Folkestone, Kent
Q3 2011 Business Confidence Report
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New Company Registrations
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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) Folkestone UK 2011 126 114,512 2010 105 101,492 % change 20.0% 12.8% Record Year 2004 (322) 2011 (114,512) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2011 37 44 45 New companies in 2010 34 40 31 % change 8.8% 10.0% 45.2% Record Year 2003 (186) 2005 (98) 2004 (136)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Folkestone UK 2011 129 72,230 2010 178 87,705 % change -27.5% -17.6% Record Year 2009 (366) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2011 33 44 52 Closed companies in 2010 52 52 74 % change -36.5% -15.4% -30% Record Year 2007 (144) 2008 (119) 2009 (203)
Net Company Growth
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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) Folkestone UK 2011 -3 42,282 2010 -73 13,787 Record Year 2004 (188) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2011 4 0 -7 Net growth in 2010 -18 -12 -43 Record Year 2003 (120) 2004 (30) 1998 (103)
UK Company Share
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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 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.2% 2008 0.3% 2007 0.3% Record Year (since 1960) 2004 (0.4%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2011 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2010 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change -0.5% -7.4% 31.1% Record Year 2003 (0.5%) 1965 (0.7%) 1998 (0.7%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2010-Sep 2011)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 2.20% CONSULTING 5.11% - 2.09% MANAGEMENT 4.75% TRANSPORT 1.43% CONSULTANCY 3.19% CONSULTING 0.99% PROPERTY 2.41% HOLDING 0.99% TRADING 2.06% CONSTRUCTION 0.99% DESIGN 1.94% CONSULTANTS 0.66% ASSOCIATES 1.85% GLOBAL 0.66% BUSINESS 1.82% TRADING 0.55% CONSULTANTS 1.76% EXPRESS 0.55% ENGINEERING 1.74% SANDGATE 0.55% MEDIA 1.72% CONSULTANCY 0.55% CONSTRUCTION 1.72% DRIVER 0.44% LONDON 1.63% SECURITY 0.44% J 1.47% LEASING 0.44% GLOBAL 1.46% TRANS 0.44% INVESTMENTS 1.43% TRADE 0.44% CARE 1.42% (KENT) 0.44% IT 1.38% EVENTS 0.44% BUILDING 1.30% M 0.44% PROPERTIES 1.28% ASSOCIATES 0.44% ELECTRICAL 1.27% ENGINEERING 0.44% M 1.25% IT 0.44% ENERGY 1.22% EUROPE 0.44% TRAINING 1.21% DLE 0.44% S 1.21%
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 465 204,493 7487 - Other business activities 106 65,177 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 49 29,245 74990 - Non-trading company 33 8,064 9900 - Extra-territorial organisations 26 134 9999 - Dormant Company 23 22,587 6024 - Freight transport by road 18 2,601 99000 - Activities of extraterritorial organizations and bodies 16 152 7414 - Business & management consultancy 15 14,755 49410 - Freight transport by road 15 2,049 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 15 15,760 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 14 6,321 99999 - Dormant Company 14 18,281 9305 - Other service activities 13 10,525 7415 - Holding companies including head offices 11 1,904 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 9 8,345 7499 - Non-trading company 9 11,543 98000 - Residents property management 8 2,664 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 7 7,551 7260 - Other computer related activities 7 8,686
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 07783898 GRAYIMAGING LIMITED 22 Sep 2011 07759916 H.B.E BOUW- EN SLOOPWERKEN LTD. 02 Sep 2011 07761662 GERMAN MANAGEMENT CONSULTANCY CORPORATION LTD 05 Sep 2011 07764325 KICKSTART LIMITED 06 Sep 2011 07768630 ABLE FACILITIES MANGEMENT LIMITED 09 Sep 2011 07760584 LBD I.T. LTD 02 Sep 2011 07770440 B & U RESOURCES LIMITED 12 Sep 2011 07770567 TUBASCAN LTD. 12 Sep 2011 07770773 IS DIAGNOSTICS LTD. 12 Sep 2011 07772274 KITCHEN CLEARANCE CENTRE LIMITED 13 Sep 2011 07773661 MURIEL HOLDING LTD. 14 Sep 2011 07774885 MURIEL LTD. 15 Sep 2011 07775275 HAZAR HOLDING LTD. 15 Sep 2011 07776451 CINAR STEENOVEN LTD. 16 Sep 2011 07779455 SECUREPLUS 1 LIMITED 19 Sep 2011 07783272 M4 PROPERTY SOLUTIONS LIMITED 22 Sep 2011 07785190 KIRRI KIRRI LTD 23 Sep 2011 07768804 DUNEDIN COURT (FOLKESTONE) LIMITED 09 Sep 2011 07775268 THE CHILLI BITE LIMITED 15 Sep 2011 07775508 DE HESSE TRANSPORT LIMITED 15 Sep 2011 07778183 INTERCOOL TRANSPORTS LIMITED 19 Sep 2011 07779324 DOWIS LTD 19 Sep 2011 07779625 SEAGATE MANAGEMENT LIMITED 20 Sep 2011 07779653 S AND L CONSULTANTS LIMITED 20 Sep 2011 07785564 EU - EXPRESS 24 H LIMITED 23 Sep 2011
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