Grays, Essex

Q1 2010 Business Confidence Report

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 2010)

    A total of 129 companies were registered in Grays during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).

    This figure is an increase of 14.2% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.5% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)GraysUK
    2010129105,137
    200911391,034
    % change14.2%15.5%
    Record Year 2007 (149) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2010363657
    New companies in 2009373442
    % change-2.7%5.9%35.7%
    Record Year2007 (38)2007 (42)2007 (69)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    A total of 74 companies were dissolved in Grays during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).

    This figure is a decrease of 30.2% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 23.5% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)GraysUK
    20107482,677
    2009106108,060
    % change-30.2%-23.5%
    Record Year 2009 (106) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2010242030
    Closed companies in 200961783
    % change300.0%17.6%-64%
    Record Year2007 (33)2008 (31)2009 (83)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    Net company growth for Grays during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) was 55 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)GraysUK
    20105522,460
    20097-17,026
    Record Year 2007 (75) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2010121627
    Net growth in 20093117-41
    Record Year2009 (31)2007 (27)2007 (43)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    In the first quarter of 2010, Grays formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)Grays
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    20070.1%
    20060.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1968 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20100.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20090.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change-9.7%-9.3%12.7%
    Record Year1966 (0.2%)1968 (0.3%)1963 (0.4%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2010 was 41.8.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.1% compared to the UK figure of 2.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 0.5% compared to the UK figure of 4.9%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Grays was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.

    30.9% of all director appointments in Grays in the first quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 24.7% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2009-Mar 2010)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING1.34%MANAGEMENT5.01%
    CONSULTANCY1.21%CONSULTING4.60%
    BUILDING0.81%CONSULTANCY2.87%
    LOGISTICS0.81%PROPERTY2.50%
    MPS0.67%ASSOCIATES2.04%
    INVESTMENTS0.67%TRADING1.93%
    DWS0.67%DESIGN1.91%
    EVENTS0.67%CONSTRUCTION1.87%
    INTERNATIONAL0.67%MEDIA1.84%
    ASSOCIATES0.67%BUSINESS1.74%
    LONDON0.54%INTERNATIONAL1.73%
    BUSINESS0.54%CONSULTANTS1.63%
    THURROCK0.54%ENGINEERING1.54%
    D0.54%J1.48%
    TRANSPORT0.54%LONDON1.45%
    DATA0.54%INVESTMENTS1.45%
    CONSULTANTS0.54%GROUP1.37%
    CO0.54%GLOBAL1.35%
    NEW0.54%PROPERTIES1.35%
    PROPERTY0.54%BUILDING1.34%
    CLEANING0.54%CARE1.33%
    WOW0.40%ELECTRICAL1.30%
    CAPITAL0.40%M1.28%
    MAINTENANCE0.40%SYSTEMS1.25%
    ENTERPRISE0.40%S1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied286228,645
    7487 - Other business activities9374,904
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified4226,974
    7414 - Business & management consultancy1817,003
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply189,659
    7260 - Other computer related activities1810,331
    9999 - Dormant Company1719,948
    9305 - Other service activities169,038
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management1614,007
    62090 - Other information technology service activities166,340
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified147,143
    74990 - Non-trading company138,149
    7499 - Non-trading company1315,398
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities139,943
    43210 - Electrical installation93,163
    4545 - Other building completion83,346
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified88,154
    6024 - Freight transport by road83,665
    56101 - Licensed restaurants72,138
    8514 - Other human health activities72,640

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07139311 GENESIS FIRE PROTECTION LTD 28 Jan 2010
    07137921 EVE MEDICARE LTD 27 Jan 2010
    07122727 JONSHI LIMITED 12 Jan 2010
    07122719 BANKONE SOLUTIONS LIMITED 12 Jan 2010
    07121481 EFCONSULT LIMITED 11 Jan 2010
    07118232 ADVIZ LIMITED 07 Jan 2010
    07117899 RAYMOND ARHIN LIMITED 06 Jan 2010
    07114867 COBRABOX LIMITED 02 Jan 2010
    07141240 UK ACCESSIBLE HIRE LIMITED 30 Jan 2010
    07141015 HIGHOCTANE LIMITED 30 Jan 2010
    07140292 H.A.M MOTOR REPAIRS UK LTD 29 Jan 2010
    07138941 AMAZING CATERING LIMITED 28 Jan 2010
    07136825 DIAMOND AND RUBY LTD 26 Jan 2010
    07136072 LOWCARBONCOMFORT.COM LTD 26 Jan 2010
    07130251 KNOTS LOGISTICS LIMITED 19 Jan 2010
    07129196 RELIANCE LIFTS LIMITED 19 Jan 2010
    07128081 AIR FITT (LIFESTYLE) LTD 18 Jan 2010
    07128039 ALPINE SOLAR LTD 18 Jan 2010
    07124179 KAD ENGINEERING SERVICES LIMITED 13 Jan 2010
    07121896 BILTAX LIMITED 11 Jan 2010
    07117403 S.D. HAMMATT LTD 06 Jan 2010
    07116976 PROTEXU LTD 05 Jan 2010
    07116834 ARDENT ESTATES LTD 05 Jan 2010
    07116556 GJG TRADING LIMITED 05 Jan 2010
    07138606 CITY RUN COURIER SERVICES LIMITED 28 Jan 2010