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
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 08396587 REFUELS (EUROPE) LIMITED 11 Feb 2013 08402885 GINGERS KITCHEN LIMITED 14 Feb 2013 08390998 PERFECT CARPENTRY AND JOINERY LIMITED 06 Feb 2013 08392079 GAS CO PLUMBING AND HEATING KENT LTD 07 Feb 2013 08399414 POLEMOS ACADEMY LIMITED 12 Feb 2013 08400342 CHELSEA YACHTING LIMITED 13 Feb 2013 08400507 EFEDENIZ LIMITED 13 Feb 2013 08401886 ALEXANDER WINE( FOLKSTONE) LIMITED 13 Feb 2013 08402364 R.G MACHINERY SALES LIMITED 14 Feb 2013 08404824 M&Y ART REFURBISHNENT LIMITED 15 Feb 2013 08407959 JOSIL LIMITED 18 Feb 2013 08408162 GJS TUITION LIMITED 18 Feb 2013 08413521 SLC ELECTRICAL & BUILDING SERVICES LIMITED 21 Feb 2013 08416582 IFSC LIMITED 25 Feb 2013 08416881 GIRLS ON TOP (SHOW) LTD 25 Feb 2013 08424984 DJ12345 LIMITED 28 Feb 2013 08393907 TINSION CONSULTANT LTD 07 Feb 2013 08395502 FLOCREATIVE WEB SERVICES LIMITED 08 Feb 2013 08395807 YOUME BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED 08 Feb 2013 08397210 D-KENZ EUROP LTD 11 Feb 2013 08401265 ORGITY LIMITED 13 Feb 2013 08401691 SEASIDE HOUSE LIMITED 13 Feb 2013 08418223 MC VENTURE LTD 25 Feb 2013 08422323 PAVILION EXPO LIMITED 27 Feb 2013 08423425 TRANSPORTER DS LTD 28 Feb 2013
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