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
New Company Registrations
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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) Dover UK 2014 73 150,722 2013 71 134,802 % change 2.8% 11.8% Record Year 2011 (137) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2014 22 30 21 New companies in 2013 23 20 28 % change -4.3% 50.0% -25.0% Record Year 2012 (47) 2011 (61) 2011 (48)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Dover UK 2014 60 82,370 2013 66 77,914 % change -9.1% 5.7% Record Year 2013 (66) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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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
January February March Closed companies in 2014 31 19 10 Closed companies in 2013 29 19 18 % change 6.9% 0.0% -44% Record Year 2014 (31) 2011 (23) 2009 (29)
Net Company Growth
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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) Dover UK 2014 13 68,352 2013 5 56,888 Record Year 2011 (87) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2014 -9 11 11 Net growth in 2013 -6 1 10 Record Year 2012 (29) 2011 (38) 2011 (40)
UK Company Share
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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 2014 0.0% 2013 0.1% 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 2011 (0.1%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2014 0.0% 0.1% 0.0% UK formation share in 2013 0.1% 0.0% 0.1% % change -10.5% 38.4% -37.4% Record Year 2012 (0.1%) 2011 (0.2%) 2011 (0.1%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2013-Mar 2014)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage SEU 11.50% CONSULTING 5.22% INVEST 6.24% MANAGEMENT 4.67% MANAGEMENT 2.14% CONSULTANCY 3.49% CONSULTING 1.56% PROPERTY 2.64% DOVER 1.17% TRADING 2.05% CONSTRUCTION 1.17% LONDON 1.88% EUC 0.97% ENGINEERING 1.86% PROPERTY 0.97% CARE 1.79% PLC 0.97% CONSTRUCTION 1.75% C 0.97% DESIGN 1.75% - 0.97% CONSULTANTS 1.73% ALL 0.78% BUSINESS 1.71% ENTREPRISE 0.78% PROPERTIES 1.60% S 0.78% INVESTMENTS 1.60% EVENT 0.78% GLOBAL 1.58% BUSINESS 0.78% J 1.48% CONCEPT 0.78% ASSOCIATES 1.48% PARTNERS 0.58% MEDIA 1.48% INVESTISSEMENTS 0.58% IT 1.33% GREEN 0.58% TRANSPORT 1.30% R 0.58% DEVELOPMENTS 1.29% B 0.58% BUILDING 1.24% (DOVER) 0.58% M 1.21% TRADING 0.58% CAPITAL 1.20% REMORQUES 0.58% ELECTRICAL 1.19%
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 259 47,084 None Supplied 221 280,210 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 19 18,491 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 18 37,882 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 15 56,411 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 11 26,700 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 9 27,750 49410 - Freight transport by road 7 8,014 85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified 6 5,876 86900 - Other human health activities 6 10,273 43390 - Other building completion and finishing 5 5,521 56101 - Licensed restaurants 5 7,965 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 5 8,155 66190 - Activities auxiliary to financial intermediation not elsewhere classified 4 1,902 71122 - Engineering related scientific and technical consulting activities 3 3,022 56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands 3 7,300 85600 - Educational support services 3 3,687 93290 - Other amusement and recreation activities not elsewhere classified 3 2,564 47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets 3 5,988 80100 - Private security activities 3 3,220
Recent Companies
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