Gravesend, Kent

Q3 2012 Business Confidence Report

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 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)GravesendUK
    2012155118,868
    2011167114,512
    % change-7.2%3.8%
    Record Year 2007 (182) 2012 (118,868)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2012544655
    New companies in 2011506156
    % change8.0%-24.6%-1.8%
    Record Year2007 (61)2011 (61)2007 (71)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)GravesendUK
    201212474,772
    201111572,230
    % change7.8%3.5%
    Record Year 2009 (190) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2012444436
    Closed companies in 2011234547
    % change91.3%-2.2%-23%
    Record Year2010 (58)2010 (60)2009 (106)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)GravesendUK
    20123144,096
    20115242,282
    Record Year 2006 (96) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 201210219
    Net growth in 201127169
    Record Year2008 (50)2006 (28)2006 (45)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.2%
    20080.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1970 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20120.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.2%0.1%
    % change-3.0%-24.0%-2.8%
    Record Year1967 (0.4%)1970 (0.4%)1970 (0.5%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Sep 2011-Sep 2012)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING1.48%CONSULTING5.05%
    CONSULTANCY1.40%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    CONSTRUCTION1.07%CONSULTANCY3.28%
    MANAGEMENT0.99%PROPERTY2.35%
    ENGINEERING0.99%TRADING2.08%
    ASSOCIATES0.99%DESIGN1.87%
    PROPERTY0.82%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    IT0.82%ENGINEERING1.83%
    PLANT0.74%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    CONSULTANTS0.74%BUSINESS1.72%
    ELECTRICAL0.66%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    GRAVESEND0.66%MEDIA1.67%
    HIRE0.66%LONDON1.67%
    J0.66%J1.55%
    CONTRACTORS0.66%GLOBAL1.53%
    OFFICE0.66%INVESTMENTS1.46%
    EQUIPMENT0.66%IT1.43%
    SUPPLIES0.66%PROPERTIES1.34%
    BUILDING0.57%CARE1.32%
    GLOBAL0.57%M1.27%
    R0.57%BUILDING1.22%
    BAR0.57%ENTERPRISES1.20%
    KENT0.49%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    CLEANING0.49%S1.17%
    S0.49%SECURITY1.16%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied639331,455
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified4633,677
    7487 - Other business activities3935,545
    99999 - Dormant Company3625,035
    9999 - Dormant Company3312,598
    86101 - Hospital activities191,397
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities1914,774
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management1719,425
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering163,493
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing153,093
    43210 - Electrical installation123,387
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified123,943
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified1213,716
    86900 - Other human health activities124,998
    7414 - Business & management consultancy118,437
    42990 - Construction of other civil engineering projects not elsewhere classified101,347
    62090 - Other information technology service activities107,869
    49410 - Freight transport by road92,795
    41100 - Development of building projects94,965
    9305 - Other service activities96,142

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION 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