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
New Company Registrations
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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) Dover UK 2010 75 101,492 2009 127 94,671 % change -40.9% 7.2% Record Year 2009 (127) 2003 (107,203) New Companies by Quarter
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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
July August September New companies in 2010 18 32 25 New companies in 2009 34 29 64 % change -47.1% 10.3% -60.9% Record Year 2009 (34) 2010 (32) 2009 (64)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Dover UK 2010 37 87,705 2009 47 159,401 % change -21.3% -45.0% Record Year 2009 (47) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2010 12 15 10 Closed companies in 2009 9 15 23 % change 33.3% 0.0% -57% Record Year 2003 (17) 2008 (17) 2009 (23)
Net Company Growth
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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) Dover UK 2010 38 13,787 2009 80 -64,730 Record Year 2009 (80) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2010 6 17 15 Net growth in 2009 25 14 41 Record Year 2009 (25) 2002 (18) 2009 (41)
UK Company Share
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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 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% 2008 0.1% 2007 0.0% 2006 0.0% Record Year (since 1960) 1970 (0.2%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2010 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2009 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% % change -50.7% 0.2% -62.6% Record Year 1969 (0.2%) 1967 (0.2%) 1974 (0.3%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2009-Sep 2010)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage SEU 25.16% MANAGEMENT 5.06% INVEST 9.33% CONSULTING 4.99% PLC 3.90% CONSULTANCY 3.12% MANAGEMENT 1.74% PROPERTY 2.38% CONSTRUCT 1.74% TRADING 2.04% DOVER 1.74% ASSOCIATES 2.01% GENERAL 1.52% DESIGN 1.93% BUSINESS 1.52% CONSTRUCTION 1.86% EUCV 1.30% BUSINESS 1.80% EAST 1.08% MEDIA 1.75% CONSULTANCY 1.08% CONSULTANTS 1.73% EXPRESS 0.87% LONDON 1.59% (KENT) 0.87% ENGINEERING 1.59% RAIL 0.87% INVESTMENTS 1.49% CONSULTING 0.87% CARE 1.44% COURT 0.87% J 1.44% RIVER 0.87% INTERNATIONAL 1.43% SECURITY 0.87% GLOBAL 1.42% - 0.87% IT 1.35% BELGIUM 0.87% PROPERTIES 1.35% STAR 0.65% BUILDING 1.32% HORECA 0.65% ELECTRICAL 1.30% HOME 0.65% M 1.28% INTER 0.65% SYSTEMS 1.26% SOUTH 0.65% S 1.24%
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 163 69,802 99999 - Dormant Company 115 14,072 None Supplied 112 202,902 9999 - Dormant Company 15 21,484 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 12 25,053 9305 - Other service activities 8 9,454 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 6 8,183 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 6 6,460 7260 - Other computer related activities 5 8,967 7499 - Non-trading company 5 13,408 5530 - Restaurants 4 5,181 4541 - Plastering 4 432 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 4 13,161 96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment 4 1,664 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 4 2,664 7020 - Letting of own property 3 1,639 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 3 7,634 7414 - Business & management consultancy 3 14,940 8514 - Other human health activities 3 2,650 2924 - Manufacture of other general machinery 3 109
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION 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
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