Gravesend, Kent
Q3 2011 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- August 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Gravesend when compared to any previous August.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
A total of 167 companies were registered in Gravesend during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).
This figure is an increase of 15.2% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 12.8% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) Gravesend UK 2011 167 114,512 2010 145 101,492 % change 15.2% 12.8% Record Year 2007 (182) 2011 (114,512) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
August 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Gravesend when compared to any previous August.
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2011 50 61 56 New companies in 2010 53 42 50 % change -5.7% 45.2% 12.0% Record Year 2007 (61) 2011 (61) 2007 (71)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
A total of 115 companies were dissolved in Gravesend during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).
This figure is a decrease of 28.6% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 17.6% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) Gravesend UK 2011 115 72,230 2010 161 87,705 % change -28.6% -17.6% Record Year 2009 (190) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2011 23 45 47 Closed companies in 2010 58 60 43 % change -60.3% -25.0% 9% Record Year 2010 (58) 2010 (60) 2009 (106)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
Net company growth for Gravesend during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) was 52 companies.
third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) Gravesend UK 2011 52 42,282 2010 -16 13,787 Record Year 2006 (96) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2011 27 16 9 Net growth in 2010 -5 -18 7 Record Year 2008 (50) 2006 (28) 2006 (45)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
In the third quarter of 2011, Gravesend formed 0.1% of all UK companies.
third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) Gravesend 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.2% 2008 0.2% 2007 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1970 (0.3%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2011 0.1% 0.2% 0.1% UK formation share in 2010 0.2% 0.1% 0.1% % change -13.7% 22.2% 1.1% Record Year 1967 (0.4%) 1970 (0.4%) 1970 (0.5%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2011 was 42.5.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 6.0% compared to the UK figure of 4.0%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 5.7% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
The record third quarter for female directors in Gravesend was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.
22.8% of all director appointments in Gravesend in the third quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.0% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2010-Sep 2011)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTANCY 1.15% CONSULTING 5.11% CONSULTANTS 1.06% MANAGEMENT 4.75% CONSTRUCTION 1.06% CONSULTANCY 3.19% MANAGEMENT 1.06% PROPERTY 2.41% CONTRACTORS 0.98% TRADING 2.06% SECURITY 0.89% DESIGN 1.94% ELECTRICAL 0.80% ASSOCIATES 1.85% KENT 0.71% BUSINESS 1.82% CONSULTING 0.62% CONSULTANTS 1.76% PROPERTY 0.62% ENGINEERING 1.74% CENTRE 0.53% MEDIA 1.72% SERVICE 0.53% CONSTRUCTION 1.72% EAST 0.53% LONDON 1.63% GLOBAL 0.53% J 1.47% SOUTH 0.53% GLOBAL 1.46% INVESTMENTS 0.53% INVESTMENTS 1.43% C 0.44% CARE 1.42% ENTERPRISES 0.44% IT 1.38% TRANS 0.44% BUILDING 1.30% FOOD 0.44% PROPERTIES 1.28% GRAVESEND 0.44% ELECTRICAL 1.27% SYSTEMS 0.44% M 1.25% TRANSPORT 0.44% ENERGY 1.22% DEVELOPMENT 0.44% TRAINING 1.21% WYATT 0.35% S 1.21%
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 528 204,493 7487 - Other business activities 79 65,177 9999 - Dormant Company 62 22,587 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 40 29,245 99999 - Dormant Company 28 18,281 7414 - Business & management consultancy 23 14,755 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 21 6,321 86101 - Hospital activities 15 1,050 7260 - Other computer related activities 13 8,686 9305 - Other service activities 12 10,525 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 12 15,760 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 11 10,137 7499 - Non-trading company 10 11,543 42990 - Construction of other civil engineering projects not elsewhere classified 9 1,354 7450 - Labour recruitment 8 2,129 4533 - Plumbing 7 1,565 5530 - Restaurants 7 5,640 74990 - Non-trading company 7 8,064 86900 - Other human health activities 7 4,019 7032 - Manage real estate, fee or contract 7 2,493
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 07695437 ACORN SHOPFITTING LTD 06 Jul 2011 07695776 FOLKSTONE LIMITED 06 Jul 2011 07702166 LS ACORN LTD 12 Jul 2011 07702466 HPLUS-SOFT LTD 12 Jul 2011 07708664 MANAGEMENT SERVICES OF DS LIMITED 18 Jul 2011 07709067 MAPA CONSULTING LTD 18 Jul 2011 07709890 BASE AFRICA LTD 19 Jul 2011 07713105 EMPIRE CLEANING SOLUTIONS LTD 21 Jul 2011 07714345 MARCHANTS OF BETHERSDEN LIMITED 21 Jul 2011 07716945 SIENNA CONSULTANCY SERVICES LTD 25 Jul 2011 07719248 VAN LOCKS LIMITED 27 Jul 2011 07721906 QUATTRO CABLING LTD 28 Jul 2011 07689984 ROBMAR ELECTRICAL & SECURITY LTD 01 Jul 2011 07692725 JOHN GOODWIN CONSTRUCTION LTD 05 Jul 2011 07698982 YOUR A MATCH LTD 11 Jul 2011 07699732 PKR PROPERTY SOLUTIONS LTD 11 Jul 2011 07700421 SONIA SN LTD 11 Jul 2011 07706698 ANIMAL ANTICS (KENT) LIMITED 15 Jul 2011 07707209 JMP SURFACING LTD 15 Jul 2011 07707804 SWANS BATHROOMS INSTALLATIONS LTD 18 Jul 2011 07707833 SWANS KITCHENS INSTALLATIONS LTD 18 Jul 2011 07715528 SISKIN LTD 22 Jul 2011 07719803 NUMBER KEEPERS LTD 27 Jul 2011 07722398 CHISI LTD 29 Jul 2011 07690120 JOINT AUDIT MANAGEMENT EVALUATION SERVICES LIMITED 01 Jul 2011
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