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
New Company Registrations
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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) Gravesend UK 2014 216 150,722 2013 208 134,802 % change 3.8% 11.8% Record Year 2014 (216) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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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
January February March New companies in 2014 70 66 80 New companies in 2013 63 68 77 % change 11.1% -2.9% 3.9% Record Year 2014 (70) 2012 (73) 2010 (83)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Gravesend UK 2014 114 82,370 2013 134 77,914 % change -14.9% 5.7% Record Year 2009 (178) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2014 27 37 50 Closed companies in 2013 55 40 39 % change -50.9% -7.5% 28% Record Year 2011 (75) 2010 (45) 2009 (132)
Net Company Growth
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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) Gravesend UK 2014 102 68,352 2013 74 56,888 Record Year 2006 (119) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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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
January February March Net growth in 2014 43 29 30 Net growth in 2013 8 28 38 Record Year 2014 (43) 2012 (39) 2008 (52)
UK Company Share
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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 2014 0.1% 2013 0.2% 2012 0.2% 2011 0.2% 2010 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 2010 (0.2%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2014 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2013 0.1% 0.2% 0.2% % change 4.0% -10.4% -13.3% Record Year 2010 (0.2%) 2010 (0.2%) 2010 (0.2%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2013-Mar 2014)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSTRUCTION 1.33% CONSULTING 5.22% MANAGEMENT 1.11% MANAGEMENT 4.67% KENT 0.89% CONSULTANCY 3.49% BUILDING 0.89% PROPERTY 2.64% CONSULTANCY 0.81% TRADING 2.05% PROPERTY 0.81% LONDON 1.88% ASSOCIATES 0.81% ENGINEERING 1.86% CONSULTING 0.74% CARE 1.79% CO 0.74% CONSTRUCTION 1.75% J 0.66% DESIGN 1.75% TRANSPORT 0.66% CONSULTANTS 1.73% GRAVESEND 0.66% BUSINESS 1.71% TRADING 0.59% PROPERTIES 1.60% DESIGN 0.59% INVESTMENTS 1.60% SECURITY 0.59% GLOBAL 1.58% CARE 0.59% J 1.48% R 0.59% ASSOCIATES 1.48% D 0.52% MEDIA 1.48% BAR 0.52% IT 1.33% ELECTRICAL 0.52% TRANSPORT 1.30% PROPERTIES 0.52% DEVELOPMENTS 1.29% RAIL 0.52% BUILDING 1.24% 123 0.44% M 1.21% S 0.44% CAPITAL 1.20% ENGINEERING 0.44% ELECTRICAL 1.19%
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 489 280,210 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 92 56,411 99999 - Dormant Company 62 47,084 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 49 37,882 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 41 27,750 43390 - Other building completion and finishing 37 5,521 43210 - Electrical installation 28 5,885 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 28 8,155 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 26 26,700 86900 - Other human health activities 21 10,273 41202 - Construction of domestic buildings 19 6,559 49410 - Freight transport by road 18 8,014 86101 - Hospital activities 18 2,870 62090 - Other information technology service activities 17 12,813 41100 - Development of building projects 15 9,855 43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation 14 4,866 47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets 13 5,988 47190 - Other retail sale in non-specialised stores 13 3,558 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 12 9,284 43310 - Plastering 12 872
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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