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
New Company Registrations
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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) Grays UK 2010 115 101,492 2009 100 94,671 % change 15.0% 7.2% Record Year 2010 (115) 2003 (107,203) New Companies by Quarter
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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
July August September New companies in 2010 37 38 40 New companies in 2009 40 22 38 % change -7.5% 72.7% 5.3% Record Year 2008 (45) 2010 (38) 2006 (44)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Grays UK 2010 106 87,705 2009 133 159,401 % change -20.3% -45.0% Record Year 2009 (133) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2010 29 44 33 Closed companies in 2009 30 42 61 % change -3.3% 4.8% -46% Record Year 2009 (30) 2008 (48) 2009 (61)
Net Company Growth
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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) Grays UK 2010 9 13,787 2009 -33 -64,730 Record Year 2006 (51) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2010 8 -6 7 Net growth in 2009 10 -20 -23 Record Year 2008 (44) 2001 (11) 2006 (29)
UK Company Share
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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 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% 2008 0.1% 2007 0.1% 2006 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1972 (0.2%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2010 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2009 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change -14.0% 56.7% 0.9% Record Year 1972 (0.3%) 1964 (0.6%) 1962 (0.4%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2009-Sep 2010)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 2.02% MANAGEMENT 5.06% CONSULTANCY 1.39% CONSULTING 4.99% MEDIA 0.88% CONSULTANCY 3.12% THURROCK 0.88% PROPERTY 2.38% MANAGEMENT 0.88% TRADING 2.04% EVENTS 0.76% ASSOCIATES 2.01% CONSULTANTS 0.76% DESIGN 1.93% MPS 0.63% CONSTRUCTION 1.86% CONSTRUCTION 0.63% BUSINESS 1.80% INTERIORS 0.63% MEDIA 1.75% PROPERTY 0.63% CONSULTANTS 1.73% J 0.63% LONDON 1.59% ENTERPRISES 0.63% ENGINEERING 1.59% MEDICAL 0.51% INVESTMENTS 1.49% BUILDING 0.51% CARE 1.44% MAINTENANCE 0.51% J 1.44% CAPITAL 0.51% INTERNATIONAL 1.43% R 0.51% GLOBAL 1.42% DESIGN 0.51% IT 1.35% GLOBAL 0.51% PROPERTIES 1.35% INTERNATIONAL 0.51% BUILDING 1.32% LOGISTICS 0.51% ELECTRICAL 1.30% IT 0.38% M 1.28% PLATINUM 0.38% SYSTEMS 1.26% FACILITIES 0.38% S 1.24%
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 263 202,902 7487 - Other business activities 87 69,802 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 37 25,053 9305 - Other service activities 21 9,454 9999 - Dormant Company 19 21,484 7414 - Business & management consultancy 19 14,940 74990 - Non-trading company 16 7,649 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 16 13,161 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 14 6,460 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 13 8,183 7260 - Other computer related activities 13 8,967 7499 - Non-trading company 12 13,408 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 11 8,292 62090 - Other information technology service activities 10 5,716 6024 - Freight transport by road 9 2,771 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 8 7,767 4534 - Other building installation 8 2,623 43210 - Electrical installation 8 2,747 49410 - Freight transport by road 8 1,915 99999 - Dormant Company 7 14,072
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION 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
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