Dover, Kent
Q1 2015 Business Confidence Report
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
A total of 71 companies were registered in Dover during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).
This figure is a decrease of 2.7% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 6.9% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Dover UK 2015 71 161,156 2014 73 150,722 % change -2.7% 6.9% Record Year 2011 (137) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2015 32 16 23 New companies in 2014 22 30 21 % change 45.5% -46.7% 9.5% Record Year 2012 (47) 2011 (61) 2011 (48)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
A total of 48 companies were dissolved in Dover during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).
This figure is a decrease of 20.0% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Dover UK 2015 48 89,523 2014 60 82,370 % change -20.0% 8.7% Record Year 2013 (66) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2015 15 7 26 Closed companies in 2014 31 19 10 % change -51.6% -63.2% 160% Record Year 2014 (31) 2011 (23) 2009 (29)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
Net company growth for Dover during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) was 23 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Dover UK 2015 23 71,633 2014 13 68,352 Record Year 2011 (87) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2015 17 9 -3 Net growth in 2014 -9 11 11 Record Year 2012 (29) 2011 (38) 2011 (40)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
In the first quarter of 2015, Dover formed 0.0% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Dover 2015 0.0% 2014 0.0% 2013 0.1% 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 2011 (0.1%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2015 0.1% 0.0% 0.0% UK formation share in 2014 0.0% 0.1% 0.0% % change 42.7% -50.9% -0.3% Record Year 2012 (0.1%) 2011 (0.2%) 2011 (0.1%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2015 was 46.3.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 8.0% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.2% compared to the UK figure of 3.6%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
The record first quarter for female directors in Dover was in 2008 when 39.2% of all directors were female.
25.4% of all director appointments in Dover in the first quarter of 2015 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 2014-Mar 2015)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage SEU 4.28% CONSULTING 5.23% INVEST 3.43% MANAGEMENT 4.56% DOVER 2.14% CONSULTANCY 3.62% RAIL 1.50% PROPERTY 2.72% MANAGEMENT 1.07% CONSTRUCTION 2.19% (DOVER) 1.07% CARE 2.13% KENT 1.07% ENGINEERING 2.12% BUILDING 1.07% LONDON 1.91% ENGINEERING 0.86% TRADING 1.88% ROAD 0.86% TRANSPORT 1.82% EVANS 0.86% ELECTRICAL 1.76% J 0.86% DESIGN 1.65% C 0.86% PROPERTIES 1.63% (KENT) 0.64% CO., 1.58% DA 0.64% J 1.55% M 0.64% CONSULTANTS 1.54% CENTRE 0.64% BUSINESS 1.49% ELECTRICAL 0.64% INVESTMENTS 1.49% CONSTRUCTION 0.64% GLOBAL 1.46% CONCEPT 0.64% ASSOCIATES 1.44% SUPPORT 0.64% DEVELOPMENTS 1.36% K 0.64% BUILDING 1.31% PLUMBING 0.64% IT 1.30% EAST 0.64% MEDIA 1.28% PLANT 0.64% M 1.27%
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 179 288,953 99999 - Dormant Company 134 49,474 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 21 43,081 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 11 19,098 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 11 29,218 86900 - Other human health activities 10 13,990 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 10 58,522 80100 - Private security activities 9 3,008 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 9 30,825 49410 - Freight transport by road 7 12,485 66190 - Activities auxiliary to financial intermediation not elsewhere classified 7 1,941 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 5 9,080 43390 - Other building completion and finishing 5 6,052 43290 - Other construction installation 4 3,281 56290 - Other food services 4 4,729 52290 - Other transportation support activities 4 1,399 41202 - Construction of domestic buildings 4 7,797 47190 - Other retail sale in non-specialised stores 4 3,835 68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis 4 6,154 47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets 4 6,557
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 09372153 PHR MERCHANDISING LTD 02 Jan 2015 09395506 BEECHELLE LTD 19 Jan 2015 09414538 Y.L.B LTD 30 Jan 2015 09374764 TEAL PROJECT CONSULTANCY LIMITED 06 Jan 2015 09377414 OVERSEAS FISHING VESSELS LEASING LIMITED 07 Jan 2015 09382106 C VELVICK & SON LIMITED 09 Jan 2015 09383088 ALLSTAR TRAVEL LTD 12 Jan 2015 09388405 AZAHAR LTD 14 Jan 2015 09389454 PHOENIX MOTORCYCLES LTD 14 Jan 2015 09401032 RDM JOINERYKENT LTD 22 Jan 2015 09401571 EURO ROAD ASSISTANCE LTD 22 Jan 2015 09402201 HALL ELECTRICAL AND RENEWABLES LIMITED 22 Jan 2015 09371736 INFANT JESES LIMITED 02 Jan 2015 09376805 CEVIM INVEST LTD 07 Jan 2015 09377396 CEVIM LTD 07 Jan 2015 09377397 SEU MANAGEMENT & SUPPORT LTD 07 Jan 2015 09377409 SEU CONCEPT TRAVAUX LTD 07 Jan 2015 09377419 SEU MANAGEMENT & SUPPORT INVEST LTD 07 Jan 2015 09377515 SEU PRODIMEX INVEST LTD 07 Jan 2015 09395144 SEU GBM INVEST LTD 19 Jan 2015 09395157 SEU GBM LTD 19 Jan 2015 09395290 SEU SHINE INVEST LTD 19 Jan 2015 09395846 SEU SHINE LTD 19 Jan 2015 09406245 MLN BELGIQUE LTD 26 Jan 2015 09408838 EUC ORCHIDEE PLC 27 Jan 2015
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