Folkestone, Kent

Q3 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 third quarter for female directors in Folkestone was in 2013 when 33.0% 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 (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    A total of 127 companies were registered in Folkestone during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).

    This figure is a decrease of 6.6% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.6% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)FolkestoneUK
    2013127132,684
    2012136118,868
    % change-6.6%11.6%
    Record Year 2004 (322) 2013 (132,684)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2013424837
    New companies in 2012454447
    % change-6.7%9.1%-21.3%
    Record Year2003 (186)2005 (98)2004 (136)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    A total of 94 companies were dissolved in Folkestone during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).

    This figure is a decrease of 2.1% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.5% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)FolkestoneUK
    20139486,170
    20129675,908
    % change-2.1%13.5%
    Record Year 2009 (366) 2009 (159,405)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2013352237
    Closed companies in 2012313233
    % change12.9%-31.3%12%
    Record Year2007 (144)2008 (119)2009 (203)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    Net company growth for Folkestone during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) was 33 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)FolkestoneUK
    20133346,514
    20124042,960
    Record Year 2004 (188) 2013 (46,514)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 20137260
    Net growth in 2012141214
    Record Year2003 (120)2004 (30)1998 (103)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

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

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)Folkestone
    20130.1%
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2004 (0.4%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20130.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20120.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change-16.5%0.1%-31.0%
    Record Year2003 (0.5%)2005 (0.3%)1998 (0.7%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2013 was 44.8.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.8% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.8% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Folkestone was in 2013 when 33.0% of all directors were female.

    33.0% of all director appointments in Folkestone in the third quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.2% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    KENT1.55%CONSULTING5.27%
    MANAGEMENT1.45%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    -1.14%CONSULTANCY3.45%
    CONSULTING0.93%PROPERTY2.53%
    BUSINESS0.93%TRADING2.08%
    CONSULTANTS0.83%ENGINEERING1.83%
    CONSULTANCY0.73%LONDON1.79%
    FUNCKY0.73%DESIGN1.78%
    PROPERTY0.73%BUSINESS1.74%
    EAST0.62%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    DESIGN0.62%CONSULTANTS1.69%
    BUILDING0.62%CARE1.64%
    SOUTH0.62%ASSOCIATES1.61%
    MEDIA0.52%GLOBAL1.59%
    CONSTRUCTION0.52%J1.54%
    TRADE0.52%MEDIA1.54%
    SYSTEMS0.52%INVESTMENTS1.53%
    DRIVER0.52%PROPERTIES1.45%
    CONTRACTORS0.52%IT1.39%
    M0.41%M1.25%
    CHURCH0.41%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    SECURITY0.41%BUILDING1.19%
    FOLKESTONE0.41%CAPITAL1.19%
    DLE0.41%DEVELOPMENTS1.16%
    P0.41%TRAINING1.15%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied384260,135
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified6454,854
    49410 - Freight transport by road276,904
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities2326,675
    99999 - Dormant Company2246,169
    70100 - Activities of head offices203,929
    74990 - Non-trading company1914,228
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified1825,547
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management1734,970
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified1517,715
    41100 - Development of building projects149,271
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet138,475
    52290 - Other transportation support activities131,143
    62090 - Other information technology service activities1212,516
    98000 - Residents property management104,680
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing95,382
    56101 - Licensed restaurants97,531
    62012 - Business and domestic software development99,104
    86900 - Other human health activities99,203
    43210 - Electrical installation85,724

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08672160 GOLF CLUB SYSTEMS LIMITED 02 Sep 2013
    08675329 ICTHUS ESTATES LIMITED 03 Sep 2013
    08701406 MONSTER PLAYGROUNDS LTD 23 Sep 2013
    08702940 J BLACKFORD BRICKWORK CONTRACTORS LIMITED 24 Sep 2013
    08704592 EUROTUNNEL MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED 24 Sep 2013
    08705575 POPLETTS LTD 25 Sep 2013
    08710434 SHY ENGINEERING LTD 30 Sep 2013
    08673474 AUTOMATIC STUDIOS LIMITED 03 Sep 2013
    08674905 ABACUS POWER CLEAN & PROPERTY MAINTENANCE LIMITED 03 Sep 2013
    08689862 CHANNEL CIVIL ENGINEERING & LAND SURVEYING SERVICES LTD 13 Sep 2013
    08690191 ONE MUSIC LIMITED 13 Sep 2013
    08691279 EMC BUILDING CONTRACTORS LTD 16 Sep 2013
    08703497 COSMETIC QUALITY-ASSURANCE LTD 24 Sep 2013
    08676573 INVESTED IN LTD 04 Sep 2013
    08676578 YORATH AND BROADRICK LIMITED 04 Sep 2013
    08676982 HC TEAM LTD 04 Sep 2013
    08678172 BETTA GUTTERS LTD 05 Sep 2013
    08685912 GURKHA IMPORT AND EXPORT LIMITED 11 Sep 2013
    08686939 A GILLETT LTD 12 Sep 2013
    08688224 T.A.D KENT LTD 12 Sep 2013
    08694573 ACROSS EUROPE EDUCATION CONSULTING LTD 17 Sep 2013
    08702166 KENT LETTING (UK) LTD 23 Sep 2013
    08703874 SOUTH KEY HOMES LIMITED 24 Sep 2013
    08708981 MITCHELL'S PROPERTY MAINTENANCE LTD 27 Sep 2013
    08711010 RHYME REMINDERS LTD 30 Sep 2013