Gravesend, Kent
Q3 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
- Q3 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Gravesend when compared to any previous Q3.
- Q3 2013 was a record quarter for company registrations in Gravesend when compared to any quarter in history.
- August 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Gravesend when compared to any previous August.
- July 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Gravesend when compared to any previous July.
- August 2013 saw a new record in net growth in Gravesend when compared to any previous August.
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
Q3 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Gravesend when compared to any previous Q3.
Q3 2013 was a record quarter for company registrations in Gravesend when compared to any quarter in history.
A total of 223 companies were registered in Gravesend during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).
This figure is an increase of 43.9% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.6% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) Gravesend UK 2013 223 132,684 2012 155 118,868 % change 43.9% 11.6% Record Year 2013 (223) 2013 (132,684) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
August 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Gravesend when compared to any previous August.
July 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Gravesend when compared to any previous July.
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2013 74 81 68 New companies in 2012 54 46 55 % change 37.0% 76.1% 23.6% Record Year 2013 (74) 2013 (81) 2007 (71)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
A total of 121 companies were dissolved in Gravesend during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).
This figure is a decrease of 2.4% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.5% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) Gravesend UK 2013 121 86,170 2012 124 75,908 % change -2.4% 13.5% Record Year 2009 (190) 2009 (159,405) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2013 42 33 46 Closed companies in 2012 44 44 36 % change -4.5% -25.0% 28% Record Year 2010 (58) 2010 (60) 2009 (106)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
Net company growth for Gravesend during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) was 102 companies.
third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) Gravesend UK 2013 102 46,514 2012 31 42,960 Record Year 2013 (102) 2013 (46,514) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
August 2013 saw a new record in net growth in Gravesend when compared to any previous August.
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2013 32 48 22 Net growth in 2012 10 2 19 Record Year 2008 (50) 2013 (48) 2006 (45)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
In the third quarter of 2013, Gravesend formed 0.2% of all UK companies.
third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) Gravesend 2013 0.2% 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 2007 (0.2%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2013 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% UK formation share in 2012 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change 22.6% 61.6% 8.4% Record Year 2007 (0.2%) 1993 (0.2%) 2007 (0.2%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2013 was 40.9.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.0% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 5.2% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
The record third quarter for female directors in Gravesend was in 2006 when 34.2% of all directors were female.
26.6% of all director appointments in Gravesend in the third quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.2% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2012-Sep 2013)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 1.35% CONSULTING 5.27% KENT 1.13% MANAGEMENT 4.75% CONSTRUCTION 1.05% CONSULTANCY 3.45% ELECTRICAL 1.05% PROPERTY 2.53% BUSINESS 0.90% TRADING 2.08% CONSULTANCY 0.90% ENGINEERING 1.83% BUILDING 0.90% LONDON 1.79% CO 0.83% DESIGN 1.78% CONSULTING 0.83% BUSINESS 1.74% CARE 0.68% CONSTRUCTION 1.70% ASSOCIATES 0.68% CONSULTANTS 1.69% DESIGN 0.68% CARE 1.64% PROPERTY 0.68% ASSOCIATES 1.61% J 0.68% GLOBAL 1.59% TRANSPORT 0.60% J 1.54% R 0.60% MEDIA 1.54% D 0.60% INVESTMENTS 1.53% SECURITY 0.60% PROPERTIES 1.45% S 0.53% IT 1.39% BUILDERS 0.45% M 1.25% M 0.45% ELECTRICAL 1.20% GRAVESEND 0.45% BUILDING 1.19% RAIL 0.45% CAPITAL 1.19% HEALTH 0.45% DEVELOPMENTS 1.16% CONSULTANTS 0.45% TRAINING 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 472 260,135 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 78 54,854 99999 - Dormant Company 58 46,169 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 45 34,970 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 36 26,675 43390 - Other building completion and finishing 32 5,382 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 29 7,590 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 26 25,547 43210 - Electrical installation 24 5,724 86900 - Other human health activities 20 9,203 62090 - Other information technology service activities 18 12,516 49410 - Freight transport by road 17 6,904 86101 - Hospital activities 16 2,494 41100 - Development of building projects 16 9,271 41202 - Construction of domestic buildings 13 6,039 47190 - Other retail sale in non-specialised stores 13 3,449 43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation 13 4,590 47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets 12 5,706 41201 - Construction of commercial buildings 12 2,081 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 11 8,312
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 08590809 THE PELHAM ARMS GRAVESEND LTD 01 Jul 2013 08590851 DIVINE COSMETICS LIMITED 01 Jul 2013 08591727 ROOTS UPCYCLE LIMITED 01 Jul 2013 08596323 RAMS & CO LIMITED 04 Jul 2013 08597518 ARCHITYPE METALWORK LIMITED 04 Jul 2013 08598444 GROUND ZERO COFFEE LIMITED 05 Jul 2013 08598879 ULTRA PROTECTOR LTD 05 Jul 2013 08602782 CHASE GLOBAL LIMITED 09 Jul 2013 08603865 KENT GARDEN MAINTENANCE LIMITED 10 Jul 2013 08606737 BRUTOMA LIMITED 11 Jul 2013 08610224 DESIGN AND PRINT SIGNS LIMITED 15 Jul 2013 08624362 MONICA'S BOUTIQUE LTD 25 Jul 2013 08594850 SH SCAFFOLDING (UK) LTD 02 Jul 2013 08595117 MRF MAINTENANCE LIMITED 03 Jul 2013 OC386450 ROBIN F CLARK LLP 05 Jul 2013 08599497 OUTDOORBUZZ LTD 05 Jul 2013 08603072 ONE GOAL FOUNDATION 09 Jul 2013 08603548 SNJ SOLUTIONS LIMITED 10 Jul 2013 08611246 HONEY BADGER LIMITED 16 Jul 2013 08614176 BOSTRAD LTD 18 Jul 2013 08621715 PKR (UK) LTD 23 Jul 2013 08627831 MBS UTILITY SERVICES LTD 29 Jul 2013 08629244 WAKELEY CONTRACTS LTD 29 Jul 2013 08608855 GRAPHIC LIFE DESIGN LTD 15 Jul 2013 08631250 HIS AND HER'S HAIR AND BEAUTY LIMITED 30 Jul 2013
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