Folkestone, Kent

Q3 2010 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 (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    A total of 105 companies were registered in Folkestone during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).

    This figure is a decrease of 28.1% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 7.2% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)FolkestoneUK
    2010105101,492
    200914694,671
    % change-28.1%7.2%
    Record Year 2004 (322) 2003 (107,203)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2010344031
    New companies in 2009514748
    % change-33.3%-14.9%-35.4%
    Record Year2003 (186)2005 (98)2004 (136)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    A total of 178 companies were dissolved in Folkestone during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).

    This figure is a decrease of 51.4% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 45.0% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)FolkestoneUK
    201017887,705
    2009366159,401
    % change-51.4%-45.0%
    Record Year 2009 (366) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2010525274
    Closed companies in 200951112203
    % change2.0%-53.6%-64%
    Record Year2007 (144)2008 (119)2009 (203)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    Net company growth for Folkestone during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) was -73 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)FolkestoneUK
    2010-7313,787
    2009-220-64,730
    Record Year 2004 (188) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2010-18-12-43
    Net growth in 20090-65-155
    Record Year2003 (120)2004 (30)1998 (103)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    In the third quarter of 2010, Folkestone formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)Folkestone
    20100.1%
    20090.2%
    20080.3%
    20070.3%
    20060.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2004 (0.4%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20100.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20090.2%0.2%0.1%
    % change-38.0%-22.8%-38.1%
    Record Year2003 (0.5%)1965 (0.7%)1998 (0.7%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2010 was 46.4.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.3% compared to the UK figure of 2.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 6.2% compared to the UK figure of 4.4%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Folkestone was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.

    26.8% of all director appointments in Folkestone in the third quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.2% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Sep 2009-Sep 2010)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    -1.68%MANAGEMENT5.06%
    TRANSPORT1.57%CONSULTING4.99%
    MANAGEMENT1.46%CONSULTANCY3.12%
    TITAN1.23%PROPERTY2.38%
    HOLDING1.01%TRADING2.04%
    TRANSPORTE0.78%ASSOCIATES2.01%
    CONNECTIONS0.67%DESIGN1.93%
    FOLKESTONE0.67%CONSTRUCTION1.86%
    CONTINENTAL0.67%BUSINESS1.80%
    CONSULTING0.56%MEDIA1.75%
    TRADING0.56%CONSULTANTS1.73%
    TRANS0.56%LONDON1.59%
    SERVICE0.56%ENGINEERING1.59%
    MEDIA0.56%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    SANDGATE0.56%CARE1.44%
    EUROPE0.56%J1.44%
    COURT0.56%INTERNATIONAL1.43%
    HEALTH0.45%GLOBAL1.42%
    ENERGY0.45%IT1.35%
    CONSULTANTS0.45%PROPERTIES1.35%
    S0.45%BUILDING1.32%
    KENT0.45%ELECTRICAL1.30%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.45%M1.28%
    ALL0.45%SYSTEMS1.26%
    FOR0.45%S1.24%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied699202,902
    9900 - Extra-territorial organisations159287
    7487 - Other business activities12669,802
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified6025,053
    7499 - Non-trading company4213,408
    6024 - Freight transport by road312,771
    99999 - Dormant Company2614,072
    9999 - Dormant Company2421,484
    99000 - Activities of extraterritorial organizations and bodies23166
    7414 - Business & management consultancy1914,940
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering157,634
    49410 - Freight transport by road131,915
    9305 - Other service activities139,454
    70100 - Activities of head offices122,768
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management1113,161
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply108,183
    7415 - Holding companies including head offices92,146
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities98,292
    74990 - Non-trading company87,649
    98000 - Residents property management83,273

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07337490 PETER CARROLL WHY NOT CAMPAIGN? LIMITED 05 Aug 2010
    07361101 ESMATH HOLDINGS LTD 31 Aug 2010
    07360942 NEFERTITI CYPRUS LTD. 31 Aug 2010
    07360753 GUILDFORD PROPERTY SERVICES LTD 31 Aug 2010
    07358176 PRINT IT FOR ME.COM LIMITED 26 Aug 2010
    07351259 ILLUMIN DISTRIBUTION LIMITED 19 Aug 2010
    07350410 KAFFEECO LIMITED 19 Aug 2010
    07349718 NPC HANDELSGRUPPEN LIMITED 18 Aug 2010
    07348217 CONCRETE LINE PUMP LIMITED 17 Aug 2010
    07345661 PEGASUS COMMISSIONING SERVICES CIC 13 Aug 2010
    07344792 SPEEDING FUTURE LTD. 12 Aug 2010
    07344093 GOODBOY LIMITED 12 Aug 2010
    07343644 GLASS VEGAS LTD 12 Aug 2010
    07338577 EREADABLE LIMITED 06 Aug 2010
    07338332 AGILE STRATEGIC CONSULTING LIMITED 06 Aug 2010
    07337504 LATIN TOUCH EVENTS LTD. 05 Aug 2010
    07337372 14BEAUFORT LTD. 05 Aug 2010
    07360368 G.D.F. TRANSPORT & DRIVER SERVICE LIMITED 31 Aug 2010
    07360363 HEST TRANSPORT LIMITED 31 Aug 2010
    07357007 ACTIVE SPORTS AND FITNESS LIMITED 25 Aug 2010
    07354093 SANDGATE KITCHENS & BATHROOMS LTD 24 Aug 2010
    07345575 FOLKESTONE FRINGE FESTIVAL CIC 13 Aug 2010
    07342837 PUTZEL PARTNERS LIMITED 11 Aug 2010
    07342835 BARCODE MOBILE BARS LIMITED 11 Aug 2010
    07337966 T L TRADING + LOGISTICS LIMITED 06 Aug 2010