Dover, Kent

Q1 2015 Business Confidence Report

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 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)DoverUK
    201571161,156
    201473150,722
    % change-2.7%6.9%
    Record Year 2011 (137) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2015321623
    New companies in 2014223021
    % change45.5%-46.7%9.5%
    Record Year2012 (47)2011 (61)2011 (48)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)DoverUK
    20154889,523
    20146082,370
    % change-20.0%8.7%
    Record Year 2013 (66) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 201515726
    Closed companies in 2014311910
    % change-51.6%-63.2%160%
    Record Year2014 (31)2011 (23)2009 (29)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)DoverUK
    20152371,633
    20141368,352
    Record Year 2011 (87) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2015179-3
    Net growth in 2014-91111
    Record Year2012 (29)2011 (38)2011 (40)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20150.0%
    20140.0%
    20130.1%
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2011 (0.1%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20150.1%0.0%0.0%
    UK formation share in 20140.0%0.1%0.0%
    % change42.7%-50.9%-0.3%
    Record Year2012 (0.1%)2011 (0.2%)2011 (0.1%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2014-Mar 2015)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    SEU4.28%CONSULTING5.23%
    INVEST3.43%MANAGEMENT4.56%
    DOVER2.14%CONSULTANCY3.62%
    RAIL1.50%PROPERTY2.72%
    MANAGEMENT1.07%CONSTRUCTION2.19%
    (DOVER)1.07%CARE2.13%
    KENT1.07%ENGINEERING2.12%
    BUILDING1.07%LONDON1.91%
    ENGINEERING0.86%TRADING1.88%
    ROAD0.86%TRANSPORT1.82%
    EVANS0.86%ELECTRICAL1.76%
    J0.86%DESIGN1.65%
    C0.86%PROPERTIES1.63%
    (KENT)0.64%CO.,1.58%
    DA0.64%J1.55%
    M0.64%CONSULTANTS1.54%
    CENTRE0.64%BUSINESS1.49%
    ELECTRICAL0.64%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    CONSTRUCTION0.64%GLOBAL1.46%
    CONCEPT0.64%ASSOCIATES1.44%
    SUPPORT0.64%DEVELOPMENTS1.36%
    K0.64%BUILDING1.31%
    PLUMBING0.64%IT1.30%
    EAST0.64%MEDIA1.28%
    PLANT0.64%M1.27%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied179288,953
    99999 - Dormant Company13449,474
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management2143,081
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified1119,098
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified1129,218
    86900 - Other human health activities1013,990
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified1058,522
    80100 - Private security activities93,008
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities930,825
    49410 - Freight transport by road712,485
    66190 - Activities auxiliary to financial intermediation not elsewhere classified71,941
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified59,080
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing56,052
    43290 - Other construction installation43,281
    56290 - Other food services44,729
    52290 - Other transportation support activities41,399
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings47,797
    47190 - Other retail sale in non-specialised stores43,835
    68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis46,154
    47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets46,557

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    09446919 JJ.RMN/RGN LIMITED 18 Feb 2015
    09454486 SOUTH EAST KENT CHIMNEY SWEEPS LIMITED 24 Feb 2015
    09459178 GREG ELLIS CONSULTANCY LTD 26 Feb 2015
    09459646 SEA DRAGON DESIGN LTD 26 Feb 2015
    09419708 ELIZA JAY SOCIAL CARE LTD 03 Feb 2015
    09421813 K RIX CONTRACTORS LIMITED 04 Feb 2015
    09428352 REDUCE REUSE RECYCLE LIMITED 09 Feb 2015
    09431352 MACHINERY AND PLANT ENGINEERING LIMITED 10 Feb 2015
    09437647 CAVELL-ANGELLA LIMITED 12 Feb 2015
    09438057 ETHICAL PLUMBING LIMITED 13 Feb 2015
    09421991 CNC PERFORMANCE DEVELOPMENTS LTD 04 Feb 2015
    09426022 EQUINOX GOLDEN COMPANY LTD 06 Feb 2015
    09427729 STAPLES MEDICAL LIMITED 09 Feb 2015
    09437228 DOVER WATERFRONT LIMITED 12 Feb 2015
    09439766 MICHAEL RIX BUILDING LIMITED 13 Feb 2015
    09452325 F & M HOMES LIMITED 21 Feb 2015