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Gravesend, Kent

Q1 2012 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • February 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Gravesend when compared to any previous February.
  • February 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Gravesend when compared to any previous February.

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 2012)

    A total of 206 companies were registered in Gravesend during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).

    This figure is an increase of 6.2% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.0% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)GravesendUK
    2012206131,491
    2011194116,391
    % change6.2%13.0%
    Record Year 2010 (208) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    February 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Gravesend when compared to any previous February.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2012587375
    New companies in 2011606173
    % change-3.3%19.7%2.7%
    Record Year2011 (60)2012 (73)2010 (83)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    A total of 103 companies were dissolved in Gravesend during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).

    This figure is a decrease of 35.6% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 25.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)GravesendUK
    201210367,576
    201116090,987
    % change-35.6%-25.7%
    Record Year 2009 (178) 2009 (108,065)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2012353434
    Closed companies in 2011754045
    % change-53.3%-15.0%-24%
    Record Year2011 (75)2010 (45)2009 (132)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    Net company growth for Gravesend during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) was 103 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)GravesendUK
    201210363,915
    20113425,404
    Record Year 2006 (119) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    February 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Gravesend when compared to any previous February.

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2012233941
    Net growth in 2011-152128
    Record Year2006 (37)2012 (39)2008 (52)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    In the first quarter of 2012, Gravesend formed 0.2% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)Gravesend
    20120.2%
    20110.2%
    20100.2%
    20090.2%
    20080.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2010 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20120.1%0.2%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20110.2%0.2%0.2%
    % change-17.1%2.4%-3.9%
    Record Year1960 (0.4%)1978 (0.3%)1973 (0.3%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2012 was 41.4.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 6.2% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.8% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Gravesend was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.

    27.2% of all director appointments in Gravesend in the first quarter of 2012 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 (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTANCY2.02%CONSULTING5.07%
    CONSULTANTS1.40%MANAGEMENT4.74%
    MANAGEMENT1.32%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    CONSTRUCTION1.23%PROPERTY2.37%
    CONSULTING1.05%TRADING2.07%
    ELECTRICAL0.96%DESIGN1.93%
    S0.79%ENGINEERING1.86%
    PROPERTY0.79%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    ENGINEERING0.79%CONSULTANTS1.79%
    GLOBAL0.79%BUSINESS1.73%
    PLANT0.70%MEDIA1.72%
    ASSOCIATES0.70%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    EQUIPMENT0.70%LONDON1.66%
    CONTRACTORS0.70%J1.54%
    OFFICE0.70%INVESTMENTS1.51%
    INVESTMENTS0.61%GLOBAL1.50%
    IT0.61%IT1.40%
    GRAVESEND0.61%CARE1.34%
    HIRE0.61%PROPERTIES1.31%
    K0.61%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    J0.53%M1.27%
    LONDON0.53%BUILDING1.24%
    CENTRE0.53%ENERGY1.20%
    SECURITY0.53%S1.20%
    PROJECT0.53%ENTERPRISES1.19%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied536216,665
    7487 - Other business activities5952,735
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified5435,233
    9999 - Dormant Company4818,617
    99999 - Dormant Company3625,084
    86101 - Hospital activities201,414
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering205,169
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities1714,303
    7414 - Business & management consultancy1612,113
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management1519,704
    86900 - Other human health activities145,066
    7260 - Other computer related activities137,154
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing133,228
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified123,931
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified1213,637
    43210 - Electrical installation113,573
    9305 - Other service activities118,818
    42990 - Construction of other civil engineering projects not elsewhere classified101,498
    74990 - Non-trading company99,729
    7499 - Non-trading company99,102

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07895218 COMFORT HEATING (UK) LTD 03 Jan 2012
    07895638 KENT FREIGHT AGENCY LTD 03 Jan 2012
    07896529 PHOENIX FIRE ALARMS LTD 04 Jan 2012
    07907180 GARCIA & SON CONSTRUCTION LTD 12 Jan 2012
    07909171 NORTHFLEET HARBOUR RESTORATION TRUST 13 Jan 2012
    07910482 THE GIFT MARKET LIMITED 16 Jan 2012
    07914043 PREMIUM WOOD LTD 18 Jan 2012
    07916185 MSK AND ASSOCIATES LIMITED 19 Jan 2012
    07924795 AMAN IT LIMITED 26 Jan 2012
    07927045 DK LEGAL LTD 27 Jan 2012
    07929196 GUARDFORCE SECURIT LTD 30 Jan 2012
    07929308 COMFORT HOME LTD 30 Jan 2012
    07895195 NCCT ECO LIMITED 03 Jan 2012
    07900367 B K HAULAGE LTD 06 Jan 2012
    07901384 DILLIGAF 2 LTD 09 Jan 2012
    07910254 HAVILAH GLOBAL LIMITED 16 Jan 2012
    07910614 KENT WINDOW TINTING LTD 16 Jan 2012
    07918218 TTM RAIL LTD 20 Jan 2012
    07918232 CRAIG PALMER ELECTRICAL LTD 20 Jan 2012
    07918407 WINTER TOURS LTD 20 Jan 2012
    07918442 FREEMAN DEVELOPMENTS LTD 20 Jan 2012
    07919831 EJ MEDICAL SERVICES LTD 23 Jan 2012
    07923427 MALLING OFFSHORE LIMITED 25 Jan 2012
    07928703 AQUATE CONSULTANCY LTD 30 Jan 2012
    07895703 ELMBRIGHT ASSOCIATES LTD 03 Jan 2012