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Grays, Essex

Q1 2011 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • February 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Grays when compared to any previous February.
  • January 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Grays when compared to any previous January.

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 2011)

    A total of 141 companies were registered in Grays during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).

    This figure is an increase of 9.3% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)GraysUK
    2011141116,391
    2010129105,137
    % change9.3%10.7%
    Record Year 2007 (149) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    February 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Grays when compared to any previous February.

    January 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Grays when compared to any previous January.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2011424752
    New companies in 2010363657
    % change16.7%30.6%-8.8%
    Record Year2011 (42)2011 (47)2007 (69)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    A total of 80 companies were dissolved in Grays during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).

    This figure is an increase of 8.1% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.0% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)GraysUK
    20118090,986
    20107482,677
    % change8.1%10.0%
    Record Year 2009 (106) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2011322226
    Closed companies in 2010242030
    % change33.3%10.0%-13%
    Record Year2007 (33)2008 (31)2009 (83)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    Net company growth for Grays during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) was 61 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)GraysUK
    20116125,405
    20105522,460
    Record Year 2007 (75) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2011102526
    Net growth in 2010121627
    Record Year2009 (31)2007 (27)2007 (43)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    In the first quarter of 2011, Grays formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)Grays
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    20070.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1968 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20100.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change0.6%14.9%-13.0%
    Record Year1966 (0.2%)1968 (0.3%)1963 (0.4%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2011 was 41.5.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.7% compared to the UK figure of 3.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.7% compared to the UK figure of 4.3%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

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

    25.7% of all director appointments in Grays in the first quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.4% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2010-Mar 2011)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING1.84%CONSULTING5.04%
    MANAGEMENT1.47%MANAGEMENT4.97%
    CONSULTANCY1.10%CONSULTANCY3.16%
    R0.86%PROPERTY2.38%
    GLOBAL0.86%TRADING2.10%
    CARE0.74%DESIGN1.93%
    CLEANING0.74%ASSOCIATES1.92%
    CONSTRUCTION0.74%BUSINESS1.87%
    MEDICAL0.61%CONSTRUCTION1.80%
    DESIGN0.61%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    L0.61%MEDIA1.69%
    PROPERTY0.61%ENGINEERING1.61%
    M0.61%LONDON1.60%
    S0.61%CARE1.45%
    P0.61%J1.45%
    J0.61%GLOBAL1.44%
    IT0.61%INVESTMENTS1.43%
    MEDIA0.61%IT1.41%
    MAINTENANCE0.61%PROPERTIES1.36%
    SECURITY0.49%BUILDING1.34%
    BUILDING0.49%M1.30%
    CONSULTANTS0.49%ELECTRICAL1.28%
    ENTERPRISES0.49%S1.24%
    TRADING0.49%INTERNATIONAL1.23%
    INTERIORS0.49%SYSTEMS1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied267202,798
    7487 - Other business activities6760,968
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified3930,253
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified257,788
    9305 - Other service activities238,740
    9999 - Dormant Company2219,765
    74990 - Non-trading company208,695
    7414 - Business & management consultancy1812,916
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management1716,150
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified1410,085
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities1210,246
    7260 - Other computer related activities127,789
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply117,000
    49410 - Freight transport by road102,167
    7499 - Non-trading company1011,316
    99999 - Dormant Company918,336
    62090 - Other information technology service activities96,996
    86101 - Hospital activities9960
    86900 - Other human health activities94,092
    8532 - Social work without accommodation81,080

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07545273 TOTALNET CONSULTANTS LIMITED 28 Feb 2011
    07545159 DP DRIVING SERVICES LIMITED 28 Feb 2011
    07539090 BAMBINO BARN LIMITED 22 Feb 2011
    07527639 FAKIR INTERNATIONAL LIMITED 14 Feb 2011
    07527374 INVENTIVE PATENTS LIMITED 11 Feb 2011
    07526398 MAGE GLOBAL SOLUTIONS LIMITED 11 Feb 2011
    07524150 REVOLUTION GAMES LIMITED 09 Feb 2011
    07523680 KRK CONSULTING LIMITED 09 Feb 2011
    07520113 CEO CONSULTING LTD 07 Feb 2011
    07513406 DESTINY YOUTH AND FAMILY PROJECT LIMITED 02 Feb 2011
    07546051 ETERNO VISION LIMITED 28 Feb 2011
    07545009 NAID CARE LIMITED 28 Feb 2011
    07544244 ZITEC LIMITED 28 Feb 2011
    07542326 MELIUS METHOD LIMITED 24 Feb 2011
    07540218 HITCHCOCK BUILDING SERVICES LIMITED 23 Feb 2011
    07539184 BLU MOUNT LTD 22 Feb 2011
    07534227 TGI LONDON LIMITED 18 Feb 2011
    07529915 MOAT COMMUNITY CARE LIMITED 15 Feb 2011
    07525890 KRW11 LIMITED 10 Feb 2011
    07523011 PERFEKT PRINT LTD 09 Feb 2011
    07521624 VIRTUOSITY EDUCATION CENTRE LTD 08 Feb 2011
    07517972 P & L WARREN (BRENTWOOD) LIMITED 04 Feb 2011
    07514525 TRUSTWOOD LTD 02 Feb 2011
    07513067 PENCIL POTS DAY NURSERY LTD 01 Feb 2011
    07512848 JON TILLEY LIMITED 01 Feb 2011