Folkestone, Kent

Q1 2013 Business Confidence Report

NOTICE: We have improved our calculations of the statistics in these reports, so some figures and records may not match previous reports.

Headlines

  • The record first quarter for female directors in Folkestone was in 2013 when 32.1% of all directors were female.

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 (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    A total of 161 companies were registered in Folkestone during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).

    This figure is an increase of 19.3% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 2.5% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)FolkestoneUK
    2013161134,802
    2012135131,491
    % change19.3%2.5%
    Record Year 2006 (333) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2013516050
    New companies in 2012513945
    % change0.0%53.8%11.1%
    Record Year2004 (94)2002 (190)2005 (164)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    A total of 109 companies were dissolved in Folkestone during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).

    This figure is an increase of 0.9% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.3% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)FolkestoneUK
    201310977,914
    201210867,576
    % change0.9%15.3%
    Record Year 2009 (316) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2013532234
    Closed companies in 2012343935
    % change55.9%-43.6%-3%
    Record Year2007 (102)2010 (95)2009 (217)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    Net company growth for Folkestone during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) was 52 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)FolkestoneUK
    20135256,888
    20122763,915
    Record Year 2005 (199) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2013-23816
    Net growth in 201217010
    Record Year1999 (72)2002 (145)2005 (129)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    In the first quarter of 2013, Folkestone formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)Folkestone
    20130.1%
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2002 (0.5%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20130.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20120.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change-10.4%52.8%14.8%
    Record Year1999 (0.6%)2002 (0.9%)1998 (0.6%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2013 was 50.9.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 13.2% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 0.0% compared to the UK figure of 1.8%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Folkestone was in 2013 when 32.1% of all directors were female.

    32.1% of all director appointments in Folkestone in the first quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 28.1% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2012-Mar 2013)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    -1.62%CONSULTING5.18%
    MANAGEMENT1.22%MANAGEMENT4.78%
    KENT0.91%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    CONSULTING0.91%PROPERTY2.44%
    CONSULTANTS0.91%TRADING2.06%
    SYSTEMS0.81%DESIGN1.79%
    CONSULTANCY0.81%ENGINEERING1.78%
    DRIVER0.81%BUSINESS1.77%
    DESIGN0.71%ASSOCIATES1.75%
    BUILDING0.71%LONDON1.72%
    CONTRACTORS0.71%CONSULTANTS1.71%
    FOLKESTONE0.71%CONSTRUCTION1.69%
    BUSINESS0.71%MEDIA1.63%
    DLE0.61%GLOBAL1.57%
    CONSTRUCTION0.61%J1.56%
    LEASING0.61%CARE1.46%
    TRADE0.51%IT1.43%
    RTM0.51%INVESTMENTS1.41%
    J0.51%PROPERTIES1.36%
    ENTERPRISES0.51%M1.25%
    PROPERTY0.51%BUILDING1.21%
    MEDIA0.51%ENTERPRISES1.19%
    CO0.51%ELECTRICAL1.18%
    (KENT)0.51%TRAINING1.17%
    P0.51%SECURITY1.15%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied391249,183
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified8154,531
    49410 - Freight transport by road275,834
    99999 - Dormant Company2443,384
    70100 - Activities of head offices203,950
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management2032,624
    74990 - Non-trading company1914,129
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities1824,894
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified1723,532
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified1316,448
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet137,199
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified126,954
    62090 - Other information technology service activities1212,664
    68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis115,104
    98000 - Residents property management114,579
    41100 - Development of building projects98,637
    62012 - Business and domestic software development88,099
    52290 - Other transportation support activities81,025
    90030 - Artistic creation83,719
    71129 - Other engineering activities74,226

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08396322 WORLDWIDE LUGGAGE LIMITED 09 Feb 2013
    08402885 GINGERS KITCHEN LIMITED 14 Feb 2013
    08387483 A AND N AERIALS LIMITED 04 Feb 2013
    08390998 PERFECT CARPENTRY AND JOINERY LIMITED 06 Feb 2013
    08391892 KGGSERVICES LIMITED 07 Feb 2013
    08391929 DEWA ENTERTAINMENT LIMITED 07 Feb 2013
    08396103 GREEN VALLEY CONSULTANCY LIMITED 08 Feb 2013
    08396695 BANKRUPTCY STOCK CLEARING LTD 11 Feb 2013
    08397899 MELANOS PUBLISHING LIMITED 11 Feb 2013
    08399414 POLEMOS ACADEMY LIMITED 12 Feb 2013
    08400507 EFEDENIZ LIMITED 13 Feb 2013
    08406269 AABTECH BUILDING SERVICES LIMITED 18 Feb 2013
    08407918 FINLAY UTILITIES LIMITED 18 Feb 2013
    08408162 GJS TUITION LIMITED 18 Feb 2013
    08412769 JUS GAWJUS LIMITED 21 Feb 2013
    08419519 SPICY MARKETING LTD 26 Feb 2013
    08423420 INTEGRATEDINSTALLERS LIMITED 28 Feb 2013
    08424984 DJ12345 LIMITED 28 Feb 2013
    08393784 DPDESIGNS BATHROOM SPECIALISTS LIMITED 07 Feb 2013
    08395807 YOUME BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED 08 Feb 2013
    08401265 ORGITY LIMITED 13 Feb 2013
    08401691 SEASIDE HOUSE LIMITED 13 Feb 2013
    08406950 EUROWOOD TRADE & TRANSPORT LIMITED 18 Feb 2013
    08419871 KENT SCHOOL UNIFORM LTD 26 Feb 2013
    08423658 SAFE TESTING LTD 28 Feb 2013