Gravesend, Kent
Q1 2013 Business Confidence Report
NOTICE: We have improved our calculations of the statistics in these reports, so some figures and records may not match previous reports.
Headlines
- Q1 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Gravesend when compared to any previous Q1.
- January 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Gravesend when compared to any previous January.
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
Q1 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Gravesend when compared to any previous Q1.
A total of 208 companies were registered in Gravesend during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).
This figure is an increase of 1.0% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 2.5% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Gravesend UK 2013 208 134,802 2012 206 131,491 % change 1.0% 2.5% Record Year 2013 (208) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
January 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Gravesend when compared to any previous January.
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2013 63 68 77 New companies in 2012 58 73 75 % change 8.6% -6.8% 2.7% Record Year 2013 (63) 2012 (73) 2010 (83)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
A total of 134 companies were dissolved in Gravesend during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).
This figure is an increase of 30.1% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.3% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Gravesend UK 2013 134 77,914 2012 103 67,576 % change 30.1% 15.3% Record Year 2009 (178) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2013 55 40 39 Closed companies in 2012 35 34 34 % change 57.1% 17.6% 15% Record Year 2011 (75) 2010 (45) 2009 (132)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
Net company growth for Gravesend during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) was 74 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Gravesend UK 2013 74 56,888 2012 103 63,915 Record Year 2006 (119) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2013 8 28 38 Net growth in 2012 23 39 41 Record Year 2006 (37) 2012 (39) 2008 (52)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
In the first quarter of 2013, Gravesend formed 0.2% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Gravesend 2013 0.2% 2012 0.2% 2011 0.2% 2010 0.2% 2009 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 2010 (0.2%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2013 0.1% 0.2% 0.2% UK formation share in 2012 0.1% 0.2% 0.2% % change -2.6% -7.5% 6.1% Record Year 2010 (0.2%) 2010 (0.2%) 2010 (0.2%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2013 was 46.2.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 8.7% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 1.4% compared to the UK figure of 1.8%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
The record first quarter for female directors in Gravesend was in 2006 when 40.1% of all directors were female.
33.3% of all director appointments in Gravesend in the first quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 28.1% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2012-Mar 2013)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 1.27% CONSULTING 5.18% MANAGEMENT 1.19% MANAGEMENT 4.78% CONSTRUCTION 1.19% CONSULTANCY 3.30% KENT 0.96% PROPERTY 2.44% BUSINESS 0.96% TRADING 2.06% BUILDING 0.88% DESIGN 1.79% ELECTRICAL 0.88% ENGINEERING 1.78% CONTRACTORS 0.80% BUSINESS 1.77% J 0.80% ASSOCIATES 1.75% IT 0.72% LONDON 1.72% SECURITY 0.72% CONSULTANTS 1.71% ASSOCIATES 0.64% CONSTRUCTION 1.69% PROPERTY 0.64% MEDIA 1.63% CARE 0.64% GLOBAL 1.57% CONSULTANCY 0.64% J 1.56% ENGINEERING 0.64% CARE 1.46% DESIGN 0.56% IT 1.43% C 0.48% INVESTMENTS 1.41% SUPPLIES 0.48% PROPERTIES 1.36% EVENTS 0.48% M 1.25% R 0.48% BUILDING 1.21% MEDIA 0.48% ENTERPRISES 1.19% M 0.48% ELECTRICAL 1.18% GRAVESEND 0.48% TRAINING 1.17% S 0.40% SECURITY 1.15%
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 495 249,183 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 78 54,531 99999 - Dormant Company 53 43,384 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 41 32,624 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 34 24,894 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 29 6,954 43390 - Other building completion and finishing 26 5,145 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 25 23,532 86101 - Hospital activities 22 2,314 43210 - Electrical installation 21 5,625 49410 - Freight transport by road 19 5,834 86900 - Other human health activities 18 8,465 41100 - Development of building projects 17 8,637 62090 - Other information technology service activities 17 12,664 9999 - Dormant Company 14 3,385 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 14 7,507 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 11 16,448 56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands 11 5,629 43290 - Other construction installation 10 2,914 47190 - Other retail sale in non-specialised stores 10 3,226
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 08356794 HEYZER LIMITED 11 Jan 2013 08366119 MONOTECHNICAL LIMITED 18 Jan 2013 08367029 KOVAC LAPTOPS LTD 21 Jan 2013 08370262 R&O ROOFING LTD 22 Jan 2013 08374542 HARD STUF LIMITED 24 Jan 2013 08376104 BASILDON METALS LIMITED 25 Jan 2013 08378296 CARPE DIEM ROOMS LIMITED 28 Jan 2013 08379263 THAMANDI LIMITED 29 Jan 2013 08380722 BEKCO LIMITED 29 Jan 2013 08382028 U. B. DRYLINING LTD 30 Jan 2013 08383894 SURAJ MEDICS LIMITED 31 Jan 2013 08344106 MORE THAN CONQUEROR MINISTRIES LTD 02 Jan 2013 08354486 KIMBO65 LIMITED 10 Jan 2013 08355243 RICHARDSON CONTRACTORS (UK) LTD 10 Jan 2013 08355800 HOUS BUILDING SUPPLIES LTD 10 Jan 2013 08356914 ECLIPSE AIR CONDITIONING SERVICES LTD 11 Jan 2013 08367357 S L K DECORATORS LTD 21 Jan 2013 08368730 MELICIOUS TOUCH PROMOTIONS LIMITED 21 Jan 2013 08371316 XENOGY LTD 23 Jan 2013 08373230 ECHOTRANS LIMITED 24 Jan 2013 08373662 WEBBY WHEELS LIMITED 24 Jan 2013 08378489 IMEED LIMITED 28 Jan 2013 08379579 BPEN THAI LTD 29 Jan 2013 08383995 ZFF (GB) LTD 31 Jan 2013 08349842 ORCHARD CHOICE LIMITED 07 Jan 2013
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