Folkestone, Kent
Q1 2014 Business Confidence Report
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
A total of 143 companies were registered in Folkestone during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).
This figure is a decrease of 11.2% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.8% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) Folkestone UK 2014 143 150,722 2013 161 134,802 % change -11.2% 11.8% Record Year 2006 (333) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2014 48 48 47 New companies in 2013 51 60 50 % change -5.9% -20.0% -6.0% Record Year 2004 (94) 2002 (190) 2005 (164)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
A total of 100 companies were dissolved in Folkestone during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).
This figure is a decrease of 8.3% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 5.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) Folkestone UK 2014 100 82,370 2013 109 77,914 % change -8.3% 5.7% Record Year 2009 (316) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2014 31 39 30 Closed companies in 2013 53 22 34 % change -41.5% 77.3% -12% Record Year 2007 (102) 2010 (95) 2009 (217)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
Net company growth for Folkestone during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) was 43 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) Folkestone UK 2014 43 68,352 2013 52 56,888 Record Year 2005 (199) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2014 17 9 17 Net growth in 2013 -2 38 16 Record Year 1999 (72) 2002 (145) 2005 (129)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
In the first quarter of 2014, Folkestone formed 0.1% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) Folkestone 2014 0.1% 2013 0.1% 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 2002 (0.5%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2014 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2013 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change -11.9% -26.2% -21.5% Record Year 1999 (0.6%) 2002 (0.9%) 1998 (0.6%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2014 was 48.2.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.6% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.0% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
The record first quarter for female directors in Folkestone was in 2013 when 32.1% of all directors were female.
17.1% of all director appointments in Folkestone in the first quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.4% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2013-Mar 2014)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage KENT 1.62% CONSULTING 5.22% PROPERTY 1.19% MANAGEMENT 4.67% MANAGEMENT 1.19% CONSULTANCY 3.49% CONSTRUCTION 0.97% PROPERTY 2.64% ENGINEERING 0.86% TRADING 2.05% SOUTH 0.76% LONDON 1.88% CONSULTING 0.76% ENGINEERING 1.86% TRANSPORT 0.76% CARE 1.79% EAST 0.65% CONSTRUCTION 1.75% FUNCKY 0.65% DESIGN 1.75% CONSULTANTS 0.65% CONSULTANTS 1.73% CARE 0.65% BUSINESS 1.71% MEDIA 0.65% PROPERTIES 1.60% SECURITY 0.65% INVESTMENTS 1.60% TRADING 0.54% GLOBAL 1.58% CONSULTANCY 0.54% J 1.48% ELECTRICAL 0.54% ASSOCIATES 1.48% SONS 0.54% MEDIA 1.48% ONE 0.54% IT 1.33% BUILDING 0.43% TRANSPORT 1.30% (KENT) 0.43% DEVELOPMENTS 1.29% FOR 0.43% BUILDING 1.24% GROUNDWORKS 0.43% M 1.21% GLOBAL 0.43% CAPITAL 1.20% HEALTH 0.43% ELECTRICAL 1.19%
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 399 280,210 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 55 56,411 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 26 26,700 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 24 27,750 99999 - Dormant Company 22 47,084 49410 - Freight transport by road 19 8,014 74990 - Non-trading company 18 14,135 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 18 37,882 70100 - Activities of head offices 16 4,019 62090 - Other information technology service activities 16 12,813 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 15 18,491 41100 - Development of building projects 14 9,855 52290 - Other transportation support activities 13 1,222 86900 - Other human health activities 12 10,273 68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis 11 5,419 43390 - Other building completion and finishing 10 5,521 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 10 9,358 98000 - Residents property management 10 4,832 43210 - Electrical installation 9 5,885 41202 - Construction of domestic buildings 9 6,559
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 08877089 MARLOWE ARCADE LIMITED 05 Feb 2014 08875587 MEASURINGLINES LIMITED 04 Feb 2014 08876053 TRUE SOURCE FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS LTD 04 Feb 2014 08878170 LPRP CONSULTING LTD 05 Feb 2014 08881671 ASTON MECHANICAL ELECTRICAL SERVICES LTD 07 Feb 2014 08883794 KENT PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT LIMITED 10 Feb 2014 08883856 3V SIM DISTRIBUTION LIMITED 10 Feb 2014 08883874 SIMGAS LIMITED 10 Feb 2014 08884760 SUPERPRIXMANIA LIMITED 10 Feb 2014 08891657 LEGAL HUT LIMITED 12 Feb 2014 08891938 KINSADE ESTATES MANAGEMENT LIMITED 12 Feb 2014 08904087 WEDDING MASTER LIMITED 20 Feb 2014 08906477 EMPORIUMUK LIMITED 21 Feb 2014 08908663 ASHGATE ASSOCIATES LIMITED 24 Feb 2014 08908787 MASIH HEALTH CARE LIMITED 24 Feb 2014 08912026 MEERKATCARE LIMITED 26 Feb 2014 08915176 SMAI TAWI CIC 27 Feb 2014 08915459 NUNO REIS LIMITED 27 Feb 2014 08916378 KELLY HAYES LIMITED 28 Feb 2014 08873241 LIONEL'S ESTATES LIMITED 03 Feb 2014 OC390902 RICHMONDS FOLKESTONE LLP 05 Feb 2014 08892100 PROPERTY HOLDINGS (SOUTH EAST) LIMITED 12 Feb 2014 08898508 T WILSON & SONS LIMITED 17 Feb 2014 08899070 WHITE CLIFF WELDERS LTD 17 Feb 2014 08908786 OPTIMISER LABS LTD 24 Feb 2014
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