Dover, Kent
Q1 2010 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- February 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Dover when compared to any previous February.
- February 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Dover when compared to any previous February.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
A total of 79 companies were registered in Dover during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).
This figure is a decrease of 3.7% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.5% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) Dover UK 2010 79 105,137 2009 82 91,034 % change -3.7% 15.5% Record Year 2009 (82) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
February 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Dover when compared to any previous February.
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2010 28 26 25 New companies in 2009 31 18 33 % change -9.7% 44.4% -24.2% Record Year 2009 (31) 2010 (26) 2009 (33)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
A total of 36 companies were dissolved in Dover during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).
This figure is a decrease of 7.7% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 23.5% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) Dover UK 2010 36 82,677 2009 39 108,060 % change -7.7% -23.5% Record Year 2002 (41) 2009 (108,060) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
February 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Dover when compared to any previous February.
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2010 5 14 17 Closed companies in 2009 5 5 29 % change 0.0% 180.0% -41% Record Year 2002 (17) 2010 (14) 2009 (29)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
Net company growth for Dover during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) was 43 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) Dover UK 2010 43 22,460 2009 43 -17,026 Record Year 2010 (43) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2010 23 12 8 Net growth in 2009 26 13 4 Record Year 2009 (26) 2009 (13) 1998 (12)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
In the first quarter of 2010, Dover formed 0.1% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) Dover 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% 2008 0.1% 2007 0.0% 2006 0.0% Record Year (since 1960) 1966 (0.2%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2010 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2009 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change -16.1% 23.7% -37.1% Record Year 1968 (0.3%) 1964 (0.3%) 1966 (0.3%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2010 was 50.8.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 0.0% compared to the UK figure of 2.0%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 9.3% compared to the UK figure of 4.9%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
The record first quarter for female directors in Dover was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
19.6% of all director appointments in Dover in the first quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 24.7% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2009-Mar 2010)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage SEU 15.82% MANAGEMENT 5.01% EUCV 14.26% CONSULTING 4.60% INVEST 3.71% CONSULTANCY 2.87% CONSTRUCT 2.15% PROPERTY 2.50% PLC 2.15% ASSOCIATES 2.04% BUSINESS 1.76% TRADING 1.93% GROUP 1.56% DESIGN 1.91% GENERAL 1.37% CONSTRUCTION 1.87% SECURITY 1.37% MEDIA 1.84% DU 1.37% BUSINESS 1.74% LA 1.37% INTERNATIONAL 1.73% MANAGEMENT 1.37% CONSULTANTS 1.63% DOVER 0.98% ENGINEERING 1.54% LE 0.98% J 1.48% ALL 0.98% LONDON 1.45% ART 0.98% INVESTMENTS 1.45% GREENWELL 0.98% GROUP 1.37% CONSULT 0.78% GLOBAL 1.35% CONSULTING 0.78% PROPERTIES 1.35% - 0.78% BUILDING 1.34% DEPOT 0.78% CARE 1.33% CONTRACTORS 0.78% ELECTRICAL 1.30% CO 0.78% M 1.28% BUILDING 0.78% SYSTEMS 1.25% GROUPE 0.78% S 1.23%
SIC Data
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Previous 36 months, excluding companies less than 12 months old
sic code number of companies uk companies 7487 - Other business activities 108 74,904 99999 - Dormant Company 87 13,808 None Supplied 85 228,645 9999 - Dormant Company 11 19,948 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 10 26,974 5530 - Restaurants 6 4,798 96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment 6 1,730 7499 - Non-trading company 6 15,398 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 5 9,659 98000 - Residents property management 5 3,892 4525 - Other special trades construction 5 2,434 8010 - Primary education 4 591 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 4 3,069 7260 - Other computer related activities 4 10,331 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 4 14,007 6024 - Freight transport by road 4 3,665 9305 - Other service activities 4 9,038 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 4 9,325 9272 - Other recreational activities 3 972 7020 - Letting of own property 3 1,824
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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