New Company Registrations

1. Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2011)

   The first half of 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Dover when compared to any previous first half year.

   The first half of 2011 was a record first half year for company registrations in Dover when compared to any half year in history.

   In the first half of 2011 a total of 241 companies were formed in Dover. This figure is 45.2% higher than last year, which compares well to the UK wide figure of 12.3%.

   The highest total for a first half year in Dover occurred in 2011 when a total of 241 were formed.

   Half Year (Jan-Jun)	Dover	UK
   2011	241	228,735
   2010	166	203,749
   % change	45.2%	12.3%
   Record Year	2011 (241)	2007 (279,097)

   half	uk companies	number of companies
   H1 2011	228735	241
   H1 2010	203749	166
   H1 2009	182021	170
   H1 2008	188271	112
   H1 2007	279097	94
   H1 2006	215409	94
   H1 2005	187398	49
   H1 2004	174429	67
   H1 2003	202224	80
   H1 2002	136517	93

   New Companies by Half Year

2. Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2011)

   Q2 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Dover when compared to any previous Q2.

   A total of 104 companies were registered in Dover during the second quarter of 2011 (Apr 2011 - Jun 2011).

   This figure is an increase of 19.5% versus the same period last year (Q2 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.9% against the same period last year.

   second quarter (Apr 2011 - Jun 2011)	Dover	UK
   2011	104	112,344
   2010	87	98,612
   % change	19.5%	13.9%
   Record Year	2011 (104)	2011 (112,344)

   quarter	number of companies	uk quarter	uk companies	sort
   Q2 2011	104	Q2 2011	112344	1
   Q2 2010	87	Q2 2010	98612	1
   Q2 2009	88	Q2 2009	90987	1
   Q2 2008	58	Q2 2008	91573	1
   Q2 2007	47	Q2 2007	112283	1
   Q2 2006	42	Q2 2006	106215	1
   Q2 2005	25	Q2 2005	93193	1
   Q2 2004	29	Q2 2004	82945	1
   Q2 2003	41	Q2 2003	104797	1
   Q2 2002	66	Q2 2002	71466	1
   Q2 2011	104	Q2 2011	112344	2

   New Companies by Quarter

3. Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2011)

   June 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Dover when compared to any previous June.

   May 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Dover when compared to any previous May.

   month	uk companies	number of companies
   Jun 2011	39725	42
   May 2011	38130	46
   Apr 2011	34489	16
   Mar 2011	44847	48
   Feb 2011	37762	61
   Jan 2011	33782	28
   Dec 2010	27134	13
   Nov 2010	34347	40
   Oct 2010	33636	29
   Sep 2010	35149	25
   Aug 2010	32366	32
   Jul 2010	33977	18

   New Companies by Month

   	April	May	June
   New companies in 2011	16	46	42
   New companies in 2010	40	18	29
   % change	-60.0%	155.6%	44.8%
   Record Year	2010 (40)	2011 (46)	2011 (42)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

1. Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2011)

   The first half of 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Dover when compared to any previous first half year.

   The first half of 2011 was a record first half year for company closures in Dover when compared to any half year in history.

   In the first half of 2011 a total of 111 companies were dissolved in Dover. This figure is 33.7% higher than last year, which compares badly to the UK wide change of -8.6%.

   The highest total for a first half year in Dover occurred in 2011 when a total of 111 were closed.

   Half Year (Jan-Jun)	Dover	UK
   2011	111	162,310
   2010	83	177,631
   % change	33.7%	-8.6%
   Record Year	2011 (111)	2009 (289,236)

   half	uk companies	number of companies
   H1 2011	162310	111
   H1 2010	177631	83
   H1 2009	289236	92
   H1 2008	103103	39
   H1 2007	107801	59
   H1 2006	99266	57
   H1 2005	90666	63
   H1 2004	84537	30
   H1 2003	77453	61
   H1 2002	73040	54

   Dissolved Companies by Half Year

2. Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2011)

   Q2 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Dover when compared to any previous Q2.

