Download PDF version

Folkestone, Kent

Q3 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 (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    A total of 126 companies were registered in Folkestone during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).

    This figure is an increase of 20.0% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 12.8% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)FolkestoneUK
    2011126114,512
    2010105101,492
    % change20.0%12.8%
    Record Year 2004 (322) 2011 (114,512)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2011374445
    New companies in 2010344031
    % change8.8%10.0%45.2%
    Record Year2003 (186)2005 (98)2004 (136)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    A total of 129 companies were dissolved in Folkestone during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).

    This figure is a decrease of 27.5% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 17.6% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)FolkestoneUK
    201112972,230
    201017887,705
    % change-27.5%-17.6%
    Record Year 2009 (366) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2011334452
    Closed companies in 2010525274
    % change-36.5%-15.4%-30%
    Record Year2007 (144)2008 (119)2009 (203)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    Net company growth for Folkestone during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) was -3 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)FolkestoneUK
    2011-342,282
    2010-7313,787
    Record Year 2004 (188) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 201140-7
    Net growth in 2010-18-12-43
    Record Year2003 (120)2004 (30)1998 (103)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

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

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)Folkestone
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.2%
    20080.3%
    20070.3%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2004 (0.4%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20100.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change-0.5%-7.4%31.1%
    Record Year2003 (0.5%)1965 (0.7%)1998 (0.7%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2011 was 45.8.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.0% compared to the UK figure of 4.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 6.0% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Folkestone was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.

    22.8% of all director appointments in Folkestone in the third quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.0% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT2.20%CONSULTING5.11%
    -2.09%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    TRANSPORT1.43%CONSULTANCY3.19%
    CONSULTING0.99%PROPERTY2.41%
    HOLDING0.99%TRADING2.06%
    CONSTRUCTION0.99%DESIGN1.94%
    CONSULTANTS0.66%ASSOCIATES1.85%
    GLOBAL0.66%BUSINESS1.82%
    TRADING0.55%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    EXPRESS0.55%ENGINEERING1.74%
    SANDGATE0.55%MEDIA1.72%
    CONSULTANCY0.55%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    DRIVER0.44%LONDON1.63%
    SECURITY0.44%J1.47%
    LEASING0.44%GLOBAL1.46%
    TRANS0.44%INVESTMENTS1.43%
    TRADE0.44%CARE1.42%
    (KENT)0.44%IT1.38%
    EVENTS0.44%BUILDING1.30%
    M0.44%PROPERTIES1.28%
    ASSOCIATES0.44%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    ENGINEERING0.44%M1.25%
    IT0.44%ENERGY1.22%
    EUROPE0.44%TRAINING1.21%
    DLE0.44%S1.21%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied465204,493
    7487 - Other business activities10665,177
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified4929,245
    74990 - Non-trading company338,064
    9900 - Extra-territorial organisations26134
    9999 - Dormant Company2322,587
    6024 - Freight transport by road182,601
    99000 - Activities of extraterritorial organizations and bodies16152
    7414 - Business & management consultancy1514,755
    49410 - Freight transport by road152,049
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management1515,760
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering146,321
    99999 - Dormant Company1418,281
    9305 - Other service activities1310,525
    7415 - Holding companies including head offices111,904
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply98,345
    7499 - Non-trading company911,543
    98000 - Residents property management82,664
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified77,551
    7260 - Other computer related activities78,686

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07692637 THINGS COOL LIMITED 04 Jul 2011
    07721474 CYBER INFORMATION ASSOCIATES LTD 28 Jul 2011
    07691111 LEAS LAUNDROMAT LIMITED 04 Jul 2011
    07693099 EXIMO OLIUM LIMITED 05 Jul 2011
    07694524 PAUL DAVEY LTD. 05 Jul 2011
    07698281 T.H.TRADERS LIMITED 08 Jul 2011
    07699521 DFL SOLUTIONS LIMITED 11 Jul 2011
    07701762 SHINE HAND CAR WASH LTD 12 Jul 2011
    07702555 TRADEHILL GLOBAL LIMITED 12 Jul 2011
    07704831 THIRTEEN THIRTEEN LIMITED 14 Jul 2011
    07705674 SL FINANCE SOLUTIONS LIMITED 14 Jul 2011
    07705830 MINWOOD LIMITED 14 Jul 2011
    07707942 THE WHITE CLIFF FOOD COMPANY LIMITED 18 Jul 2011
    07708001 NEW MOON NEPALESE RESTAURANT AND BAR WITH SNOOKER LIMITED 18 Jul 2011
    07708202 BARGAIN DISCS LIMITED 18 Jul 2011
    07708828 SEVENTENTHS PROJECT LIMITED 18 Jul 2011
    07714092 ALTEEN UK LIMITED 21 Jul 2011
    07715457 DATAJUICE LTD 22 Jul 2011
    07717872 MALEXA GLOBAL EVENTS LTD. 26 Jul 2011
    07720157 AMS BUILDING SOLUTIONS LIMITED 27 Jul 2011
    07721299 KENDALL CARE LTD 28 Jul 2011
    07696285 VELISLAV LALCHEV (EU) LIMITED 07 Jul 2011
    07711711 TORVIC GARDENS LTD 20 Jul 2011
    07712168 QUICK-TRANS LIMITED 20 Jul 2011
    07712367 PICKARTZ LANDSCHAFTSGESTALTUNG LIMITED 20 Jul 2011