Folkestone, Kent
Q3 2012 Business Confidence Report
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
A total of 136 companies were registered in Folkestone during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).
This figure is an increase of 7.9% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.8% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Folkestone UK 2012 136 118,868 2011 126 114,512 % change 7.9% 3.8% Record Year 2004 (322) 2012 (118,868) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2012 45 44 47 New companies in 2011 37 44 45 % change 21.6% 0.0% 4.4% Record Year 2003 (186) 2005 (98) 2004 (136)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
A total of 96 companies were dissolved in Folkestone during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).
This figure is a decrease of 25.6% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.5% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Folkestone UK 2012 96 74,772 2011 129 72,230 % change -25.6% 3.5% Record Year 2009 (366) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2012 31 32 33 Closed companies in 2011 33 44 52 % change -6.1% -27.3% -37% Record Year 2007 (144) 2008 (119) 2009 (203)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
Net company growth for Folkestone during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) was 40 companies.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Folkestone UK 2012 40 44,096 2011 -3 42,282 Record Year 2004 (188) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2012 14 12 14 Net growth in 2011 4 0 -7 Record Year 2003 (120) 2004 (30) 1998 (103)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
In the third quarter of 2012, Folkestone formed 0.1% of all UK companies.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Folkestone 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.2% 2008 0.3% Record Year (since 1960) 2004 (0.4%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2012 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2011 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change 9.2% 0.8% 3.4% Record Year 2003 (0.5%) 1965 (0.7%) 1998 (0.7%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2012 was 44.0.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.8% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 6.3% compared to the UK figure of 3.2%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
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 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2011-Sep 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 1.30% CONSULTING 5.05% - 1.30% MANAGEMENT 4.75% CONSULTING 1.19% CONSULTANCY 3.28% FOLKESTONE 1.08% PROPERTY 2.35% DRIVER 0.98% TRADING 2.08% CONSULTANCY 0.87% DESIGN 1.87% TRADING 0.87% ASSOCIATES 1.84% CONTRACTORS 0.76% ENGINEERING 1.83% PROPERTY 0.76% CONSULTANTS 1.76% IT 0.76% BUSINESS 1.72% ENTERPRISES 0.76% CONSTRUCTION 1.70% KENT 0.76% MEDIA 1.67% BUILDING 0.65% LONDON 1.67% (KENT) 0.65% J 1.55% CONSTRUCTION 0.65% GLOBAL 1.53% DESIGN 0.65% INVESTMENTS 1.46% SYSTEMS 0.65% IT 1.43% LEASING 0.65% PROPERTIES 1.34% DLE 0.65% CARE 1.32% GLOBAL 0.65% M 1.27% RTM 0.65% BUILDING 1.22% EUROPE 0.54% ENTERPRISES 1.20% CONSULTANTS 0.54% ELECTRICAL 1.20% TRADE 0.54% S 1.17% ELECTRICAL 0.54% SECURITY 1.16%
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 480 331,455 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 48 33,677 7487 - Other business activities 47 35,545 74990 - Non-trading company 38 9,203 49410 - Freight transport by road 21 2,795 99000 - Activities of extraterritorial organizations and bodies 14 197 99999 - Dormant Company 13 25,035 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 12 19,425 9999 - Dormant Company 12 12,598 6024 - Freight transport by road 11 1,523 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 11 9,891 86900 - Other human health activities 9 4,998 98000 - Residents property management 8 2,786 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 8 13,716 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 8 3,493 70100 - Activities of head offices 7 2,514 7414 - Business & management consultancy 7 8,437 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 7 14,774 90030 - Artistic creation 7 2,031 62090 - Other information technology service activities 6 7,869
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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