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
New Company Registrations
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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) Dover UK 2013 84 132,684 2012 52 118,868 % change 61.5% 11.6% Record Year 2009 (127) 2013 (132,684) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2013 25 23 36 New companies in 2012 23 7 22 % change 8.7% 228.6% 63.6% Record Year 2011 (37) 2010 (32) 2009 (64)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Dover UK 2013 73 86,170 2012 59 75,908 % change 23.7% 13.5% Record Year 2013 (73) 2009 (159,405) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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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
July August September Closed companies in 2013 29 21 23 Closed companies in 2012 18 25 16 % change 61.1% -16.0% 44% Record Year 2013 (29) 2012 (25) 2013 (23)
Net Company Growth
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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) Dover UK 2013 11 46,514 2012 -7 42,960 Record Year 2009 (80) 2013 (46,514) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2013 -4 2 13 Net growth in 2012 5 -18 6 Record Year 2009 (25) 2002 (18) 2009 (41)
UK Company Share
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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 2013 0.1% 2012 0.0% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 2009 (0.1%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2013 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2012 0.1% 0.0% 0.1% % change -2.7% 202.2% 43.5% Record Year 1995 (0.1%) 2010 (0.1%) 2009 (0.2%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2012-Sep 2013)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage SEU 15.59% CONSULTING 5.27% INVEST 8.91% MANAGEMENT 4.75% MANAGEMENT 1.62% CONSULTANCY 3.45% PLC 1.42% PROPERTY 2.53% ALL 1.42% TRADING 2.08% CONSULTING 1.21% ENGINEERING 1.83% CONSTRUCTION 1.21% LONDON 1.79% EUC 1.01% DESIGN 1.78% DOVER 1.01% BUSINESS 1.74% C 0.81% CONSTRUCTION 1.70% (DOVER) 0.81% CONSULTANTS 1.69% DES 0.81% CARE 1.64% K 0.81% ASSOCIATES 1.61% S 0.81% GLOBAL 1.59% HOME 0.81% J 1.54% LES 0.81% MEDIA 1.54% R 0.81% INVESTMENTS 1.53% CONCEPT 0.81% PROPERTIES 1.45% FOR 0.81% IT 1.39% CONSULTANCY 0.81% M 1.25% KENT 0.81% ELECTRICAL 1.20% IMPORT 0.61% BUILDING 1.19% TRADING 0.61% CAPITAL 1.19% SUPPORT 0.61% DEVELOPMENTS 1.16% OFFICE 0.61% TRAINING 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 305 46,169 None Supplied 239 260,135 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 19 17,715 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 16 34,970 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 14 54,854 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 11 25,547 85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified 9 5,576 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 7 26,675 56101 - Licensed restaurants 7 7,531 86900 - Other human health activities 6 9,203 74990 - Non-trading company 5 14,228 49410 - Freight transport by road 5 6,904 43390 - Other building completion and finishing 4 5,382 96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment 3 5,859 47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets 3 5,706 46900 - Non-specialised wholesale trade 3 3,022 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 3 8,475 41100 - Development of building projects 3 9,271 74100 - specialised design activities 3 4,171 93290 - Other amusement and recreation activities not elsewhere classified 3 2,571
Recent Companies
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