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
New Company Registrations
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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) Folkestone UK 2013 161 134,802 2012 135 131,491 % change 19.3% 2.5% Record Year 2006 (333) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2013 51 60 50 New companies in 2012 51 39 45 % change 0.0% 53.8% 11.1% Record Year 2004 (94) 2002 (190) 2005 (164)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Folkestone UK 2013 109 77,914 2012 108 67,576 % change 0.9% 15.3% Record Year 2009 (316) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2013 53 22 34 Closed companies in 2012 34 39 35 % change 55.9% -43.6% -3% Record Year 2007 (102) 2010 (95) 2009 (217)
Net Company Growth
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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) Folkestone UK 2013 52 56,888 2012 27 63,915 Record Year 2005 (199) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2013 -2 38 16 Net growth in 2012 17 0 10 Record Year 1999 (72) 2002 (145) 2005 (129)
UK Company Share
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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 2013 0.1% 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 2002 (0.5%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2013 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2012 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change -10.4% 52.8% 14.8% Record Year 1999 (0.6%) 2002 (0.9%) 1998 (0.6%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2012-Mar 2013)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage - 1.62% CONSULTING 5.18% MANAGEMENT 1.22% MANAGEMENT 4.78% KENT 0.91% CONSULTANCY 3.30% CONSULTING 0.91% PROPERTY 2.44% CONSULTANTS 0.91% TRADING 2.06% SYSTEMS 0.81% DESIGN 1.79% CONSULTANCY 0.81% ENGINEERING 1.78% DRIVER 0.81% BUSINESS 1.77% DESIGN 0.71% ASSOCIATES 1.75% BUILDING 0.71% LONDON 1.72% CONTRACTORS 0.71% CONSULTANTS 1.71% FOLKESTONE 0.71% CONSTRUCTION 1.69% BUSINESS 0.71% MEDIA 1.63% DLE 0.61% GLOBAL 1.57% CONSTRUCTION 0.61% J 1.56% LEASING 0.61% CARE 1.46% TRADE 0.51% IT 1.43% RTM 0.51% INVESTMENTS 1.41% J 0.51% PROPERTIES 1.36% ENTERPRISES 0.51% M 1.25% PROPERTY 0.51% BUILDING 1.21% MEDIA 0.51% ENTERPRISES 1.19% CO 0.51% ELECTRICAL 1.18% (KENT) 0.51% TRAINING 1.17% P 0.51% SECURITY 1.15%
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 391 249,183 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 81 54,531 49410 - Freight transport by road 27 5,834 99999 - Dormant Company 24 43,384 70100 - Activities of head offices 20 3,950 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 20 32,624 74990 - Non-trading company 19 14,129 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 18 24,894 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 17 23,532 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 13 16,448 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 13 7,199 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 12 6,954 62090 - Other information technology service activities 12 12,664 68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis 11 5,104 98000 - Residents property management 11 4,579 41100 - Development of building projects 9 8,637 62012 - Business and domestic software development 8 8,099 52290 - Other transportation support activities 8 1,025 90030 - Artistic creation 8 3,719 71129 - Other engineering activities 7 4,226
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