Dartford, Kent

Q3 2014 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • August 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Dartford when compared to any previous August.
  • July 2014 saw a new record in company closures 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 2014)

    A total of 226 companies were registered in Dartford during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014).

    This figure is a decrease of 9.6% versus the same period last year (Q3 2013). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.1% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)DartfordUK
    2014226143,414
    2013250132,684
    % change-9.6%8.1%
    Record Year 2013 (250) 2014 (143,414)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    August 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Dartford when compared to any previous August.

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2014877663
    New companies in 20131015495
    % change-13.9%40.7%-33.7%
    Record Year2013 (101)2014 (76)2013 (95)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    A total of 165 companies were dissolved in Dartford during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014).

    This figure is an increase of 18.7% versus the same period last year (Q3 2013). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 18.0% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)DartfordUK
    2014165101,670
    201313986,170
    % change18.7%18.0%
    Record Year 2009 (200) 2009 (159,405)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    July 2014 saw a new record in company closures in Dartford when compared to any previous July.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2014664257
    Closed companies in 2013413860
    % change61.0%10.5%-5%
    Record Year2014 (66)2008 (91)2009 (98)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    Net company growth for Dartford during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) was 61 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)DartfordUK
    20146141,744
    201311146,514
    Record Year 2013 (111) 2013 (46,514)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 201421346
    Net growth in 2013601635
    Record Year2013 (60)2003 (38)2006 (52)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    In the third quarter of 2014, Dartford formed 0.2% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)Dartford
    20140.2%
    20130.2%
    20120.2%
    20110.1%
    20100.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2008 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20140.2%0.2%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20130.2%0.1%0.2%
    % change-21.7%34.1%-39.2%
    Record Year2013 (0.2%)2008 (0.3%)1948 (0.6%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2014 was 41.9.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.3% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.0% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

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

    24.4% of all director appointments in Dartford in the third quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.3% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Sep 2013-Sep 2014)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING1.65%CONSULTING5.17%
    CONSULTANCY1.39%MANAGEMENT4.63%
    MANAGEMENT0.99%CONSULTANCY3.55%
    ELECTRICAL0.99%PROPERTY2.62%
    DARTFORD0.86%ENGINEERING2.07%
    LONDON0.86%CONSTRUCTION2.05%
    DESIGN0.73%TRADING2.00%
    PROPERTIES0.73%LONDON1.95%
    CONSTRUCTION0.66%CARE1.94%
    PROPERTY0.66%TRANSPORT1.76%
    KENT0.59%DESIGN1.70%
    ASSOCIATES0.59%CONSULTANTS1.70%
    CONSULTANTS0.59%PROPERTIES1.63%
    HIRE0.53%BUSINESS1.62%
    J0.53%J1.53%
    HEALTHCARE0.53%ELECTRICAL1.53%
    ENGINEERING0.46%GLOBAL1.51%
    DIRECT0.46%INVESTMENTS1.50%
    CARE0.46%ASSOCIATES1.48%
    MAINTENANCE0.40%MEDIA1.38%
    CENTRE0.40%CO.,1.36%
    ACADEMY0.40%DEVELOPMENTS1.35%
    BUSINESS0.40%BUILDING1.30%
    CLEANING0.40%IT1.30%
    CO0.40%M1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied479278,481
    99999 - Dormant Company11448,286
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management6340,717
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified5428,224
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified4957,264
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities4529,313
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified408,501
    86900 - Other human health activities2711,807
    49410 - Freight transport by road259,960
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing245,786
    43210 - Electrical installation235,922
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified2118,890
    45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles185,335
    56101 - Licensed restaurants178,546
    62090 - Other information technology service activities1612,795
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings167,151
    68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis155,749
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet159,914
    41100 - Development of building projects1410,604
    56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands147,917

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    09109789 DMC ELECTRICAL CONTRACTING LTD 01 Jul 2014
    09111814 TYRRELL FLOORING LIMITED 02 Jul 2014
    09113061 STONE BUILDING AND MAINTENANCE LIMITED 02 Jul 2014
    09114207 TOP CLASS HOME IMPROVEMENTS LIMITED 03 Jul 2014
    09114624 VIRIATO CONSULTANTS LTD 03 Jul 2014
    09119082 TALKIES TELECOM LTD 07 Jul 2014
    09128226 LEE CERAMICS LIMITED 14 Jul 2014
    09136643 LUPU TRANS LTD 18 Jul 2014
    09139579 PDJ CARPENTRY LIMITED 21 Jul 2014
    09140096 DELTA ALPHA 2 DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED 21 Jul 2014
    09140412 SPARKINGS ELECTRICAL LIMITED 21 Jul 2014
    09143897 SAC BUILDING CONTRACTORS LTD 23 Jul 2014
    09144613 PETRO CONSTRUCT LTD 23 Jul 2014
    09148435 ASTWOOD HOMES LIMITED 25 Jul 2014
    09148765 NTH HOME IMPROVEMENTS LTD 28 Jul 2014
    09148898 ROGERSUMMIT LIMITED 28 Jul 2014
    09148967 CITY PROJECTS (UK) LIMITED 28 Jul 2014
    09150882 NS NISAL LTD 29 Jul 2014
    09110779 JJ LYNCH LIMITED 01 Jul 2014
    09120165 HEATERSIM LIMITED 08 Jul 2014
    09134716 A & T PLUMBING SERVICES LTD 17 Jul 2014
    09137114 BSPORT LTD 18 Jul 2014
    09139390 KLE DESIGN LIMITED 21 Jul 2014
    09149035 J & B REALISATIONS (2014) LIMITED 28 Jul 2014
    09131346 BR1TISHSTONE LIMITED 15 Jul 2014