Gravesend, Kent

Q1 2015 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q1 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Gravesend when compared to any previous Q1.
  • March 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Gravesend when compared to any previous March.

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 2015)

    Q1 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Gravesend when compared to any previous Q1.

    A total of 222 companies were registered in Gravesend during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).

    This figure is an increase of 2.8% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 6.9% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)GravesendUK
    2015222161,156
    2014216150,722
    % change2.8%6.9%
    Record Year 2015 (222) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    March 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Gravesend when compared to any previous March.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2015686490
    New companies in 2014706680
    % change-2.9%-3.0%12.5%
    Record Year2014 (70)2012 (73)2015 (90)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    A total of 131 companies were dissolved in Gravesend during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).

    This figure is an increase of 14.9% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)GravesendUK
    201513189,523
    201411482,370
    % change14.9%8.7%
    Record Year 2009 (178) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2015384350
    Closed companies in 2014273750
    % change40.7%16.2%0%
    Record Year2011 (75)2010 (45)2009 (132)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    Net company growth for Gravesend during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) was 91 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)GravesendUK
    20159171,633
    201410268,352
    Record Year 2006 (119) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2015302140
    Net growth in 2014432930
    Record Year2014 (43)2012 (39)2008 (52)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    In the first quarter of 2015, Gravesend formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)Gravesend
    20150.1%
    20140.1%
    20130.2%
    20120.2%
    20110.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2010 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20150.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20140.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change-4.7%-10.7%2.5%
    Record Year2010 (0.2%)2010 (0.2%)2010 (0.2%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2015 was 40.1.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 1.7% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 5.4% compared to the UK figure of 3.6%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

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

    30.8% of all director appointments in Gravesend in the first quarter of 2015 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 2014-Mar 2015)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSTRUCTION1.86%CONSULTING5.23%
    CONSULTING1.40%MANAGEMENT4.56%
    MANAGEMENT1.20%CONSULTANCY3.62%
    CONSULTANCY1.06%PROPERTY2.72%
    ELECTRICAL0.93%CONSTRUCTION2.19%
    TRANS0.80%CARE2.13%
    ENGINEERING0.73%ENGINEERING2.12%
    PROPERTIES0.73%LONDON1.91%
    RAIL0.73%TRADING1.88%
    CARE0.73%TRANSPORT1.82%
    TRANSPORT0.66%ELECTRICAL1.76%
    KENT0.60%DESIGN1.65%
    PLUMBING0.60%PROPERTIES1.63%
    PROPERTY0.60%CO.,1.58%
    R0.60%J1.55%
    CONTRACTORS0.53%CONSULTANTS1.54%
    CONSULTANTS0.53%BUSINESS1.49%
    HAULAGE0.53%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    BUILDING0.53%GLOBAL1.46%
    INVESTMENTS0.53%ASSOCIATES1.44%
    S0.47%DEVELOPMENTS1.36%
    HEATING0.47%BUILDING1.31%
    PROJECTS0.47%IT1.30%
    D0.47%MEDIA1.28%
    P0.47%M1.27%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied469288,953
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified8958,522
    99999 - Dormant Company6549,474
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified5829,218
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities4430,825
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing406,052
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management3843,081
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified349,080
    86900 - Other human health activities3013,990
    43210 - Electrical installation236,139
    49410 - Freight transport by road2212,485
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings227,797
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet1910,200
    41100 - Development of building projects1711,863
    96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment176,815
    56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands168,607
    47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets156,557
    43310 - Plastering15940
    86101 - Hospital activities155,043
    62090 - Other information technology service activities1512,862

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    09471428 FJR LIMITED 04 Mar 2015
    09473513 TCL SERVICES LTD 05 Mar 2015
    09473629 LAH PROJECTS CONSULTANCY LIMITED 05 Mar 2015
    09499886 UA HEALTH SOLUTIONS LIMITED 19 Mar 2015
    09500561 PERISSOS XPRESSIONZ LIMITED 20 Mar 2015
    09502773 NSD TRADING LTD 23 Mar 2015
    09511243 A.S.K. DIAMOND DRILLING LTD 26 Mar 2015
    09511410 KN PLANT HIRE LTD 26 Mar 2015
    09518739 ENIKINS LTD 31 Mar 2015
    09465106 24 ELEVEN LIMITED 02 Mar 2015
    09465488 HT ACCOUNTING LIMITED 02 Mar 2015
    09465738 TEMO CARPENTRY SERVICES LTD LIMITED 02 Mar 2015
    OC398619 BARISTACATS LLP 04 Mar 2015
    09473245 BAPU JAGATRAM JI LIMITED 05 Mar 2015
    09481741 ALMO MEGASTORE LIMITED 10 Mar 2015
    09485932 ELEMENTS BEAUTY AND HOLISTIC TRAINING ACADEMY LIMITED 12 Mar 2015
    09494321 BRUTALIST PICTURES LIMITED 17 Mar 2015
    09495596 HERITAGE CATERING SERVICES LIMITED 18 Mar 2015
    09504530 MONTERAY PORTLAND LTD 23 Mar 2015
    09506203 OSBORNE RAIL CONSULTANCY LTD 24 Mar 2015
    09506731 MORCARESSE KENT LIMITED 24 Mar 2015
    09516534 ELSABLACK LIMITED 28 Mar 2015
    09464086 DUSSEK ASSOCIATES LTD 02 Mar 2015
    09498891 STEVE SIRMAN LIMITED 19 Mar 2015
    09506002 R & R DWELLINGS LTD 24 Mar 2015