Folkestone, Kent
2013 Half Year 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.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2013)
In the first half of 2013 a total of 300 companies were formed in Folkestone. This figure is 12.4% higher than last year, which compares well to the UK wide figure of 6.4%.
The highest total for a first half year in Folkestone occurred in 2005 when a total of 655 were formed.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Folkestone UK 2013 300 269,432 2012 267 253,150 % change 12.4% 6.4% Record Year 2005 (655) 2007 (279,097) New Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2013)
A total of 139 companies were registered in Folkestone during the second quarter of 2013 (Apr 2013 - Jun 2013).
This figure is an increase of 5.3% versus the same period last year (Q2 2012). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.7% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2013 - Jun 2013) Folkestone UK 2013 139 134,630 2012 132 121,659 % change 5.3% 10.7% Record Year 2005 (345) 2013 (134,630) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2013)
New Companies by Month
April May June New companies in 2013 53 49 37 New companies in 2012 47 50 35 % change 12.8% -2.0% 5.7% Record Year 2004 (161) 2005 (166) 2007 (98)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2013)
In the first half of 2013 a total of 229 companies were dissolved in Folkestone. This figure is 2.6% lower than last year, which compares well to the UK wide change of 5.0%.
The highest total for a first half year in Folkestone occurred in 2009 when a total of 827 were closed.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Folkestone UK 2013 229 155,192 2012 235 147,794 % change -2.6% 5.0% Record Year 2009 (827) 2009 (289,245) Dissolved Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2013)
A total of 120 companies were dissolved in Folkestone during the second quarter of 2013 (Apr 2013 - Jun 2013).
This figure is a decrease of 5.5% versus the same period last year (Q2 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 3.7% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2013 - Jun 2013) Folkestone UK 2013 120 77,278 2012 127 80,218 % change -5.5% -3.7% Record Year 2009 (511) 2009 (181,179) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2013)
Dissolved Companies by Month
April May June Closed companies in 2013 50 35 35 Closed companies in 2012 49 40 38 % change 2.0% -12.5% -8% Record Year 2009 (165) 2009 (197) 2009 (149)
Net Company Growth
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2013)
In the first half of 2013 the company register for Folkestone increased by 71 companies.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Folkestone UK 2013 71 114,240 2012 32 105,356 Record Year 2004 (411) 2007 (171,296) Net Growth by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2013)
Net company growth for Folkestone during the second quarter of 2013 (Apr 2013 - Jun 2013) was 19 companies.
second quarter (Apr 2013 - Jun 2013) Folkestone UK 2013 19 57,352 2012 5 41,441 Record Year 2004 (215) 2007 (60,014) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2013)
Net Growth by Month
April May June Net growth in 2013 3 14 2 Net growth in 2012 -2 10 -3 Record Year 2004 (145) 2005 (99) 2008 (69)
UK Company Share
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2013)
In the first half of 2013 Folkestone formed 0.1% of all UK companies. This is the same as the 2012 figure of 0.1%.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Folkestone 2013 0.1% 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 2005 (0.3%) Company Share by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2013)
In the second quarter of 2013, Folkestone formed 0.1% of all UK companies.
second quarter (Apr 2013 - Jun 2013) Folkestone 2013 0.1% 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 2005 (0.4%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2013)
Company Share by Month
April May June UK formation share in 2013 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2012 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change -5.3% -4.7% -4.4% Record Year 2004 (0.6%) 2005 (0.6%) 1998 (0.3%)
Director Age
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2013)
The average age of a director in the first half of 2013 was 45.2.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 6.1% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.0% compared to the UK figure of 3.3%.
Director Age by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2013)
The average age of a director in the second quarter of 2013 was 44.1.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.7% compared to the UK figure of 3.6%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.6% compared to the UK figure of 3.8%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2013)
The record first half year for female directors in Folkestone was 2009 when 38.1% of all directors were female.
26.7% of all director appointments in Folkestone in the first half of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.1% for the same period.
Director Gender by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2013)
The record second quarter for female directors in Folkestone was in 2009 when 47.8% of all directors were female.
25.7% of all director appointments in Folkestone in the second quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.5% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Jun 2012-Jun 2013)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 1.62% CONSULTING 5.25% - 1.52% MANAGEMENT 4.80% CONSULTING 1.01% CONSULTANCY 3.41% KENT 1.01% PROPERTY 2.48% DRIVER 0.91% TRADING 2.05% SOUTH 0.81% ENGINEERING 1.81% EAST 0.81% DESIGN 1.79% CONSULTANTS 0.71% LONDON 1.77% DESIGN 0.71% BUSINESS 1.77% DLE 0.71% CONSULTANTS 1.68% CONSULTANCY 0.71% CONSTRUCTION 1.68% BUSINESS 0.71% ASSOCIATES 1.67% LEASING 0.71% GLOBAL 1.59% MARKETING 0.61% MEDIA 1.57% CONTRACTORS 0.61% CARE 1.55% FUNCKY 0.61% J 1.53% TRADE 0.51% INVESTMENTS 1.46% PROPERTY 0.51% IT 1.40% CONSTRUCTION 0.51% PROPERTIES 1.40% SYSTEMS 0.51% M 1.26% MEDIA 0.51% BUILDING 1.22% TRADING 0.51% ELECTRICAL 1.19% (KENT) 0.51% ENTERPRISES 1.18% CO 0.51% CAPITAL 1.16% ELECTRICAL 0.51% TRAINING 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 389 257,517 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 76 54,555 49410 - Freight transport by road 26 6,273 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 23 25,583 74990 - Non-trading company 22 14,303 99999 - Dormant Company 20 44,817 70100 - Activities of head offices 20 3,899 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 19 33,633 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 17 24,324 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 15 17,095 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 14 7,793 41100 - Development of building projects 11 8,876 68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis 11 5,184 62090 - Other information technology service activities 11 12,578 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 10 7,212 43390 - Other building completion and finishing 10 5,253 52290 - Other transportation support activities 10 1,095 98000 - Residents property management 9 4,626 62012 - Business and domestic software development 8 8,590 86900 - Other human health activities 8 8,687
Recent Companies
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