Gravesend, Kent
Q1 2010 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- Q1 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Gravesend when compared to any previous Q1.
- Q1 2010 was a record quarter for company registrations in Gravesend when compared to any quarter in history.
- March 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Gravesend when compared to any previous March.
- March 2010 was a record month for company registrations in Gravesend when compared to any month in history.
- February 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Gravesend when compared to any previous February.
- February 2010 was a record month for company registrations in Gravesend when compared to any month in history.
- February 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Gravesend when compared to any previous February.
- Q1 2010 saw a new record in UK company share in Gravesend when compared to any previous Q1.
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
Q1 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Gravesend when compared to any previous Q1.
Q1 2010 was a record quarter for company registrations in Gravesend when compared to any quarter in history.
A total of 208 companies were registered in Gravesend during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).
This figure is an increase of 49.6% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.5% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) Gravesend UK 2010 208 105,137 2009 139 91,034 % change 49.6% 15.5% Record Year 2010 (208) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
March 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Gravesend when compared to any previous March.
March 2010 was a record month for company registrations in Gravesend when compared to any month in history.
February 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Gravesend when compared to any previous February.
February 2010 was a record month for company registrations in Gravesend when compared to any month in history.
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2010 53 72 83 New companies in 2009 43 46 50 % change 23.3% 56.5% 66.0% Record Year 2007 (56) 2010 (72) 2010 (83)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
A total of 143 companies were dissolved in Gravesend during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).
This figure is a decrease of 19.7% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 23.5% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) Gravesend UK 2010 143 82,677 2009 178 108,060 % change -19.7% -23.5% Record Year 2009 (178) 2009 (108,060) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
February 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Gravesend when compared to any previous February.
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2010 36 45 62 Closed companies in 2009 19 27 132 % change 89.5% 66.7% -53% Record Year 2008 (38) 2010 (45) 2009 (132)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
Net company growth for Gravesend during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) was 65 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) Gravesend UK 2010 65 22,460 2009 -39 -17,026 Record Year 2006 (119) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2010 17 27 21 Net growth in 2009 24 19 -82 Record Year 2006 (37) 2006 (37) 2008 (52)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
In the first quarter of 2010, Gravesend formed 0.2% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) Gravesend 2010 0.2% 2009 0.2% 2008 0.2% 2007 0.1% 2006 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 2010 (0.2%) Company Share by Quarter
Q1 2010 saw a new record in UK company share in Gravesend when compared to any previous Q1.
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2010 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% UK formation share in 2009 0.2% 0.2% 0.1% % change 14.4% 34.1% 37.9% Record Year 1960 (0.4%) 1978 (0.3%) 1973 (0.3%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2010 was 43.0.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.9% compared to the UK figure of 2.0%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.9% compared to the UK figure of 4.9%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
The record first quarter for female directors in Gravesend was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
16.4% of all director appointments in Gravesend in the first quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 24.7% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2009-Mar 2010)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSTRUCTION 1.18% MANAGEMENT 5.01% CONSULTING 1.18% CONSULTING 4.60% TRANSPORT 1.00% CONSULTANCY 2.87% OG 0.82% PROPERTY 2.50% ELECTRICAL 0.82% ASSOCIATES 2.04% MANAGEMENT 0.73% TRADING 1.93% IT 0.64% DESIGN 1.91% KENT 0.64% CONSTRUCTION 1.87% DESIGN 0.55% MEDIA 1.84% SERVICE 0.55% BUSINESS 1.74% ENGINEERING 0.55% INTERNATIONAL 1.73% CONSULTANCY 0.55% CONSULTANTS 1.63% LONDON 0.55% ENGINEERING 1.54% INVESTMENTS 0.55% J 1.48% PROPERTY 0.46% LONDON 1.45% SPORTS 0.46% INVESTMENTS 1.45% MEDIA 0.46% GROUP 1.37% MEDICAL 0.46% GLOBAL 1.35% BUILDING 0.46% PROPERTIES 1.35% MARKETING 0.46% BUILDING 1.34% INTERNATIONAL 0.46% CARE 1.33% DIVISION 0.36% ELECTRICAL 1.30% BYGG 0.36% M 1.28% POWER 0.36% SYSTEMS 1.25% CARE 0.36% S 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 581 228,645 7487 - Other business activities 94 74,904 9999 - Dormant Company 69 19,948 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 41 26,974 7414 - Business & management consultancy 22 17,003 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 20 9,325 99999 - Dormant Company 19 13,808 41100 - Development of building projects 12 4,513 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 11 9,943 7499 - Non-trading company 11 15,398 98000 - Residents property management 9 3,892 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 9 14,007 62090 - Other information technology service activities 8 6,340 7260 - Other computer related activities 8 10,331 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 7 3,069 43210 - Electrical installation 7 3,163 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 7 9,659 4545 - Other building completion 7 3,346 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 6 8,154 86900 - Other human health activities 6 3,445
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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