Dover, Kent
2011 Half Year Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- 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.
- Q2 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Dover when compared to any previous Q2.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- May 2011 saw a new record in net growth in Dover when compared to any previous May.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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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) New Companies by Half Year
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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) New Companies by Quarter
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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.
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)
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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) Dissolved Companies by Half Year
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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) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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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.
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
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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) Net Growth by Half Year
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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) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2011)
May 2011 saw a new record in net growth in Dover when compared to any previous May.
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
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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%) Company Share by Half Year
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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%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2011)
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
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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%.
Director Age by Half Year
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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%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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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.
Director Gender by Half Year
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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.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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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
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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 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
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 07635329 WIZZKIDZ ENTERTAINMENT LTD 16 May 2011 07648455 NAGEL GROUP LTD 26 May 2011 07647514 STRATOSOFT WEB SYSTEMS LIMITED 25 May 2011 07638637 STERLING ALTERNATIVES LIMITED 18 May 2011 07637038 COMPANY SERVICE LTD 17 May 2011 07636570 DOVER METAL DETECTING CENTRE LIMITED 17 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 07646709 DEALED LIGHTING LTD 25 May 2011 07637986 SEU ROZABATI LTD 17 May 2011 07637934 SEU PLATRA LTD 17 May 2011 07632150 JADENILL LTD 12 May 2011 07631743 SEU G.O CONSTRUCT INVEST 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 07621717 EUCV LONDON2BERLIN UK LTD 04 May 2011 07621250 SEU AMARA PRINT LTD 04 May 2011 07621233 EUC AMARA LTD 04 May 2011 07621225 JPL INVEST PLC 04 May 2011 07621201 HANQMEDIA PLC 04 May 2011 07621194 SEU V-H-S LTD 04 May 2011 07621190 SEMPREVOI LTD 04 May 2011
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