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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
    07894830 SANAH LTD 03 Jan 2012
    07900819 GARLAND ASSOCIATES LIMITED 06 Jan 2012
    07907208 K.A BUSY LTD 12 Jan 2012
    07912796 TEMPLESPRINGS CONSULTANCY LTD 17 Jan 2012
    07920118 ASISS UK LTD 23 Jan 2012
    07921628 BEADY BITZ & BYTES LIMITED 24 Jan 2012
    07921905 A2D CONSULTANCY LTD 24 Jan 2012
    07922454 BALTIC CONSTRUCTION SERVICES (UK) LTD. 24 Jan 2012
    07896781 JENSVILLE LIMITED 04 Jan 2012
    07899065 EAST SAXON CONSULTANCY LIMITED 05 Jan 2012
    07900720 FUTURENOW SOLAR LTD 06 Jan 2012
    07910377 GOLDFISH HHO LTD 16 Jan 2012
    07910410 REFINED CARE LTD 16 Jan 2012
    07912142 QD LETTINGS LIMITED 17 Jan 2012
    07912872 BILLY WINES LONDON LIMITED 17 Jan 2012
    07914692 MARK KENNEDY LIMITED 18 Jan 2012
    07916073 JUDE RESOURCING SOLUTIONS LTD 19 Jan 2012
    07916926 MST OFFICE REFITS LIMITED 19 Jan 2012
    07919097 ANDY COMPUERS LTD 23 Jan 2012
    07919361 SWEET CLEANING SERVICE'S LTD 23 Jan 2012
    07923899 RESIDENTIAL LAND AND INVESTMENTS LIMITED 25 Jan 2012
    07924866 BLOOD LINE TATTOO STUDIO LTD 26 Jan 2012
    07925280 SITE SPECIALIST SERVICES DESIGN AND BUILD LIMITED 26 Jan 2012
    07920161 BESTEXTILE LTD 23 Jan 2012
    07920562 GLOBAL LOGISTICS & SERVICES INCORPORATION LTD 23 Jan 2012