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
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 07379040 WENDERS HORSE POWER LTD 16 Sep 2010 OC357567 WORK WITHOUT WALLS LLP 01 Sep 2010 07391346 BIZNESIMEX LIMITED 29 Sep 2010 07387789 DERMAVIE LTD. 27 Sep 2010 07382976 SBML TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED 21 Sep 2010 07374015 LONGSHAW ASSOCIATES LIMITED 13 Sep 2010 07373925 DESTINATION EAST LIMITED 13 Sep 2010 07373111 CALYPTO LTD. 13 Sep 2010 07373108 ELSWIJK MONTAGE LTD. 13 Sep 2010 07372032 NICHE FICTION LIMITED 10 Sep 2010 07368244 PEBBLE WHITE LIMITED 07 Sep 2010 07367997 MARIA JORDAN LIMITED 07 Sep 2010 07365381 SMN EUROPE LIMITED 03 Sep 2010 07364362 ABORA HOLDING LTD 02 Sep 2010 07364320 ACQUITANIA LIFE SCIENCES LTD. 02 Sep 2010 07393526 AZH LIMITED 30 Sep 2010 07393426 EUROEXPRESS TRANSPORT & LOGISTIC LIMITED 30 Sep 2010 07385848 19 GRIMSTON GARDENS LTD 23 Sep 2010 07384931 MAISON HOMES (FRANCE) LIMITED 22 Sep 2010 07382678 LLOYD COURT LEASEHOLDERS' RTM COMPANY LIMITED 21 Sep 2010 07379670 TRAPEEZE LTD 17 Sep 2010 07376653 SANDGATE SPORTS CLUB LIMITED 15 Sep 2010 07376077 SPORTS AND LEISURE MAINTAINANCE LIMITED 14 Sep 2010 07375001 FOWLER PLANNING SERVICES LIMITED 14 Sep 2010 07374387 SANDGATE FILMS LTD 13 Sep 2010
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