Folkestone, Kent

Q3 2012 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 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)FolkestoneUK
    2012136118,868
    2011126114,512
    % change7.9%3.8%
    Record Year 2004 (322) 2012 (118,868)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2012454447
    New companies in 2011374445
    % change21.6%0.0%4.4%
    Record Year2003 (186)2005 (98)2004 (136)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)FolkestoneUK
    20129674,772
    201112972,230
    % change-25.6%3.5%
    Record Year 2009 (366) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2012313233
    Closed companies in 2011334452
    % change-6.1%-27.3%-37%
    Record Year2007 (144)2008 (119)2009 (203)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)FolkestoneUK
    20124044,096
    2011-342,282
    Record Year 2004 (188) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2012141214
    Net growth in 201140-7
    Record Year2003 (120)2004 (30)1998 (103)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.2%
    20080.3%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2004 (0.4%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20120.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change9.2%0.8%3.4%
    Record Year2003 (0.5%)1965 (0.7%)1998 (0.7%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Sep 2011-Sep 2012)

    Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT1.30%CONSULTING5.05%
    -1.30%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    CONSULTING1.19%CONSULTANCY3.28%
    FOLKESTONE1.08%PROPERTY2.35%
    DRIVER0.98%TRADING2.08%
    CONSULTANCY0.87%DESIGN1.87%
    TRADING0.87%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    CONTRACTORS0.76%ENGINEERING1.83%
    PROPERTY0.76%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    IT0.76%BUSINESS1.72%
    ENTERPRISES0.76%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    KENT0.76%MEDIA1.67%
    BUILDING0.65%LONDON1.67%
    (KENT)0.65%J1.55%
    CONSTRUCTION0.65%GLOBAL1.53%
    DESIGN0.65%INVESTMENTS1.46%
    SYSTEMS0.65%IT1.43%
    LEASING0.65%PROPERTIES1.34%
    DLE0.65%CARE1.32%
    GLOBAL0.65%M1.27%
    RTM0.65%BUILDING1.22%
    EUROPE0.54%ENTERPRISES1.20%
    CONSULTANTS0.54%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    TRADE0.54%S1.17%
    ELECTRICAL0.54%SECURITY1.16%

SIC Data

  1. Previous 36 months, excluding companies less than 12 months old

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied480331,455
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified4833,677
    7487 - Other business activities4735,545
    74990 - Non-trading company389,203
    49410 - Freight transport by road212,795
    99000 - Activities of extraterritorial organizations and bodies14197
    99999 - Dormant Company1325,035
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management1219,425
    9999 - Dormant Company1212,598
    6024 - Freight transport by road111,523
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified119,891
    86900 - Other human health activities94,998
    98000 - Residents property management82,786
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified813,716
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering83,493
    70100 - Activities of head offices72,514
    7414 - Business & management consultancy78,437
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities714,774
    90030 - Artistic creation72,031
    62090 - Other information technology service activities67,869

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08199920 ROCK SOLID BODY TRANSFORMATIONS LTD 04 Sep 2012
    08208462 SHORTS AGRIMANAGEMENT LTD 10 Sep 2012
    08222162 NORMAN BRISK & COMPANY LIMITED 20 Sep 2012
    08202996 ARIA PETROLEUM (UK) LTD. 05 Sep 2012
    08216077 TECHNO POWER LIMITED 17 Sep 2012
    08216481 SHARING TONES RECORDS LIMITED 17 Sep 2012
    08217350 DANCETEX LIMITED 17 Sep 2012
    08219220 D.E.LAWRENCE AND ASSOCIATES LIMITED 18 Sep 2012
    08226524 CARDUE LTD 24 Sep 2012
    08228085 ALLIED PENSION REVIEW LIMITED 25 Sep 2012
    08228538 PICKWICKS OF WELLS LIMITED 25 Sep 2012
    08228972 DELITE TECHNICAL SERVICES LIMITED 26 Sep 2012
    08229457 REYNOLDS & COMPANY LIMITED 26 Sep 2012
    08231725 SANA'S LUNCHROOM LTD. 27 Sep 2012
    08206602 CHAUCER CONTRACTORS LIMITED 07 Sep 2012
    08213421 DLE - DRIVER LEASING MOERS LIMITED 13 Sep 2012
    08213574 BTT - LOGISTIC LIMITED 13 Sep 2012
    08217340 DR ANTONIO DE VIVO LIMITED 17 Sep 2012
    08218135 BUNNY ENTERPRISES LTD 18 Sep 2012
    08218621 THOMSON HYGIENE LIMITED 18 Sep 2012
    08219453 OZIRIS LTD 18 Sep 2012
    08223439 DLE - DRIVER LEASING MAASBACH LIMITED 21 Sep 2012
    08224806 12 PARK STREET (DOVER) RTM COMPANY LIMITED 21 Sep 2012
    08228298 AIRPORT CARS SOUTH EAST LTD 25 Sep 2012
    08229822 ELYLS IT LTD 26 Sep 2012