   Q2 2011 was a record quarter for company closures in Dover when compared to any quarter in history.

   A total of 61 companies were dissolved in Dover during the second quarter of 2011 (Apr 2011 - Jun 2011).

   This figure is an increase of 29.8% versus the same period last year (Q2 2010). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 24.9% against the same period last year.

   second quarter (Apr 2011 - Jun 2011)	Dover	UK
   2011	61	71,324
   2010	47	94,954
   % change	29.8%	-24.9%
   Record Year	2011 (61)	2009 (181,176)

   quarter	number of companies	uk quarter	uk companies	sort
   Q2 2011	61	Q2 2011	71324	1
   Q2 2010	47	Q2 2010	94954	1
   Q2 2009	53	Q2 2009	181176	1
   Q2 2008	12	Q2 2008	51728	1
   Q2 2007	24	Q2 2007	52269	1
   Q2 2006	30	Q2 2006	50902	1
   Q2 2005	30	Q2 2005	47365	1
   Q2 2004	16	Q2 2004	42472	1
   Q2 2003	26	Q2 2003	35523	1
   Q2 2002	13	Q2 2002	30860	1
   Q2 2011	61	Q2 2009	181176	2

   Dissolved Companies by Quarter

3. Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2011)

   June 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Dover when compared to any previous June.

   May 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Dover when compared to any previous May.

   month	uk companies	number of companies
   Jun 2011	23848	26
   May 2011	31305	27
   Apr 2011	16171	8
   Mar 2011	27947	8
   Feb 2011	29849	23
   Jan 2011	33190	19
   Dec 2010	16283	5
   Nov 2010	31710	13
   Oct 2010	28903	6
   Sep 2010	29093	10
   Aug 2010	32913	15
   Jul 2010	25699	12

   Dissolved Companies by Month

   	April	May	June
   Closed companies in 2011	8	27	26
   Closed companies in 2010	13	21	13
   % change	-38.5%	28.6%	100%
   Record Year	2009 (17)	2011 (27)	2011 (26)

Net Company Growth

1. Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2011)

   The first half of 2011 saw a new record in net growth in Dover when compared to any previous first half year.

   The first half of 2011 was a record first half year for net growth in Dover when compared to any half year in history.

   In the first half of 2011 the company register for Dover increased by 130 companies.

   Half Year (Jan-Jun)	Dover	UK
   2011	130	66,425
   2010	83	26,118
   Record Year	2011 (130)	2007 (171,296)

   half	uk net	net
   H1 2011	66425	130
   H1 2010	26118	83
   H1 2009	-107215	78
   H1 2008	85168	73
   H1 2007	171296	35
   H1 2006	116143	37
   H1 2005	96732	-14
   H1 2004	89892	37
   H1 2003	124771	19
   H1 2002	63477	39

   Net Growth by Half Year

2. Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2011)

   Net company growth for Dover during the second quarter of 2011 (Apr 2011 - Jun 2011) was 43 companies.

   second quarter (Apr 2011 - Jun 2011)	Dover	UK
   2011	43	41,020
   2010	40	3,658
   Record Year	2002 (53)	2003 (69,274)

   quarter	net	prev total	uk quarter	uk net	uk prev	sort
   Q2 2011	43	87	Q2 2011	41020	98612	1
   Q2 2010	40	88	Q2 2010	3658	90987	1
   Q2 2009	35	58	Q2 2009	-90189	91573	1
   Q2 2008	46	47	Q2 2008	39845	112283	1
   Q2 2007	23	42	Q2 2007	60014	106215	1
   Q2 2006	12	25	Q2 2006	55313	93193	1
   Q2 2005	-5	29	Q2 2005	45828	82945	1
   Q2 2004	13	41	Q2 2004	40473	104797	1
   Q2 2003	15	66	Q2 2003	69274	71466	1
   Q2 2002	53	35	Q2 2002	40606	56420	1
   Q2 2002	53	0	Q2 2003	69274	0	2

   Net Growth by Quarter

3. Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2011)

   May 2011 saw a new record in net growth in Dover when compared to any previous May.

