Dover, Kent
Q3 2012 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- Q3 2012 saw a new record in company closures in Dover when compared to any previous Q3.
- August 2012 saw a new record in company closures in Dover when compared to any previous August.
- July 2012 saw a new record in company closures in Dover when compared to any previous July.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
A total of 52 companies were registered in Dover during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).
This figure is a decrease of 53.2% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.8% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Dover UK 2012 52 118,868 2011 111 114,512 % change -53.2% 3.8% Record Year 2009 (127) 2012 (118,868) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2012 23 7 22 New companies in 2011 37 24 50 % change -37.8% -70.8% -56.0% Record Year 2011 (37) 2010 (32) 2009 (64)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
Q3 2012 saw a new record in company closures in Dover when compared to any previous Q3.
A total of 59 companies were dissolved in Dover during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).
This figure is an increase of 18.0% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.5% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Dover UK 2012 59 74,772 2011 50 72,230 % change 18.0% 3.5% Record Year 2012 (59) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
August 2012 saw a new record in company closures in Dover when compared to any previous August.
July 2012 saw a new record in company closures in Dover when compared to any previous July.
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2012 18 25 16 Closed companies in 2011 17 20 13 % change 5.9% 25.0% 23% Record Year 2012 (18) 2012 (25) 2009 (23)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
Net company growth for Dover during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) was -7 companies.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Dover UK 2012 -7 44,096 2011 61 42,282 Record Year 2009 (80) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2012 5 -18 6 Net growth in 2011 20 4 37 Record Year 2009 (25) 2002 (18) 2009 (41)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
In the third quarter of 2012, Dover formed 0.0% of all UK companies.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Dover 2012 0.0% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% 2008 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1970 (0.2%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2012 0.1% 0.0% 0.1% UK formation share in 2011 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change -44.2% -70.7% -56.5% Record Year 1969 (0.2%) 1967 (0.2%) 1974 (0.3%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2012 was 43.6.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 8.1% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.7% compared to the UK figure of 3.2%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
The record third quarter for female directors in Dover was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.
24.4% of all director appointments in Dover in the third quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2011-Sep 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage SEU 24.40% CONSULTING 5.05% INVEST 12.90% MANAGEMENT 4.75% CONSTRUCT 2.78% CONSULTANCY 3.28% EUC 2.18% PROPERTY 2.35% PLC 1.98% TRADING 2.08% DOVER 1.79% DESIGN 1.87% BUSINESS 1.39% ASSOCIATES 1.84% TRADE 1.19% ENGINEERING 1.83% CONSULTANCY 0.99% CONSULTANTS 1.76% GLOBAL 0.79% BUSINESS 1.72% INTERNATIONALE 0.79% CONSTRUCTION 1.70% GESECO 0.79% MEDIA 1.67% LR 0.79% LONDON 1.67% MANAGEMENT 0.79% J 1.55% HOME 0.60% GLOBAL 1.53% BXL 0.60% INVESTMENTS 1.46% KENT 0.60% IT 1.43% EUROBEST 0.60% PROPERTIES 1.34% ET 0.60% CARE 1.32% CANTERBURY 0.60% M 1.27% DELIVERY 0.60% BUILDING 1.22% EURO 0.60% ENTERPRISES 1.20% S 0.60% ELECTRICAL 1.20% BELGIUM 0.60% S 1.17% CONSULT 0.60% SECURITY 1.16%
SIC Data
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Previous 36 months, excluding companies less than 12 months old
sic code number of companies uk companies None Supplied 329 331,455 99999 - Dormant Company 208 25,035 7487 - Other business activities 82 35,545 7499 - Non-trading company 19 6,164 9999 - Dormant Company 10 12,598 85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified 6 2,823 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 5 33,677 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 5 9,891 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 4 14,774 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 4 13,716 49410 - Freight transport by road 4 2,795 7260 - Other computer related activities 4 4,979 43390 - Other building completion and finishing 4 3,093 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 4 19,425 41100 - Development of building projects 4 4,965 74990 - Non-trading company 4 9,203 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 4 3,493 7414 - Business & management consultancy 3 8,437 7450 - Labour recruitment 2 1,134 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 2 4,997
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 08217166 THOENE AETERNUS AGAPE LIMITED 17 Sep 2012 08224084 EASTLING ENTERPRISES LIMITED 21 Sep 2012 08204195 BOAZ AND DANIELS LIMITED 06 Sep 2012 08211808 LUCK-NOW DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED 12 Sep 2012 08200408 SEP CONSULTANCY LTD 04 Sep 2012 08209552 CARBO TECHNO TRADE LTD 11 Sep 2012 OC378464 GMDSS TRAINING LLP 17 Sep 2012 08217070 APODICTIC LIMITED 17 Sep 2012 08217781 SEU ORADIUS LTD 17 Sep 2012 08217783 SEU ORADIUS FINANCIAL LTD 17 Sep 2012 08218294 EUC GLOBAL INVEST PLC 18 Sep 2012 08221592 SEU NIGHT EVENT LTD 20 Sep 2012 08221614 SEU NIGHT EVENT INVEST LTD 20 Sep 2012 08221805 LAST STOP DOVER LIMITED 20 Sep 2012 08223366 HUREMA INVEST LTD 20 Sep 2012 08223371 HUREMA LTD 20 Sep 2012 08223487 SEU GESECO TECHNICS INVEST LTD 21 Sep 2012 08224268 SEU GESECO TECHNICS LTD 21 Sep 2012 08227069 SEU A.N.J INVEST LTD 25 Sep 2012 08227116 SEU LS CONSTRUCT INVEST LTD 25 Sep 2012 08227122 SEU LS CONSTRUCT LTD 25 Sep 2012 08227125 SEU A.N.J LTD 25 Sep 2012
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