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
    08668045 GORDON ENGINEERING KENT LTD 29 Aug 2013
    08669274 ALAN BARHAM BUSINESS SUPPORT SERVICES LIMITED 30 Aug 2013
    08632938 TM PROCUREMENT SOLUTIONS LIMITED 01 Aug 2013
    08634036 WINDOWS FOR LEEDS LTD 01 Aug 2013
    08634048 NUMBER ONE CONSULTANCY LIMITED 01 Aug 2013
    08638383 EDUARD MARINE LIMITED 05 Aug 2013
    08640657 AMACODER TECH LIMITED 06 Aug 2013
    08645139 AL-DOORY TRANSPORT LIMITED 09 Aug 2013
    08645716 G C SMARTER HOMES LTD 12 Aug 2013
    08660685 MHF GROUNDWORKS LIMITED 22 Aug 2013
    08664929 NINE-24 LIMITED 27 Aug 2013
    08667344 THE MITRI FILM PRODUCTION LIMITED 29 Aug 2013
    08670581 DELBOY FISH BAR LIMITED 30 Aug 2013
    08638261 SOURCE-GEN LTD 05 Aug 2013
    08638792 SERVICE & DINER LIMITED 06 Aug 2013
    08640801 JB CARS LTD 06 Aug 2013
    08642533 HTA - HOUT LOGISTIEK LIMITED 08 Aug 2013
    08649895 KIT AND CABOODLE MEDIA LTD 14 Aug 2013
    08653942 SHOWTIME SPORTS INTERNATIONAL LTD. 16 Aug 2013
    08658193 HARMER & SONS HORTICULTURAL LIMITED 20 Aug 2013
    OC387402 EXCELIA BUSINESS SERVICES LLP 21 Aug 2013
    08662028 LOGISTIC & TRANSPORTING 81 LIMITED 23 Aug 2013
    08665472 TALK WITH TONI LIMITED 27 Aug 2013
    08669248 KENT PARTS RECYCLING LTD 30 Aug 2013
    08670556 FUNCKY FOUNDATION LTD 30 Aug 2013