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
New Company Registrations
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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) Grays UK 2012 155 131,491 2011 141 116,391 % change 9.9% 13.0% Record Year 2012 (155) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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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
January February March New companies in 2012 39 53 63 New companies in 2011 42 47 52 % change -7.1% 12.8% 21.2% Record Year 2011 (42) 2012 (53) 2007 (69)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Grays UK 2012 53 67,576 2011 80 90,987 % change -33.8% -25.7% Record Year 2009 (106) 2009 (108,065) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2012 14 15 24 Closed companies in 2011 32 22 26 % change -56.3% -31.8% -8% Record Year 2007 (33) 2008 (31) 2009 (83)
Net Company Growth
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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) Grays UK 2012 102 63,915 2011 61 25,404 Record Year 2012 (102) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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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
January February March Net growth in 2012 25 38 39 Net growth in 2011 10 25 26 Record Year 2009 (31) 2012 (38) 2007 (43)
UK Company Share
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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 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% 2008 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1968 (0.2%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2012 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2011 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change -20.4% -3.6% 13.4% Record Year 1966 (0.2%) 1968 (0.3%) 1963 (0.4%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTANCY 2.43% CONSULTING 5.07% CONSULTING 1.33% MANAGEMENT 4.74% MANAGEMENT 1.11% CONSULTANCY 3.30% TRADING 0.88% PROPERTY 2.37% ELECTRICAL 0.88% TRADING 2.07% TRANSPORT 0.77% DESIGN 1.93% CONSULTANTS 0.77% ENGINEERING 1.86% GLOBAL 0.66% ASSOCIATES 1.84% LOGISTICS 0.66% CONSULTANTS 1.79% CHAFFORD 0.55% BUSINESS 1.73% CLEANING 0.55% MEDIA 1.72% S 0.55% CONSTRUCTION 1.72% ESSEX 0.55% LONDON 1.66% DESIGN 0.55% J 1.54% P 0.44% INVESTMENTS 1.51% GROUP 0.44% GLOBAL 1.50% SOLAR 0.44% IT 1.40% CARE 0.44% CARE 1.34% M 0.44% PROPERTIES 1.31% ENGINEERING 0.44% ELECTRICAL 1.27% MEDIA 0.44% M 1.27% IT 0.44% BUILDING 1.24% EVENTS 0.44% ENERGY 1.20% CO 0.44% S 1.20% PROPERTY 0.44% ENTERPRISES 1.19%
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 274 216,665 7487 - Other business activities 58 52,735 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 38 35,233 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 28 9,892 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 26 19,704 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 23 14,303 7414 - Business & management consultancy 19 12,113 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 19 13,637 99999 - Dormant Company 16 25,084 49410 - Freight transport by road 15 2,781 9999 - Dormant Company 15 18,617 74990 - Non-trading company 14 9,729 9305 - Other service activities 14 8,818 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 12 6,934 7260 - Other computer related activities 10 7,154 7499 - Non-trading company 10 9,102 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 9 3,931 86900 - Other human health activities 8 5,066 88990 - Other social work activities without accommodation not elsewhere classified 7 1,791 86101 - Hospital activities 7 1,414
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 07975140 MARKERZ LTD 05 Mar 2012 07977784 BEZDA LTD 06 Mar 2012 07980728 BINARYTECH LIMITED 07 Mar 2012 07980901 VALGAB LTD 07 Mar 2012 07984129 GRAHAM-DODD CONSULTANTS LTD 09 Mar 2012 07985776 RIGHTBUILDUK .COM LTD 12 Mar 2012 07986016 FIELD SMART LIMITED 12 Mar 2012 08008426 CUTER INTERNATIONAL LTD 27 Mar 2012 08014255 KAJOLA LTD 30 Mar 2012 07971141 ANTONELLA BURGIO LTD 01 Mar 2012 07984040 ANDRE8 LTD 09 Mar 2012 07984349 THE BEAUTIFUL GT LIMITED 09 Mar 2012 07985763 WAVELINK WORKFORCE CONSULTANTS LTD 12 Mar 2012 07986517 BACK2PERFECTION LIMITED 12 Mar 2012 07991055 NICKIER LIMITED 15 Mar 2012 07991257 R. SEES FLOORING CO LIMITED 15 Mar 2012 07997859 JOBBROKER PLUS LTD. 20 Mar 2012 07999274 SOURCE TO SAFETY LIMITED 21 Mar 2012 08000336 REGILINA LIMITED 21 Mar 2012 08001732 HONEYBABE ENTERPRISES LTD 22 Mar 2012 08002999 MALISA CARE LTD 23 Mar 2012 08004589 SYNERGY ESSEX LIMITED 23 Mar 2012 08004941 PIER LODGE DAY NURSERY LIMITED 23 Mar 2012 08008016 RED STONE MERCHANT LTD 27 Mar 2012 08010981 OSLOMITE LIMITED 29 Mar 2012
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