Dover, Kent

Q1 2014 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • January 2014 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 2014)

    A total of 73 companies were registered in Dover during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).

    This figure is an increase of 2.8% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.8% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)DoverUK
    201473150,722
    201371134,802
    % change2.8%11.8%
    Record Year 2011 (137) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2014223021
    New companies in 2013232028
    % change-4.3%50.0%-25.0%
    Record Year2012 (47)2011 (61)2011 (48)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    A total of 60 companies were dissolved in Dover during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).

    This figure is a decrease of 9.1% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 5.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)DoverUK
    20146082,370
    20136677,914
    % change-9.1%5.7%
    Record Year 2013 (66) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    January 2014 saw a new record in company closures in Dover when compared to any previous January.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2014311910
    Closed companies in 2013291918
    % change6.9%0.0%-44%
    Record Year2014 (31)2011 (23)2009 (29)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    Net company growth for Dover during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) was 13 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)DoverUK
    20141368,352
    2013556,888
    Record Year 2011 (87) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2014-91111
    Net growth in 2013-6110
    Record Year2012 (29)2011 (38)2011 (40)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    In the first quarter of 2014, Dover formed 0.0% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)Dover
    20140.0%
    20130.1%
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2011 (0.1%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20140.0%0.1%0.0%
    UK formation share in 20130.1%0.0%0.1%
    % change-10.5%38.4%-37.4%
    Record Year2012 (0.1%)2011 (0.2%)2011 (0.1%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2014 was 48.5.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 8.2% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 1.9% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Dover was in 2008 when 39.2% of all directors were female.

    24.5% of all director appointments in Dover in the first quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.4% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2013-Mar 2014)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    SEU11.50%CONSULTING5.22%
    INVEST6.24%MANAGEMENT4.67%
    MANAGEMENT2.14%CONSULTANCY3.49%
    CONSULTING1.56%PROPERTY2.64%
    DOVER1.17%TRADING2.05%
    CONSTRUCTION1.17%LONDON1.88%
    EUC0.97%ENGINEERING1.86%
    PROPERTY0.97%CARE1.79%
    PLC0.97%CONSTRUCTION1.75%
    C0.97%DESIGN1.75%
    -0.97%CONSULTANTS1.73%
    ALL0.78%BUSINESS1.71%
    ENTREPRISE0.78%PROPERTIES1.60%
    S0.78%INVESTMENTS1.60%
    EVENT0.78%GLOBAL1.58%
    BUSINESS0.78%J1.48%
    CONCEPT0.78%ASSOCIATES1.48%
    PARTNERS0.58%MEDIA1.48%
    INVESTISSEMENTS0.58%IT1.33%
    GREEN0.58%TRANSPORT1.30%
    R0.58%DEVELOPMENTS1.29%
    B0.58%BUILDING1.24%
    (DOVER)0.58%M1.21%
    TRADING0.58%CAPITAL1.20%
    REMORQUES0.58%ELECTRICAL1.19%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    99999 - Dormant Company25947,084
    None Supplied221280,210
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified1918,491
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management1837,882
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified1556,411
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified1126,700
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities927,750
    49410 - Freight transport by road78,014
    85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified65,876
    86900 - Other human health activities610,273
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing55,521
    56101 - Licensed restaurants57,965
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified58,155
    66190 - Activities auxiliary to financial intermediation not elsewhere classified41,902
    71122 - Engineering related scientific and technical consulting activities33,022
    56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands37,300
    85600 - Educational support services33,687
    93290 - Other amusement and recreation activities not elsewhere classified32,564
    47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets35,988
    80100 - Private security activities33,220

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    OC390183 D&P DESIGN & SERVICES LLP 06 Jan 2014
    08832262 AUNTIE MIMS LTD. 06 Jan 2014
    08838486 BEEHIVE EQUIPMENT LTD 09 Jan 2014
    08838588 SOUTHBANK PRACTICE LIMITED 09 Jan 2014
    08852794 EGG UK PROPERTY LTD 20 Jan 2014
    08853188 PARTNERS LOGISTICS LTD 20 Jan 2014
    08855751 M D MARINE LIMITED 22 Jan 2014
    08831802 COASTAL GAMING SYSTEMS LTD 06 Jan 2014
    08831827 DOVER MUSIC FESTIVAL LIMITED 06 Jan 2014
    08833769 EBJJ SERVICES LIMITED 07 Jan 2014
    08833797 G. ELLIOTT & SON LIMITED 07 Jan 2014
    08837536 S C INTERNATIONAL CONSULTING LIMITED 08 Jan 2014
    08838721 MOWLL LIMITED 09 Jan 2014
    08838870 GUAVA FILM LTD. 09 Jan 2014
    08843297 CARLA AGIUS ISW SERVICES LIMITED 13 Jan 2014
    08850083 OPEN VINE LTD 17 Jan 2014
    08851179 RIVAS & ASSOCIATES LIMITED 20 Jan 2014
    08853755 VAGNER CATERING LTD 21 Jan 2014
    08841789 MET CLEAN ROOM DIVISION LIMITED 13 Jan 2014
    08859233 SEU PORTE-RP INVEST LTD 23 Jan 2014
    08859245 SEU PORTE-RP LTD 23 Jan 2014
    08862282 LUCY BRADSHAW INTERIORS LIMITED 27 Jan 2014