   month	uk net	net
   Jun 2011	15877	16
   May 2011	6825	19
   Apr 2011	18318	8
   Mar 2011	16900	40
   Feb 2011	7913	38
   Jan 2011	592	9
   Dec 2010	10851	8
   Nov 2010	2637	27
   Oct 2010	4733	23
   Sep 2010	6056	15
   Aug 2010	-547	17
   Jul 2010	8278	6

   Net Growth by Month

   	April	May	June
   Net growth in 2011	8	19	16
   Net growth in 2010	27	-3	16
   Record Year	2010 (27)	2002 (19)	2002 (20)

UK Company Share

1. Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2011)

   In the first half of 2011 Dover formed 0.1% of all UK companies. This is the same as the 2010 figure of 0.1%.

   Half Year (Jan-Jun)	Dover
   2011	0.1%
   2010	0.1%
   2009	0.1%
   2008	0.1%
   2007	0.0%
   Record Year (since 1960)	1961 (0.2%)

   half	percentage	num town	sort
   H1 2011	0.1054	241	1
   H1 2010	0.0815	166	1
   H1 2009	0.0934	170	1
   H1 2008	0.0595	112	1
   H1 2007	0.0337	94	1
   H1 2006	0.0436	94	1
   H1 2005	0.0261	49	1
   H1 2004	0.0384	67	1
   H1 2003	0.0396	80	1
   H1 2002	0.0681	93	1
   H1 1961	0.1799	7	2

   Company Share by Half Year

2. Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2011)

   In the second quarter of 2011, Dover formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

   second quarter (Apr 2011 - Jun 2011)	Dover
   2011	0.1%
   2010	0.1%
   2009	0.1%
   2008	0.1%
   2007	0.0%
   Record Year (since 1960)	1961 (0.3%)

   quarter	percentage	num town	sort
   Q2 2011	0.0926	104	1
   Q2 2010	0.0882	87	1
   Q2 2009	0.0967	88	1
   Q2 2008	0.0633	58	1
   Q2 2007	0.0419	47	1
   Q2 2006	0.0395	42	1
   Q2 2005	0.0268	25	1
   Q2 2004	0.0350	29	1
   Q2 2003	0.0391	41	1
   Q2 2002	0.0924	66	1
   Q2 1961	0.2612	5	2

   Company Share by Quarter

3. Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2011)

   month	percentage	num town
   Jun 2011	0.1057	42
   May 2011	0.1206	46
   Apr 2011	0.0464	16
   Mar 2011	0.1070	48
   Feb 2011	0.1615	61
   Jan 2011	0.0829	28
   Dec 2010	0.0479	13
   Nov 2010	0.1165	40
   Oct 2010	0.0862	29
   Sep 2010	0.0711	25
   Aug 2010	0.0989	32
   Jul 2010	0.0530	18

   Company Share by Month

   	April	May	June
   UK formation share in 2011	0.0%	0.1%	0.1%
   UK formation share in 2010	0.1%	0.1%	0.1%
   % change	-61.3%	101.3%	28.3%
   Record Year	1968 (0.3%)	1961 (0.3%)	1961 (0.3%)

Director Age

1. Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2011)

   The average age of a director in the first half of 2011 was 48.2.

   The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.0% compared to the UK figure of 3.2%.

   The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 6.0% compared to the UK figure of 4.3%.

   half	average age	over 65	under 25	uk average age	uk under 25	uk over 65
   H1 2011	48.1800	6.0000	3.0000	43.7965	3.2115	4.2818
   H1 2010	49.7192	10.2740	0.0000	44.7607	2.1135	4.6542
   H1 2009	46.9216	4.9020	3.9216	45.4168	1.5987	5.1764
   H1 2008	47.0119	3.5714	1.7857	46.3189	0.9655	5.6478
   H1 2007	46.9871	9.6774	0.6452	46.9942	0.5596	6.4280
   H1 2006	49.3125	9.3750	1.2500	48.0290	0.3849	7.1321
   H1 2005	52.4560	16.8000	0.0000	48.9654	0.2469	8.1738
   H1 2004	50.1805	10.5263	0.0000	49.6375	0.1540	9.0529
   H1 2003	51.5411	15.0685	0.0000	51.2381	0.1296	11.1474
   H1 2002	53.8792	11.4094	0.0000	51.7656	0.1279	11.7665

   Director Age by Half Year

2. Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2011)

   The average age of a director in the second quarter of 2011 was 47.1.

