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.
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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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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 08576570 LOUSAM MEDIA LIMITED 19 Jun 2013 08588409 RED GABLES LIMITED 27 Jun 2013 08555415 NORRIS GROUNDWORKS LIMITED 04 Jun 2013 08562237 ADVANCED AV SERVICES LIMITED 10 Jun 2013 08564533 WILLIAM AND SPENCER LIMITED 11 Jun 2013 08567027 CITYHOUSE SOLUTIONS LIMITED 12 Jun 2013 08567491 DUTECH LTD 13 Jun 2013 08570847 CHERRY PICKERS LTD 17 Jun 2013 08578599 FLM (IMPORT EXPORT) LIMITED 20 Jun 2013 08582142 TECHNICAL INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES LIMITED 24 Jun 2013 08584795 TANZANIA PROJECT MANAGEMENT PROFESSIONAL LIMITED 26 Jun 2013 08553511 SOLAR POWER EUROPE LIMITED 03 Jun 2013 08558368 FUNCKY RENTS LTD 06 Jun 2013 08558577 INDIAN SPICE (FOLKESTONE) LTD 06 Jun 2013 08559163 CEDARZ ADVISORY LTD 06 Jun 2013 08559257 FUNCKY GOLF LTD 06 Jun 2013 08559269 IFUNCKY LTD 06 Jun 2013 08559310 FUNCKY CHANGE LTD 06 Jun 2013 08560787 LUMIS (UK) LTD 07 Jun 2013 08567674 GENERIS SERVICES LTD 13 Jun 2013 08571365 HIRE HIVE LTD. 17 Jun 2013 08573394 GREATWAYS SHIPMENT LIMITED 18 Jun 2013 08578597 TRANSVRACHT LOGISTIEK LIMITED 20 Jun 2013 08579183 BEAR CUBS LIMITED 21 Jun 2013 08588375 NUTRESCO LTD 27 Jun 2013
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