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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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 07902031 HEATHROW INVESTMENTS LTD 09 Jan 2012 07902299 CHRISTIE'S IFA LIMITED 09 Jan 2012 07904625 GD RENEWABLES LIMITED 10 Jan 2012 07918684 ATEC - 3D LTD 20 Jan 2012 07899658 MPR TRADING SOLUTIONS LIMITED 06 Jan 2012 07900094 GET A MOVE ON LIMITED 06 Jan 2012 07902367 SINCLAIR INTL LIMITED 09 Jan 2012 07904288 WDL TRANSPORT LTD. 10 Jan 2012 07916524 INVINITO LTD 19 Jan 2012 07917082 NICKOLLS DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED 20 Jan 2012 07919984 DE KLASSIEKER LTD. 23 Jan 2012 07927345 ZOTEC LIMITED 27 Jan 2012 07929634 LEGAL BUDDY LIMITED 31 Jan 2012 07896968 SASHIMI LIMITED 04 Jan 2012 07902538 ALERT SECURITY MANAGEMENT LIMITED 09 Jan 2012 07903875 PURE MEEK LTD 10 Jan 2012 07904179 WALMER CASTLE (WALMER) RTM COMPANY LIMITED 10 Jan 2012 07904667 KAVIEL INVESTMENTS LIMITED 10 Jan 2012 07909145 TEN AUGUSTA GARDENS RTM COMPANY LTD 13 Jan 2012 07913244 DLE - DRIVER LEASING WUERZBURG LIMITED 17 Jan 2012 07917393 R.A. FITNESS & DEVELOPMENT LIMITED 20 Jan 2012 07918689 RENUTECH LTD 20 Jan 2012 07919929 FLEXITANK SUPPORT WORLDWIDE LTD 23 Jan 2012 07925304 DANKEEL ASSOCIATES LIMITED 26 Jan 2012 07928590 SKYVIEW TOWER SYSTEMS LIMITED 30 Jan 2012
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