   The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.7% compared to the UK figure of 3.4%.

   The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 0.0% compared to the UK figure of 4.3%.

   quarter	average age	over 65	under 25	uk average age	uk under 25	uk over 65
   Q2 2011	47.0930	0.0000	4.6512	43.6473	3.4028	4.3017
   Q2 2010	48.1833	11.6667	0.0000	44.5245	2.2607	4.4151
   Q2 2009	46.8298	2.1277	4.2553	45.2594	1.6854	5.1450
   Q2 2008	44.5000	2.6316	3.9474	46.0347	1.0261	5.3716
   Q2 2007	45.9091	10.6061	0.0000	46.8539	0.6126	6.1060
   Q2 2006	49.9688	12.5000	1.5625	47.8320	0.4073	6.9703
   Q2 2005	54.0519	22.0779	0.0000	48.8596	0.2813	8.0262
   Q2 2004	53.0339	11.8644	0.0000	49.5837	0.1699	8.8949
   Q2 2003	51.5091	5.4545	0.0000	50.9831	0.1406	10.7251
   Q2 2002	53.4835	9.8901	0.0000	51.8266	0.1220	11.7726

   Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

1. Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2011)

   The record first half year for female directors in Dover was 1857 when 40.0% of all directors were female.

   23.5% of all director appointments in Dover in the first half of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.

   half	percentage female	uk half	uk percentage female	sort
   H1 2011	23.4783	H1 2011	25.7344	1
   H1 2010	24.6914	H1 2010	24.8661	1
   H1 2009	27.5862	H1 2009	25.9426	1
   H1 2008	28.0423	H1 2008	27.6705	1
   H1 2007	32.8125	H1 2007	27.3387	1
   H1 2006	31.1475	H1 2006	26.5907	1
   H1 2005	30.9353	H1 2005	26.8497	1
   H1 2004	30.8725	H1 2004	26.8360	1
   H1 2003	35.2201	H1 2003	30.2795	1
   H1 2002	27.8481	H1 2002	27.3978	1
   H1 1857	40.0000	H1 1957	66.6667	2

   Director Gender by Half Year

2. Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2011)

   The record second quarter for female directors in Dover was in 1866 when 66.7% of all directors were female.

   24.0% of all director appointments in Dover in the second quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.1% for the same period.

   quarter	percentage female	uk quarter	uk percentage female	sort
   Q2 2011	24.0000	Q2 2011	26.0825	1
   Q2 2010	32.3077	Q2 2010	25.0520	1
   Q2 2009	26.9231	Q2 2009	25.7923	1
   Q2 2008	25.9259	Q2 2008	26.8958	1
   Q2 2007	33.3333	Q2 2007	27.2440	1
   Q2 2006	37.6623	Q2 2006	26.2399	1
   Q2 2005	28.5714	Q2 2005	26.8859	1
   Q2 2004	20.6349	Q2 2004	26.5468	1
   Q2 2003	41.5385	Q2 2003	30.0203	1
   Q2 2002	26.8041	Q2 2002	28.1992	1
   Q2 1866	66.6667	Q2 1988	62.5000	2

   Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

1. Previous 12 months (Jun 2010-Jun 2011)

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

   word	percentage	uk word	uk percentage
   SEU	28.25%	CONSULTING	5.09%
   INVEST	13.37%	MANAGEMENT	4.86%
   EUCV	4.71%	CONSULTANCY	3.17%
   PLC	3.77%	PROPERTY	2.43%
   BELGIUM	3.20%	TRADING	2.05%
   BUSINESS	3.20%	DESIGN	1.94%
   EUC	2.45%	ASSOCIATES	1.92%
   TRADING	1.88%	BUSINESS	1.87%
   MANAGEMENT	1.51%	CONSTRUCTION	1.77%
   EUROPE	1.51%	CONSULTANTS	1.76%
   DOVER	1.32%	MEDIA	1.73%
   ALL	1.13%	ENGINEERING	1.67%
   CONSTRUCT	1.13%	LONDON	1.60%
   M	0.94%	GLOBAL	1.46%
   KENT	0.94%	J	1.44%
   DE	0.94%	CARE	1.44%
   TRANS	0.94%	INVESTMENTS	1.42%
   RODRIGUES	0.94%	IT	1.39%
   EXPRESS	0.94%	BUILDING	1.32%
   SPEED	0.75%	PROPERTIES	1.31%
   OMEGA	0.75%	ELECTRICAL	1.30%
   NEW	0.75%	M	1.27%
   CONSULTING	0.75%	S	1.23%
   J	0.75%	ENTERPRISES	1.20%
   PARTNERS	0.75%	SYSTEMS	1.20%

SIC Data

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

   sic code	number of companies	uk companies
   7487 - Other business activities	168	60,758
   99999 - Dormant Company	166	18,918
   None Supplied	132	202,072
   9999 - Dormant Company	16	20,111
   7499 - Non-trading company	12	10,955
   82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified	9	30,647
   74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified	7	7,835
   7260 - Other computer related activities	7	7,849
   9305 - Other service activities	6	9,063
   4521 - General construction & civil engineering	6	5,928
   7222 - Other software consultancy and supply	5	7,143
   43390 - Other building completion and finishing	5	2,641
   70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management	4	16,419
   43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified	4	3,050
   4541 - Plastering	4	342
   5530 - Restaurants	4	5,086
   7414 - Business & management consultancy	4	13,053
   41100 - Development of building projects	3	3,852
   2924 - Manufacture of other general machinery	3	104
   7450 - Labour recruitment	3	2,304

Recent Companies

1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

   COMPANY NUMBER	COMPANY NAME	INCORPORATION DATE
   07651482	ALC COURSES LTD	31 May 2011
   07646418	CARE 'N' COMFORT LIMITED	24 May 2011
   07645812	OZI TRADING LIMITED	24 May 2011
   07638637	STERLING ALTERNATIVES LIMITED	18 May 2011
   07628044	ALL ASPECTS FIRE PREVENTION LIMITED	10 May 2011
   07621753	GEBRUEDER MAYER LIMITED	04 May 2011
   07652532	SZ FUNDING BELGIUM LTD	31 May 2011
   07652529	SZ FUNDING EUROPE LTD	31 May 2011
   07648301	SEU WIOT CHAPE INVEST LTD	26 May 2011
   07648240	SEU WIOT CHAPE LTD	26 May 2011
   07646712	SEU STL LOCATIONS LTD	25 May 2011
   07646709	DEALED LIGHTING LTD	25 May 2011
   07638032	SEU ROZABATI INVEST LTD	17 May 2011
   07637951	SEU PLATRA INVEST LTD	17 May 2011
   07632240	SEARCH PARTY FINDINGS LTD	12 May 2011
   07631653	EUC G.O INVEST PLC	12 May 2011
   07627344	SEU TRANS TP TERRASSEMENT INVEST LTD	09 May 2011
   07622971	EUC CULTUR CLUB INVEST LTD	05 May 2011
   07622232	EUCV LONDON2BERLIN BELGIUM LTD	05 May 2011
   07622008	TECRACE RC LTD	04 May 2011
   07621253	SEU JD ENTREPRISE INVEST LTD	04 May 2011
   07621247	SEU V-H-S INVEST LTD	04 May 2011
   07621201	HANQMEDIA PLC	04 May 2011
   07621199	EUC AW TRADING LTD	04 May 2011
   07619448	EUCV EUROPE COMPAGNIE UK LTD	03 May 2011