Folkestone, Kent
Q1 2010 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- February 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Folkestone when compared to any previous February.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
A total of 134 companies were registered in Folkestone during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).
This figure is a decrease of 13.5% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.5% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) Folkestone UK 2010 134 105,137 2009 155 91,034 % change -13.5% 15.5% Record Year 2006 (333) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2010 38 39 57 New companies in 2009 51 44 60 % change -25.5% -11.4% -5.0% Record Year 2004 (94) 2002 (190) 2005 (164)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
A total of 244 companies were dissolved in Folkestone during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).
This figure is a decrease of 22.8% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 23.5% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) Folkestone UK 2010 244 82,677 2009 316 108,060 % change -22.8% -23.5% Record Year 2009 (316) 2009 (108,060) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
February 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Folkestone when compared to any previous February.
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2010 50 95 99 Closed companies in 2009 38 61 217 % change 31.6% 55.7% -54% Record Year 2007 (102) 2010 (95) 2009 (217)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
Net company growth for Folkestone during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) was -110 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) Folkestone UK 2010 -110 22,460 2009 -161 -17,026 Record Year 2005 (199) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2010 -12 -56 -42 Net growth in 2009 13 -17 -157 Record Year 1999 (72) 2002 (145) 2005 (129)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
In the first quarter of 2010, Folkestone formed 0.1% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) Folkestone 2010 0.1% 2009 0.2% 2008 0.2% 2007 0.2% 2006 0.3% Record Year (since 1960) 2002 (0.5%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2010 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2009 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% % change -30.9% -24.1% -21.1% Record Year 1999 (0.6%) 2002 (0.9%) 1998 (0.6%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2010 was 48.6.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 1.5% compared to the UK figure of 2.0%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 7.6% compared to the UK figure of 4.9%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
The record first quarter for female directors in Folkestone was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
22.5% of all director appointments in Folkestone in the first quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 24.7% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2009-Mar 2010)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage TITAN 1.10% MANAGEMENT 5.01% - 1.10% CONSULTING 4.60% MEDIA 0.90% CONSULTANCY 2.87% CONSULTING 0.90% PROPERTY 2.50% TRANS 0.80% ASSOCIATES 2.04% MANAGEMENT 0.80% TRADING 1.93% TRANSPORTE 0.80% DESIGN 1.91% PROPERTY 0.70% CONSTRUCTION 1.87% BUSINESS 0.70% MEDIA 1.84% MARKETING 0.70% BUSINESS 1.74% CONNECTIONS 0.60% INTERNATIONAL 1.73% TRADING 0.60% CONSULTANTS 1.63% CONSTRUCTION 0.60% ENGINEERING 1.54% INTERNATIONAL 0.60% J 1.48% (FOLKESTONE) 0.50% LONDON 1.45% SYSTEMS 0.50% INVESTMENTS 1.45% RESEARCH 0.50% GROUP 1.37% J 0.50% GLOBAL 1.35% TRAVEL 0.50% PROPERTIES 1.35% HOLDING 0.50% BUILDING 1.34% HEALTH 0.50% CARE 1.33% GROUP 0.50% ELECTRICAL 1.30% CONSULTANTS 0.50% M 1.28% KENT 0.50% SYSTEMS 1.25% CLEANING 0.50% S 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 820 228,645 9900 - Extra-territorial organisations 254 405 7487 - Other business activities 149 74,904 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 76 26,974 7499 - Non-trading company 42 15,398 6024 - Freight transport by road 41 3,665 99999 - Dormant Company 32 13,808 9999 - Dormant Company 27 19,948 99000 - Activities of extraterritorial organizations and bodies 24 169 70100 - Activities of head offices 22 3,137 7414 - Business & management consultancy 21 17,003 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 16 9,325 7260 - Other computer related activities 14 10,331 9305 - Other service activities 14 9,038 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 13 14,007 49410 - Freight transport by road 12 2,152 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 11 9,943 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 10 8,154 98000 - Residents property management 10 3,892 74990 - Non-trading company 8 8,149
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 07157945 FUDGE KITCHEN LTD 15 Feb 2010 07153379 RECOOP RENEWABLE ENERGY LIMITED 10 Feb 2010 07143981 SUNBURST PACIFIC FILMS LIMITED 02 Feb 2010 OC352065 ALASTAIR BIGGART TUNNELLING LLP 05 Feb 2010 07171539 SCCONE LTD 26 Feb 2010 07171431 HYGIENEWINKEL LTD 26 Feb 2010 07169758 VICA 2 LTD. 25 Feb 2010 07167831 STOUTMOEDIGH LTD. 24 Feb 2010 07165263 SNB PROMOTIONS LIMITED 23 Feb 2010 07165111 PHARMA IP LIMITED 22 Feb 2010 07162428 MENTAL PHYSICS LTD 18 Feb 2010 07154310 JAY BRAVE LIMITED 11 Feb 2010 07153679 HVDBF LTD. 10 Feb 2010 07151005 RUFA LTD. 09 Feb 2010 07149806 DEPARTMENT OF DOING UK LIMITED 08 Feb 2010 07144282 EAST FOLKESTONE ECUMENICAL PARTNERSHIP 02 Feb 2010 07141975 DUTCH MEDIA RESOURCES LTD. 01 Feb 2010 07166779 MCI SALES LTD 23 Feb 2010 07165444 KIAVI LIMITED 23 Feb 2010 07162946 FASHION-I LTD 19 Feb 2010 07154318 OFFICE SURPLUS DIRECT LTD 11 Feb 2010 07151130 S.I.R.T. SPEZIAL - INDUSTRIE - REINIGUNG U. TRANSPORTE LIMITED 09 Feb 2010 07149196 DIAMOND CAFE LIMITED 08 Feb 2010 07145908 WORLD OF HEALTH AND FITNESS LIMITED 04 Feb 2010 07145835 MK INFOTECH SERVICES LIMITED 04 Feb 2010
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