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 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
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