Dartford, Kent
Q1 2014 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- January 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Dartford when compared to any previous January.
- February 2014 saw a new record in company closures in Dartford when compared to any previous February.
- January 2014 saw a new record in net growth in Dartford when compared to any previous January.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
A total of 229 companies were registered in Dartford during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).
This figure is an increase of 11.2% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.8% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) Dartford UK 2014 229 150,722 2013 206 134,802 % change 11.2% 11.8% Record Year 2012 (239) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
January 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Dartford when compared to any previous January.
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2014 80 68 81 New companies in 2013 61 76 69 % change 31.1% -10.5% 17.4% Record Year 2014 (80) 2011 (81) 2012 (104)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
A total of 129 companies were dissolved in Dartford during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).
This figure is a decrease of 5.1% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 5.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) Dartford UK 2014 129 82,370 2013 136 77,914 % change -5.1% 5.7% Record Year 2011 (157) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
February 2014 saw a new record in company closures in Dartford when compared to any previous February.
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2014 44 52 33 Closed companies in 2013 55 47 34 % change -20.0% 10.6% -3% Record Year 2011 (71) 2014 (52) 2009 (101)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
Net company growth for Dartford during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) was 100 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) Dartford UK 2014 100 68,352 2013 70 56,888 Record Year 2012 (125) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
January 2014 saw a new record in net growth in Dartford when compared to any previous January.
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2014 36 16 48 Net growth in 2013 6 29 35 Record Year 2014 (36) 2007 (48) 2012 (66)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
In the first quarter of 2014, Dartford formed 0.2% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) Dartford 2014 0.2% 2013 0.2% 2012 0.2% 2011 0.2% 2010 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 2009 (0.2%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2014 0.2% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2013 0.1% 0.2% 0.1% % change 22.7% -17.4% -2.0% Record Year 1976 (0.3%) 1991 (0.2%) 2012 (0.2%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2014 was 42.8.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.7% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.5% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
The record first quarter for female directors in Dartford was in 2012 when 27.2% of all directors were female.
24.7% of all director appointments in Dartford in the first quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.4% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2013-Mar 2014)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTANCY 1.74% CONSULTING 5.22% CONSULTING 1.47% MANAGEMENT 4.67% MANAGEMENT 1.27% CONSULTANCY 3.49% LONDON 0.94% PROPERTY 2.64% DESIGN 0.67% TRADING 2.05% BUSINESS 0.67% LONDON 1.88% KENT 0.60% ENGINEERING 1.86% ELECTRICAL 0.60% CARE 1.79% CONSTRUCTION 0.60% CONSTRUCTION 1.75% PROPERTY 0.54% DESIGN 1.75% DARTFORD 0.47% CONSULTANTS 1.73% CONSULTANTS 0.47% BUSINESS 1.71% TRAINING 0.47% PROPERTIES 1.60% ASSOCIATES 0.47% INVESTMENTS 1.60% CARE 0.47% GLOBAL 1.58% SYSTEMS 0.47% J 1.48% SCHOOL 0.47% ASSOCIATES 1.48% HEALTHCARE 0.47% MEDIA 1.48% MAINTENANCE 0.40% IT 1.33% TRADING 0.40% TRANSPORT 1.30% TRANSPORT 0.40% DEVELOPMENTS 1.29% PROPERTIES 0.40% BUILDING 1.24% 4 0.40% M 1.21% HIRE 0.40% CAPITAL 1.20% VENTURES 0.40% ELECTRICAL 1.19%
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 462 280,210 99999 - Dormant Company 110 47,084 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 55 56,411 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 48 26,700 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 44 37,882 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 37 8,155 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 35 27,750 49410 - Freight transport by road 24 8,014 43210 - Electrical installation 20 5,885 43390 - Other building completion and finishing 18 5,521 41100 - Development of building projects 18 9,855 41202 - Construction of domestic buildings 18 6,559 45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles 18 5,130 86900 - Other human health activities 17 10,273 43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation 16 4,866 56101 - Licensed restaurants 14 7,965 62090 - Other information technology service activities 14 12,813 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 14 9,358 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 13 18,491 63990 - Other information service activities not elsewhere classified 13 5,949
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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