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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

  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 (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)GravesendUK
    2011194116,391
    2010208105,137
    % change-6.7%10.7%
    Record Year 2010 (208) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2011606173
    New companies in 2010537283
    % change13.2%-15.3%-12.0%
    Record Year2011 (60)2010 (72)2010 (83)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)GravesendUK
    201116090,986
    201014382,677
    % change11.9%10.0%
    Record Year 2009 (178) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2011754045
    Closed companies in 2010364562
    % change108.3%-11.1%-27%
    Record Year2011 (75)2010 (45)2009 (132)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)GravesendUK
    20113425,405
    20106522,460
    Record Year 2006 (119) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2011-152128
    Net growth in 2010172721
    Record Year2006 (37)2006 (37)2008 (52)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20110.2%
    20100.2%
    20090.2%
    20080.2%
    20070.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2010 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20110.2%0.2%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20100.2%0.2%0.2%
    % change-2.4%-25.5%-16.1%
    Record Year1960 (0.4%)1978 (0.3%)1973 (0.3%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2010-Mar 2011)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTANCY1.28%CONSULTING5.04%
    CONSTRUCTION1.00%MANAGEMENT4.97%
    MANAGEMENT1.00%CONSULTANCY3.16%
    PROPERTY1.00%PROPERTY2.38%
    CONSULTING1.00%TRADING2.10%
    ELECTRICAL0.82%DESIGN1.93%
    MEDIA0.73%ASSOCIATES1.92%
    SERVICE0.73%BUSINESS1.87%
    TRADING0.64%CONSTRUCTION1.80%
    KENT0.64%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    R0.64%MEDIA1.69%
    ENGINEERING0.55%ENGINEERING1.61%
    EAST)0.55%LONDON1.60%
    M0.55%CARE1.45%
    SECURITY0.55%J1.45%
    CONTRACTORS0.55%GLOBAL1.44%
    SYSTEMS0.46%INVESTMENTS1.43%
    COMMERCIAL0.46%IT1.41%
    DEVELOPMENT0.46%PROPERTIES1.36%
    INVESTMENTS0.46%BUILDING1.34%
    (SOUTH0.46%M1.30%
    PROPERTIES0.46%ELECTRICAL1.28%
    TRANS0.36%S1.24%
    TESTING0.36%INTERNATIONAL1.23%
    BUILDING0.36%SYSTEMS1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied544202,798
    7487 - Other business activities7160,968
    9999 - Dormant Company5819,765
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified5230,253
    99999 - Dormant Company3018,336
    7414 - Business & management consultancy1912,916
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities1410,246
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering116,183
    42990 - Construction of other civil engineering projects not elsewhere classified111,486
    86101 - Hospital activities10960
    7260 - Other computer related activities107,789
    7499 - Non-trading company911,316
    9305 - Other service activities98,740
    98000 - Residents property management93,154
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management816,150
    4545 - Other building completion82,483
    86900 - Other human health activities84,092
    43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation82,312
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing72,707
    4531 - Installation electrical wiring etc.62,072

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07531130 KOCTAS LIMITED 16 Feb 2011
    07529786 PRIDE OF THE MOTHERLAND LIMITED 15 Feb 2011
    07529564 GO SECURE LIMITED 15 Feb 2011
    07528944 POTTERY DOC. LIMITED 14 Feb 2011
    07526385 EDMORE DRK LTD 11 Feb 2011
    07525535 NEYCE LIMITED 10 Feb 2011
    07524771 PURPLE CHILLIES LTD 10 Feb 2011
    07516783 JCD SALES LIMITED 03 Feb 2011
    07512502 BRENTMARK LTD 01 Feb 2011
    07546043 NARVIK THAI & SUSHI TAKE AWAY LIMITED 28 Feb 2011
    07546012 MT AF 1963 LIMITED 28 Feb 2011
    07546005 PQ TECH LIMITED 28 Feb 2011
    07545244 PHOENIX INTERACTIVE LTD 28 Feb 2011
    07537595 FOLLUM INVEST LIMITED 21 Feb 2011
    07537441 JACKSON SURVEY & VOLUMETRIC SERVICES LIMITED 21 Feb 2011
    07536641 SUSHIEXPRESSEN LIMITED 21 Feb 2011
    07536554 AM MW AUTOS LIMITED 21 Feb 2011
    07534878 SONIC SECURITY SYSTEMS LTD. 18 Feb 2011
    07533260 CARERS CHOICE DGS 17 Feb 2011
    07531835 PIZZA & KEBABHOUSE NUF LIMITED 16 Feb 2011
    07526974 I M LEWIS & SONS LIMITED 11 Feb 2011
    07526344 ESSEX CULTURAL DIVERSITY PROJECT LTD 11 Feb 2011
    07521644 VICTOR A ADEOYE LTD 08 Feb 2011
    07525709 4 TAX LIMITED 10 Feb 2011
    07521134 VIGO TRADING STORE LTD 08 Feb 2011