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.

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 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)GravesendUK
    2013223132,684
    2012155118,868
    % change43.9%11.6%
    Record Year 2013 (223) 2013 (132,684)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2013748168
    New companies in 2012544655
    % change37.0%76.1%23.6%
    Record Year2013 (74)2013 (81)2007 (71)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)GravesendUK
    201312186,170
    201212475,908
    % change-2.4%13.5%
    Record Year 2009 (190) 2009 (159,405)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2013423346
    Closed companies in 2012444436
    % change-4.5%-25.0%28%
    Record Year2010 (58)2010 (60)2009 (106)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)GravesendUK
    201310246,514
    20123142,960
    Record Year 2013 (102) 2013 (46,514)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. 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
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2013324822
    Net growth in 201210219
    Record Year2008 (50)2013 (48)2006 (45)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20130.2%
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2007 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20130.2%0.2%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20120.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change22.6%61.6%8.4%
    Record Year2007 (0.2%)1993 (0.2%)2007 (0.2%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT1.35%CONSULTING5.27%
    KENT1.13%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    CONSTRUCTION1.05%CONSULTANCY3.45%
    ELECTRICAL1.05%PROPERTY2.53%
    BUSINESS0.90%TRADING2.08%
    CONSULTANCY0.90%ENGINEERING1.83%
    BUILDING0.90%LONDON1.79%
    CO0.83%DESIGN1.78%
    CONSULTING0.83%BUSINESS1.74%
    CARE0.68%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    ASSOCIATES0.68%CONSULTANTS1.69%
    DESIGN0.68%CARE1.64%
    PROPERTY0.68%ASSOCIATES1.61%
    J0.68%GLOBAL1.59%
    TRANSPORT0.60%J1.54%
    R0.60%MEDIA1.54%
    D0.60%INVESTMENTS1.53%
    SECURITY0.60%PROPERTIES1.45%
    S0.53%IT1.39%
    BUILDERS0.45%M1.25%
    M0.45%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    GRAVESEND0.45%BUILDING1.19%
    RAIL0.45%CAPITAL1.19%
    HEALTH0.45%DEVELOPMENTS1.16%
    CONSULTANTS0.45%TRAINING1.15%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied472260,135
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified7854,854
    99999 - Dormant Company5846,169
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management4534,970
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities3626,675
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing325,382
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified297,590
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified2625,547
    43210 - Electrical installation245,724
    86900 - Other human health activities209,203
    62090 - Other information technology service activities1812,516
    49410 - Freight transport by road176,904
    86101 - Hospital activities162,494
    41100 - Development of building projects169,271
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings136,039
    47190 - Other retail sale in non-specialised stores133,449
    43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation134,590
    47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets125,706
    41201 - Construction of commercial buildings122,081
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate118,312

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION 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