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
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