Folkestone, Kent
Q3 2014 Business Confidence Report
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New Company Registrations
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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) Folkestone UK 2014 126 143,414 2013 127 132,684 % change -0.8% 8.1% Record Year 2005 (293) 2014 (143,414) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2014 39 33 54 New companies in 2013 42 48 37 % change -7.1% -31.3% 45.9% Record Year 2003 (186) 2005 (98) 2004 (136)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Folkestone UK 2014 156 101,670 2013 94 86,170 % change 66.0% 18.0% Record Year 2009 (366) 2009 (159,405) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2014 46 41 69 Closed companies in 2013 35 22 37 % change 31.4% 86.4% 86% Record Year 2007 (144) 2008 (119) 2009 (203)
Net Company Growth
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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) Folkestone UK 2014 -30 41,744 2013 33 46,514 Record Year 2008 (86) 2013 (46,514) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2014 -7 -8 -15 Net growth in 2013 7 26 0 Record Year 2003 (120) 2004 (30) 1998 (103)
UK Company Share
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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 2014 0.1% 2013 0.1% 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 2004 (0.4%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2014 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2013 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change -15.6% -34.5% 33.8% Record Year 2003 (0.5%) 2005 (0.3%) 1998 (0.7%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2013-Sep 2014)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSTRUCTION 1.76% CONSULTING 5.17% PROPERTY 1.43% MANAGEMENT 4.63% MANAGEMENT 1.21% CONSULTANCY 3.55% ENGINEERING 1.10% PROPERTY 2.62% CONSULTING 0.99% ENGINEERING 2.07% FOLKESTONE 0.77% CONSTRUCTION 2.05% TRANSPORT 0.77% TRADING 2.00% ROAD 0.66% LONDON 1.95% MEDIA 0.66% CARE 1.94% RAIL 0.66% TRANSPORT 1.76% KENT 0.66% DESIGN 1.70% CONSULTANCY 0.66% CONSULTANTS 1.70% C 0.55% PROPERTIES 1.63% (KENT) 0.55% BUSINESS 1.62% DIGITAL 0.55% J 1.53% ELECTRICAL 0.55% ELECTRICAL 1.53% BUILDING 0.55% GLOBAL 1.51% DESIGN 0.44% INVESTMENTS 1.50% ONE 0.44% ASSOCIATES 1.48% GLOBAL 0.44% MEDIA 1.38% BUSINESS 0.44% CO., 1.36% SOUTH 0.44% DEVELOPMENTS 1.35% ENERGY 0.44% BUILDING 1.30% CARE 0.44% IT 1.30% GOLD 0.44% M 1.23%
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 390 278,481 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 41 57,264 99999 - Dormant Company 28 48,286 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 26 28,224 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 24 29,313 49410 - Freight transport by road 24 9,960 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 22 40,717 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 19 18,890 74990 - Non-trading company 18 14,006 52290 - Other transportation support activities 16 1,322 43390 - Other building completion and finishing 15 5,786 62090 - Other information technology service activities 15 12,795 41100 - Development of building projects 14 10,604 70100 - Activities of head offices 12 4,108 86900 - Other human health activities 12 11,807 98000 - Residents property management 10 5,047 56101 - Licensed restaurants 10 8,546 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 9 9,914 41202 - Construction of domestic buildings 9 7,151 43210 - Electrical installation 9 5,922
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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