Dartford, Kent
Q1 2013 Business Confidence Report
NOTICE: We have improved our calculations of the statistics in these reports, so some figures and records may not match previous reports.
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
A total of 206 companies were registered in Dartford during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).
This figure is a decrease of 13.8% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 2.5% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Dartford UK 2013 206 134,802 2012 239 131,491 % change -13.8% 2.5% Record Year 2012 (239) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2013 61 76 69 New companies in 2012 72 63 104 % change -15.3% 20.6% -33.7% Record Year 2012 (72) 2011 (81) 2012 (104)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
A total of 136 companies were dissolved in Dartford during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).
This figure is an increase of 19.3% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.3% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Dartford UK 2013 136 77,914 2012 114 67,576 % change 19.3% 15.3% Record Year 2011 (157) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2013 55 47 34 Closed companies in 2012 42 34 38 % change 31.0% 38.2% -11% Record Year 2011 (71) 2010 (49) 2009 (101)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
Net company growth for Dartford during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) was 70 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Dartford UK 2013 70 56,888 2012 125 63,915 Record Year 2012 (125) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2013 6 29 35 Net growth in 2012 30 29 66 Record Year 2009 (31) 2007 (48) 2012 (66)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
In the first quarter of 2013, Dartford formed 0.2% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Dartford 2013 0.2% 2012 0.2% 2011 0.2% 2010 0.2% 2009 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 2009 (0.2%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2013 0.1% 0.2% 0.1% UK formation share in 2012 0.2% 0.1% 0.2% % change -24.0% 19.8% -31.4% Record Year 1976 (0.3%) 1991 (0.2%) 2012 (0.2%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2013 was 45.4.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.1% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.0% compared to the UK figure of 1.8%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
The record first quarter for female directors in Dartford was in 2004 when 33.7% of all directors were female.
21.4% of all director appointments in Dartford in the first quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 28.1% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2012-Mar 2013)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTANCY 1.53% CONSULTING 5.18% CONSULTING 1.00% MANAGEMENT 4.78% MANAGEMENT 1.00% CONSULTANCY 3.30% CONSTRUCTION 0.92% PROPERTY 2.44% DESIGN 0.84% TRADING 2.06% PROPERTY 0.77% DESIGN 1.79% ELECTRICAL 0.69% ENGINEERING 1.78% ASSOCIATES 0.69% BUSINESS 1.77% BUILDING 0.61% ASSOCIATES 1.75% S 0.61% LONDON 1.72% J 0.61% CONSULTANTS 1.71% GLOBAL 0.61% CONSTRUCTION 1.69% KENT 0.61% MEDIA 1.63% PENSIONS 0.54% GLOBAL 1.57% TRADING 0.54% J 1.56% (KENT) 0.46% CARE 1.46% DARTFORD 0.46% IT 1.43% BUSINESS 0.46% INVESTMENTS 1.41% ROOFING 0.46% PROPERTIES 1.36% ENGINEERING 0.46% M 1.25% ESTATE 0.46% BUILDING 1.21% INVESTMENTS 0.38% ENTERPRISES 1.19% PROPERTIES 0.38% ELECTRICAL 1.18% SMART 0.38% TRAINING 1.17% CARS 0.38% SECURITY 1.15%
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 469 249,183 99999 - Dormant Company 82 43,384 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 44 54,531 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 40 23,532 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 37 6,954 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 34 32,624 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 32 24,894 43210 - Electrical installation 27 5,625 62090 - Other information technology service activities 24 12,664 49410 - Freight transport by road 20 5,834 41100 - Development of building projects 19 8,637 45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles 17 4,684 43390 - Other building completion and finishing 17 5,145 86900 - Other human health activities 16 8,465 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 15 16,448 74990 - Non-trading company 15 14,129 68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis 14 5,104 63990 - Other information service activities not elsewhere classified 14 4,719 43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation 14 4,332 41201 - Construction of commercial buildings 12 2,156
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 08384262 CONTE ENTERPRIZE LIMITED 01 Feb 2013 08386049 PLANET TURF LAWN CARE LIMITED 04 Feb 2013 08389410 HEMISPHERE SERVICES (UK) LTD 05 Feb 2013 08389710 LIMESTONE SERVICES (UK) LTD 05 Feb 2013 08390110 JLS PUBLICANS LTD 05 Feb 2013 08391518 MAC HAULAGE LIMITED 06 Feb 2013 08396864 AA CLEANING SOUTH EAST LIMITED 11 Feb 2013 08398492 MIMI'S DELI (OVAL) LIMITED 11 Feb 2013 08400636 NOVO BUSINESS SERVICES LTD 13 Feb 2013 08403006 FIRST 4 PLANT LIMITED 14 Feb 2013 08404706 TRIPLE GATE LTD 15 Feb 2013 08408574 SUSSEX PLANT CONTRACTORS LTD 19 Feb 2013 08410521 MIRACO LIMITED 19 Feb 2013 08411017 FTF CONSTRUCTION LIMITED 20 Feb 2013 08411475 JDC SUPPORT SERVICES LIMITED 20 Feb 2013 08412366 ARMOUR PLANT LIMITED 20 Feb 2013 08415203 ALT REMEDIATION LIMITED 22 Feb 2013 08417449 WESTMINSTER TRANSPORT CAFE LTD 25 Feb 2013 08422294 WESTCOMBE HILL FOOD LTD 27 Feb 2013 08423855 EMK COURIERS LIMITED 28 Feb 2013 08413232 LUJO WEB SERVICES LTD 21 Feb 2013 08416643 HGF PROJECTS LTD 25 Feb 2013 08401953 RED TRIANGLE TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT LIMITED 14 Feb 2013 08418773 SCHNEIDATHON LTD 25 Feb 2013 08416882 ASC LIGHTING LIMITED 25 Feb 2013
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