Gravesend, Kent

Q1 2014 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q1 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Gravesend when compared to any previous Q1.
  • January 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Gravesend when compared to any previous January.
  • January 2014 saw a new record in net growth 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 2014)

    Q1 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Gravesend when compared to any previous Q1.

    A total of 216 companies were registered in Gravesend during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).

    This figure is an increase of 3.8% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.8% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)GravesendUK
    2014216150,722
    2013208134,802
    % change3.8%11.8%
    Record Year 2014 (216) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    January 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Gravesend when compared to any previous January.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2014706680
    New companies in 2013636877
    % change11.1%-2.9%3.9%
    Record Year2014 (70)2012 (73)2010 (83)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    A total of 114 companies were dissolved in Gravesend during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).

    This figure is a decrease of 14.9% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 5.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)GravesendUK
    201411482,370
    201313477,914
    % change-14.9%5.7%
    Record Year 2009 (178) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2014273750
    Closed companies in 2013554039
    % change-50.9%-7.5%28%
    Record Year2011 (75)2010 (45)2009 (132)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    Net company growth for Gravesend during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) was 102 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)GravesendUK
    201410268,352
    20137456,888
    Record Year 2006 (119) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    January 2014 saw a new record in net growth in Gravesend when compared to any previous January.

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2014432930
    Net growth in 201382838
    Record Year2014 (43)2012 (39)2008 (52)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    In the first quarter of 2014, Gravesend formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)Gravesend
    20140.1%
    20130.2%
    20120.2%
    20110.2%
    20100.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2010 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20140.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20130.1%0.2%0.2%
    % change4.0%-10.4%-13.3%
    Record Year2010 (0.2%)2010 (0.2%)2010 (0.2%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2014 was 41.1.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.9% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 5.9% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Gravesend was in 2006 when 40.1% of all directors were female.

    25.8% of all director appointments in Gravesend in the first quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.4% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2013-Mar 2014)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSTRUCTION1.33%CONSULTING5.22%
    MANAGEMENT1.11%MANAGEMENT4.67%
    KENT0.89%CONSULTANCY3.49%
    BUILDING0.89%PROPERTY2.64%
    CONSULTANCY0.81%TRADING2.05%
    PROPERTY0.81%LONDON1.88%
    ASSOCIATES0.81%ENGINEERING1.86%
    CONSULTING0.74%CARE1.79%
    CO0.74%CONSTRUCTION1.75%
    J0.66%DESIGN1.75%
    TRANSPORT0.66%CONSULTANTS1.73%
    GRAVESEND0.66%BUSINESS1.71%
    TRADING0.59%PROPERTIES1.60%
    DESIGN0.59%INVESTMENTS1.60%
    SECURITY0.59%GLOBAL1.58%
    CARE0.59%J1.48%
    R0.59%ASSOCIATES1.48%
    D0.52%MEDIA1.48%
    BAR0.52%IT1.33%
    ELECTRICAL0.52%TRANSPORT1.30%
    PROPERTIES0.52%DEVELOPMENTS1.29%
    RAIL0.52%BUILDING1.24%
    1230.44%M1.21%
    S0.44%CAPITAL1.20%
    ENGINEERING0.44%ELECTRICAL1.19%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied489280,210
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified9256,411
    99999 - Dormant Company6247,084
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management4937,882
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities4127,750
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing375,521
    43210 - Electrical installation285,885
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified288,155
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified2626,700
    86900 - Other human health activities2110,273
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings196,559
    49410 - Freight transport by road188,014
    86101 - Hospital activities182,870
    62090 - Other information technology service activities1712,813
    41100 - Development of building projects159,855
    43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation144,866
    47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets135,988
    47190 - Other retail sale in non-specialised stores133,558
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate129,284
    43310 - Plastering12872

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08872205 STELLA MAE INVESTMENTS LIMITED 03 Feb 2014
    08893951 HAPPY DINING LIMITED 13 Feb 2014
    08896643 MASALA KITCHEN LIMITED 17 Feb 2014
    08903017 MYER TRADING LTD 19 Feb 2014
    08907597 URBAN CLEANSE LTD 24 Feb 2014
    08908314 RGN JOHN SERVICES LIMITED 24 Feb 2014
    08913070 SPLISH SPLASH SWIM SCHOOL LIMITED 26 Feb 2014
    08915160 GILL IT SERVICES LIMITED 27 Feb 2014
    08872471 MAKH AGHUN TRADING COMPANY LIMITED 03 Feb 2014
    08873555 DODO RAIL LIMITED 03 Feb 2014
    08880146 KR.SJAAFOERSERVICE LIMITED 06 Feb 2014
    08881673 FEMMY VENTURES LIMITED 07 Feb 2014
    08883400 YATES MECHANICAL (UK) LTD 10 Feb 2014
    08883452 ALLSTON DRYLINING LTD 10 Feb 2014
    08890252 TOOR TRANSPORT LTD 12 Feb 2014
    08894009 TSL SCAFFOLDING SERVICES LTD 13 Feb 2014
    08896382 FROMOW SERVICES LIMITED 14 Feb 2014
    08896438 CLAREMONT COMMERCIALS LIMITED 14 Feb 2014
    08897934 EYE SEE MEDIA LTD 17 Feb 2014
    08905141 UKTRA LTD 20 Feb 2014
    08906262 SHERGILL HAULAGE LIMITED 21 Feb 2014
    08911646 TANOAK PROPERTIES LIMITED 25 Feb 2014
    08914794 KENT CORPORATE SERVICES LTD 27 Feb 2014
    08872433 TERRYMBECKETT LTD 03 Feb 2014
    08883430 GARNTEC LIMITED 10 Feb 2014