Dover, Kent
Q3 2014 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- September 2014 saw a new record in company closures in Dover when compared to any previous September.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)
A total of 54 companies were registered in Dover during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014).
This figure is a decrease of 35.7% versus the same period last year (Q3 2013). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.1% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) Dover UK 2014 54 143,414 2013 84 132,684 % change -35.7% 8.1% Record Year 2009 (127) 2014 (143,414) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2014 17 18 19 New companies in 2013 25 23 36 % change -32.0% -21.7% -47.2% Record Year 2011 (37) 2010 (32) 2009 (64)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)
A total of 65 companies were dissolved in Dover during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014).
This figure is a decrease of 11.0% versus the same period last year (Q3 2013). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 18.0% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) Dover UK 2014 65 101,670 2013 73 86,170 % change -11.0% 18.0% Record Year 2013 (73) 2009 (159,405) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)
September 2014 saw a new record in company closures in Dover when compared to any previous September.
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2014 24 15 26 Closed companies in 2013 29 21 23 % change -17.2% -28.6% 13% Record Year 2013 (29) 2012 (25) 2014 (26)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)
Net company growth for Dover during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) was -11 companies.
third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) Dover UK 2014 -11 41,744 2013 11 46,514 Record Year 2009 (80) 2013 (46,514) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2014 -7 3 -7 Net growth in 2013 -4 2 13 Record Year 2009 (25) 2002 (18) 2009 (41)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)
In the third quarter of 2014, Dover formed 0.0% of all UK companies.
third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) Dover 2014 0.0% 2013 0.1% 2012 0.0% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 2009 (0.1%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2014 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% UK formation share in 2013 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change -38.3% -25.5% -51.6% Record Year 1995 (0.1%) 2010 (0.1%) 2009 (0.2%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)
The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2014 was 44.5.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 1.8% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 0.9% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)
The record third quarter for female directors in Dover was in 2006 when 34.1% of all directors were female.
24.5% of all director appointments in Dover in the third quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.3% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2013-Sep 2014)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage SEU 5.99% CONSULTING 5.17% INVEST 3.51% MANAGEMENT 4.63% DOVER 1.86% CONSULTANCY 3.55% CONSULTING 1.65% PROPERTY 2.62% MANAGEMENT 1.24% ENGINEERING 2.07% RAIL 1.24% CONSTRUCTION 2.05% BUSINESS 0.83% TRADING 2.00% C 0.83% LONDON 1.95% ROAD 0.83% CARE 1.94% BUILDING 0.62% TRANSPORT 1.76% INTER 0.62% DESIGN 1.70% T 0.62% CONSULTANTS 1.70% PARTNERS 0.62% PROPERTIES 1.63% EUROPEAN 0.62% BUSINESS 1.62% ASSOCIATES 0.62% J 1.53% KENT 0.62% ELECTRICAL 1.53% ENGINEERING 0.62% GLOBAL 1.51% PROPERTY 0.62% INVESTMENTS 1.50% ELECTRICAL 0.62% ASSOCIATES 1.48% M 0.62% MEDIA 1.38% ALTERNATIVE 0.62% CO., 1.36% REMORQUES 0.62% DEVELOPMENTS 1.35% CONCEPT 0.62% BUILDING 1.30% CONSULTANTS 0.62% IT 1.30% CONSTRUCTION 0.62% M 1.23%
SIC Data
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Previous 36 months, excluding companies less than 12 months old
sic code number of companies uk companies None Supplied 211 278,481 99999 - Dormant Company 205 48,286 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 18 40,717 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 15 18,890 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 12 57,264 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 8 28,224 86900 - Other human health activities 7 11,807 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 7 29,313 43390 - Other building completion and finishing 7 5,786 49410 - Freight transport by road 7 9,960 66190 - Activities auxiliary to financial intermediation not elsewhere classified 6 2,006 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 5 8,501 56101 - Licensed restaurants 5 8,546 85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified 4 6,045 47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets 4 6,327 80100 - Private security activities 4 3,169 85100 - Pre-primary education 3 1,412 90030 - Artistic creation 3 4,566 64301 - Activities of investment trusts 3 223 43290 - Other construction installation 3 3,244
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 09167230 KENT BUILDING CONTRACTORS LTD 08 Aug 2014 09169288 EUGENIUS LIMITED 11 Aug 2014 09180457 FERGUSON-LEIGH LTD 18 Aug 2014 09182708 THE WINDING HOUSE COMPANY LIMITED 20 Aug 2014 09157442 XPG HOBBIES LIMITED 01 Aug 2014 09159633 ROOFCAM LIMITED 04 Aug 2014 09161013 PROVISUAL SOLUTIONS LTD 05 Aug 2014 09172186 EUROPEAN BUSINESS MACHINE LIMITED 12 Aug 2014 09178280 TEACHING IDEAS LIMITED 15 Aug 2014 09189295 HBURES LIMITED 28 Aug 2014 09191887 VIKING HOSPITALITY LIMITED 28 Aug 2014 09192639 SAN CHAU ASSOCIATES LIMITED 29 Aug 2014 09167909 TOFFEE METERS LIMITED 08 Aug 2014 09182046 CONSTRICT CLOTHING LIMITED 19 Aug 2014 09192722 COSSU AUTO LTD 29 Aug 2014 09192768 COSSU AUTO INVEST LTD 29 Aug 2014 09193520 MARLIE COMMERCIAL GRP LTD 29 Aug 2014 09194978 AJS ANAESTHETICS LTD 29 Aug 2014
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