Grays, Essex

Q3 2010 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q3 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Grays when compared to any previous Q3.
  • August 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Grays when compared to any previous August.

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 (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    Q3 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Grays when compared to any previous Q3.

    A total of 115 companies were registered in Grays during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).

    This figure is an increase of 15.0% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 7.2% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)GraysUK
    2010115101,492
    200910094,671
    % change15.0%7.2%
    Record Year 2010 (115) 2003 (107,203)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    August 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Grays when compared to any previous August.

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2010373840
    New companies in 2009402238
    % change-7.5%72.7%5.3%
    Record Year2008 (45)2010 (38)2006 (44)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    A total of 106 companies were dissolved in Grays during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).

    This figure is a decrease of 20.3% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 45.0% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)GraysUK
    201010687,705
    2009133159,401
    % change-20.3%-45.0%
    Record Year 2009 (133) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2010294433
    Closed companies in 2009304261
    % change-3.3%4.8%-46%
    Record Year2009 (30)2008 (48)2009 (61)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    Net company growth for Grays during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) was 9 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)GraysUK
    2010913,787
    2009-33-64,730
    Record Year 2006 (51) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 20108-67
    Net growth in 200910-20-23
    Record Year2008 (44)2001 (11)2006 (29)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

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

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)Grays
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    20070.1%
    20060.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1972 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20100.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20090.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change-14.0%56.7%0.9%
    Record Year1972 (0.3%)1964 (0.6%)1962 (0.4%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2010 was 41.1.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 1.1% compared to the UK figure of 2.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.1% compared to the UK figure of 4.4%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Grays was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.

    25.9% of all director appointments in Grays in the third quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.2% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING2.02%MANAGEMENT5.06%
    CONSULTANCY1.39%CONSULTING4.99%
    MEDIA0.88%CONSULTANCY3.12%
    THURROCK0.88%PROPERTY2.38%
    MANAGEMENT0.88%TRADING2.04%
    EVENTS0.76%ASSOCIATES2.01%
    CONSULTANTS0.76%DESIGN1.93%
    MPS0.63%CONSTRUCTION1.86%
    CONSTRUCTION0.63%BUSINESS1.80%
    INTERIORS0.63%MEDIA1.75%
    PROPERTY0.63%CONSULTANTS1.73%
    J0.63%LONDON1.59%
    ENTERPRISES0.63%ENGINEERING1.59%
    MEDICAL0.51%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    BUILDING0.51%CARE1.44%
    MAINTENANCE0.51%J1.44%
    CAPITAL0.51%INTERNATIONAL1.43%
    R0.51%GLOBAL1.42%
    DESIGN0.51%IT1.35%
    GLOBAL0.51%PROPERTIES1.35%
    INTERNATIONAL0.51%BUILDING1.32%
    LOGISTICS0.51%ELECTRICAL1.30%
    IT0.38%M1.28%
    PLATINUM0.38%SYSTEMS1.26%
    FACILITIES0.38%S1.24%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied263202,902
    7487 - Other business activities8769,802
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified3725,053
    9305 - Other service activities219,454
    9999 - Dormant Company1921,484
    7414 - Business & management consultancy1914,940
    74990 - Non-trading company167,649
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management1613,161
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified146,460
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply138,183
    7260 - Other computer related activities138,967
    7499 - Non-trading company1213,408
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities118,292
    62090 - Other information technology service activities105,716
    6024 - Freight transport by road92,771
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified87,767
    4534 - Other building installation82,623
    43210 - Electrical installation82,747
    49410 - Freight transport by road81,915
    99999 - Dormant Company714,072

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07352034 SBFORCE SECURITY LTD 20 Aug 2010
    07351374 ABSOLUTE PR LTD. 19 Aug 2010
    07345620 FTJ SERVICES LIMITED 13 Aug 2010
    07344650 IRIS CONSULTANCY LIMITED 12 Aug 2010
    07344006 BILBERG LIMITED 12 Aug 2010
    07339952 SAMMAY CONSULTANTS LIMITED 09 Aug 2010
    07360694 LIME FRESH HYGIENE LIMITED 31 Aug 2010
    07358735 THE WORLINGTON WALNUT TREE LIMITED 27 Aug 2010
    07357580 JOFRIMAS LIMITED 26 Aug 2010
    07357465 DFLYERS PROPERTY SERVICES LIMITED 25 Aug 2010
    07356480 ULTIMATE SALOON LIMITED 25 Aug 2010
    07353919 DREWER LTD 23 Aug 2010
    07353666 HILTON INTERIORS PROPERTY MAINTENANCE LIMITED 23 Aug 2010
    07352022 TRUGRAM CONSULTING LIMITED 20 Aug 2010
    07347737 GEORGIAONANI UK LIMITED 17 Aug 2010
    07347317 DIRECT SUPPLEMENTS LTD 16 Aug 2010
    07347272 FOCAL CHANGE LTD. 16 Aug 2010
    07345981 RONTRON LTD 16 Aug 2010
    07339593 VEMPALI MEDICAL LTD 09 Aug 2010
    07335399 PRORSUM DESIGN LTD 04 Aug 2010
    07335383 CHICKEN & SPICE CORNER LIMITED 04 Aug 2010
    07332074 QUALITAS FINANCIALS LIMITED 02 Aug 2010
    07342373 CHADET LIMITED 11 Aug 2010
    07339297 FORTIS FINANCE LTD 09 Aug 2010
    07338157 SIZZAT LIMITED 06 Aug 2010