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
    07392922 CRAFTY MOO LIMITED 30 Sep 2010
    07392124 IANCU CONSTRUCTION LTD 30 Sep 2010
    07387898 PLATINUM APPLICATION SERVICES LIMITED 27 Sep 2010
    07382581 N A CARROLL LTD 21 Sep 2010
    07377683 ROLLING PEBBLES LTD 15 Sep 2010
    07377218 EWI CONSTRUCTION LTD 15 Sep 2010
    07370915 NIC STG LIMITED 09 Sep 2010
    07370753 SLEEPER LOGISTICS LTD 09 Sep 2010
    07364128 ABIODUN J ILORI LIMITED 02 Sep 2010
    07363470 FLE EUROPE LTD 02 Sep 2010
    07362323 ALIANA BIZ LIMITED 01 Sep 2010
    07362295 GLAM STRAPS 4 BRAS LTD 01 Sep 2010
    07391721 RICHMOND GLOBAL ENTERPRISES LTD 29 Sep 2010
    07388510 KG METERS LIMITED 27 Sep 2010
    07386111 ISHAK MEDICAL SERVICES LTD 23 Sep 2010
    07386013 HUDSON HOWELL (TILBURY) LIMITED 23 Sep 2010
    07385860 M. BIRJARU LIMITED 23 Sep 2010
    07383802 GT CENTRE OF SPORT LTD 22 Sep 2010
    07382891 MACAULAY AND MACAULAY LIMITED 21 Sep 2010
    07369208 CLOPPO LTD 08 Sep 2010
    07368970 SP TRANSPORT CONSULTANCY LTD 08 Sep 2010
    07364793 MARVLERO SWT LTD 03 Sep 2010
    07364291 JPJ PUBLISHING LTD 02 Sep 2010
    07362967 STYLISTICS HAIR DESIGN LIMITED 02 Sep 2010
    07388233 EBONY LINK LIMITED 27 Sep 2010