Folkestone, Kent
Q1 2011 Business Confidence Report
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New Company Registrations
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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) Folkestone UK 2011 158 116,391 2010 134 105,137 % change 17.9% 10.7% Record Year 2006 (333) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2011 64 41 53 New companies in 2010 38 39 57 % change 68.4% 5.1% -7.0% Record Year 2004 (94) 2002 (190) 2005 (164)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Folkestone UK 2011 229 90,986 2010 244 82,677 % change -6.1% 10.0% Record Year 2009 (316) 2009 (108,060) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2011 63 86 80 Closed companies in 2010 50 95 99 % change 26.0% -9.5% -19% Record Year 2007 (102) 2010 (95) 2009 (217)
Net Company Growth
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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) Folkestone UK 2011 -71 25,405 2010 -110 22,460 Record Year 2005 (199) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2011 1 -45 -27 Net growth in 2010 -12 -56 -42 Record Year 1999 (72) 2002 (145) 2005 (129)
UK Company Share
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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 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.2% 2008 0.2% 2007 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 2002 (0.5%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2011 0.2% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2010 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change 45.3% -7.5% -11.3% Record Year 1999 (0.6%) 2002 (0.9%) 1998 (0.6%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2010-Mar 2011)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage - 2.58% CONSULTING 5.04% MANAGEMENT 2.35% MANAGEMENT 4.97% TRANSPORT 2.02% CONSULTANCY 3.16% HOLDING 1.23% PROPERTY 2.38% CONSULTING 1.01% TRADING 2.10% EUROPE 0.78% DESIGN 1.93% SANDGATE 0.78% ASSOCIATES 1.92% LOGISTIC 0.67% BUSINESS 1.87% CONSULTANTS 0.67% CONSTRUCTION 1.80% TRANS 0.56% CONSULTANTS 1.76% DEVELOPMENTS 0.56% MEDIA 1.69% TRADING 0.56% ENGINEERING 1.61% SPORTS 0.56% LONDON 1.60% PROPERTY 0.56% CARE 1.45% PRODUCTIONS 0.56% J 1.45% INTERNATIONAL 0.45% GLOBAL 1.44% EXPRESS 0.45% INVESTMENTS 1.43% KENT 0.45% IT 1.41% CLEANING 0.45% PROPERTIES 1.36% T 0.45% BUILDING 1.34% L 0.45% M 1.30% CIC 0.45% ELECTRICAL 1.28% ROAD 0.45% S 1.24% SUPPLIES 0.45% INTERNATIONAL 1.23% DRIVER 0.45% SYSTEMS 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 563 202,798 7487 - Other business activities 123 60,968 9900 - Extra-territorial organisations 100 208 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 55 30,253 74990 - Non-trading company 32 8,695 9999 - Dormant Company 24 19,765 6024 - Freight transport by road 22 2,299 99999 - Dormant Company 16 18,336 7414 - Business & management consultancy 16 12,916 99000 - Activities of extraterritorial organizations and bodies 16 162 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 15 16,150 49410 - Freight transport by road 14 2,167 9305 - Other service activities 13 8,740 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 12 6,183 7499 - Non-trading company 11 11,316 98000 - Residents property management 9 3,154 70100 - Activities of head offices 9 2,849 7415 - Holding companies including head offices 8 1,769 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 8 7,000 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 7 10,246
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 07504032 LETRA ENGINEERING LIMITED 24 Jan 2011 07511028 VISIT WATERLAND LTD. 31 Jan 2011 07509904 ESPYDER LIMITED 31 Jan 2011 07509690 ROMANESS LIMITED 28 Jan 2011 07508977 MARTELLO SEARCH AND SECURITY LIMITED 28 Jan 2011 07508845 NEUE ROBINSONLISTE LIMITED 28 Jan 2011 07505970 BEE TO ZEE LIMITED 26 Jan 2011 07503298 SJS DECORATORS LIMITED 24 Jan 2011 07499627 ALL NATIONS CHAPEL 20 Jan 2011 07498148 XAVERGE LTD. 19 Jan 2011 07495155 WCW GAMING LIMITED 17 Jan 2011 07494090 PRUE LTD 17 Jan 2011 07492905 CREATED 4 YOU LIMITED 14 Jan 2011 07489268 YOOKOS LIMITED 11 Jan 2011 07487380 MANTRA UNITED INVESTMENTS LIMITED 10 Jan 2011 07487334 GUILDFORD ROOFING CONTRACTORS LTD 10 Jan 2011 07485548 INTERSENTINEL LIMITED 07 Jan 2011 07482972 DAEMON SERVERS UK LIMITED 05 Jan 2011 07504460 STOREMAN LIMITED 25 Jan 2011 07504305 COLGATE SUPPORT LIMITED 25 Jan 2011 07502854 DSR GRUPPE ENTSORGUNGSFACHLOGISTIC LIMITED 24 Jan 2011 07502840 DDR KULT U. FREIZEITPARK LIMITED 24 Jan 2011 07496508 GURKHA TEA LIMITED 18 Jan 2011 07482957 WILLOWBROOK MANAGEMENT COMPANY (DEVIZES) LIMITED 05 Jan 2011 07482854 DIAMOND PROTECTIVE SERVICES LTD 05 Jan 2011
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