Dover, Kent

Q3 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

  • July 2013 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 2013)

    A total of 84 companies were registered in Dover during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).

    This figure is an increase of 61.5% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.6% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)DoverUK
    201384132,684
    201252118,868
    % change61.5%11.6%
    Record Year 2009 (127) 2013 (132,684)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2013252336
    New companies in 201223722
    % change8.7%228.6%63.6%
    Record Year2011 (37)2010 (32)2009 (64)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    A total of 73 companies were dissolved in Dover during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).

    This figure is an increase of 23.7% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.5% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)DoverUK
    20137386,170
    20125975,908
    % change23.7%13.5%
    Record Year 2013 (73) 2009 (159,405)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    July 2013 saw a new record in company closures in Dover when compared to any previous July.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2013292123
    Closed companies in 2012182516
    % change61.1%-16.0%44%
    Record Year2013 (29)2012 (25)2013 (23)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    Net company growth for Dover during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) was 11 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)DoverUK
    20131146,514
    2012-742,960
    Record Year 2009 (80) 2013 (46,514)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2013-4213
    Net growth in 20125-186
    Record Year2009 (25)2002 (18)2009 (41)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    In the third quarter of 2013, Dover formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)Dover
    20130.1%
    20120.0%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2009 (0.1%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20130.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20120.1%0.0%0.1%
    % change-2.7%202.2%43.5%
    Record Year1995 (0.1%)2010 (0.1%)2009 (0.2%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2013 was 45.1.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 7.8% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.2% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Dover was in 2004 when 39.3% of all directors were female.

    23.4% of all director appointments in Dover in the third quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.2% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    SEU15.59%CONSULTING5.27%
    INVEST8.91%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    MANAGEMENT1.62%CONSULTANCY3.45%
    PLC1.42%PROPERTY2.53%
    ALL1.42%TRADING2.08%
    CONSULTING1.21%ENGINEERING1.83%
    CONSTRUCTION1.21%LONDON1.79%
    EUC1.01%DESIGN1.78%
    DOVER1.01%BUSINESS1.74%
    C0.81%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    (DOVER)0.81%CONSULTANTS1.69%
    DES0.81%CARE1.64%
    K0.81%ASSOCIATES1.61%
    S0.81%GLOBAL1.59%
    HOME0.81%J1.54%
    LES0.81%MEDIA1.54%
    R0.81%INVESTMENTS1.53%
    CONCEPT0.81%PROPERTIES1.45%
    FOR0.81%IT1.39%
    CONSULTANCY0.81%M1.25%
    KENT0.81%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    IMPORT0.61%BUILDING1.19%
    TRADING0.61%CAPITAL1.19%
    SUPPORT0.61%DEVELOPMENTS1.16%
    OFFICE0.61%TRAINING1.15%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    99999 - Dormant Company30546,169
    None Supplied239260,135
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified1917,715
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management1634,970
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified1454,854
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified1125,547
    85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified95,576
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities726,675
    56101 - Licensed restaurants77,531
    86900 - Other human health activities69,203
    74990 - Non-trading company514,228
    49410 - Freight transport by road56,904
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing45,382
    96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment35,859
    47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets35,706
    46900 - Non-specialised wholesale trade33,022
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet38,475
    41100 - Development of building projects39,271
    74100 - specialised design activities34,171
    93290 - Other amusement and recreation activities not elsewhere classified32,571

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08684667 WOLF MACHINING LIMITED 10 Sep 2013
    08692431 RC & AC ENTERPRISES LIMITED 16 Sep 2013
    08710933 SOLUTIONS & RESULTS LTD 30 Sep 2013
    08674946 SLEEPYHEAD BEDS LTD 03 Sep 2013
    08676203 SRM CONTRACTS LIMITED 04 Sep 2013
    08677569 SCP MANAGEMENT PLC 05 Sep 2013
    08690280 DSFAN LIMITED 13 Sep 2013
    08693898 2020 HAULAGE LIMITED 17 Sep 2013
    08698236 DSFAN 2 LIMITED 19 Sep 2013
    08702032 OFFSHORE NETWORK LIMITED 23 Sep 2013
    08702045 CINNAMON ISLAND RESTAURANT LTD 23 Sep 2013
    08672566 SEU ZDL CONCEPT LTD 02 Sep 2013
    08672573 SEU ZDL CONCEPT INVEST LTD 02 Sep 2013
    08672885 SEU D.B.BAT LTD 02 Sep 2013
    08680347 MANAGEMENT EUROPA LTD 06 Sep 2013
    08680439 ALL QUALITY SERVICES LTD 06 Sep 2013
    08681632 SEU BELTURC INVEST LTD 09 Sep 2013
    08683951 PACK IT NOW LIMITED 10 Sep 2013
    08687268 SEU SECO LTD 12 Sep 2013
    08687339 SEU SECO INVEST LTD 12 Sep 2013
    08687451 EUC PARA INVEST LTD 12 Sep 2013
    08687460 EUC PARA LTD 12 Sep 2013
    08691900 LECLIPSE LTD 16 Sep 2013
    08700814 GENTLEMEN OF FEW LTD 23 Sep 2013
    08710302 ARTE TRAVELS LTD 30 Sep 2013