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 08350031 ATE SUPPLIES LTD 07 Jan 2013 08351111 PIPPALOVE.CO.UK LIMITED 08 Jan 2013 08363421 SOUTH EAST FUNDING ASSOCIATES C.I.C. 16 Jan 2013 08380659 SCIENCE SUPPORT FOR SCHOOLS LIMITED 29 Jan 2013 08382613 NSL FIRE & SECURITY LTD 31 Jan 2013 08356501 FELICE LTD 11 Jan 2013 08362952 DOVER SCHOOL FOR ALL NATIONS 16 Jan 2013 08367008 SECURE AND SAFE ( U.K. ) LIMITED 21 Jan 2013 08367044 ACUTE SECURITY LIMITED 21 Jan 2013 08367061 I CAN QUIT LIMITED 21 Jan 2013 08371323 A. J. CARPENTRY LIMITED 23 Jan 2013 08376924 SIX ROBINS LTD 28 Jan 2013 08345358 THE HIDDEN HERBALIST LTD 03 Jan 2013 08350786 PRIORY PHARMA CONSULTING LTD 08 Jan 2013 08351238 SEU LJ MARKETING CONCEPT INVEST LTD 08 Jan 2013 08351258 SEU LJ MARKETING CONCEPT LTD 08 Jan 2013 08353231 SEU CBG FER INVEST LTD 09 Jan 2013 08353236 SEU CBG FER LTD 09 Jan 2013 08357346 SEU ALPITEC INVEST LTD 11 Jan 2013 08357351 BATIFUN LTD 11 Jan 2013 08357354 SEU ALPITEC LTD 11 Jan 2013 08357367 ELECTRIFUN LTD 11 Jan 2013 08375581 ASSUMPTA CARE PROVIDER LIMITED 25 Jan 2013
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