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
New Company Registrations
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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) Folkestone UK 2013 127 132,684 2012 136 118,868 % change -6.6% 11.6% Record Year 2004 (322) 2013 (132,684) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2013 42 48 37 New companies in 2012 45 44 47 % change -6.7% 9.1% -21.3% Record Year 2003 (186) 2005 (98) 2004 (136)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Folkestone UK 2013 94 86,170 2012 96 75,908 % change -2.1% 13.5% Record Year 2009 (366) 2009 (159,405) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2013 35 22 37 Closed companies in 2012 31 32 33 % change 12.9% -31.3% 12% Record Year 2007 (144) 2008 (119) 2009 (203)
Net Company Growth
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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) Folkestone UK 2013 33 46,514 2012 40 42,960 Record Year 2004 (188) 2013 (46,514) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2013 7 26 0 Net growth in 2012 14 12 14 Record Year 2003 (120) 2004 (30) 1998 (103)
UK Company Share
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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 2013 0.1% 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 2004 (0.4%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2013 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2012 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change -16.5% 0.1% -31.0% Record Year 2003 (0.5%) 2005 (0.3%) 1998 (0.7%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2012-Sep 2013)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage KENT 1.55% CONSULTING 5.27% MANAGEMENT 1.45% MANAGEMENT 4.75% - 1.14% CONSULTANCY 3.45% CONSULTING 0.93% PROPERTY 2.53% BUSINESS 0.93% TRADING 2.08% CONSULTANTS 0.83% ENGINEERING 1.83% CONSULTANCY 0.73% LONDON 1.79% FUNCKY 0.73% DESIGN 1.78% PROPERTY 0.73% BUSINESS 1.74% EAST 0.62% CONSTRUCTION 1.70% DESIGN 0.62% CONSULTANTS 1.69% BUILDING 0.62% CARE 1.64% SOUTH 0.62% ASSOCIATES 1.61% MEDIA 0.52% GLOBAL 1.59% CONSTRUCTION 0.52% J 1.54% TRADE 0.52% MEDIA 1.54% SYSTEMS 0.52% INVESTMENTS 1.53% DRIVER 0.52% PROPERTIES 1.45% CONTRACTORS 0.52% IT 1.39% M 0.41% M 1.25% CHURCH 0.41% ELECTRICAL 1.20% SECURITY 0.41% BUILDING 1.19% FOLKESTONE 0.41% CAPITAL 1.19% DLE 0.41% DEVELOPMENTS 1.16% P 0.41% TRAINING 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 384 260,135 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 64 54,854 49410 - Freight transport by road 27 6,904 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 23 26,675 99999 - Dormant Company 22 46,169 70100 - Activities of head offices 20 3,929 74990 - Non-trading company 19 14,228 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 18 25,547 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 17 34,970 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 15 17,715 41100 - Development of building projects 14 9,271 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 13 8,475 52290 - Other transportation support activities 13 1,143 62090 - Other information technology service activities 12 12,516 98000 - Residents property management 10 4,680 43390 - Other building completion and finishing 9 5,382 56101 - Licensed restaurants 9 7,531 62012 - Business and domestic software development 9 9,104 86900 - Other human health activities 9 9,203 43210 - Electrical installation 8 5,724
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