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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