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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

  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 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)GravesendUK
    2011167114,512
    2010145101,492
    % change15.2%12.8%
    Record Year 2007 (182) 2011 (114,512)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2011506156
    New companies in 2010534250
    % change-5.7%45.2%12.0%
    Record Year2007 (61)2011 (61)2007 (71)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)GravesendUK
    201111572,230
    201016187,705
    % change-28.6%-17.6%
    Record Year 2009 (190) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2011234547
    Closed companies in 2010586043
    % change-60.3%-25.0%9%
    Record Year2010 (58)2010 (60)2009 (106)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)GravesendUK
    20115242,282
    2010-1613,787
    Record Year 2006 (96) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 201127169
    Net growth in 2010-5-187
    Record Year2008 (50)2006 (28)2006 (45)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.2%
    20080.2%
    20070.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1970 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.2%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20100.2%0.1%0.1%
    % change-13.7%22.2%1.1%
    Record Year1967 (0.4%)1970 (0.4%)1970 (0.5%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTANCY1.15%CONSULTING5.11%
    CONSULTANTS1.06%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    CONSTRUCTION1.06%CONSULTANCY3.19%
    MANAGEMENT1.06%PROPERTY2.41%
    CONTRACTORS0.98%TRADING2.06%
    SECURITY0.89%DESIGN1.94%
    ELECTRICAL0.80%ASSOCIATES1.85%
    KENT0.71%BUSINESS1.82%
    CONSULTING0.62%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    PROPERTY0.62%ENGINEERING1.74%
    CENTRE0.53%MEDIA1.72%
    SERVICE0.53%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    EAST0.53%LONDON1.63%
    GLOBAL0.53%J1.47%
    SOUTH0.53%GLOBAL1.46%
    INVESTMENTS0.53%INVESTMENTS1.43%
    C0.44%CARE1.42%
    ENTERPRISES0.44%IT1.38%
    TRANS0.44%BUILDING1.30%
    FOOD0.44%PROPERTIES1.28%
    GRAVESEND0.44%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    SYSTEMS0.44%M1.25%
    TRANSPORT0.44%ENERGY1.22%
    DEVELOPMENT0.44%TRAINING1.21%
    WYATT0.35%S1.21%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied528204,493
    7487 - Other business activities7965,177
    9999 - Dormant Company6222,587
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified4029,245
    99999 - Dormant Company2818,281
    7414 - Business & management consultancy2314,755
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering216,321
    86101 - Hospital activities151,050
    7260 - Other computer related activities138,686
    9305 - Other service activities1210,525
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management1215,760
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities1110,137
    7499 - Non-trading company1011,543
    42990 - Construction of other civil engineering projects not elsewhere classified91,354
    7450 - Labour recruitment82,129
    4533 - Plumbing71,565
    5530 - Restaurants75,640
    74990 - Non-trading company78,064
    86900 - Other human health activities74,019
    7032 - Manage real estate, fee or contract72,493

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION 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