Folkestone, Kent
Q3 2010 Business Confidence Report
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New Company Registrations
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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) Folkestone UK 2010 105 101,492 2009 146 94,671 % change -28.1% 7.2% Record Year 2004 (322) 2003 (107,203) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2010 34 40 31 New companies in 2009 51 47 48 % change -33.3% -14.9% -35.4% Record Year 2003 (186) 2005 (98) 2004 (136)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Folkestone UK 2010 178 87,705 2009 366 159,401 % change -51.4% -45.0% Record Year 2009 (366) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2010 52 52 74 Closed companies in 2009 51 112 203 % change 2.0% -53.6% -64% Record Year 2007 (144) 2008 (119) 2009 (203)
Net Company Growth
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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) Folkestone UK 2010 -73 13,787 2009 -220 -64,730 Record Year 2004 (188) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2010 -18 -12 -43 Net growth in 2009 0 -65 -155 Record Year 2003 (120) 2004 (30) 1998 (103)
UK Company Share
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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 2010 0.1% 2009 0.2% 2008 0.3% 2007 0.3% 2006 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 2004 (0.4%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2010 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2009 0.2% 0.2% 0.1% % change -38.0% -22.8% -38.1% Record Year 2003 (0.5%) 1965 (0.7%) 1998 (0.7%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2009-Sep 2010)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage - 1.68% MANAGEMENT 5.06% TRANSPORT 1.57% CONSULTING 4.99% MANAGEMENT 1.46% CONSULTANCY 3.12% TITAN 1.23% PROPERTY 2.38% HOLDING 1.01% TRADING 2.04% TRANSPORTE 0.78% ASSOCIATES 2.01% CONNECTIONS 0.67% DESIGN 1.93% FOLKESTONE 0.67% CONSTRUCTION 1.86% CONTINENTAL 0.67% BUSINESS 1.80% CONSULTING 0.56% MEDIA 1.75% TRADING 0.56% CONSULTANTS 1.73% TRANS 0.56% LONDON 1.59% SERVICE 0.56% ENGINEERING 1.59% MEDIA 0.56% INVESTMENTS 1.49% SANDGATE 0.56% CARE 1.44% EUROPE 0.56% J 1.44% COURT 0.56% INTERNATIONAL 1.43% HEALTH 0.45% GLOBAL 1.42% ENERGY 0.45% IT 1.35% CONSULTANTS 0.45% PROPERTIES 1.35% S 0.45% BUILDING 1.32% KENT 0.45% ELECTRICAL 1.30% DEVELOPMENTS 0.45% M 1.28% ALL 0.45% SYSTEMS 1.26% FOR 0.45% S 1.24%
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 699 202,902 9900 - Extra-territorial organisations 159 287 7487 - Other business activities 126 69,802 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 60 25,053 7499 - Non-trading company 42 13,408 6024 - Freight transport by road 31 2,771 99999 - Dormant Company 26 14,072 9999 - Dormant Company 24 21,484 99000 - Activities of extraterritorial organizations and bodies 23 166 7414 - Business & management consultancy 19 14,940 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 15 7,634 49410 - Freight transport by road 13 1,915 9305 - Other service activities 13 9,454 70100 - Activities of head offices 12 2,768 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 11 13,161 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 10 8,183 7415 - Holding companies including head offices 9 2,146 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 9 8,292 74990 - Non-trading company 8 7,649 98000 - Residents property management 8 3,273
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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