Dover, Kent
Q1 2015 Business Confidence Report
Contents
New Company Registrations
-
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
-
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)
-
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
-
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
-
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
-
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
-
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
-
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
-
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
-
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
-
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
-
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
-
Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 09470931 WHITECLIFFS PLUMBING & HEATING LIMITED 04 Mar 2015 09471899 HGM SERVICES LTD 05 Mar 2015 09476858 ALL THINGS METAL LIMITED 09 Mar 2015 09482990 THE OLD KENT BARN LTD 11 Mar 2015 09471776 TRIDAX LIMITED 05 Mar 2015 09480575 THE FLOOR STORE (KENT) LIMITED 10 Mar 2015 09482116 SHILOH MORGAN LIMITED 10 Mar 2015 09490371 CABLE RECYCLING DOT COM LIMITED 14 Mar 2015 09490377 JOB DONE DOT COM LIMITED 14 Mar 2015 09497536 ATLAS FINANCIAL CONSULTANTS LIMITED 19 Mar 2015 09508063 TOLIZ VENTURES LIMITED 25 Mar 2015 09511143 ELM FARM BUILDING LIMITED 26 Mar 2015 09514736 AMITA SERVICES LTD 27 Mar 2015 09515098 TECHNI BATIMENT LTD 27 Mar 2015 09520162 JOHN PLANT (DOVER) LIMITED 31 Mar 2015 09466869 VK & GK SOLUTIONS LTD 03 Mar 2015 09491449 JKD DOVER LIMITED 16 Mar 2015 09498635 SIGNATUREWOMEN LIMITED 19 Mar 2015 09500961 ERIC ROAD TEST CENTRE LIMITED 20 Mar 2015 09502830 FENCES & HORSES LTD 23 Mar 2015 09513987 JF MOTORS (DOVER) LTD 27 Mar 2015 09517146 JOE WARDLE LIMITED 30 Mar 2015 09519675 ANDY'S GARAGE DOVER LIMITED 31 Mar 2015
reports
Select a report from the list below: