sep 2012 08220333 FOGRACE LTD 19 Sep 2012 08221621 VECTOR (UK) SERVICES LTD 20 Sep 2012 08224060 HARGO EXECUTIVES UK LIMITED 21 Sep 2012 08225098 SOCIAL PURPOSE COMPANY LIMITED 24 Sep 2012 08225277 B SQUARED PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LTD 24 Sep 2012 08225371 F355 LIMITED 24 Sep 2012 08226194 IT SETUP LTD. 24 Sep 2012 08226899 MARY & FRIENDS CHILDCARE SERVICES LIMITED 25 Sep 2012 08227964 BUNGAR BOYS LTD 25 Sep 2012 08230541 PI SERVICES (UK) LTD 27 Sep 2012 08231422 JEN TRUCK LTD 27 Sep 2012 08232945 SOTULA LIMITED 28 Sep 2012 08202914 SC COMMUNITY INVESTMENT LIMITED 05 Sep 2012 08215547 ITS A GOOD JOB TOO LIMITED 14 Sep 2012 08232171 GEMS JEWELS AND COLLECTABLES LTD 27 Sep 2012 08233892 EEFSQUARE SERVICES LIMITED 28 Sep 2012 08225127 JOSEPH'S BARREL LIMITED 24 Sep 2012 08226331 HOME INTERIYOURS LTD 24 Sep 2012
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