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 09473745 ASAFEPLACE PROPERTIES LTD 05 Mar 2015 09477297 SDCW LTD 09 Mar 2015 09490347 SEGAMI IMAGES LTD 14 Mar 2015 09491799 ENIGMAZE LTD 16 Mar 2015 09494907 BC CHALLENGE LIMITED 17 Mar 2015 09495838 JBKB ACTIVE LIMITED 18 Mar 2015 09503961 WAINALLEN LIMITED 23 Mar 2015 09469701 LITTLEGULL LIMITED 04 Mar 2015 09474396 BRIGHTSTAR BUILDING SERVICES (DOMESTIC) LIMITED 06 Mar 2015 09474954 SAINT FOLQUIN LIMITED 06 Mar 2015 09479231 XIMANT LIMITED 09 Mar 2015 09489610 BRICKGURU.COM LTD 13 Mar 2015 09492189 FINNIGAN TECHNOLOGY LIMITED 16 Mar 2015 09495042 IN SIMPLE TERMS LIMITED 17 Mar 2015 09500582 JAMES ASTON LIMITED 20 Mar 2015 09502797 BUCKLEYS INTERNATIONAL LIMITED 23 Mar 2015 09503319 NKEC LEISURE LIMITED 23 Mar 2015 09511974 P J GRAHAM LIMITED 26 Mar 2015 09467992 THE PICKLED EGG PUB COMPANY LIMITED 03 Mar 2015 09475446 BITSAFE LTD 06 Mar 2015 09476185 KEITH ALTON RAIL LIMITED 06 Mar 2015 09479861 SATURN DRIVE LIMITED 10 Mar 2015 09482552 HS45 PROPERTY LTD 10 Mar 2015 09505477 CRAWLALONG CONSULTING LIMITED 24 Mar 2015 09506445 52 CASTLE HILL AVENUE LIMITED 24 Mar 2015
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