Grays, Essex

Q3 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

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

    A total of 152 companies were registered in Grays during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).

    This figure is a decrease of 0.7% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.6% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)GraysUK
    2013152132,684
    2012153118,868
    % change-0.7%11.6%
    Record Year 2012 (153) 2013 (132,684)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

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

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

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2013575540
    New companies in 2012495054
    % change16.3%10.0%-25.9%
    Record Year2013 (57)2013 (55)2012 (54)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    A total of 82 companies were dissolved in Grays during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).

    This figure is a decrease of 16.3% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.5% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)GraysUK
    20138286,170
    20129875,908
    % change-16.3%13.5%
    Record Year 2009 (133) 2009 (159,405)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

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

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2013351829
    Closed companies in 2012333431
    % change6.1%-47.1%-6%
    Record Year2013 (35)2008 (48)2009 (61)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    Net company growth for Grays during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) was 70 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)GraysUK
    20137046,514
    20125542,960
    Record Year 2011 (76) 2013 (46,514)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    August 2013 saw a new record in net growth in Grays when compared to any previous August.

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2013223711
    Net growth in 2012161623
    Record Year2008 (44)2013 (37)2011 (31)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

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

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)Grays
    20130.1%
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2012 (0.1%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20130.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20120.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change4.1%0.9%-35.1%
    Record Year2008 (0.2%)2013 (0.1%)1992 (0.2%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2013 was 39.4.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 1.3% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 6.7% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Grays was in 2012 when 34.2% of all directors were female.

    24.4% of all director appointments in Grays in the third quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.2% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING2.69%CONSULTING5.27%
    CONSULTANCY1.45%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    MANAGEMENT1.24%CONSULTANCY3.45%
    TRANSPORT1.14%PROPERTY2.53%
    CONSTRUCTION1.04%TRADING2.08%
    TRADING0.93%ENGINEERING1.83%
    TRAINING0.83%LONDON1.79%
    TRANS0.83%DESIGN1.78%
    CONTRACTORS0.73%BUSINESS1.74%
    ESSEX0.73%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    INVESTMENTS0.73%CONSULTANTS1.69%
    PROPERTY0.73%CARE1.64%
    BUILDING0.73%ASSOCIATES1.61%
    GLOBAL0.73%GLOBAL1.59%
    SECURITY0.62%J1.54%
    BUSINESS0.62%MEDIA1.54%
    THURROCK0.62%INVESTMENTS1.53%
    CARE0.62%PROPERTIES1.45%
    HOME0.62%IT1.39%
    TECH0.52%M1.25%
    BEAUTY0.52%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    TECHNOLOGIES0.52%BUILDING1.19%
    LONDON0.41%CAPITAL1.19%
    GRAYS0.41%DEVELOPMENTS1.16%
    MARKETING0.41%TRAINING1.15%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied317260,135
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified5754,854
    49410 - Freight transport by road456,904
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management4534,970
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities4026,675
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified3017,715
    99999 - Dormant Company3046,169
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified2725,547
    62090 - Other information technology service activities1612,516
    86900 - Other human health activities159,203
    43210 - Electrical installation145,724
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified127,590
    74990 - Non-trading company1214,228
    88990 - Other social work activities without accommodation not elsewhere classified103,422
    64999 - Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified105,160
    62012 - Business and domestic software development99,104
    45112 - Sale of used cars and light motor vehicles92,964
    81100 - Combined facilities support activities81,197
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet88,475
    43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation84,590

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08670670 GOLDEN 7 SECURITY LTD 02 Sep 2013
    08673740 GODMAN 1967 LIMITED 03 Sep 2013
    08687010 K & L MAINTENANCE LIMITED 12 Sep 2013
    08697485 SUWA SERVICES LTD 19 Sep 2013
    08697957 ENTRUST SAP CONSULTING LTD 19 Sep 2013
    08702250 INNOVATIONGB LTD 23 Sep 2013
    08704311 TONYMORE MEDICAL SERVICES LIMITED 24 Sep 2013
    08707032 JG ACCOUNTING SERVICES LTD 26 Sep 2013
    08707307 KARIBA SHIPPING LIMITED 26 Sep 2013
    08710903 BEN JOYCE LIMITED 30 Sep 2013
    08672145 SIMPL AV LTD 02 Sep 2013
    08677945 JARDINE BUILDERS LTD 05 Sep 2013
    08680866 WALKER ROBERTSON CONSULTING LIMITED 06 Sep 2013
    08683928 2VULU LIMITED 10 Sep 2013
    08688703 ALUMINIUM BI-FOLDS.ORG LIMITED 12 Sep 2013
    08688836 LONDON GOODS SUPPLY CO. LIMITED 12 Sep 2013
    08689178 BLUE CIRCLE CONSULTING LIMITED 13 Sep 2013
    08689571 ARA LOGISTICS LIMITED 13 Sep 2013
    08693380 E&A PROPERTIES LIMITED 17 Sep 2013
    08699264 QUALITYGOODS2U LIMITED 20 Sep 2013
    08700657 JARDINE CONSTRUCTION LTD 20 Sep 2013
    08701768 RT CARE SERVICES LTD 23 Sep 2013
    08704576 THE FLUDYERS LIMITED 24 Sep 2013
    08693332 PLUM CONTRACTORS LIMITED 17 Sep 2013
    08702326 D&Z TRANS LIMITED 23 Sep 2013