Dover, Kent

Q3 2010 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • August 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Dover when compared to any previous August.

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 2010)

    A total of 75 companies were registered in Dover during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).

    This figure is a decrease of 40.9% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 7.2% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)DoverUK
    201075101,492
    200912794,671
    % change-40.9%7.2%
    Record Year 2009 (127) 2003 (107,203)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    August 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Dover when compared to any previous August.

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2010183225
    New companies in 2009342964
    % change-47.1%10.3%-60.9%
    Record Year2009 (34)2010 (32)2009 (64)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    A total of 37 companies were dissolved in Dover during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).

    This figure is a decrease of 21.3% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 45.0% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)DoverUK
    20103787,705
    200947159,401
    % change-21.3%-45.0%
    Record Year 2009 (47) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2010121510
    Closed companies in 200991523
    % change33.3%0.0%-57%
    Record Year2003 (17)2008 (17)2009 (23)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    Net company growth for Dover during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) was 38 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)DoverUK
    20103813,787
    200980-64,730
    Record Year 2009 (80) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 201061715
    Net growth in 2009251441
    Record Year2009 (25)2002 (18)2009 (41)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    In the third quarter of 2010, Dover formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)Dover
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    20070.0%
    20060.0%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1970 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20100.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20090.1%0.1%0.2%
    % change-50.7%0.2%-62.6%
    Record Year1969 (0.2%)1967 (0.2%)1974 (0.3%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2010 was 46.1.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.3% compared to the UK figure of 2.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 8.8% compared to the UK figure of 4.4%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Dover was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.

    25.0% of all director appointments in Dover in the third quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.2% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Sep 2009-Sep 2010)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    SEU25.16%MANAGEMENT5.06%
    INVEST9.33%CONSULTING4.99%
    PLC3.90%CONSULTANCY3.12%
    MANAGEMENT1.74%PROPERTY2.38%
    CONSTRUCT1.74%TRADING2.04%
    DOVER1.74%ASSOCIATES2.01%
    GENERAL1.52%DESIGN1.93%
    BUSINESS1.52%CONSTRUCTION1.86%
    EUCV1.30%BUSINESS1.80%
    EAST1.08%MEDIA1.75%
    CONSULTANCY1.08%CONSULTANTS1.73%
    EXPRESS0.87%LONDON1.59%
    (KENT)0.87%ENGINEERING1.59%
    RAIL0.87%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    CONSULTING0.87%CARE1.44%
    COURT0.87%J1.44%
    RIVER0.87%INTERNATIONAL1.43%
    SECURITY0.87%GLOBAL1.42%
    -0.87%IT1.35%
    BELGIUM0.87%PROPERTIES1.35%
    STAR0.65%BUILDING1.32%
    HORECA0.65%ELECTRICAL1.30%
    HOME0.65%M1.28%
    INTER0.65%SYSTEMS1.26%
    SOUTH0.65%S1.24%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    7487 - Other business activities16369,802
    99999 - Dormant Company11514,072
    None Supplied112202,902
    9999 - Dormant Company1521,484
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified1225,053
    9305 - Other service activities89,454
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply68,183
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified66,460
    7260 - Other computer related activities58,967
    7499 - Non-trading company513,408
    5530 - Restaurants45,181
    4541 - Plastering4432
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management413,161
    96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment41,664
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified42,664
    7020 - Letting of own property31,639
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering37,634
    7414 - Business & management consultancy314,940
    8514 - Other human health activities32,650
    2924 - Manufacture of other general machinery3109

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07322335 SIGPRO SERVICES LIMITED 22 Jul 2010
    07314953 REDED SOLUTIONS LTD 14 Jul 2010
    07330995 LETMESELLME LIMITED 30 Jul 2010
    07330939 N.T.H. LIMITED 30 Jul 2010
    07326870 WHOLEVIEW PROPERTY SERVICES LIMITED 27 Jul 2010
    07325441 JAVA CAFE LTD 26 Jul 2010
    07311370 KMS KENT MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED 12 Jul 2010
    07308957 PADFIELD IT CONSULTANCY LTD 08 Jul 2010
    07301204 LINE-IT LTD 01 Jul 2010
    07325552 LIMOUSINES AND BUSINESS CONSULTING LTD 26 Jul 2010
    07325396 LIMOUSINES AND BUSINESS INVEST LTD 26 Jul 2010
    07319009 SEU BRITICH FARAGANCE LTD 19 Jul 2010
    07318999 SEU BRITICH FARAGANCE INVEST LTD 19 Jul 2010
    07315987 EUCV PCS LTD 15 Jul 2010
    07315985 EUCV WINDOW CARE LTD 15 Jul 2010
    07314617 SEU CMS INVEST LTD 14 Jul 2010
    07314566 SEU CMS LTD 14 Jul 2010
    07305064 YOUR LOCAL INSIDER LIMITED 06 Jul 2010