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
    09117858 GREENVIEW NURSERY LIMITED 07 Jul 2014
    09147889 JOHN CROFTS CORP LTD 25 Jul 2014
    09151637 ELS SHELLFISH LTD. 29 Jul 2014
    09155238 E28194 LTD 31 Jul 2014
    09110321 SMART ENGLAND LIMITED 01 Jul 2014
    09112733 EUROMOLD LIMITED 02 Jul 2014
    09112813 ADORE YOUR BATHROOM LIMITED 02 Jul 2014
    09115617 WOW FACTOR EUROPE LIMITED 03 Jul 2014
    09119167 NAZ PA LIMITED 07 Jul 2014
    09123022 DOTTY D'S CANDY TREATS LTD 09 Jul 2014
    09126216 FRENCH HOOS LIMITED 11 Jul 2014
    09133763 HIENRICH LIMITED 16 Jul 2014
    09140256 BRUCE EMERSON LIMITED 21 Jul 2014
    09140306 UHP SYSTEMS LIMITED 21 Jul 2014
    09141066 CONSTRUCTION DESIGN GROUNDWORKS LIMITED 21 Jul 2014
    09143929 TREKFARM LIMITED 23 Jul 2014
    09148514 HEALTHCARE JH LIMITED 25 Jul 2014
    09109910 98 SHORNCLIFFE ROAD FREEHOLD LTD 01 Jul 2014
    09111528 REAMCO LTD 02 Jul 2014
    09112630 VANTAGE EMPORIA LIMITED 02 Jul 2014
    09117354 BOUNDARY METALSTOCK LIMITED 04 Jul 2014
    09118276 RANDOLPH PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LIMITED 07 Jul 2014
    09123298 SOUTH KEY HOMES LETTINGS LTD 09 Jul 2014
    09130968 FREELAND GARAGE SERVICES LIMITED 15 Jul 2014
    09143045 THE FOLKESTONE BUSINESS HUB COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY 23 Jul 2014