Dartford, Kent

Q3 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.

Headlines

  • Q3 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Dartford when compared to any previous Q3.
  • Q3 2013 was a record quarter for company registrations in Dartford when compared to any quarter in history.
  • September 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Dartford when compared to any previous September.
  • July 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Dartford when compared to any previous July.
  • July 2013 saw a new record in net growth in Dartford when compared to any previous July.

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 2013)

    Q3 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Dartford when compared to any previous Q3.

    Q3 2013 was a record quarter for company registrations in Dartford when compared to any quarter in history.

    A total of 250 companies were registered in Dartford during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).

    This figure is an increase of 31.6% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.6% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)DartfordUK
    2013250132,684
    2012190118,868
    % change31.6%11.6%
    Record Year 2013 (250) 2013 (132,684)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    September 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Dartford when compared to any previous September.

    July 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Dartford when compared to any previous July.

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 20131015495
    New companies in 2012666262
    % change53.0%-12.9%53.2%
    Record Year2013 (101)2008 (66)2013 (95)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    A total of 139 companies were dissolved in Dartford during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).

    This figure is an increase of 25.2% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.5% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)DartfordUK
    201313986,170
    201211175,908
    % change25.2%13.5%
    Record Year 2009 (200) 2009 (159,405)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2013413860
    Closed companies in 2012353640
    % change17.1%5.6%50%
    Record Year2010 (49)2008 (91)2009 (98)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    Net company growth for Dartford during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) was 111 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)DartfordUK
    201311146,514
    20127942,960
    Record Year 2013 (111) 2013 (46,514)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    July 2013 saw a new record in net growth in Dartford when compared to any previous July.

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2013601635
    Net growth in 2012312622
    Record Year2013 (60)2003 (38)2006 (52)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    In the third quarter of 2013, Dartford formed 0.2% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)Dartford
    20130.2%
    20120.2%
    20110.1%
    20100.2%
    20090.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2008 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20130.2%0.1%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20120.2%0.2%0.2%
    % change37.0%-20.1%34.3%
    Record Year2013 (0.2%)2008 (0.3%)1948 (0.6%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2013 was 41.9.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.2% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 6.0% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Dartford was in 2005 when 34.9% of all directors were female.

    25.5% of all director appointments in Dartford in the third quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.2% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTANCY1.83%CONSULTING5.27%
    CONSULTING1.27%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    MANAGEMENT1.20%CONSULTANCY3.45%
    BUSINESS0.84%PROPERTY2.53%
    PROPERTY0.77%TRADING2.08%
    DESIGN0.77%ENGINEERING1.83%
    ELECTRICAL0.70%LONDON1.79%
    BUILDING0.63%DESIGN1.78%
    KENT0.63%BUSINESS1.74%
    TRADING0.56%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    CONSTRUCTION0.56%CONSULTANTS1.69%
    SYSTEMS0.56%CARE1.64%
    LONDON0.56%ASSOCIATES1.61%
    CARE0.49%GLOBAL1.59%
    GLOBAL0.49%J1.54%
    ASSOCIATES0.49%MEDIA1.54%
    TRANSPORT0.49%INVESTMENTS1.53%
    S0.49%PROPERTIES1.45%
    CONTRACTORS0.42%IT1.39%
    MAINTENANCE0.42%M1.25%
    ENGINEERING0.42%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    ESTATE0.42%BUILDING1.19%
    SCHOOL0.42%CAPITAL1.19%
    CONSULTANTS0.42%DEVELOPMENTS1.16%
    TRAINING0.42%TRAINING1.15%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied456260,135
    99999 - Dormant Company9746,169
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified5254,854
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified4625,547
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management4334,970
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified367,590
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities3426,675
    43210 - Electrical installation255,724
    41100 - Development of building projects239,271
    49410 - Freight transport by road216,904
    45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles204,955
    86900 - Other human health activities209,203
    62090 - Other information technology service activities1812,516
    43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation174,590
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing165,382
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet168,475
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified1417,715
    74990 - Non-trading company1314,228
    63990 - Other information service activities not elsewhere classified135,322
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings136,039

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08672299 WHITE BOX DECORATORS LTD 02 Sep 2013
    08673397 DRAPER ARCHITECTS LTD 03 Sep 2013
    08673500 ADMIRE MEDIA LIMITED 03 Sep 2013
    08675056 MANOR ROAD STORAGE LIMITED 03 Sep 2013
    08675651 HOOPS TRADING LIMITED 04 Sep 2013
    08675757 EMMANUEL 3ONE SERVICES LTD 04 Sep 2013
    08676579 TEDCOM TIMECOM LTD 04 Sep 2013
    08680651 MOSS HUADE SOLAR LTD 06 Sep 2013
    08682999 URBAN UK EVENTS LIMITED 09 Sep 2013
    08686879 SERDAR LIMITED 12 Sep 2013
    08686946 FUTURE LEISURE FILMS LIMITED 12 Sep 2013
    08689045 JADA COSMETICS LIMITED 13 Sep 2013
    08690876 LMV LIFT SERVICES LTD. 16 Sep 2013
    08693819 PROJECT 7 CONSULTANCY (UK) LTD 17 Sep 2013
    08698477 LUCID CRYSTAL LIMITED 19 Sep 2013
    08703921 SEE MORE RESULTS LIMITED 24 Sep 2013
    08704682 AGTENG LTD 25 Sep 2013
    08707574 THE SIDCUP SNOOKER CLUB LTD 26 Sep 2013
    08707951 RED SPINACH EXPRESS LTD 26 Sep 2013
    08710034 USED TRUCK AND VAN SALES LIMITED 30 Sep 2013
    08710119 4K TECHNO LIMITED 30 Sep 2013
    08678314 LINK HOMECARE LTD 05 Sep 2013
    08683219 KILLAY CONSULTANCY LIMITED 09 Sep 2013
    08709734 URV LIMITED 27 Sep 2013
    08711703 ATKINS RESOURCE LIMITED 30 Sep 2013