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

  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 (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)DoverUK
    201371134,802
    201294131,491
    % change-24.5%2.5%
    Record Year 2011 (137) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2013232028
    New companies in 2012472027
    % change-51.1%0.0%3.7%
    Record Year2012 (47)2011 (61)2011 (48)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)DoverUK
    20136677,914
    20123567,576
    % change88.6%15.3%
    Record Year 2013 (66) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2013291918
    Closed companies in 201218116
    % change61.1%72.7%200%
    Record Year2013 (29)2011 (23)2009 (29)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)DoverUK
    2013556,888
    20125963,915
    Record Year 2011 (87) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2013-6110
    Net growth in 201229921
    Record Year2012 (29)2011 (38)2011 (40)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20130.1%
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2011 (0.1%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20130.1%0.0%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20120.1%0.0%0.1%
    % change-56.2%-0.7%7.3%
    Record Year2012 (0.1%)2011 (0.2%)2011 (0.1%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2012-Mar 2013)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    SEU20.39%CONSULTING5.18%
    INVEST9.87%MANAGEMENT4.78%
    DOVER1.93%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    CONSULTANCY1.29%PROPERTY2.44%
    CONSTRUCT1.29%TRADING2.06%
    BUSINESS1.07%DESIGN1.79%
    KENT1.07%ENGINEERING1.78%
    PLC1.07%BUSINESS1.77%
    CONSULTING1.07%ASSOCIATES1.75%
    DES0.86%LONDON1.72%
    CONCEPT0.86%CONSULTANTS1.71%
    LES0.86%CONSTRUCTION1.69%
    ALL0.86%MEDIA1.63%
    FOR0.86%GLOBAL1.57%
    GESECO0.86%J1.56%
    EAST0.86%CARE1.46%
    SOUTH0.64%IT1.43%
    C.I.C.0.64%INVESTMENTS1.41%
    DELIVERY0.64%PROPERTIES1.36%
    SUPPORT0.64%M1.25%
    CONSULTANCE0.64%BUILDING1.21%
    CAR0.64%ENTERPRISES1.19%
    TRAINING0.64%ELECTRICAL1.18%
    MARKETING0.64%TRAINING1.17%
    SECURITY0.64%SECURITY1.15%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    99999 - Dormant Company31343,384
    None Supplied248249,183
    7487 - Other business activities177,556
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified1416,448
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified1454,531
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management1332,624
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified1123,532
    85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified95,062
    74990 - Non-trading company614,129
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities624,894
    49410 - Freight transport by road55,834
    41100 - Development of building projects58,637
    56101 - Licensed restaurants56,894
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified56,954
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing55,145
    62012 - Business and domestic software development38,099
    71111 - Architectural activities32,658
    43320 - Joinery installation31,940
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet37,199
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities36,591

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION 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