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Folkestone, Kent

Q1 2011 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 2011)

    A total of 158 companies were registered in Folkestone during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).

    This figure is an increase of 17.9% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)FolkestoneUK
    2011158116,391
    2010134105,137
    % change17.9%10.7%
    Record Year 2006 (333) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2011644153
    New companies in 2010383957
    % change68.4%5.1%-7.0%
    Record Year2004 (94)2002 (190)2005 (164)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    A total of 229 companies were dissolved in Folkestone during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).

    This figure is a decrease of 6.1% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.0% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)FolkestoneUK
    201122990,986
    201024482,677
    % change-6.1%10.0%
    Record Year 2009 (316) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2011638680
    Closed companies in 2010509599
    % change26.0%-9.5%-19%
    Record Year2007 (102)2010 (95)2009 (217)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    Net company growth for Folkestone during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) was -71 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)FolkestoneUK
    2011-7125,405
    2010-11022,460
    Record Year 2005 (199) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 20111-45-27
    Net growth in 2010-12-56-42
    Record Year1999 (72)2002 (145)2005 (129)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    In the first quarter of 2011, Folkestone formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)Folkestone
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.2%
    20080.2%
    20070.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2002 (0.5%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20110.2%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20100.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change45.3%-7.5%-11.3%
    Record Year1999 (0.6%)2002 (0.9%)1998 (0.6%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2011 was 47.9.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 1.5% compared to the UK figure of 3.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 10.3% compared to the UK figure of 4.3%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Folkestone was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.

    27.9% of all director appointments in Folkestone in the first quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.4% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2010-Mar 2011)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    -2.58%CONSULTING5.04%
    MANAGEMENT2.35%MANAGEMENT4.97%
    TRANSPORT2.02%CONSULTANCY3.16%
    HOLDING1.23%PROPERTY2.38%
    CONSULTING1.01%TRADING2.10%
    EUROPE0.78%DESIGN1.93%
    SANDGATE0.78%ASSOCIATES1.92%
    LOGISTIC0.67%BUSINESS1.87%
    CONSULTANTS0.67%CONSTRUCTION1.80%
    TRANS0.56%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.56%MEDIA1.69%
    TRADING0.56%ENGINEERING1.61%
    SPORTS0.56%LONDON1.60%
    PROPERTY0.56%CARE1.45%
    PRODUCTIONS0.56%J1.45%
    INTERNATIONAL0.45%GLOBAL1.44%
    EXPRESS0.45%INVESTMENTS1.43%
    KENT0.45%IT1.41%
    CLEANING0.45%PROPERTIES1.36%
    T0.45%BUILDING1.34%
    L0.45%M1.30%
    CIC0.45%ELECTRICAL1.28%
    ROAD0.45%S1.24%
    SUPPLIES0.45%INTERNATIONAL1.23%
    DRIVER0.45%SYSTEMS1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied563202,798
    7487 - Other business activities12360,968
    9900 - Extra-territorial organisations100208
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified5530,253
    74990 - Non-trading company328,695
    9999 - Dormant Company2419,765
    6024 - Freight transport by road222,299
    99999 - Dormant Company1618,336
    7414 - Business & management consultancy1612,916
    99000 - Activities of extraterritorial organizations and bodies16162
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management1516,150
    49410 - Freight transport by road142,167
    9305 - Other service activities138,740
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering126,183
    7499 - Non-trading company1111,316
    98000 - Residents property management93,154
    70100 - Activities of head offices92,849
    7415 - Holding companies including head offices81,769
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply87,000
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities710,246

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07509904 ESPYDER LIMITED 31 Jan 2011
    07508977 MARTELLO SEARCH AND SECURITY LIMITED 28 Jan 2011
    07508845 NEUE ROBINSONLISTE LIMITED 28 Jan 2011
    07500318 SAVVY CONCIERGE SERVICES LIMITED 20 Jan 2011
    07499627 ALL NATIONS CHAPEL 20 Jan 2011
    07497099 FIRST KNIGHT IT CONSULTANTS LIMITED 18 Jan 2011
    07492905 CREATED 4 YOU LIMITED 14 Jan 2011
    07490175 OPENSOURCE RESOURCE MANAGEMENT LIMITED 12 Jan 2011
    07489268 YOOKOS LIMITED 11 Jan 2011
    07487334 GUILDFORD ROOFING CONTRACTORS LTD 10 Jan 2011
    07486873 A LEO SUPPLIES LIMITED 10 Jan 2011
    07486596 BARRETT MANAGEMENT LIMITED 10 Jan 2011
    07485548 INTERSENTINEL LIMITED 07 Jan 2011
    07482972 DAEMON SERVERS UK LIMITED 05 Jan 2011
    07482564 SHEPWAY DISABLED SUPPLIES LIMITED 05 Jan 2011
    07480927 TRAINING & ORGANIZATION CONSULTANTS LTD. 04 Jan 2011
    07504460 STOREMAN LIMITED 25 Jan 2011
    07504305 COLGATE SUPPORT LIMITED 25 Jan 2011
    07502854 DSR GRUPPE ENTSORGUNGSFACHLOGISTIC LIMITED 24 Jan 2011
    07497302 H & I KLINGBEIL TRANS LIMITED 19 Jan 2011
    07486716 EUROPEAN TRADING CORPORATION LIMITED 10 Jan 2011
    07484328 ROXIMO LIMITED 06 Jan 2011
    07482957 WILLOWBROOK MANAGEMENT COMPANY (DEVIZES) LIMITED 05 Jan 2011
    07482854 DIAMOND PROTECTIVE SERVICES LTD 05 Jan 2011
    07480946 IMSUL LIMITED 04 Jan 2011