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
    08593404 RRN SYSTEMS LTD 02 Jul 2013
    08619014 MARTY CHANDLER FRUITS LIMITED 22 Jul 2013
    08592100 ROBERT WORLD WIDE SHIPPING LTD 01 Jul 2013
    08596100 BROOKS BAR AND LEISURE LIMITED 04 Jul 2013
    08600954 OXFORD POWERHOUSE LIMITED 08 Jul 2013
    08607325 THE KENT DARK CHOCOLATE COMPANY LIMITED 12 Jul 2013
    08608162 PLATNUMAUDIOVISUALS LIMITED 12 Jul 2013
    08609933 EXGLOBA SERVICES LIMITED 15 Jul 2013
    08612639 IMPERIAL FINANCIAL LIMITED 16 Jul 2013
    08616577 J.R.W. ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS LTD 19 Jul 2013
    08629938 AMPAS (UK) LIMITED 30 Jul 2013
    08593957 GILLCREST ASSETS THE PAPER MILL LIMITED 02 Jul 2013
    08594128 GILLCREST THE PAPER MILL ESTATE LIMITED 02 Jul 2013
    08599235 THE HUB CYCLE SHOP LTD 05 Jul 2013
    08609020 SANDRA JOBGES PHYSIOTHERAPY LTD 15 Jul 2013
    08615542 ASHLEC ELECTRICAL SERVICES LTD 18 Jul 2013
    08618238 SANTOM CLEANING SERVICES LTD 22 Jul 2013
    08618324 75-15-10 LTD 22 Jul 2013
    08618843 NES SOUTH EASTERN LIMITED 22 Jul 2013
    08622013 BAER-LIN LIMITED 24 Jul 2013
    08623233 THE SHEPWAY SPORTS TRUST 24 Jul 2013
    08623942 4D INVESTMENT LIMITED 25 Jul 2013
    08624098 A E S (KENT) LIMITED 25 Jul 2013
    08629704 CW COMPUTER CONSULTANTS LTD 30 Jul 2013
    08630727 TENTECH LTD 30 Jul 2013