Gravesend, Kent
Q3 2012 Business Confidence Report
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
A total of 155 companies were registered in Gravesend during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).
This figure is a decrease of 7.2% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.8% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Gravesend UK 2012 155 118,868 2011 167 114,512 % change -7.2% 3.8% Record Year 2007 (182) 2012 (118,868) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2012 54 46 55 New companies in 2011 50 61 56 % change 8.0% -24.6% -1.8% Record Year 2007 (61) 2011 (61) 2007 (71)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
A total of 124 companies were dissolved in Gravesend during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).
This figure is an increase of 7.8% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.5% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Gravesend UK 2012 124 74,772 2011 115 72,230 % change 7.8% 3.5% Record Year 2009 (190) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2012 44 44 36 Closed companies in 2011 23 45 47 % change 91.3% -2.2% -23% Record Year 2010 (58) 2010 (60) 2009 (106)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
Net company growth for Gravesend during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) was 31 companies.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Gravesend UK 2012 31 44,096 2011 52 42,282 Record Year 2006 (96) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2012 10 2 19 Net growth in 2011 27 16 9 Record Year 2008 (50) 2006 (28) 2006 (45)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
In the third quarter of 2012, Gravesend formed 0.1% of all UK companies.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Gravesend 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.2% 2008 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1970 (0.3%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2012 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2011 0.1% 0.2% 0.1% % change -3.0% -24.0% -2.8% Record Year 1967 (0.4%) 1970 (0.4%) 1970 (0.5%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2012 was 39.1.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 10.5% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.7% compared to the UK figure of 3.2%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
The record third quarter for female directors in Gravesend was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.
24.1% of all director appointments in Gravesend in the third quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2011-Sep 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 1.48% CONSULTING 5.05% CONSULTANCY 1.40% MANAGEMENT 4.75% CONSTRUCTION 1.07% CONSULTANCY 3.28% MANAGEMENT 0.99% PROPERTY 2.35% ENGINEERING 0.99% TRADING 2.08% ASSOCIATES 0.99% DESIGN 1.87% PROPERTY 0.82% ASSOCIATES 1.84% IT 0.82% ENGINEERING 1.83% PLANT 0.74% CONSULTANTS 1.76% CONSULTANTS 0.74% BUSINESS 1.72% ELECTRICAL 0.66% CONSTRUCTION 1.70% GRAVESEND 0.66% MEDIA 1.67% HIRE 0.66% LONDON 1.67% J 0.66% J 1.55% CONTRACTORS 0.66% GLOBAL 1.53% OFFICE 0.66% INVESTMENTS 1.46% EQUIPMENT 0.66% IT 1.43% SUPPLIES 0.66% PROPERTIES 1.34% BUILDING 0.57% CARE 1.32% GLOBAL 0.57% M 1.27% R 0.57% BUILDING 1.22% BAR 0.57% ENTERPRISES 1.20% KENT 0.49% ELECTRICAL 1.20% CLEANING 0.49% S 1.17% S 0.49% SECURITY 1.16%
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 639 331,455 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 46 33,677 7487 - Other business activities 39 35,545 99999 - Dormant Company 36 25,035 9999 - Dormant Company 33 12,598 86101 - Hospital activities 19 1,397 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 19 14,774 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 17 19,425 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 16 3,493 43390 - Other building completion and finishing 15 3,093 43210 - Electrical installation 12 3,387 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 12 3,943 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 12 13,716 86900 - Other human health activities 12 4,998 7414 - Business & management consultancy 11 8,437 42990 - Construction of other civil engineering projects not elsewhere classified 10 1,347 62090 - Other information technology service activities 10 7,869 49410 - Freight transport by road 9 2,795 41100 - Development of building projects 9 4,965 9305 - Other service activities 9 6,142
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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