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 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
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