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 08426337 ALISON MAYLOR LTD 01 Mar 2013 08427837 VIRTUAL EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT SERVICES LIMITED 04 Mar 2013 08432156 SMITH & BYWORTH LIMITED 06 Mar 2013 08437709 MACEILINGS LIMITED 11 Mar 2013 08440964 CAKE TOPS LTD. 12 Mar 2013 08444616 BHARJ BUILDING SERVICES LTD. 14 Mar 2013 08446601 ESTATE BIZZ SOLUTIONS LIMITED 15 Mar 2013 08447543 ROCKY DC LIMITED 15 Mar 2013 08447957 SATACHA LIMITED 15 Mar 2013 08452642 TOWERHILL SERVICES (UK) LTD 20 Mar 2013 08453154 YEMBRE GENERAL MERCHANT LTD 20 Mar 2013 08453597 KUMO STUDIO LIMITED 20 Mar 2013 08455420 EASTER GLASS & GLAZING LIMITED 21 Mar 2013 08462466 SJR BRICKWORK LIMITED 26 Mar 2013 08462793 FIVE ROSES PROPERTY SERVICES LTD 26 Mar 2013 08464295 STEAMBOAT (UK) LTD 27 Mar 2013 08465059 TRINTECH BUSINESS SOLUTIONS LTD. 28 Mar 2013 08465425 CAKARAMA LTD 28 Mar 2013 08467173 CREST SERVICES (UK) LTD 28 Mar 2013 08433752 SHEWITMAI LIMITED 07 Mar 2013 08458902 HUNDRED OF WHO LIMITED 25 Mar 2013 08429092 SELF RETAIL LIMITED 04 Mar 2013 08439056 ANNE BORET PERSONAL TRAINER LIMITED 11 Mar 2013 08447335 SEEKTHISGEEK LTD 15 Mar 2013 08463120 QUEENIES BEAUTY & TANNING LTD 26 Mar 2013
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