Folkestone, Kent
Q1 2015 Business Confidence Report
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
A total of 159 companies were registered in Folkestone during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).
This figure is an increase of 11.2% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 6.9% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Folkestone UK 2015 159 161,156 2014 143 150,722 % change 11.2% 6.9% Record Year 2006 (333) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2015 43 62 54 New companies in 2014 48 48 47 % change -10.4% 29.2% 14.9% Record Year 2004 (94) 2002 (190) 2005 (164)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
A total of 98 companies were dissolved in Folkestone during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).
This figure is a decrease of 2.0% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Folkestone UK 2015 98 89,523 2014 100 82,370 % change -2.0% 8.7% Record Year 2009 (316) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2015 28 26 44 Closed companies in 2014 31 39 30 % change -9.7% -33.3% 47% Record Year 2007 (102) 2010 (95) 2009 (217)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
Net company growth for Folkestone during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) was 61 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Folkestone UK 2015 61 71,633 2014 43 68,352 Record Year 2006 (116) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2015 15 36 10 Net growth in 2014 17 9 17 Record Year 1999 (72) 2002 (145) 2005 (129)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
In the first quarter of 2015, Folkestone formed 0.1% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Folkestone 2015 0.1% 2014 0.1% 2013 0.1% 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 2002 (0.5%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2015 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2014 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change -12.1% 19.1% 4.7% Record Year 1999 (0.6%) 2002 (0.9%) 1998 (0.6%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2015 was 45.6.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.3% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.8% compared to the UK figure of 3.6%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
The record first quarter for female directors in Folkestone was in 2013 when 32.1% of all directors were female.
26.9% of all director appointments in Folkestone in the first quarter of 2015 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.4% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2014-Mar 2015)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage PROPERTY 1.44% CONSULTING 5.23% MANAGEMENT 1.34% MANAGEMENT 4.56% CONSTRUCTION 1.34% CONSULTANCY 3.62% FOLKESTONE 0.72% PROPERTY 2.72% DESIGN 0.72% CONSTRUCTION 2.19% CONSULTANCY 0.72% CARE 2.13% ENGINEERING 0.72% ENGINEERING 2.12% ELECTRICAL 0.72% LONDON 1.91% KENT 0.72% TRADING 1.88% TRANS 0.62% TRANSPORT 1.82% CONSULTING 0.62% ELECTRICAL 1.76% BUSINESS 0.62% DESIGN 1.65% RAIL 0.62% PROPERTIES 1.63% (KENT) 0.51% CO., 1.58% BUILDING 0.51% J 1.55% SONS 0.51% CONSULTANTS 1.54% PROPERTIES 0.51% BUSINESS 1.49% C 0.51% INVESTMENTS 1.49% S 0.41% GLOBAL 1.46% TRANSPORT 0.41% ASSOCIATES 1.44% EUROPE 0.41% DEVELOPMENTS 1.36% - 0.41% BUILDING 1.31% MEDIA 0.41% IT 1.30% CONTRACTORS 0.41% MEDIA 1.28% SERVICE 0.41% M 1.27%
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 383 288,953 99999 - Dormant Company 34 49,474 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 31 58,522 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 26 30,825 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 26 29,218 49410 - Freight transport by road 23 12,485 74990 - Non-trading company 19 13,794 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 18 19,098 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 17 43,081 86900 - Other human health activities 14 13,990 52290 - Other transportation support activities 14 1,399 41202 - Construction of domestic buildings 13 7,797 43390 - Other building completion and finishing 13 6,052 43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation 13 5,331 62090 - Other information technology service activities 12 12,862 56101 - Licensed restaurants 12 8,909 41100 - Development of building projects 12 11,863 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 9 9,080 80100 - Private security activities 8 3,008 47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets 8 6,557
Recent Companies
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