Dartford, Kent

Q1 2015 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q1 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Dartford when compared to any previous Q1.
  • March 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Dartford when compared to any previous March.
  • March 2015 was a record month for company registrations in Dartford when compared to any month in history.
  • February 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Dartford when compared to any previous February.
  • February 2015 saw a new record in company closures in Dartford when compared to any previous February.
  • The record first quarter for female directors in Dartford was in 2015 when 28.9% of all directors were female.

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 (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    Q1 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Dartford when compared to any previous Q1.

    A total of 288 companies were registered in Dartford during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).

    This figure is an increase of 25.8% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 6.9% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)DartfordUK
    2015288161,156
    2014229150,722
    % change25.8%6.9%
    Record Year 2015 (288) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    March 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Dartford when compared to any previous March.

    March 2015 was a record month for company registrations in Dartford when compared to any month in history.

    February 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Dartford when compared to any previous February.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 20157696116
    New companies in 2014806881
    % change-5.0%41.2%43.2%
    Record Year2014 (80)2015 (96)2015 (116)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    A total of 160 companies were dissolved in Dartford during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).

    This figure is an increase of 24.0% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)DartfordUK
    201516089,523
    201412982,370
    % change24.0%8.7%
    Record Year 2015 (160) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    February 2015 saw a new record in company closures in Dartford when compared to any previous February.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2015466054
    Closed companies in 2014445233
    % change4.5%15.4%64%
    Record Year2011 (71)2015 (60)2009 (101)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    Net company growth for Dartford during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) was 128 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)DartfordUK
    201512871,633
    201410068,352
    Record Year 2015 (128) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2015303662
    Net growth in 2014361648
    Record Year2014 (36)2007 (48)2012 (66)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    In the first quarter of 2015, Dartford formed 0.2% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)Dartford
    20150.2%
    20140.2%
    20130.2%
    20120.2%
    20110.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2009 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20150.2%0.2%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20140.2%0.1%0.1%
    % change-6.8%30.1%30.5%
    Record Year1976 (0.3%)1991 (0.2%)2012 (0.2%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2015 was 41.6.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.0% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.7% compared to the UK figure of 3.6%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Dartford was in 2015 when 28.9% of all directors were female.

    28.9% of all director appointments in Dartford in the first quarter of 2015 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.4% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2014-Mar 2015)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING1.58%CONSULTING5.23%
    CONSULTANCY1.33%MANAGEMENT4.56%
    MANAGEMENT1.14%CONSULTANCY3.62%
    ELECTRICAL0.95%PROPERTY2.72%
    PROPERTY0.89%CONSTRUCTION2.19%
    J0.82%CARE2.13%
    PROPERTIES0.82%ENGINEERING2.12%
    S0.76%LONDON1.91%
    DESIGN0.70%TRADING1.88%
    CARE0.70%TRANSPORT1.82%
    BUSINESS0.70%ELECTRICAL1.76%
    KENT0.63%DESIGN1.65%
    DARTFORD0.63%PROPERTIES1.63%
    CONSTRUCTION0.63%CO.,1.58%
    ENGINEERING0.57%J1.55%
    CLEANING0.57%CONSULTANTS1.54%
    CONSULTANTS0.57%BUSINESS1.49%
    IT0.57%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    ASSOCIATES0.51%GLOBAL1.46%
    B0.51%ASSOCIATES1.44%
    H0.51%DEVELOPMENTS1.36%
    MAINTENANCE0.51%BUILDING1.31%
    TRADING0.51%IT1.30%
    GROUP0.44%MEDIA1.28%
    LOGISTICS0.44%M1.27%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied466288,953
    99999 - Dormant Company11949,474
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management7143,081
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified5729,218
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified5158,522
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities4830,825
    86900 - Other human health activities3813,990
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified389,080
    49410 - Freight transport by road2812,485
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing286,052
    43210 - Electrical installation256,139
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified2419,098
    56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands198,607
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings187,797
    86101 - Hospital activities185,043
    62090 - Other information technology service activities1812,862
    45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles175,392
    68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis166,154
    41100 - Development of building projects1511,863
    47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets146,557

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    09373747 RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT AND DESIGN LIMITED 05 Jan 2015
    09377277 THE SALON HAIRDRESSING LTD 07 Jan 2015
    09379211 CREATIVE URGENCY LTD 08 Jan 2015
    09383515 VANIMA LTD 12 Jan 2015
    09388272 ROWIN DESIGN & BUILD LIMITED 14 Jan 2015
    09397548 S AND R DAVIS (UK) LIMITED 20 Jan 2015
    09398679 NEU CREATIONS LIMITED 21 Jan 2015
    09400840 ENEVISION LIMITED 22 Jan 2015
    09403583 ERHAN TRADE LIMITED 23 Jan 2015
    09404449 GIBBARD ELECTRONICS LTD 23 Jan 2015
    09405439 FASHION CHOICE LIMITED 26 Jan 2015
    09407156 PINDER SCAFFOLDING LTD 26 Jan 2015
    09411704 PHILIP LESLIE JAMES LTD 28 Jan 2015
    09414945 AQUA WARMTH LIMITED 30 Jan 2015
    09375731 PEARDON ST. LIMITED 06 Jan 2015
    09377454 ELMER ARANAS LIMITED 07 Jan 2015
    09381581 HANAK LTD 09 Jan 2015
    09383662 CORECT CLEANING LIMITED 12 Jan 2015
    09397249 PITCHBID LTD 20 Jan 2015
    09399151 LYNNE REGAN CONSULTING LIMITED 21 Jan 2015
    09404689 PARI DENT LIMITED 26 Jan 2015
    09406102 ALB VALER TRANS LIMITED 26 Jan 2015
    09414055 BUBBLE BATH HAND CAR WASH LTD 30 Jan 2015
    09372779 DMPIESLAK LTD 05 Jan 2015
    09409362 QUMAMBA LTD 28 Jan 2015