Grays, Essex

Q3 2012 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q3 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Grays when compared to any previous Q3.
  • September 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Grays when compared to any previous September.
  • August 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Grays when compared to any previous August.
  • July 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Grays when compared to any previous July.
  • July 2012 saw a new record in company closures in Grays when compared to any previous July.
  • August 2012 saw a new record in net growth 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 2012)

    Q3 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Grays when compared to any previous Q3.

    A total of 153 companies were registered in Grays during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).

    This figure is an increase of 6.3% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.8% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)GraysUK
    2012153118,868
    2011144114,512
    % change6.3%3.8%
    Record Year 2012 (153) 2012 (118,868)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

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

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

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

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2012495054
    New companies in 2011454752
    % change8.9%6.4%3.8%
    Record Year2012 (49)2012 (50)2012 (54)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    A total of 98 companies were dissolved in Grays during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).

    This figure is an increase of 44.1% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.5% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)GraysUK
    20129874,772
    20116872,230
    % change44.1%3.5%
    Record Year 2009 (133) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    July 2012 saw a new record in company closures in Grays when compared to any previous July.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2012333431
    Closed companies in 2011163121
    % change106.3%9.7%48%
    Record Year2012 (33)2008 (48)2009 (61)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    Net company growth for Grays during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) was 55 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)GraysUK
    20125544,096
    20117642,282
    Record Year 2011 (76) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

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

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2012161623
    Net growth in 2011291631
    Record Year2008 (44)2012 (16)2011 (31)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

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

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)Grays
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1972 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20120.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change-2.2%7.2%2.7%
    Record Year1972 (0.3%)1964 (0.6%)1962 (0.4%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2012 was 39.5.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.9% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 1.0% compared to the UK figure of 3.2%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Grays was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.

    31.8% of all director appointments in Grays in the third quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Sep 2011-Sep 2012)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTANCY1.99%CONSULTING5.05%
    CONSULTING1.47%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    MANAGEMENT1.26%CONSULTANCY3.28%
    IT0.73%PROPERTY2.35%
    ELECTRICAL0.73%TRADING2.08%
    SECURITY0.63%DESIGN1.87%
    ESSEX0.63%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    ENGINEERING0.52%ENGINEERING1.83%
    LONDON0.52%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    ASSOCIATES0.52%BUSINESS1.72%
    CONSTRUCTION0.52%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    J0.52%MEDIA1.67%
    RECRUITMENT0.52%LONDON1.67%
    TRANS0.52%J1.55%
    CONSULTANTS0.52%GLOBAL1.53%
    HOME0.42%INVESTMENTS1.46%
    DESIGN0.42%IT1.43%
    D0.42%PROPERTIES1.34%
    BUSINESS0.42%CARE1.32%
    CARE0.42%M1.27%
    GLOBAL0.42%BUILDING1.22%
    M0.42%ENTERPRISES1.20%
    CLEANING0.42%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    LOGISTICS0.42%S1.17%
    PROPERTY0.42%SECURITY1.16%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied426331,455
    7487 - Other business activities4035,545
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified3533,677
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management2919,425
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified259,891
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities2514,774
    49410 - Freight transport by road212,795
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified1813,716
    99999 - Dormant Company1725,035
    7414 - Business & management consultancy138,437
    9999 - Dormant Company1012,598
    86900 - Other human health activities94,998
    7260 - Other computer related activities94,979
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified93,943
    74990 - Non-trading company89,203
    9305 - Other service activities86,142
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply74,997
    86210 - General medical practice activities62,544
    86101 - Hospital activities61,397
    8532 - Social work without accommodation6786

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08126057 BEULAH CORPORATION LTD. 02 Jul 2012
    08126485 N79 LTD 02 Jul 2012
    08129579 TOTAL FLUSH LIMITED 04 Jul 2012
    08129664 EBONIE AND IVORY LIMITED 04 Jul 2012
    08130040 SCOPE CONSULTANCY MANAGEMENT LTD 04 Jul 2012
    08136032 DEFENDOR LIMITED 10 Jul 2012
    OC376797 IDL SPECIALISTS LLP 11 Jul 2012
    08146200 44 TON LIMITED 17 Jul 2012
    08148482 EKECOHEATING LIMITED 18 Jul 2012
    08151787 MJM DRIVER SERVICES LTD 20 Jul 2012
    08156872 BOSS CONTRACTING LIMITED 25 Jul 2012
    08128461 OCEAN FORWARDING LTD 03 Jul 2012
    08129930 JFR BUILDING MAINTENANCE LTD 04 Jul 2012
    08130082 NURTURING4EXCELLENCE 04 Jul 2012
    08130086 ARG CARPENTRY SERVICES LIMITED 04 Jul 2012
    08134681 RHODIUM ACCOUNTING LIMITED 09 Jul 2012
    08141170 JAY'S PRIVATE TUITION LIMITED 12 Jul 2012
    08148010 HEINER ENGINEERING SOLUTIONS LTD 18 Jul 2012
    08149519 MANANNA LIMITED 19 Jul 2012
    08158979 SUNUGAL INTER GLOBAL LIMITED 27 Jul 2012
    08159861 CHAM & ASSOCIATES LIMITED 27 Jul 2012
    08134329 SIMCO BA LTD 09 Jul 2012
    08138464 247 PC TECH SUPPORT LIMITED 11 Jul 2012
    08158348 ALADES LTD 26 Jul 2012
    08142839 LAUREN TURNER CONSULTING LIMITED 13 Jul 2012