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Dover, Kent

Q3 2011 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • July 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Dover when compared to any previous July.
  • Q3 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Dover when compared to any previous Q3.
  • August 2011 saw a new record in company closures 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 2011)

    A total of 111 companies were registered in Dover during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).

    This figure is an increase of 48.0% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 12.8% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)DoverUK
    2011111114,512
    201075101,492
    % change48.0%12.8%
    Record Year 2009 (127) 2011 (114,512)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

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

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2011372450
    New companies in 2010183225
    % change105.6%-25.0%100.0%
    Record Year2011 (37)2010 (32)2009 (64)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    Q3 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Dover when compared to any previous Q3.

    A total of 50 companies were dissolved in Dover during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).

    This figure is an increase of 35.1% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 17.6% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)DoverUK
    20115072,230
    20103787,705
    % change35.1%-17.6%
    Record Year 2011 (50) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

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

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2011172013
    Closed companies in 2010121510
    % change41.7%33.3%30%
    Record Year2003 (17)2011 (20)2009 (23)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    Net company growth for Dover during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) was 61 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)DoverUK
    20116142,282
    20103813,787
    Record Year 2009 (80) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 201120437
    Net growth in 201061715
    Record Year2009 (25)2002 (18)2009 (41)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

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

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)Dover
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    20070.0%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1970 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20100.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change87.9%-36.9%80.7%
    Record Year1969 (0.2%)1967 (0.2%)1974 (0.3%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2011 was 46.7.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 0.0% compared to the UK figure of 4.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.8% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    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 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.0% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    SEU27.96%CONSULTING5.11%
    INVEST14.58%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    EUC3.60%CONSULTANCY3.19%
    EUCV3.60%PROPERTY2.41%
    PLC3.60%TRADING2.06%
    BUSINESS3.43%DESIGN1.94%
    BELGIUM2.92%ASSOCIATES1.85%
    TRADING2.06%BUSINESS1.82%
    EUROPE1.72%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    CONSTRUCTION1.54%ENGINEERING1.74%
    CONSTRUCT1.37%MEDIA1.72%
    ALL1.20%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    MANAGEMENT1.03%LONDON1.63%
    DOVER1.03%J1.47%
    COMMUNITY1.03%GLOBAL1.46%
    M1.03%INVESTMENTS1.43%
    EXPRESS0.86%CARE1.42%
    GARDEN0.86%IT1.38%
    KENT0.86%BUILDING1.30%
    DE0.86%PROPERTIES1.28%
    INTERNATIONALE0.86%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    GROUPE0.69%M1.25%
    OMEGA0.69%ENERGY1.22%
    D0.69%TRAINING1.21%
    TRANS0.69%S1.21%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    7487 - Other business activities17965,177
    99999 - Dormant Company16618,281
    None Supplied144204,493
    7499 - Non-trading company2211,543
    9999 - Dormant Company1822,587
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified929,245
    7260 - Other computer related activities78,686
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified77,551
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering76,321
    9305 - Other service activities610,525
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply68,345
    7414 - Business & management consultancy514,755
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management415,760
    4541 - Plastering4381
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing42,545
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified42,917
    52290 - Other transportation support activities3372
    5530 - Restaurants35,640
    4545 - Other building completion32,731
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities310,137

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07770825 PINEBOURNE LTD 12 Sep 2011
    07777002 AVISION AUDIOVISUAL LTD 16 Sep 2011
    07762161 FLOYD ASSOCIATES LTD 05 Sep 2011
    07764151 AL MEDICI LIMITED 06 Sep 2011
    07778332 MAKLER & PARTNER LTD 19 Sep 2011
    07782732 KEY TRADING CO LTD 22 Sep 2011
    07783700 TOTAL SOFAS LIMITED 22 Sep 2011
    07790205 EUROPEAN BUSINESS MACHINE LIMITED 28 Sep 2011
    07765584 CHEZ NOUS BELGIUM LTD 07 Sep 2011
    07765638 CHEZ NOUS EUROPE LTD 07 Sep 2011
    07768710 SEU PERFORMANCE GENERAL CONSTRUCT LTD 09 Sep 2011
    07762394 EUC DRAGONFLY PLC 05 Sep 2011
    07762932 EUC PG CONSTRUCTION INVEST LTD 05 Sep 2011
    07762936 LESOPS PLC 05 Sep 2011
    07763613 DELTA INT. GRP. LTD 06 Sep 2011
    07773457 MISTER GUEST AGENCY LTD 14 Sep 2011
    07773517 SEU BELROSE LTD 14 Sep 2011
    07773523 SEU FREE SMILE LTD 14 Sep 2011
    07773530 SEU FREE SMILE INVEST LTD 14 Sep 2011
    07778956 SEU SPM CONCEPT INVEST LTD 19 Sep 2011
    07778962 SEU SPM CONCEPT LTD 19 Sep 2011
    07778967 SEU OLUTRANS INVEST LTD 19 Sep 2011
    07779001 SEU ECOBAT LTD 19 Sep 2011
    07779042 SEU CTW CONSTRUCTION LTD 19 Sep 2011
    07779051 SEU CTW CONSTRUCTION INVEST LTD 19 Sep 2011