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

  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 (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)DoverUK
    201252118,868
    2011111114,512
    % change-53.2%3.8%
    Record Year 2009 (127) 2012 (118,868)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 201223722
    New companies in 2011372450
    % change-37.8%-70.8%-56.0%
    Record Year2011 (37)2010 (32)2009 (64)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)DoverUK
    20125974,772
    20115072,230
    % change18.0%3.5%
    Record Year 2012 (59) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2012182516
    Closed companies in 2011172013
    % change5.9%25.0%23%
    Record Year2012 (18)2012 (25)2009 (23)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)DoverUK
    2012-744,096
    20116142,282
    Record Year 2009 (80) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 20125-186
    Net growth in 201120437
    Record Year2009 (25)2002 (18)2009 (41)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20120.0%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1970 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20120.1%0.0%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change-44.2%-70.7%-56.5%
    Record Year1969 (0.2%)1967 (0.2%)1974 (0.3%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    SEU24.40%CONSULTING5.05%
    INVEST12.90%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    CONSTRUCT2.78%CONSULTANCY3.28%
    EUC2.18%PROPERTY2.35%
    PLC1.98%TRADING2.08%
    DOVER1.79%DESIGN1.87%
    BUSINESS1.39%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    TRADE1.19%ENGINEERING1.83%
    CONSULTANCY0.99%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    GLOBAL0.79%BUSINESS1.72%
    INTERNATIONALE0.79%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    GESECO0.79%MEDIA1.67%
    LR0.79%LONDON1.67%
    MANAGEMENT0.79%J1.55%
    HOME0.60%GLOBAL1.53%
    BXL0.60%INVESTMENTS1.46%
    KENT0.60%IT1.43%
    EUROBEST0.60%PROPERTIES1.34%
    ET0.60%CARE1.32%
    CANTERBURY0.60%M1.27%
    DELIVERY0.60%BUILDING1.22%
    EURO0.60%ENTERPRISES1.20%
    S0.60%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    BELGIUM0.60%S1.17%
    CONSULT0.60%SECURITY1.16%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied329331,455
    99999 - Dormant Company20825,035
    7487 - Other business activities8235,545
    7499 - Non-trading company196,164
    9999 - Dormant Company1012,598
    85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified62,823
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified533,677
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified59,891
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities414,774
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified413,716
    49410 - Freight transport by road42,795
    7260 - Other computer related activities44,979
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing43,093
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management419,425
    41100 - Development of building projects44,965
    74990 - Non-trading company49,203
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering43,493
    7414 - Business & management consultancy38,437
    7450 - Labour recruitment21,134
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply24,997

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08137161 UNIQUE CUSTOMER SERVICE SOLUTIONS LTD 10 Jul 2012
    08160602 FLIGHT SIMULATOR SOLUTIONS LIMITED 30 Jul 2012
    08140270 DOVER CULTURAL CENTRE LTD 12 Jul 2012
    08143306 3G H&S LIMITED 13 Jul 2012
    08144709 REAGLE INVESTMENTS LTD 16 Jul 2012
    08144948 CHERITON PET SUPPLIES LTD 16 Jul 2012
    08151415 ULTIMATE TANNING (KENT) LIMITED 20 Jul 2012
    08129871 WHITE HORSE CAREERS LTD 04 Jul 2012
    08133470 SEU MADY CAR LTD 06 Jul 2012
    08133499 SEU MADY CAR INVEST LTD 06 Jul 2012
    08135472 PARTS INVEST PLC 09 Jul 2012
    08137181 SEU SOMECON INVEST LTD 10 Jul 2012
    08137214 SEU SOMECON LTD 10 Jul 2012
    08137508 SEU UNIVERSAL PARTS LTD 10 Jul 2012
    08137607 SEU LM CONSTRUCT INVEST LTD 10 Jul 2012
    08137619 SEU LM CONSTRUCT LTD 10 Jul 2012
    08138976 SEU MGDR INVEST LTD 11 Jul 2012
    08139019 SEU MGDR LTD 11 Jul 2012
    08150166 DL SECURITY (DLS) LTD 19 Jul 2012
    08152720 SEU BGAYETH INTERNATIONALE LTD 23 Jul 2012
    08153090 SEU BGAYETH BUSINESS LTD 23 Jul 2012
    08155891 SHORELINE COMMUNITY CARE HOMES LIMITED 25 Jul 2012
    08160628 SEASCAPE IT LTD 30 Jul 2012