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 09147889 JOHN CROFTS CORP LTD 25 Jul 2014 09151637 ELS SHELLFISH LTD. 29 Jul 2014 09110321 SMART ENGLAND LIMITED 01 Jul 2014 09112607 POLYCHROMASIA 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 09140306 UHP SYSTEMS LIMITED 21 Jul 2014 09143929 TREKFARM LIMITED 23 Jul 2014 09145230 MONTGOMERY WAY 1968 LIMITED 24 Jul 2014 09145928 NETHELP LIMITED 24 Jul 2014 09148514 HEALTHCARE JH LIMITED 25 Jul 2014 09153521 AFRICAN BUSINESS ROUNDTABLE UK LIMITED 30 Jul 2014 09109910 98 SHORNCLIFFE ROAD FREEHOLD LTD 01 Jul 2014 09111528 REAMCO LTD 02 Jul 2014 09112630 VANTAGE EMPORIA LIMITED 02 Jul 2014 09115404 AGRIUS (UK) LIMITED 03 Jul 2014 09118276 RANDOLPH PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LIMITED 07 Jul 2014 09130968 FREELAND GARAGE SERVICES LIMITED 15 Jul 2014 09142260 VICARIOUS MEDIA LIMITED 22 Jul 2014 09143045 THE FOLKESTONE BUSINESS HUB COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY 23 Jul 2014 09143132 L & F SURVEYS LIMITED 23 Jul 2014 09151773 BAR 24 FOLKESTONE LIMITED 29 Jul 2014
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