Dover, Kent
Q1 2012 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- January 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Dover when compared to any previous January.
- January 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Dover when compared to any previous January.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
A total of 94 companies were registered in Dover during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).
This figure is a decrease of 31.4% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.0% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Dover UK 2012 94 131,491 2011 137 116,391 % change -31.4% 13.0% Record Year 2011 (137) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
January 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Dover when compared to any previous January.
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2012 47 20 27 New companies in 2011 28 61 48 % change 67.9% -67.2% -43.8% Record Year 2012 (47) 2011 (61) 2011 (48)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
A total of 35 companies were dissolved in Dover during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).
This figure is a decrease of 30.0% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 25.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Dover UK 2012 35 67,576 2011 50 90,987 % change -30.0% -25.7% Record Year 2011 (50) 2009 (108,065) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2012 18 11 6 Closed companies in 2011 19 23 8 % change -5.3% -52.2% -25% Record Year 2011 (19) 2011 (23) 2009 (29)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
Net company growth for Dover during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) was 59 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Dover UK 2012 59 63,915 2011 87 25,404 Record Year 2011 (87) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
January 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Dover when compared to any previous January.
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2012 29 9 21 Net growth in 2011 9 38 40 Record Year 2012 (29) 2011 (38) 2011 (40)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
In the first quarter of 2012, Dover formed 0.1% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Dover 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% 2008 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1966 (0.2%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2012 0.1% 0.0% 0.1% UK formation share in 2011 0.1% 0.2% 0.1% % change 43.9% -72.0% -47.4% Record Year 1968 (0.3%) 1964 (0.3%) 1966 (0.3%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2012 was 46.7.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 6.4% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 10.3% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
The record first quarter for female directors in Dover was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
31.0% of all director appointments in Dover in the first quarter of 2012 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 (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage SEU 25.35% CONSULTING 5.07% INVEST 15.07% MANAGEMENT 4.74% EUC 4.96% CONSULTANCY 3.30% PLC 3.19% PROPERTY 2.37% CONSTRUCT 2.48% TRADING 2.07% BELGIUM 1.95% DESIGN 1.93% BUSINESS 1.77% ENGINEERING 1.86% EUROPE 1.77% ASSOCIATES 1.84% EUCV 1.42% CONSULTANTS 1.79% DOVER 1.42% BUSINESS 1.73% CONSTRUCTION 1.24% MEDIA 1.72% TRADING 1.06% CONSTRUCTION 1.72% INTERNATIONALE 1.06% LONDON 1.66% TRADE 0.89% J 1.54% DESIGN 0.89% INVESTMENTS 1.51% MANAGEMENT 0.89% GLOBAL 1.50% KENT 0.71% IT 1.40% S 0.71% CARE 1.34% D 0.71% PROPERTIES 1.31% COMMUNITY 0.71% ELECTRICAL 1.27% REJOINTOYAGE 0.71% M 1.27% SERVICE 0.71% BUILDING 1.24% JARDIN 0.71% ENERGY 1.20% CONSULTING 0.71% S 1.20% LA 0.53% ENTERPRISES 1.19%
SIC Data
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Previous 36 months, excluding companies less than 12 months old
sic code number of companies uk companies 99999 - Dormant Company 215 25,084 None Supplied 199 216,665 7487 - Other business activities 130 52,735 7499 - Non-trading company 21 9,102 9999 - Dormant Company 11 18,617 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 8 35,233 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 7 5,169 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 7 9,892 9305 - Other service activities 6 8,818 7260 - Other computer related activities 6 7,154 85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified 5 2,786 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 5 6,934 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 5 19,704 7414 - Business & management consultancy 5 12,113 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 5 14,303 49410 - Freight transport by road 4 2,781 4541 - Plastering 4 303 41100 - Development of building projects 4 4,984 43390 - Other building completion and finishing 4 3,228 4545 - Other building completion 3 2,196
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 07962575 EMRS HOUGHAM LTD 23 Feb 2012 07970024 GRO HEATING LTD 29 Feb 2012 07932842 EZ-PLANS LIMITED 02 Feb 2012 07938825 GLACUPS LTD 07 Feb 2012 07949443 LINN MACHINERY LIMITED 14 Feb 2012 07953276 GLITZYSHOOZ LIMITED 16 Feb 2012 07958643 GREYFRIARS LODGE CANTERBURY LIMITED 21 Feb 2012 07967363 WESTCOURT ACCOUNTANCY SERVICES LIMITED 28 Feb 2012 07935348 EUC RYANTRANS LTD 03 Feb 2012 07934858 RYANINVEST PLC 03 Feb 2012 07938159 SEU ATMOSPHERE INVEST LTD 06 Feb 2012 07938162 FABIO'S TUTTI QUANTI LTD 06 Feb 2012 07938277 SEU BUILD INVEST LTD 06 Feb 2012 07938281 SEU ATMOSPHERE LTD 06 Feb 2012 07938288 FABIO'S TUTTI QUANTI LEVERY LTD 06 Feb 2012 07940271 SEU HORECA INDUSTRY LTD 07 Feb 2012 07940422 SEU HORECA INDUSTRY INVEST LTD 07 Feb 2012 07948521 HCH RENOVATION LTD 14 Feb 2012 07964670 ISIS MARINE LTD 24 Feb 2012 07964685 THE CATTLE SHED FOOD CONSULTANCY LTD 24 Feb 2012
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