Gravesend, Kent
Q1 2011 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- January 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Gravesend when compared to any previous January.
- January 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Gravesend when compared to any previous January.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
A total of 194 companies were registered in Gravesend during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).
This figure is a decrease of 6.7% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) Gravesend UK 2011 194 116,391 2010 208 105,137 % change -6.7% 10.7% Record Year 2010 (208) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
January 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Gravesend when compared to any previous January.
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2011 60 61 73 New companies in 2010 53 72 83 % change 13.2% -15.3% -12.0% Record Year 2011 (60) 2010 (72) 2010 (83)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
A total of 160 companies were dissolved in Gravesend during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).
This figure is an increase of 11.9% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.0% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) Gravesend UK 2011 160 90,986 2010 143 82,677 % change 11.9% 10.0% Record Year 2009 (178) 2009 (108,060) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
January 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Gravesend when compared to any previous January.
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2011 75 40 45 Closed companies in 2010 36 45 62 % change 108.3% -11.1% -27% Record Year 2011 (75) 2010 (45) 2009 (132)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
Net company growth for Gravesend during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) was 34 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) Gravesend UK 2011 34 25,405 2010 65 22,460 Record Year 2006 (119) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2011 -15 21 28 Net growth in 2010 17 27 21 Record Year 2006 (37) 2006 (37) 2008 (52)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
In the first quarter of 2011, Gravesend formed 0.2% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) Gravesend 2011 0.2% 2010 0.2% 2009 0.2% 2008 0.2% 2007 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 2010 (0.2%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2011 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% UK formation share in 2010 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% % change -2.4% -25.5% -16.1% Record Year 1960 (0.4%) 1978 (0.3%) 1973 (0.3%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2011 was 42.7.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 6.1% compared to the UK figure of 3.0%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 6.1% compared to the UK figure of 4.3%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
The record first quarter for female directors in Gravesend was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
26.1% of all director appointments in Gravesend in the first quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.4% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2010-Mar 2011)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTANCY 1.28% CONSULTING 5.04% CONSTRUCTION 1.00% MANAGEMENT 4.97% MANAGEMENT 1.00% CONSULTANCY 3.16% PROPERTY 1.00% PROPERTY 2.38% CONSULTING 1.00% TRADING 2.10% ELECTRICAL 0.82% DESIGN 1.93% MEDIA 0.73% ASSOCIATES 1.92% SERVICE 0.73% BUSINESS 1.87% TRADING 0.64% CONSTRUCTION 1.80% KENT 0.64% CONSULTANTS 1.76% R 0.64% MEDIA 1.69% ENGINEERING 0.55% ENGINEERING 1.61% EAST) 0.55% LONDON 1.60% M 0.55% CARE 1.45% SECURITY 0.55% J 1.45% CONTRACTORS 0.55% GLOBAL 1.44% SYSTEMS 0.46% INVESTMENTS 1.43% COMMERCIAL 0.46% IT 1.41% DEVELOPMENT 0.46% PROPERTIES 1.36% INVESTMENTS 0.46% BUILDING 1.34% (SOUTH 0.46% M 1.30% PROPERTIES 0.46% ELECTRICAL 1.28% TRANS 0.36% S 1.24% TESTING 0.36% INTERNATIONAL 1.23% BUILDING 0.36% SYSTEMS 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 544 202,798 7487 - Other business activities 71 60,968 9999 - Dormant Company 58 19,765 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 52 30,253 99999 - Dormant Company 30 18,336 7414 - Business & management consultancy 19 12,916 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 14 10,246 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 11 6,183 42990 - Construction of other civil engineering projects not elsewhere classified 11 1,486 86101 - Hospital activities 10 960 7260 - Other computer related activities 10 7,789 7499 - Non-trading company 9 11,316 9305 - Other service activities 9 8,740 98000 - Residents property management 9 3,154 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 8 16,150 4545 - Other building completion 8 2,483 86900 - Other human health activities 8 4,092 43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation 8 2,312 43390 - Other building completion and finishing 7 2,707 4531 - Installation electrical wiring etc. 6 2,072
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 07510817 SCOTT ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS LTD 31 Jan 2011 07504308 SPECIALIST RENDERING SERVICES LTD 25 Jan 2011 07504226 SX DRINKS LIMITED 25 Jan 2011 07499153 ROUGE PROMOTIONS LTD 19 Jan 2011 07493975 DOVEDIAMONDS LIMITED 17 Jan 2011 07490785 RICHARD LUKES JEWELLERY LIMITED 12 Jan 2011 07486415 A-ZEE HYDRO II LIMITED 10 Jan 2011 07485147 SUCU & BROS LTD 07 Jan 2011 07484841 PINE MEDIA LTD 06 Jan 2011 07481472 INNOVATIVE HOMES LIMITED 04 Jan 2011 07511141 CABELOS EXCLUSIVE LIMITED 31 Jan 2011 07509724 IVORY TRUST LTD 28 Jan 2011 07509198 FMC (FABRICS & MAINTENANCE CONTRACTORS) LTD 28 Jan 2011 07506835 NAT CLAIMS LTD 26 Jan 2011 07506541 IANICK TUNES LIMITED 26 Jan 2011 07496286 FMK CONTRACTORS LIMITED 18 Jan 2011 07495960 TH KNOWLEDGE LIMITED 18 Jan 2011 07490524 INDEPENDENT FINANCE NETWORK LTD 12 Jan 2011 07490453 64 PLUMSTEAD HIGH STREET LTD 12 Jan 2011 07490322 GURMAT PARCHAR (U.K) LIMITED 12 Jan 2011 07488497 SOLUTION HIRE AND TRADE LTD 11 Jan 2011 07486774 JANDAY & GILL C&C LTD 10 Jan 2011 07486216 FREDSINGO LTD 10 Jan 2011 07484872 VENTE SECRET LTD 06 Jan 2011 07482036 KUBATEC LIMITED 04 Jan 2011
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