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.

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 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)DartfordUK
    2013206134,802
    2012239131,491
    % change-13.8%2.5%
    Record Year 2012 (239) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2013617669
    New companies in 20127263104
    % change-15.3%20.6%-33.7%
    Record Year2012 (72)2011 (81)2012 (104)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)DartfordUK
    201313677,914
    201211467,576
    % change19.3%15.3%
    Record Year 2011 (157) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2013554734
    Closed companies in 2012423438
    % change31.0%38.2%-11%
    Record Year2011 (71)2010 (49)2009 (101)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)DartfordUK
    20137056,888
    201212563,915
    Record Year 2012 (125) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 201362935
    Net growth in 2012302966
    Record Year2009 (31)2007 (48)2012 (66)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20130.2%
    20120.2%
    20110.2%
    20100.2%
    20090.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2009 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20130.1%0.2%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20120.2%0.1%0.2%
    % change-24.0%19.8%-31.4%
    Record Year1976 (0.3%)1991 (0.2%)2012 (0.2%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2012-Mar 2013)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTANCY1.53%CONSULTING5.18%
    CONSULTING1.00%MANAGEMENT4.78%
    MANAGEMENT1.00%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    CONSTRUCTION0.92%PROPERTY2.44%
    DESIGN0.84%TRADING2.06%
    PROPERTY0.77%DESIGN1.79%
    ELECTRICAL0.69%ENGINEERING1.78%
    ASSOCIATES0.69%BUSINESS1.77%
    BUILDING0.61%ASSOCIATES1.75%
    S0.61%LONDON1.72%
    J0.61%CONSULTANTS1.71%
    GLOBAL0.61%CONSTRUCTION1.69%
    KENT0.61%MEDIA1.63%
    PENSIONS0.54%GLOBAL1.57%
    TRADING0.54%J1.56%
    (KENT)0.46%CARE1.46%
    DARTFORD0.46%IT1.43%
    BUSINESS0.46%INVESTMENTS1.41%
    ROOFING0.46%PROPERTIES1.36%
    ENGINEERING0.46%M1.25%
    ESTATE0.46%BUILDING1.21%
    INVESTMENTS0.38%ENTERPRISES1.19%
    PROPERTIES0.38%ELECTRICAL1.18%
    SMART0.38%TRAINING1.17%
    CARS0.38%SECURITY1.15%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied469249,183
    99999 - Dormant Company8243,384
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified4454,531
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified4023,532
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified376,954
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management3432,624
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities3224,894
    43210 - Electrical installation275,625
    62090 - Other information technology service activities2412,664
    49410 - Freight transport by road205,834
    41100 - Development of building projects198,637
    45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles174,684
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing175,145
    86900 - Other human health activities168,465
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified1516,448
    74990 - Non-trading company1514,129
    68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis145,104
    63990 - Other information service activities not elsewhere classified144,719
    43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation144,332
    41201 - Construction of commercial buildings122,156

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08430565 VIOLET SERVICES (UK) LTD 05 Mar 2013
    08431334 ADAMS & MOORE CONTRACTORS LTD 06 Mar 2013
    08433052 GLADESWOOD ENTERPRISES LIMITED 06 Mar 2013
    08433423 SOLAR SERVICES (UK) LTD 07 Mar 2013
    08437709 MACEILINGS LIMITED 11 Mar 2013
    08441988 R & T LEASING LIMITED 12 Mar 2013
    08444616 BHARJ BUILDING SERVICES LTD. 14 Mar 2013
    08445602 DESIRE ESTATE LIMITED 14 Mar 2013
    08446601 ESTATE BIZZ SOLUTIONS LIMITED 15 Mar 2013
    08446819 PANACEA HEALTHCARE AND LEGAL CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITED 15 Mar 2013
    08448963 IYE DOGOLOYA LIMITED 18 Mar 2013
    08453067 DJ BROKER LIMITED 20 Mar 2013
    08453154 YEMBRE GENERAL MERCHANT LTD 20 Mar 2013
    08455164 SMART OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN LTD 21 Mar 2013
    08459521 STACK EVOLUTION LTD 25 Mar 2013
    08460113 KADESH BARNEA LIMITED 25 Mar 2013
    08461936 JGF ELECTRICAL AND BUILDING SERVICES LTD 26 Mar 2013
    08462793 FIVE ROSES PROPERTY SERVICES LTD 26 Mar 2013
    08464419 SA CONSULTANCY SOLUTIONS LIMITED 27 Mar 2013
    08465715 W STEVENS HAULAGE LTD 28 Mar 2013
    08433752 SHEWITMAI LIMITED 07 Mar 2013
    08443433 IROF DESIGNS HOUSEWARES LTD 13 Mar 2013
    08429092 SELF RETAIL LIMITED 04 Mar 2013
    08447335 SEEKTHISGEEK LTD 15 Mar 2013
    08463120 QUEENIES BEAUTY & TANNING LTD 26 Mar 2013