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
New Company Registrations
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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) Dover UK 2011 111 114,512 2010 75 101,492 % change 48.0% 12.8% Record Year 2009 (127) 2011 (114,512) New Companies by Quarter
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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
July August September New companies in 2011 37 24 50 New companies in 2010 18 32 25 % change 105.6% -25.0% 100.0% Record Year 2011 (37) 2010 (32) 2009 (64)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Dover UK 2011 50 72,230 2010 37 87,705 % change 35.1% -17.6% Record Year 2011 (50) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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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
July August September Closed companies in 2011 17 20 13 Closed companies in 2010 12 15 10 % change 41.7% 33.3% 30% Record Year 2003 (17) 2011 (20) 2009 (23)
Net Company Growth
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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) Dover UK 2011 61 42,282 2010 38 13,787 Record Year 2009 (80) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2011 20 4 37 Net growth in 2010 6 17 15 Record Year 2009 (25) 2002 (18) 2009 (41)
UK Company Share
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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 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% 2008 0.1% 2007 0.0% Record Year (since 1960) 1970 (0.2%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2011 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2010 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change 87.9% -36.9% 80.7% Record Year 1969 (0.2%) 1967 (0.2%) 1974 (0.3%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2010-Sep 2011)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage SEU 27.96% CONSULTING 5.11% INVEST 14.58% MANAGEMENT 4.75% EUC 3.60% CONSULTANCY 3.19% EUCV 3.60% PROPERTY 2.41% PLC 3.60% TRADING 2.06% BUSINESS 3.43% DESIGN 1.94% BELGIUM 2.92% ASSOCIATES 1.85% TRADING 2.06% BUSINESS 1.82% EUROPE 1.72% CONSULTANTS 1.76% CONSTRUCTION 1.54% ENGINEERING 1.74% CONSTRUCT 1.37% MEDIA 1.72% ALL 1.20% CONSTRUCTION 1.72% MANAGEMENT 1.03% LONDON 1.63% DOVER 1.03% J 1.47% COMMUNITY 1.03% GLOBAL 1.46% M 1.03% INVESTMENTS 1.43% EXPRESS 0.86% CARE 1.42% GARDEN 0.86% IT 1.38% KENT 0.86% BUILDING 1.30% DE 0.86% PROPERTIES 1.28% INTERNATIONALE 0.86% ELECTRICAL 1.27% GROUPE 0.69% M 1.25% OMEGA 0.69% ENERGY 1.22% D 0.69% TRAINING 1.21% TRANS 0.69% S 1.21%
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 179 65,177 99999 - Dormant Company 166 18,281 None Supplied 144 204,493 7499 - Non-trading company 22 11,543 9999 - Dormant Company 18 22,587 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 9 29,245 7260 - Other computer related activities 7 8,686 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 7 7,551 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 7 6,321 9305 - Other service activities 6 10,525 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 6 8,345 7414 - Business & management consultancy 5 14,755 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 4 15,760 4541 - Plastering 4 381 43390 - Other building completion and finishing 4 2,545 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 4 2,917 52290 - Other transportation support activities 3 372 5530 - Restaurants 3 5,640 4545 - Other building completion 3 2,731 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 3 10,137
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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