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.

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 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)GravesendUK
    2013208134,802
    2012206131,491
    % change1.0%2.5%
    Record Year 2013 (208) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2013636877
    New companies in 2012587375
    % change8.6%-6.8%2.7%
    Record Year2013 (63)2012 (73)2010 (83)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)GravesendUK
    201313477,914
    201210367,576
    % change30.1%15.3%
    Record Year 2009 (178) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2013554039
    Closed companies in 2012353434
    % change57.1%17.6%15%
    Record Year2011 (75)2010 (45)2009 (132)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)GravesendUK
    20137456,888
    201210363,915
    Record Year 2006 (119) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 201382838
    Net growth in 2012233941
    Record Year2006 (37)2012 (39)2008 (52)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20130.2%
    20120.2%
    20110.2%
    20100.2%
    20090.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2010 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20130.1%0.2%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20120.1%0.2%0.2%
    % change-2.6%-7.5%6.1%
    Record Year2010 (0.2%)2010 (0.2%)2010 (0.2%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2012-Mar 2013)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING1.27%CONSULTING5.18%
    MANAGEMENT1.19%MANAGEMENT4.78%
    CONSTRUCTION1.19%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    KENT0.96%PROPERTY2.44%
    BUSINESS0.96%TRADING2.06%
    BUILDING0.88%DESIGN1.79%
    ELECTRICAL0.88%ENGINEERING1.78%
    CONTRACTORS0.80%BUSINESS1.77%
    J0.80%ASSOCIATES1.75%
    IT0.72%LONDON1.72%
    SECURITY0.72%CONSULTANTS1.71%
    ASSOCIATES0.64%CONSTRUCTION1.69%
    PROPERTY0.64%MEDIA1.63%
    CARE0.64%GLOBAL1.57%
    CONSULTANCY0.64%J1.56%
    ENGINEERING0.64%CARE1.46%
    DESIGN0.56%IT1.43%
    C0.48%INVESTMENTS1.41%
    SUPPLIES0.48%PROPERTIES1.36%
    EVENTS0.48%M1.25%
    R0.48%BUILDING1.21%
    MEDIA0.48%ENTERPRISES1.19%
    M0.48%ELECTRICAL1.18%
    GRAVESEND0.48%TRAINING1.17%
    S0.40%SECURITY1.15%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied495249,183
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified7854,531
    99999 - Dormant Company5343,384
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management4132,624
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities3424,894
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified296,954
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing265,145
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified2523,532
    86101 - Hospital activities222,314
    43210 - Electrical installation215,625
    49410 - Freight transport by road195,834
    86900 - Other human health activities188,465
    41100 - Development of building projects178,637
    62090 - Other information technology service activities1712,664
    9999 - Dormant Company143,385
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate147,507
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified1116,448
    56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands115,629
    43290 - Other construction installation102,914
    47190 - Other retail sale in non-specialised stores103,226

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION 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