Folkestone, Kent

Q3 2014 Business Confidence Report

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 2014)

    A total of 126 companies were registered in Folkestone during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014).

    This figure is a decrease of 0.8% versus the same period last year (Q3 2013). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.1% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)FolkestoneUK
    2014126143,414
    2013127132,684
    % change-0.8%8.1%
    Record Year 2005 (293) 2014 (143,414)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2014393354
    New companies in 2013424837
    % change-7.1%-31.3%45.9%
    Record Year2003 (186)2005 (98)2004 (136)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    A total of 156 companies were dissolved in Folkestone during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014).

    This figure is an increase of 66.0% versus the same period last year (Q3 2013). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 18.0% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)FolkestoneUK
    2014156101,670
    20139486,170
    % change66.0%18.0%
    Record Year 2009 (366) 2009 (159,405)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2014464169
    Closed companies in 2013352237
    % change31.4%86.4%86%
    Record Year2007 (144)2008 (119)2009 (203)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    Net company growth for Folkestone during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) was -30 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)FolkestoneUK
    2014-3041,744
    20133346,514
    Record Year 2008 (86) 2013 (46,514)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2014-7-8-15
    Net growth in 20137260
    Record Year2003 (120)2004 (30)1998 (103)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    In the third quarter of 2014, Folkestone formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)Folkestone
    20140.1%
    20130.1%
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2004 (0.4%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20140.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20130.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change-15.6%-34.5%33.8%
    Record Year2003 (0.5%)2005 (0.3%)1998 (0.7%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2014 was 44.4.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.0% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.7% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

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

    28.6% of all director appointments in Folkestone in the third quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.3% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Sep 2013-Sep 2014)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSTRUCTION1.76%CONSULTING5.17%
    PROPERTY1.43%MANAGEMENT4.63%
    MANAGEMENT1.21%CONSULTANCY3.55%
    ENGINEERING1.10%PROPERTY2.62%
    CONSULTING0.99%ENGINEERING2.07%
    FOLKESTONE0.77%CONSTRUCTION2.05%
    TRANSPORT0.77%TRADING2.00%
    ROAD0.66%LONDON1.95%
    MEDIA0.66%CARE1.94%
    RAIL0.66%TRANSPORT1.76%
    KENT0.66%DESIGN1.70%
    CONSULTANCY0.66%CONSULTANTS1.70%
    C0.55%PROPERTIES1.63%
    (KENT)0.55%BUSINESS1.62%
    DIGITAL0.55%J1.53%
    ELECTRICAL0.55%ELECTRICAL1.53%
    BUILDING0.55%GLOBAL1.51%
    DESIGN0.44%INVESTMENTS1.50%
    ONE0.44%ASSOCIATES1.48%
    GLOBAL0.44%MEDIA1.38%
    BUSINESS0.44%CO.,1.36%
    SOUTH0.44%DEVELOPMENTS1.35%
    ENERGY0.44%BUILDING1.30%
    CARE0.44%IT1.30%
    GOLD0.44%M1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied390278,481
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified4157,264
    99999 - Dormant Company2848,286
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified2628,224
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities2429,313
    49410 - Freight transport by road249,960
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management2240,717
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified1918,890
    74990 - Non-trading company1814,006
    52290 - Other transportation support activities161,322
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing155,786
    62090 - Other information technology service activities1512,795
    41100 - Development of building projects1410,604
    70100 - Activities of head offices124,108
    86900 - Other human health activities1211,807
    98000 - Residents property management105,047
    56101 - Licensed restaurants108,546
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet99,914
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings97,151
    43210 - Electrical installation95,922

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    09233178 PRINT PROJECT SOLUTIONS LIMITED 24 Sep 2014
    09198207 PARUSS LTD 01 Sep 2014
    09198283 CHALK IT UP LIMITED 01 Sep 2014
    09198335 SVH TECHNOLOGIES UK LTD 01 Sep 2014
    09199767 EXTENSIV LIMITED 02 Sep 2014
    09199798 INSURANCE ADVISORY GROUP LIMITED 02 Sep 2014
    09200330 DOMINION INTEGRATED UK LIMITED 02 Sep 2014
    09200396 DP TECHNICAL CONSULTANCY LIMITED 02 Sep 2014
    09202872 FOLKESTONE COASTAL PROPERTY LIMITED 04 Sep 2014
    09204992 LIMBU CONSULTANCY LTD 05 Sep 2014
    09208353 C & U RESOURCES LIMITED 08 Sep 2014
    09211826 DW AND SONS LTD 10 Sep 2014
    09215014 EYET CONSULTING LTD 11 Sep 2014
    09216174 ALBANY CAPITAL LIMITED 12 Sep 2014
    09220286 CLEANINGBAY LIMITED 16 Sep 2014
    09227111 BARRATTA LIMITED 19 Sep 2014
    09230026 AQUA AIR MARINE LIMITED 23 Sep 2014
    09240124 VEKTUS LIMITED 29 Sep 2014
    09198838 JUSTARIDE FILMS LTD 02 Sep 2014
    09203281 FOXHAUL LTD 04 Sep 2014
    09212959 HENDRICKS OF HYTHE LTD 10 Sep 2014
    09213131 FUNCKY BUILDERS LTD 10 Sep 2014
    09214091 CMLEWIS LIMITED 11 Sep 2014
    09216699 SAGA HEALTHCARE LIMITED 12 Sep 2014
    09223637 BIG BOYS FINE BURGER CO. LIMITED 17 Sep 2014