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Grays, Essex

Q1 2012 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q1 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Grays when compared to any previous Q1.
  • Q1 2012 was a record quarter for company registrations in Grays when compared to any quarter in history.
  • February 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Grays when compared to any previous February.
  • Q1 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Grays when compared to any previous Q1.
  • Q1 2012 was a record quarter for net growth in Grays when compared to any quarter in history.
  • February 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Grays when compared to any previous February.

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 2012)

    Q1 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Grays when compared to any previous Q1.

    Q1 2012 was a record quarter for company registrations in Grays when compared to any quarter in history.

    A total of 155 companies were registered in Grays during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).

    This figure is an increase of 9.9% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.0% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)GraysUK
    2012155131,491
    2011141116,391
    % change9.9%13.0%
    Record Year 2012 (155) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    February 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Grays when compared to any previous February.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2012395363
    New companies in 2011424752
    % change-7.1%12.8%21.2%
    Record Year2011 (42)2012 (53)2007 (69)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    A total of 53 companies were dissolved in Grays during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).

    This figure is a decrease of 33.8% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 25.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)GraysUK
    20125367,576
    20118090,987
    % change-33.8%-25.7%
    Record Year 2009 (106) 2009 (108,065)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2012141524
    Closed companies in 2011322226
    % change-56.3%-31.8%-8%
    Record Year2007 (33)2008 (31)2009 (83)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    Q1 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Grays when compared to any previous Q1.

    Q1 2012 was a record quarter for net growth in Grays when compared to any quarter in history.

    Net company growth for Grays during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) was 102 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)GraysUK
    201210263,915
    20116125,404
    Record Year 2012 (102) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    February 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Grays when compared to any previous February.

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2012253839
    Net growth in 2011102526
    Record Year2009 (31)2012 (38)2007 (43)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    In the first quarter of 2012, Grays formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)Grays
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1968 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20120.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change-20.4%-3.6%13.4%
    Record Year1966 (0.2%)1968 (0.3%)1963 (0.4%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2012 was 39.1.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 6.4% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 0.9% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

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

    28.7% of all director appointments in Grays in the first quarter of 2012 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 (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTANCY2.43%CONSULTING5.07%
    CONSULTING1.33%MANAGEMENT4.74%
    MANAGEMENT1.11%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    TRADING0.88%PROPERTY2.37%
    ELECTRICAL0.88%TRADING2.07%
    TRANSPORT0.77%DESIGN1.93%
    CONSULTANTS0.77%ENGINEERING1.86%
    GLOBAL0.66%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    LOGISTICS0.66%CONSULTANTS1.79%
    CHAFFORD0.55%BUSINESS1.73%
    CLEANING0.55%MEDIA1.72%
    S0.55%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    ESSEX0.55%LONDON1.66%
    DESIGN0.55%J1.54%
    P0.44%INVESTMENTS1.51%
    GROUP0.44%GLOBAL1.50%
    SOLAR0.44%IT1.40%
    CARE0.44%CARE1.34%
    M0.44%PROPERTIES1.31%
    ENGINEERING0.44%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    MEDIA0.44%M1.27%
    IT0.44%BUILDING1.24%
    EVENTS0.44%ENERGY1.20%
    CO0.44%S1.20%
    PROPERTY0.44%ENTERPRISES1.19%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied274216,665
    7487 - Other business activities5852,735
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified3835,233
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified289,892
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management2619,704
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities2314,303
    7414 - Business & management consultancy1912,113
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified1913,637
    99999 - Dormant Company1625,084
    49410 - Freight transport by road152,781
    9999 - Dormant Company1518,617
    74990 - Non-trading company149,729
    9305 - Other service activities148,818
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply126,934
    7260 - Other computer related activities107,154
    7499 - Non-trading company109,102
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified93,931
    86900 - Other human health activities85,066
    88990 - Other social work activities without accommodation not elsewhere classified71,791
    86101 - Hospital activities71,414

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07931447 JAYDEN CONSULTING LTD 01 Feb 2012
    07933988 SOUTH EAST ESSEX DOCTORS SERVICE LIMITED 02 Feb 2012
    07936674 SANDHU CONSULTANTS LTD 06 Feb 2012
    07940637 CENTRAL ALLIANCE LIMITED 08 Feb 2012
    07942837 ELIZAFOOD LTD 09 Feb 2012
    07944259 JASMOR SOLUTIONS LTD 09 Feb 2012
    07955736 INTEGRITY BUSINESS ADVISORY LIMITED 20 Feb 2012
    07963464 WOODSIDE ELECTRICAL & SECURITY LIMITED 24 Feb 2012
    07933417 NORGATE CONSULTING LIMITED 02 Feb 2012
    07934426 J & B FARRELL LTD 02 Feb 2012
    07939642 THURROCK INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL C.I.C. 07 Feb 2012
    07946345 P MARTIN AND SON LIMITED 13 Feb 2012
    07947042 STUDIO 97 LTD 13 Feb 2012
    07949492 PARTY CART LIMITED 14 Feb 2012
    07949855 LINDSAY EVANS CAREERS GUIDANCE SERVICES LIMITED 14 Feb 2012
    07949930 SALES SCENE LIMITED 14 Feb 2012
    07950478 SATTAR INJURY CLAIMS AND MANAGEMENT LTD 15 Feb 2012
    07956567 INNERTECH LTD 20 Feb 2012
    07957800 PHOENIX AUTO MECHANICS LIMITED 21 Feb 2012
    07957895 ADS AQUA LIMITED 21 Feb 2012
    07961412 IMA IKARUS LIMITED 23 Feb 2012
    07965649 WHITE FOG LTD 27 Feb 2012
    07966896 HEATHRIGHT SERVICES LIMITED 28 Feb 2012
    07970289 ALBRIGHT IT SERVICES LTD 29 Feb 2012
    07945097 IT CONSULTING SPECIALISTS LIMITED 10 Feb 2012