Folkestone, Kent
Q1 2012 Business Confidence Report
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
A total of 135 companies were registered in Folkestone during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).
This figure is a decrease of 14.6% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.0% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Folkestone UK 2012 135 131,491 2011 158 116,391 % change -14.6% 13.0% Record Year 2006 (333) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2012 51 39 45 New companies in 2011 64 41 53 % change -20.3% -4.9% -15.1% Record Year 2004 (94) 2002 (190) 2005 (164)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
A total of 108 companies were dissolved in Folkestone during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).
This figure is a decrease of 52.8% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 25.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Folkestone UK 2012 108 67,576 2011 229 90,987 % change -52.8% -25.7% Record Year 2009 (316) 2009 (108,065) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2012 34 39 35 Closed companies in 2011 63 86 80 % change -46.0% -54.7% -56% Record Year 2007 (102) 2010 (95) 2009 (217)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
Net company growth for Folkestone during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) was 27 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Folkestone UK 2012 27 63,915 2011 -71 25,404 Record Year 2005 (199) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2012 17 0 10 Net growth in 2011 1 -45 -27 Record Year 1999 (72) 2002 (145) 2005 (129)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
In the first quarter of 2012, Folkestone formed 0.1% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Folkestone 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.2% 2008 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 2002 (0.5%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2012 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2011 0.2% 0.1% 0.1% % change -31.7% -18.7% -20.6% Record Year 1999 (0.6%) 2002 (0.9%) 1998 (0.6%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2012 was 46.2.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.7% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 8.1% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
The record first quarter for female directors in Folkestone was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
28.0% of all director appointments in Folkestone in the first quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.2% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 1.93% CONSULTING 5.07% GLOBAL 1.25% MANAGEMENT 4.74% CONSULTING 1.14% CONSULTANCY 3.30% CONSULTANCY 1.14% PROPERTY 2.37% CONSTRUCTION 1.02% TRADING 2.07% TRADING 0.91% DESIGN 1.93% - 0.91% ENGINEERING 1.86% DESIGN 0.80% ASSOCIATES 1.84% (KENT) 0.80% CONSULTANTS 1.79% FOLKESTONE 0.80% BUSINESS 1.73% HOLDING 0.80% MEDIA 1.72% CYPRUS 0.68% CONSTRUCTION 1.72% ASSOCIATES 0.57% LONDON 1.66% TRADE 0.57% J 1.54% TRANSPORT 0.57% INVESTMENTS 1.51% SAFE 0.57% GLOBAL 1.50% DRIVER 0.57% IT 1.40% PROPERTY 0.57% CARE 1.34% SERVICE 0.57% PROPERTIES 1.31% SECURITY 0.57% ELECTRICAL 1.27% INVESTMENTS 0.57% M 1.27% IT 0.57% BUILDING 1.24% MAINTENANCE 0.45% ENERGY 1.20% TECHNOLOGIES 0.45% S 1.20% M 0.45% ENTERPRISES 1.19%
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 440 216,665 7487 - Other business activities 69 52,735 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 55 35,233 74990 - Non-trading company 39 9,729 49410 - Freight transport by road 22 2,781 9999 - Dormant Company 16 18,617 6024 - Freight transport by road 15 2,121 99000 - Activities of extraterritorial organizations and bodies 14 192 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 13 19,704 99999 - Dormant Company 11 25,084 9305 - Other service activities 11 8,818 7414 - Business & management consultancy 11 12,113 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 11 5,169 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 10 9,892 98000 - Residents property management 9 3,050 70100 - Activities of head offices 8 2,746 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 8 14,303 7499 - Non-trading company 7 9,102 7415 - Holding companies including head offices 7 1,595 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 7 6,934
Recent Companies
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