Gravesend, Kent

Q3 2010 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • August 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Gravesend when compared to any previous August.
  • July 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Gravesend when compared to any previous July.

Contents

  1. New Company Registrations
  2. Closed Companies (dissolved)
  3. Net Company Growth
  4. UK Company Share
  5. Director Age
  6. Director Gender
  7. Naming Trends
  8. SIC Data
  9. Recent Companies

New Company Registrations

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    A total of 145 companies were registered in Gravesend during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).

    This figure is a decrease of 4.6% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 7.2% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)GravesendUK
    2010145101,492
    200915294,671
    % change-4.6%7.2%
    Record Year 2007 (182) 2003 (107,203)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2010534250
    New companies in 2009533861
    % change0.0%10.5%-18.0%
    Record Year2007 (61)2007 (50)2007 (71)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    A total of 161 companies were dissolved in Gravesend during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).

    This figure is a decrease of 15.3% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 45.0% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)GravesendUK
    201016187,705
    2009190159,401
    % change-15.3%-45.0%
    Record Year 2009 (190) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    August 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Gravesend when compared to any previous August.

    July 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Gravesend when compared to any previous July.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2010586043
    Closed companies in 20092955106
    % change100.0%9.1%-59%
    Record Year2010 (58)2010 (60)2009 (106)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    Net company growth for Gravesend during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) was -16 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)GravesendUK
    2010-1613,787
    2009-38-64,730
    Record Year 2006 (96) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2010-5-187
    Net growth in 200924-17-45
    Record Year2008 (50)2006 (28)2006 (45)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    In the third quarter of 2010, Gravesend formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)Gravesend
    20100.1%
    20090.2%
    20080.2%
    20070.2%
    20060.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1970 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20100.2%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20090.2%0.1%0.2%
    % change-7.0%0.3%-21.4%
    Record Year1967 (0.4%)1970 (0.4%)1970 (0.5%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2010 was 42.6.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.1% compared to the UK figure of 2.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.7% compared to the UK figure of 4.4%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Gravesend was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.

    22.9% of all director appointments in Gravesend in the third quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.2% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Sep 2009-Sep 2010)

    Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSTRUCTION1.32%MANAGEMENT5.06%
    CONSULTING1.13%CONSULTING4.99%
    CONSULTANCY1.13%CONSULTANCY3.12%
    ELECTRICAL1.04%PROPERTY2.38%
    MANAGEMENT0.94%TRADING2.04%
    PROPERTY0.76%ASSOCIATES2.01%
    ENGINEERING0.76%DESIGN1.93%
    ASSOCIATES0.76%CONSTRUCTION1.86%
    OG0.66%BUSINESS1.80%
    MEDIA0.66%MEDIA1.75%
    KENT0.66%CONSULTANTS1.73%
    BUILDING0.57%LONDON1.59%
    L0.57%ENGINEERING1.59%
    R0.57%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    M0.57%CARE1.44%
    TOTAL0.57%J1.44%
    TRADING0.57%INTERNATIONAL1.43%
    DIVISION0.47%GLOBAL1.42%
    MEDICAL0.47%IT1.35%
    MARKETING0.47%PROPERTIES1.35%
    SERVICE0.47%BUILDING1.32%
    SPORTS0.47%ELECTRICAL1.30%
    PLUMBING0.47%M1.28%
    INVESTMENTS0.47%SYSTEMS1.26%
    CLEANING0.38%S1.24%

SIC Data

  1. Previous 36 months, excluding companies less than 12 months old

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied578202,902
    7487 - Other business activities7669,802
    9999 - Dormant Company6521,484
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified3725,053
    7414 - Business & management consultancy2314,940
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering217,634
    99999 - Dormant Company1714,072
    7260 - Other computer related activities138,967
    7499 - Non-trading company1213,408
    98000 - Residents property management113,273
    41100 - Development of building projects103,688
    4545 - Other building completion82,970
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities88,292
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified72,664
    9305 - Other service activities79,454
    86900 - Other human health activities73,361
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management713,161
    43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation72,020
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified67,767
    4531 - Installation electrical wiring etc.62,440

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07393470 GENIE ENTERPRISES LTD 30 Sep 2010
    07386449 AVTAR SOLUTIONS LTD 23 Sep 2010
    07385701 GLOBAL CIVIL ENGINEERING (SOUTH EAST) LIMITED 23 Sep 2010
    07382509 FREEDOM PRODUCTS LIMITED 21 Sep 2010
    07382023 R JACKSON INTERIOR DESIGNS LTD 21 Sep 2010
    07379659 TITAN (GB) LIMITED 17 Sep 2010
    07379376 MORRIS & TURNER LTD 17 Sep 2010
    07375784 JNW CONSULTING LIMITED 14 Sep 2010
    07375260 SERGEANT BOILER DISTRIBUTION LTD 14 Sep 2010
    07374037 TOTAL SITE SERVICES LIMITED 13 Sep 2010
    07370417 MMMK DRYLINING LIMITED 09 Sep 2010
    07369952 VINBROOKE SUPPORT KENT COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY 08 Sep 2010
    07361535 THE GREAT JOE CO. LIMITED 01 Sep 2010
    07391764 INTERNATIONAL FOOD SOLUTIONS LIMITED 29 Sep 2010
    07381235 DREYERS CATERING & SELSKAPSSERVICE LIMITED 20 Sep 2010
    07381178 VESTFOLD BYGG OG VEDLIKEHOLD LIMITED 20 Sep 2010
    07381130 CHRISTENSEN CONSTRUCTION LIMITED 20 Sep 2010
    07380991 SAMURAI AUTOS LTD 20 Sep 2010
    07379937 DAWARI BAZAR LIMITED 17 Sep 2010
    07379730 BOLLO COACHWORKS LTD 17 Sep 2010
    07379229 STEVASON CONTRACTORS LIMITED 16 Sep 2010
    07375470 ZIRCA LIMITED 14 Sep 2010
    07375145 PRETTY LITTLE CRUISES LTD 14 Sep 2010
    07373267 ASG NORTH LTD 13 Sep 2010
    07387968 BREAM TEAM LTD 27 Sep 2010