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
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 08130530 HAXELL GIDDINGS LIMITED 04 Jul 2012 08135522 DISTINCTION CONSULTANCY LTD 09 Jul 2012 08141794 D6 MEDIA LTD 13 Jul 2012 08144673 KENT RECYCLING LIMITED 16 Jul 2012 08152065 LASKA LIMITED 20 Jul 2012 08152201 IRON CONSTRUCTION LIMITED 23 Jul 2012 08152215 DT WELDING LIMITED 23 Jul 2012 08156441 RIVERSIDE RENTAL & SUPPLIES LTD 25 Jul 2012 08160258 PELICAN SHOPFITTING LIMITED 27 Jul 2012 08161138 WEBWINNER LIMITED 30 Jul 2012 08163015 YOUNG GRAFTERS LIMITED 31 Jul 2012 08128557 GREENLINE TRANSPORT LIMITED 03 Jul 2012 08133624 GK DRIVEWAY DOCTOR LTD 06 Jul 2012 08136753 CARMODY JOHNSON ESTATES LTD 10 Jul 2012 08137365 RND IT CONSULTANTS LIMITED 10 Jul 2012 08142668 ABADAN MEATS UK LIMITED 13 Jul 2012 08142943 STEEPLE CLEANING LIMITED 13 Jul 2012 08150711 THE CENTRAL PUB COMPANY LTD 20 Jul 2012 08150770 INVICTA FABRICATIONS LTD 20 Jul 2012 08154180 ELLA LILLY LTD 24 Jul 2012 08156165 BLUE SEA COMPOSITE LIMITED 25 Jul 2012 08161306 GELATERIA LEEDS LIMITED 30 Jul 2012 08161326 THE NEWSAGENTS CO. LTD 30 Jul 2012 08129394 RSBL LTD 04 Jul 2012 08144404 GRANARD ASSOCIATES LTD 16 Jul 2012
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