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
    08876264 LRM CONSULTING LIMITED 04 Feb 2014
    08904279 MANN LAKE UK LTD 20 Feb 2014
    08909321 BROADMEAD FOLKESTONE LIMITED 24 Feb 2014
    08914218 THE MORTGAGE CREW LTD 27 Feb 2014
    08914260 GLEN 1962 LIMITED 27 Feb 2014
    08914420 THINKBUY2LETFINANCE LTD 27 Feb 2014
    08882643 KW DOVER LIMITED 07 Feb 2014
    08895769 ALEXANDER D.C.S LIMITED 14 Feb 2014
    08897536 GREEN CYLINDER LTD 17 Feb 2014
    08898091 PRITCHARD CMS LTD 17 Feb 2014
    08899598 UN JOUR NOUVEAU LTD 18 Feb 2014
    08900245 DOUBLE RR RACING LIMITED 18 Feb 2014
    08902389 CURTIS ELECTRICAL LIMITED 19 Feb 2014
    08915586 SPORTING CARS SOLUTION LTD 27 Feb 2014
    08872816 POSEIDON PONDS LTD 03 Feb 2014
    08874224 INVICTUS SECURE MEDICAL SOLUTIONS LIMITED 04 Feb 2014
    08881279 BELLE OF THE BOARDROOM LTD 07 Feb 2014
    08901948 MBNENERGIE LTD 19 Feb 2014
    08904227 SEU GENERAL BUSINESS INTER LTD 20 Feb 2014
    08904230 SEU GENERAL BUSINESS LTD 20 Feb 2014
    08908546 MBNTRADE LIMITED 24 Feb 2014
    08910678 D'ARCO EMEA LIMITED 25 Feb 2014
    08913186 RC&O LTD 26 Feb 2014
    08914488 SPPENGINEERING LIMITED 27 Feb 2014
    08916567 H4SALON LTD 28 Feb 2014