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

  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 (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)DoverUK
    201454143,414
    201384132,684
    % change-35.7%8.1%
    Record Year 2009 (127) 2014 (143,414)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2014171819
    New companies in 2013252336
    % change-32.0%-21.7%-47.2%
    Record Year2011 (37)2010 (32)2009 (64)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)DoverUK
    201465101,670
    20137386,170
    % change-11.0%18.0%
    Record Year 2013 (73) 2009 (159,405)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2014241526
    Closed companies in 2013292123
    % change-17.2%-28.6%13%
    Record Year2013 (29)2012 (25)2014 (26)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)DoverUK
    2014-1141,744
    20131146,514
    Record Year 2009 (80) 2013 (46,514)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2014-73-7
    Net growth in 2013-4213
    Record Year2009 (25)2002 (18)2009 (41)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20140.0%
    20130.1%
    20120.0%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2009 (0.1%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20140.0%0.0%0.0%
    UK formation share in 20130.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change-38.3%-25.5%-51.6%
    Record Year1995 (0.1%)2010 (0.1%)2009 (0.2%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    SEU5.99%CONSULTING5.17%
    INVEST3.51%MANAGEMENT4.63%
    DOVER1.86%CONSULTANCY3.55%
    CONSULTING1.65%PROPERTY2.62%
    MANAGEMENT1.24%ENGINEERING2.07%
    RAIL1.24%CONSTRUCTION2.05%
    BUSINESS0.83%TRADING2.00%
    C0.83%LONDON1.95%
    ROAD0.83%CARE1.94%
    BUILDING0.62%TRANSPORT1.76%
    INTER0.62%DESIGN1.70%
    T0.62%CONSULTANTS1.70%
    PARTNERS0.62%PROPERTIES1.63%
    EUROPEAN0.62%BUSINESS1.62%
    ASSOCIATES0.62%J1.53%
    KENT0.62%ELECTRICAL1.53%
    ENGINEERING0.62%GLOBAL1.51%
    PROPERTY0.62%INVESTMENTS1.50%
    ELECTRICAL0.62%ASSOCIATES1.48%
    M0.62%MEDIA1.38%
    ALTERNATIVE0.62%CO.,1.36%
    REMORQUES0.62%DEVELOPMENTS1.35%
    CONCEPT0.62%BUILDING1.30%
    CONSULTANTS0.62%IT1.30%
    CONSTRUCTION0.62%M1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied211278,481
    99999 - Dormant Company20548,286
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management1840,717
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified1518,890
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified1257,264
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified828,224
    86900 - Other human health activities711,807
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities729,313
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing75,786
    49410 - Freight transport by road79,960
    66190 - Activities auxiliary to financial intermediation not elsewhere classified62,006
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified58,501
    56101 - Licensed restaurants58,546
    85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified46,045
    47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets46,327
    80100 - Private security activities43,169
    85100 - Pre-primary education31,412
    90030 - Artistic creation34,566
    64301 - Activities of investment trusts3223
    43290 - Other construction installation33,244

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION 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