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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
    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