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.
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New Company Registrations
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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) Dartford UK 2013 250 132,684 2012 190 118,868 % change 31.6% 11.6% Record Year 2013 (250) 2013 (132,684) New Companies by Quarter
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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
July August September New companies in 2013 101 54 95 New companies in 2012 66 62 62 % change 53.0% -12.9% 53.2% Record Year 2013 (101) 2008 (66) 2013 (95)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Dartford UK 2013 139 86,170 2012 111 75,908 % change 25.2% 13.5% Record Year 2009 (200) 2009 (159,405) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2013 41 38 60 Closed companies in 2012 35 36 40 % change 17.1% 5.6% 50% Record Year 2010 (49) 2008 (91) 2009 (98)
Net Company Growth
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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) Dartford UK 2013 111 46,514 2012 79 42,960 Record Year 2013 (111) 2013 (46,514) Net Growth by Quarter
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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
July August September Net growth in 2013 60 16 35 Net growth in 2012 31 26 22 Record Year 2013 (60) 2003 (38) 2006 (52)
UK Company Share
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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 2013 0.2% 2012 0.2% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.2% 2009 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 2008 (0.2%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2013 0.2% 0.1% 0.2% UK formation share in 2012 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% % change 37.0% -20.1% 34.3% Record Year 2013 (0.2%) 2008 (0.3%) 1948 (0.6%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2012-Sep 2013)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTANCY 1.83% CONSULTING 5.27% CONSULTING 1.27% MANAGEMENT 4.75% MANAGEMENT 1.20% CONSULTANCY 3.45% BUSINESS 0.84% PROPERTY 2.53% PROPERTY 0.77% TRADING 2.08% DESIGN 0.77% ENGINEERING 1.83% ELECTRICAL 0.70% LONDON 1.79% BUILDING 0.63% DESIGN 1.78% KENT 0.63% BUSINESS 1.74% TRADING 0.56% CONSTRUCTION 1.70% CONSTRUCTION 0.56% CONSULTANTS 1.69% SYSTEMS 0.56% CARE 1.64% LONDON 0.56% ASSOCIATES 1.61% CARE 0.49% GLOBAL 1.59% GLOBAL 0.49% J 1.54% ASSOCIATES 0.49% MEDIA 1.54% TRANSPORT 0.49% INVESTMENTS 1.53% S 0.49% PROPERTIES 1.45% CONTRACTORS 0.42% IT 1.39% MAINTENANCE 0.42% M 1.25% ENGINEERING 0.42% ELECTRICAL 1.20% ESTATE 0.42% BUILDING 1.19% SCHOOL 0.42% CAPITAL 1.19% CONSULTANTS 0.42% DEVELOPMENTS 1.16% TRAINING 0.42% TRAINING 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 456 260,135 99999 - Dormant Company 97 46,169 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 52 54,854 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 46 25,547 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 43 34,970 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 36 7,590 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 34 26,675 43210 - Electrical installation 25 5,724 41100 - Development of building projects 23 9,271 49410 - Freight transport by road 21 6,904 45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles 20 4,955 86900 - Other human health activities 20 9,203 62090 - Other information technology service activities 18 12,516 43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation 17 4,590 43390 - Other building completion and finishing 16 5,382 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 16 8,475 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 14 17,715 74990 - Non-trading company 13 14,228 63990 - Other information service activities not elsewhere classified 13 5,322 41202 - Construction of domestic buildings 13 6,039
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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