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.
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New Company Registrations
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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) Grays UK 2013 149 134,802 2012 155 131,491 % change -3.9% 2.5% Record Year 2012 (155) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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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
January February March New companies in 2013 51 42 56 New companies in 2012 39 53 63 % change 30.8% -20.8% -11.1% Record Year 2013 (51) 2012 (53) 2007 (69)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Grays UK 2013 104 77,914 2012 53 67,576 % change 96.2% 15.3% Record Year 2009 (106) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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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
January February March Closed companies in 2013 48 38 18 Closed companies in 2012 14 15 24 % change 242.9% 153.3% -25% Record Year 2013 (48) 2013 (38) 2009 (83)
Net Company Growth
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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) Grays UK 2013 45 56,888 2012 102 63,915 Record Year 2012 (102) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2013 3 4 38 Net growth in 2012 25 38 39 Record Year 2009 (31) 2012 (38) 2007 (43)
UK Company Share
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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 2013 0.1% 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 2009 (0.1%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2013 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2012 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change 17.2% -21.3% -8.1% Record Year 2009 (0.1%) 2011 (0.1%) 1996 (0.1%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2012-Mar 2013)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 1.77% CONSULTING 5.18% CONSULTANCY 1.77% MANAGEMENT 4.78% MANAGEMENT 1.46% CONSULTANCY 3.30% TRANS 0.94% PROPERTY 2.44% LONDON 0.73% TRADING 2.06% SECURITY 0.73% DESIGN 1.79% ESSEX 0.73% ENGINEERING 1.78% J 0.63% BUSINESS 1.77% PROPERTY 0.63% ASSOCIATES 1.75% TRAINING 0.63% LONDON 1.72% BUILDING 0.63% CONSULTANTS 1.71% GLOBAL 0.63% CONSTRUCTION 1.69% GRAYS 0.52% MEDIA 1.63% ELECTRICAL 0.52% GLOBAL 1.57% ACADEMY 0.52% J 1.56% CONTRACTORS 0.52% CARE 1.46% TRADING 0.52% IT 1.43% CONSTRUCTION 0.52% INVESTMENTS 1.41% BUSINESS 0.52% PROPERTIES 1.36% R 0.52% M 1.25% VENTURES 0.42% BUILDING 1.21% NEW 0.42% ENTERPRISES 1.19% HOMES 0.42% ELECTRICAL 1.18% HOUSE 0.42% TRAINING 1.17% IT 0.42% SECURITY 1.15%
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 314 249,183 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 58 54,531 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 49 32,624 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 42 24,894 49410 - Freight transport by road 40 5,834 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 28 16,448 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 27 23,532 99999 - Dormant Company 26 43,384 86900 - Other human health activities 16 8,465 62090 - Other information technology service activities 13 12,664 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 12 6,954 88990 - Other social work activities without accommodation not elsewhere classified 12 3,096 45112 - Sale of used cars and light motor vehicles 9 2,653 43210 - Electrical installation 9 5,625 74990 - Non-trading company 9 14,129 7487 - Other business activities 8 7,556 81100 - Combined facilities support activities 8 1,085 64999 - Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified 8 4,819 86101 - Hospital activities 7 2,314 43290 - Other construction installation 7 2,914
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 08428601 TALENTEXECS LIMITED 04 Mar 2013 08429036 ORSETT ENGINEERING (PHARMA) LIMITED 04 Mar 2013 08434325 MPI COMPUTING LTD 07 Mar 2013 08442932 AFRIKAN CONNECTIONS LTD 13 Mar 2013 08443031 LTB CONSULTING LIMITED 13 Mar 2013 08446361 MAGNIFIQUE CONSULTS LIMITED 15 Mar 2013 08425820 ATTWOOD PROPERTY SERVICES LIMITED 01 Mar 2013 08433012 T.O.R. ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS LIMITED 06 Mar 2013 08434812 SMALLEY CONSULTANCY LIMITED 07 Mar 2013 08436996 NICHE NOOKS LIMITED 08 Mar 2013 08437741 RAYMOND TRANS LTD 11 Mar 2013 08438132 GDEC LTD 11 Mar 2013 08439678 DAN GERRARD CONSULTING LIMITED 12 Mar 2013 08440561 STEELCO CONSTRUCTION LIMITED 12 Mar 2013 08441905 A.G. SERVICES (FIRE) LIMITED 12 Mar 2013 08442045 ISMAILAJ CONTRACTORS LTD 12 Mar 2013 08448401 MA4 LTD 18 Mar 2013 08451596 WINDERMERE PADDOCK LIMITED 19 Mar 2013 08453140 CURRY FAST CARRY LIMITED 20 Mar 2013 08455912 PYT TRANSPORT LTD 21 Mar 2013 08463185 ECARTRANS LIMITED 26 Mar 2013 08465026 D.A.C SECURITY CONSULTANCY LIMITED 28 Mar 2013 08467002 SALIX ACCOUNTANTS LIMITED 28 Mar 2013 08430005 ANDREWMEDIA LTD 05 Mar 2013 08464971 AMARITIME LIMITED 27 Mar 2013
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