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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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 09432291 CONCRETE REPAIRS (WATERPROOFING) LIMITED 10 Feb 2015 09450755 @ BUSINESS SRT LIMITED 20 Feb 2015 09455600 FOLKESTONE PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LIMITED 24 Feb 2015 09425841 EL OFFICE SERVICES LTD 06 Feb 2015 09432334 SKYLINKS KENT LIMITED 10 Feb 2015 09442390 ZEROHEDGE LIMITED 16 Feb 2015 09445611 ULTRA4 EUROPE LIMITED 18 Feb 2015 09451690 WOODMAN 58 LIMITED 20 Feb 2015 09453690 UK SPRAY FINISHES LTD 23 Feb 2015 09453754 MASON SCAFFOLDING LIMITED 23 Feb 2015 09454078 ACTIVE PROMOTIONS EVENTS LIMITED 23 Feb 2015 09454341 ELITE LABOUR AGENCY LIMITED 24 Feb 2015 09455829 KENT & EAST SUSSEX ELECTRONICS COMPANY LTD 24 Feb 2015 09457735 EASY FORMATIONS LTD 25 Feb 2015 09462613 EXOGAMING LIMITED 27 Feb 2015 09418142 GAMBRELL PLANT FITTER LTD 03 Feb 2015 09421551 MOOGLE APPLICATIONS LTD 04 Feb 2015 09421637 HIGH 5 SPORTS LTD 04 Feb 2015 09431004 HLR SERVICES LIMITED 10 Feb 2015 09434081 HAVCO LTD 11 Feb 2015 09443150 GREYFOX SECURITY SOLUTIONS LTD 17 Feb 2015 09446964 HORROR BULL LTD 18 Feb 2015 09457238 UNIVERSAL AZ LIMITED 25 Feb 2015 09459125 SIGNAL SERVANT LTD. 26 Feb 2015 09461589 JACOB & MARTIN LTD 27 Feb 2015
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