Dover, Kent
Q1 2013 Business Confidence Report
NOTICE: We have improved our calculations of the statistics in these reports, so some figures and records may not match previous reports.
Headlines
- January 2013 saw a new record in company closures in Dover when compared to any previous January.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
A total of 71 companies were registered in Dover during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).
This figure is a decrease of 24.5% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 2.5% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Dover UK 2013 71 134,802 2012 94 131,491 % change -24.5% 2.5% Record Year 2011 (137) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2013 23 20 28 New companies in 2012 47 20 27 % change -51.1% 0.0% 3.7% Record Year 2012 (47) 2011 (61) 2011 (48)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
A total of 66 companies were dissolved in Dover during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).
This figure is an increase of 88.6% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.3% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Dover UK 2013 66 77,914 2012 35 67,576 % change 88.6% 15.3% Record Year 2013 (66) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
January 2013 saw a new record in company closures in Dover when compared to any previous January.
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2013 29 19 18 Closed companies in 2012 18 11 6 % change 61.1% 72.7% 200% Record Year 2013 (29) 2011 (23) 2009 (29)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
Net company growth for Dover during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) was 5 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Dover UK 2013 5 56,888 2012 59 63,915 Record Year 2011 (87) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2013 -6 1 10 Net growth in 2012 29 9 21 Record Year 2012 (29) 2011 (38) 2011 (40)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
In the first quarter of 2013, Dover formed 0.1% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Dover 2013 0.1% 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 2011 (0.1%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2013 0.1% 0.0% 0.1% UK formation share in 2012 0.1% 0.0% 0.1% % change -56.2% -0.7% 7.3% Record Year 2012 (0.1%) 2011 (0.2%) 2011 (0.1%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2013 was 51.2.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 10.0% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 0.0% compared to the UK figure of 1.8%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
The record first quarter for female directors in Dover was in 2004 when 42.7% of all directors were female.
36.7% of all director appointments in Dover in the first quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 28.1% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2012-Mar 2013)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage SEU 20.39% CONSULTING 5.18% INVEST 9.87% MANAGEMENT 4.78% DOVER 1.93% CONSULTANCY 3.30% CONSULTANCY 1.29% PROPERTY 2.44% CONSTRUCT 1.29% TRADING 2.06% BUSINESS 1.07% DESIGN 1.79% KENT 1.07% ENGINEERING 1.78% PLC 1.07% BUSINESS 1.77% CONSULTING 1.07% ASSOCIATES 1.75% DES 0.86% LONDON 1.72% CONCEPT 0.86% CONSULTANTS 1.71% LES 0.86% CONSTRUCTION 1.69% ALL 0.86% MEDIA 1.63% FOR 0.86% GLOBAL 1.57% GESECO 0.86% J 1.56% EAST 0.86% CARE 1.46% SOUTH 0.64% IT 1.43% C.I.C. 0.64% INVESTMENTS 1.41% DELIVERY 0.64% PROPERTIES 1.36% SUPPORT 0.64% M 1.25% CONSULTANCE 0.64% BUILDING 1.21% CAR 0.64% ENTERPRISES 1.19% TRAINING 0.64% ELECTRICAL 1.18% MARKETING 0.64% TRAINING 1.17% SECURITY 0.64% SECURITY 1.15%
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 313 43,384 None Supplied 248 249,183 7487 - Other business activities 17 7,556 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 14 16,448 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 14 54,531 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 13 32,624 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 11 23,532 85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified 9 5,062 74990 - Non-trading company 6 14,129 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 6 24,894 49410 - Freight transport by road 5 5,834 41100 - Development of building projects 5 8,637 56101 - Licensed restaurants 5 6,894 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 5 6,954 43390 - Other building completion and finishing 5 5,145 62012 - Business and domestic software development 3 8,099 71111 - Architectural activities 3 2,658 43320 - Joinery installation 3 1,940 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 3 7,199 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 3 6,591
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 08439345 STATE CLOTHING LTD 11 Mar 2013 08434715 PRECIOUS METAL RECOVERY LIMITED 07 Mar 2013 08434726 DRIVER FORCE ( GARAGE ) LIMITED 07 Mar 2013 08440912 JULIAN BEEVER LIMITED 12 Mar 2013 08441757 PRIMARY LANGUAGES SUPPORT LTD 12 Mar 2013 08442083 FIBRE WAVE INSTALLATIONS LIMITED 13 Mar 2013 08442998 LINKDIRECT MEDIA LTD 13 Mar 2013 08453918 LAMSA LTD 20 Mar 2013 08454289 AMAZONIAN LTD 21 Mar 2013 08466220 A & S APPLIANCE & SERVICES LIMITED 28 Mar 2013 08426420 SEU LENS LTD 01 Mar 2013 08430613 EDUCATION SPORT PARTNERS LIMITED 05 Mar 2013 08435570 JUST KITCHEN DOORS UK LTD 07 Mar 2013 08437532 SEU IL NUOVO FORNO LTD 08 Mar 2013 08437539 SEU ALL RENT INVEST LTD 08 Mar 2013 08437550 SEU IL NUOVO FORNO INVEST LTD 08 Mar 2013 08437555 SEU ALL RENT LTD 08 Mar 2013 08437583 LUX CONSULTANCE & SERVICES INVEST PLC 08 Mar 2013 08438184 KARMA DOVER LIMITED 11 Mar 2013 08447503 MLN BUSINESS SERVICES LTD 15 Mar 2013 08456562 SINDHUJA LTD 21 Mar 2013 08457320 SEU BATECO INVEST LTD 22 Mar 2013 08457375 SEU BATECO LTD 22 Mar 2013 08466212 EASY CONTROL CAR LTD 28 Mar 2013 08466367 G T A ELECTRICAL LTD 28 Mar 2013
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