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
    09418255 CLIFF.H ENGINEERING SERVICES LIMITED 03 Feb 2015
    09421080 PSYCH MEDICAL LTD 04 Feb 2015
    09428977 GSPK PROPERTIES LTD 09 Feb 2015
    09429501 JIREH CARE PROVIDER LIMITED 09 Feb 2015
    09431868 GREENBURY SUPPORT SERVICES LIMITED 10 Feb 2015
    09431970 JUDO JIM LIMITED 10 Feb 2015
    09432274 BLAIZEE LIMITED 10 Feb 2015
    09441895 BROSEY GROUP LIMITED 16 Feb 2015
    09447238 BNBL LIMITED 19 Feb 2015
    09447701 THE HIDEOUT BAKERY LIMITED 19 Feb 2015
    09449056 LEE-BAKER PROPERTIES LTD 19 Feb 2015
    09449302 GOOD SEED HEALTHCARE LTD 19 Feb 2015
    09419481 AJ SERVICES (KENT) LTD 03 Feb 2015
    09420029 MAGIC LOGISTICS LTD 03 Feb 2015
    09422137 BMJS PHYSIOTHERAPY CONSULTANCY LIMITED 04 Feb 2015
    09429411 CJ SWINKY CONSULTING LTD 09 Feb 2015
    09432605 PIPE WORLD LTD 10 Feb 2015
    09433445 BODY BEAUTIFUL NUTRITION LTD 11 Feb 2015
    09436138 JIMMY CONSULT LIMITED 12 Feb 2015
    09440493 MALCOLM HORTON ADMINISTRATION SERVICES LTD 16 Feb 2015
    09449249 NAGH LIMITED 19 Feb 2015
    09451016 GRACECORPSCASH LIMITED 20 Feb 2015
    09461053 GRADE A DISTRIBUTION LTD 26 Feb 2015
    09440805 AIMSEL LTD 16 Feb 2015
    09453356 E-BLOOM LTD 23 Feb 2015