Grays, Essex

Q1 2013 Business Confidence Report

NOTICE: We have improved our calculations of the statistics in these reports, so some figures and records may not match previous reports.

Headlines

  • January 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Grays when compared to any previous January.
  • February 2013 saw a new record in company closures in Grays when compared to any previous February.
  • January 2013 saw a new record in company closures 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 2013)

    A total of 149 companies were registered in Grays during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).

    This figure is a decrease of 3.9% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 2.5% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)GraysUK
    2013149134,802
    2012155131,491
    % change-3.9%2.5%
    Record Year 2012 (155) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    January 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Grays when compared to any previous January.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2013514256
    New companies in 2012395363
    % change30.8%-20.8%-11.1%
    Record Year2013 (51)2012 (53)2007 (69)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    A total of 104 companies were dissolved in Grays during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).

    This figure is an increase of 96.2% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.3% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)GraysUK
    201310477,914
    20125367,576
    % change96.2%15.3%
    Record Year 2009 (106) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    February 2013 saw a new record in company closures in Grays when compared to any previous February.

    January 2013 saw a new record in company closures in Grays when compared to any previous January.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2013483818
    Closed companies in 2012141524
    % change242.9%153.3%-25%
    Record Year2013 (48)2013 (38)2009 (83)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    Net company growth for Grays during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) was 45 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)GraysUK
    20134556,888
    201210263,915
    Record Year 2012 (102) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 20133438
    Net growth in 2012253839
    Record Year2009 (31)2012 (38)2007 (43)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    In the first quarter of 2013, Grays formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)Grays
    20130.1%
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2009 (0.1%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20130.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20120.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change17.2%-21.3%-8.1%
    Record Year2009 (0.1%)2011 (0.1%)1996 (0.1%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2013 was 41.5.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.1% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.1% compared to the UK figure of 1.8%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Grays was in 2007 when 31.7% of all directors were female.

    25.0% of all director appointments in Grays in the first quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 28.1% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2012-Mar 2013)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING1.77%CONSULTING5.18%
    CONSULTANCY1.77%MANAGEMENT4.78%
    MANAGEMENT1.46%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    TRANS0.94%PROPERTY2.44%
    LONDON0.73%TRADING2.06%
    SECURITY0.73%DESIGN1.79%
    ESSEX0.73%ENGINEERING1.78%
    J0.63%BUSINESS1.77%
    PROPERTY0.63%ASSOCIATES1.75%
    TRAINING0.63%LONDON1.72%
    BUILDING0.63%CONSULTANTS1.71%
    GLOBAL0.63%CONSTRUCTION1.69%
    GRAYS0.52%MEDIA1.63%
    ELECTRICAL0.52%GLOBAL1.57%
    ACADEMY0.52%J1.56%
    CONTRACTORS0.52%CARE1.46%
    TRADING0.52%IT1.43%
    CONSTRUCTION0.52%INVESTMENTS1.41%
    BUSINESS0.52%PROPERTIES1.36%
    R0.52%M1.25%
    VENTURES0.42%BUILDING1.21%
    NEW0.42%ENTERPRISES1.19%
    HOMES0.42%ELECTRICAL1.18%
    HOUSE0.42%TRAINING1.17%
    IT0.42%SECURITY1.15%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied314249,183
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified5854,531
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management4932,624
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities4224,894
    49410 - Freight transport by road405,834
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified2816,448
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified2723,532
    99999 - Dormant Company2643,384
    86900 - Other human health activities168,465
    62090 - Other information technology service activities1312,664
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified126,954
    88990 - Other social work activities without accommodation not elsewhere classified123,096
    45112 - Sale of used cars and light motor vehicles92,653
    43210 - Electrical installation95,625
    74990 - Non-trading company914,129
    7487 - Other business activities87,556
    81100 - Combined facilities support activities81,085
    64999 - Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified84,819
    86101 - Hospital activities72,314
    43290 - Other construction installation72,914

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08385446 AND TRANS LIMITED 01 Feb 2013
    08387451 XANDER NETWORKS LIMITED 04 Feb 2013
    08391278 MJ ENFORCEMENT LIMITED 06 Feb 2013
    08393923 RA OLIVER TRANSPORT LTD 07 Feb 2013
    08394618 MADE FOR THE OCCASION LIMITED 08 Feb 2013
    08405890 CASH MART LTD 18 Feb 2013
    08407212 ALPHASTAR CAPITAL LIMITED 18 Feb 2013
    08413195 ELITE PROPERTIES ESSEX LTD 21 Feb 2013
    08413584 SOULNET LTD 21 Feb 2013
    08416731 VIVID FASHIONS LTD 25 Feb 2013
    08417299 TWO ACE INVESTMENT LIMITED 25 Feb 2013
    08417478 NINLINK LIMITED 25 Feb 2013
    08421379 TONY AND FAMILY INVESTMENT LTD 27 Feb 2013
    08392105 FE TWENTY SIX LIMITED 07 Feb 2013
    08399254 EAGLES CLEANING SERVICES LTD. 12 Feb 2013
    08403345 EURO CITY CONSTRUCTION LIMITED 14 Feb 2013
    08403931 J C VENDING SERVICES LIMITED 14 Feb 2013
    08404415 OSCARS (UK) LTD 15 Feb 2013
    08406008 AREMU VISION LTD 18 Feb 2013
    08409300 JAEK HIGHWAY SERVICES LIMITED 19 Feb 2013
    08415209 DANIELE LIMITED 22 Feb 2013
    08416790 SIMDI LTD 25 Feb 2013
    08418206 ASK ALL OCCASIONS LIMITED 25 Feb 2013
    08423888 DIRECT SPORTS NUTRITION LTD 28 Feb 2013
    08424977 WAROX GLOBAL VENTURES LIMITED 28 Feb 2013