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
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