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

  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 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)DartfordUK
    2012190118,868
    2011169114,512
    % change12.4%3.8%
    Record Year 2012 (190) 2012 (118,868)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2012666262
    New companies in 2011575161
    % change15.8%21.6%1.6%
    Record Year2010 (67)2008 (66)2006 (81)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)DartfordUK
    201211074,772
    201110672,230
    % change3.8%3.5%
    Record Year 2009 (200) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2012353639
    Closed companies in 2011273841
    % change29.6%-5.3%-5%
    Record Year2010 (49)2008 (91)2009 (98)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)DartfordUK
    20128044,096
    20116342,282
    Record Year 2003 (94) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2012312623
    Net growth in 2011301320
    Record Year2008 (52)2003 (38)2006 (52)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20120.2%
    20110.1%
    20100.2%
    20090.2%
    20080.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1965 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20120.2%0.2%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20110.2%0.1%0.2%
    % change4.0%22.5%0.6%
    Record Year1964 (0.5%)1970 (0.4%)1981 (0.3%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTANCY1.31%CONSULTING5.05%
    MANAGEMENT1.08%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    CONSTRUCTION1.00%CONSULTANCY3.28%
    CONSULTING0.93%PROPERTY2.35%
    ASSOCIATES0.85%TRADING2.08%
    BUSINESS0.85%DESIGN1.87%
    TRADING0.77%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    S0.69%ENGINEERING1.83%
    PENSIONS0.69%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    LONDON0.62%BUSINESS1.72%
    GLOBAL0.62%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    CO0.62%MEDIA1.67%
    INVESTMENTS0.54%LONDON1.67%
    J0.54%J1.55%
    MEDIA0.54%GLOBAL1.53%
    DARTFORD0.54%INVESTMENTS1.46%
    KENT0.54%IT1.43%
    IT0.54%PROPERTIES1.34%
    CONSULTANTS0.54%CARE1.32%
    MEDICAL0.46%M1.27%
    I0.46%BUILDING1.22%
    ENERGY0.46%ENTERPRISES1.20%
    B0.46%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.46%S1.17%
    LOGISTICS0.39%SECURITY1.16%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied604331,455
    7487 - Other business activities4235,545
    99999 - Dormant Company2725,035
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities2614,774
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified2633,677
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified2513,716
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified213,943
    9305 - Other service activities206,142
    41100 - Development of building projects184,965
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering173,493
    9999 - Dormant Company1612,598
    43210 - Electrical installation163,387
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management1519,425
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing143,093
    62090 - Other information technology service activities137,869
    86900 - Other human health activities134,998
    7414 - Business & management consultancy138,437
    49410 - Freight transport by road112,795
    43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation112,607
    74990 - Non-trading company119,203

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08164738 GSM PHARMA CONSULTING LIMITED 01 Aug 2012
    08180102 DIRECT RESPONSE BUILDING MAINTENANCE LTD 15 Aug 2012
    08180289 CONFETTIPHOTOGRAPHY LTD 15 Aug 2012
    08182818 SOLID FOUNDATION TRAINING LTD 16 Aug 2012
    08184444 JUST SOPHIE LIMITED 20 Aug 2012
    08184981 I LOVE SEX TOYS LIMITED 20 Aug 2012
    08185521 HSK CONSTRUCTION LTD 20 Aug 2012
    08185862 HUMAN RESOURCES BUSINESS SOLUTIONS LTD 21 Aug 2012
    08186828 MOTHERS HEART FOR NATIONS 21 Aug 2012
    08187570 INVICTA SPICE LTD 22 Aug 2012
    08188713 SE17 INVESTMENTS LTD 23 Aug 2012
    08189212 ROWSTIAN LTD 23 Aug 2012
    08189917 GOULD ENGINEERING WORKS LIMITED 23 Aug 2012
    08190053 COOPER DEVELOPMENTS & PROPERTIES LTD 23 Aug 2012
    08190082 MARINER PROPERTIES LTD 23 Aug 2012
    08190476 KEMS GROUP LTD 24 Aug 2012
    08192259 TARACH LTD 28 Aug 2012
    08193379 APS ALARMS LIMITED 29 Aug 2012
    08193919 DREAMWISE LTD 29 Aug 2012
    08197028 ABOMNES LTD 31 Aug 2012
    08170809 FAWKHAM COACHWORKS LTD 07 Aug 2012
    08175552 ENVIRO CONSULT LIMITED 10 Aug 2012
    08178221 PROVINCIAL LANDSCAPE LIMITED 14 Aug 2012
    08180251 BAC ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES LIMITED 15 Aug 2012
    08194398 J&Y SHIPPING COMPANY LTD 29 Aug 2012