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
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION 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
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