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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

  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 (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)DoverUK
    201294131,491
    2011137116,391
    % change-31.4%13.0%
    Record Year 2011 (137) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2012472027
    New companies in 2011286148
    % change67.9%-67.2%-43.8%
    Record Year2012 (47)2011 (61)2011 (48)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)DoverUK
    20123567,576
    20115090,987
    % change-30.0%-25.7%
    Record Year 2011 (50) 2009 (108,065)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 201218116
    Closed companies in 201119238
    % change-5.3%-52.2%-25%
    Record Year2011 (19)2011 (23)2009 (29)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)DoverUK
    20125963,915
    20118725,404
    Record Year 2011 (87) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 201229921
    Net growth in 201193840
    Record Year2012 (29)2011 (38)2011 (40)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1966 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20120.1%0.0%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.2%0.1%
    % change43.9%-72.0%-47.4%
    Record Year1968 (0.3%)1964 (0.3%)1966 (0.3%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    SEU25.35%CONSULTING5.07%
    INVEST15.07%MANAGEMENT4.74%
    EUC4.96%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    PLC3.19%PROPERTY2.37%
    CONSTRUCT2.48%TRADING2.07%
    BELGIUM1.95%DESIGN1.93%
    BUSINESS1.77%ENGINEERING1.86%
    EUROPE1.77%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    EUCV1.42%CONSULTANTS1.79%
    DOVER1.42%BUSINESS1.73%
    CONSTRUCTION1.24%MEDIA1.72%
    TRADING1.06%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    INTERNATIONALE1.06%LONDON1.66%
    TRADE0.89%J1.54%
    DESIGN0.89%INVESTMENTS1.51%
    MANAGEMENT0.89%GLOBAL1.50%
    KENT0.71%IT1.40%
    S0.71%CARE1.34%
    D0.71%PROPERTIES1.31%
    COMMUNITY0.71%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    REJOINTOYAGE0.71%M1.27%
    SERVICE0.71%BUILDING1.24%
    JARDIN0.71%ENERGY1.20%
    CONSULTING0.71%S1.20%
    LA0.53%ENTERPRISES1.19%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    99999 - Dormant Company21525,084
    None Supplied199216,665
    7487 - Other business activities13052,735
    7499 - Non-trading company219,102
    9999 - Dormant Company1118,617
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified835,233
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering75,169
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified79,892
    9305 - Other service activities68,818
    7260 - Other computer related activities67,154
    85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified52,786
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply56,934
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management519,704
    7414 - Business & management consultancy512,113
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities514,303
    49410 - Freight transport by road42,781
    4541 - Plastering4303
    41100 - Development of building projects44,984
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing43,228
    4545 - Other building completion32,196

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07972291 CLEAN-RITE 4 U LTD 01 Mar 2012
    07973720 SHORE COMMUNICATIONS (KENT) LIMITED 02 Mar 2012
    07984514 L. G. ELECTRICIANS LIMITED 09 Mar 2012
    07989921 KASUMU'LU LTD 14 Mar 2012
    07992678 BEAUCHANT LTD 15 Mar 2012
    07993513 BET RIVAL LTD 16 Mar 2012
    08007740 MARTINVALE CLINIC LTD 27 Mar 2012
    07976980 CINNAMON ISLAND LTD 06 Mar 2012
    07985067 B.C.BOOKS ONLINE LIMITED 12 Mar 2012
    07994693 A1 TYRES CANTERBURY LIMITED 19 Mar 2012
    07994758 ATLAS WORLD SHIPPING LIMITED 19 Mar 2012
    07998126 ALEXANDER TAYLOR LTD 20 Mar 2012
    08001739 MOJA KHABAR LTD 22 Mar 2012
    08011573 REDIMERE & SUPPLE LIMITED 29 Mar 2012
    07988359 E.P.S.I. LTD 13 Mar 2012
    07990129 SEU F.T CONSTRUCT INVEST LTD 14 Mar 2012
    07990202 SEU F.T CONSTRUCT LTD 14 Mar 2012
    07997965 SEU FC TOITURES INVEST LTD 20 Mar 2012
    07997977 SEU EDEN PARTNERS LTD 20 Mar 2012
    07997982 SEU MT CONSTRUCT LTD 20 Mar 2012
    07997989 SEU EDEN PARTNERS INVEST LTD 20 Mar 2012
    07997995 SEU MT CONSTRUCT INVEST LTD 20 Mar 2012
    07998016 SEU FC TOITURES LTD 20 Mar 2012
    08006700 MY DREAM LR LTD 26 Mar 2012
    08006717 SEU EQUINE SERVICES LTD 26 Mar 2012