Grays, Essex

Q3 2014 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q3 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Grays when compared to any previous Q3.
  • September 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Grays when compared to any previous September.
  • August 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Grays when compared to any previous August.
  • July 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Grays when compared to any previous July.
  • July 2014 saw a new record in company closures in Grays when compared to any previous July.

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 2014)

    Q3 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Grays when compared to any previous Q3.

    A total of 186 companies were registered in Grays during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014).

    This figure is an increase of 22.4% versus the same period last year (Q3 2013). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.1% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)GraysUK
    2014186143,414
    2013152132,684
    % change22.4%8.1%
    Record Year 2014 (186) 2014 (143,414)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    September 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Grays when compared to any previous September.

    August 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Grays when compared to any previous August.

    July 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Grays when compared to any previous July.

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2014586464
    New companies in 2013575540
    % change1.8%16.4%60.0%
    Record Year2014 (58)2014 (64)2014 (64)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    A total of 112 companies were dissolved in Grays during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014).

    This figure is an increase of 36.6% versus the same period last year (Q3 2013). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 18.0% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)GraysUK
    2014112101,670
    20138286,170
    % change36.6%18.0%
    Record Year 2009 (133) 2009 (159,405)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    July 2014 saw a new record in company closures in Grays when compared to any previous July.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2014492934
    Closed companies in 2013351829
    % change40.0%61.1%17%
    Record Year2014 (49)2008 (48)2009 (61)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    Net company growth for Grays during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) was 74 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)GraysUK
    20147441,744
    20137046,514
    Record Year 2011 (76) 2013 (46,514)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 201493530
    Net growth in 2013223711
    Record Year2008 (44)2013 (37)2011 (31)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    In the third quarter of 2014, Grays formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)Grays
    20140.1%
    20130.1%
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2014 (0.1%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20140.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20130.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change-7.5%10.9%46.8%
    Record Year2008 (0.2%)2014 (0.1%)1992 (0.2%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2014 was 40.9.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.6% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.2% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

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

    25.0% of all director appointments in Grays in the third quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.3% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Sep 2013-Sep 2014)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING1.90%CONSULTING5.17%
    CONSULTANCY1.42%MANAGEMENT4.63%
    CARE1.11%CONSULTANCY3.55%
    TRANSPORT1.11%PROPERTY2.62%
    MANAGEMENT0.95%ENGINEERING2.07%
    TRANS0.87%CONSTRUCTION2.05%
    J0.71%TRADING2.00%
    IT0.55%LONDON1.95%
    HEALTHCARE0.55%CARE1.94%
    ESSEX0.55%TRANSPORT1.76%
    HIRE0.47%DESIGN1.70%
    HOUSE0.47%CONSULTANTS1.70%
    VORTEX0.47%PROPERTIES1.63%
    DESIGN0.47%BUSINESS1.62%
    CONSTRUCTION0.47%J1.53%
    BUILDING0.47%ELECTRICAL1.53%
    VENTURES0.47%GLOBAL1.51%
    ELECTRICAL0.47%INVESTMENTS1.50%
    SECURITY0.47%ASSOCIATES1.48%
    S0.47%MEDIA1.38%
    CONSULTANTS0.47%CO.,1.36%
    SERVICE0.47%DEVELOPMENTS1.35%
    D0.47%BUILDING1.30%
    GRAYS0.39%IT1.30%
    FOOD0.39%M1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied335278,481
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management5640,717
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified5257,264
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities4729,313
    49410 - Freight transport by road459,960
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified3618,890
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified3028,224
    99999 - Dormant Company2948,286
    86900 - Other human health activities2411,807
    74990 - Non-trading company1814,006
    62090 - Other information technology service activities1712,795
    43210 - Electrical installation155,922
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet139,914
    86101 - Hospital activities133,680
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing135,786
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified138,501
    45112 - Sale of used cars and light motor vehicles123,397
    64999 - Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified115,857
    43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation115,083
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings107,151

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    09167242 EMPLOYMENT4U RECRUITMENT LTD. 08 Aug 2014
    09168162 RAFA CARE SERVICES LTD 08 Aug 2014
    09172634 KEL DARKO LIMITED 12 Aug 2014
    09179701 A SPORTING HAND LTD 18 Aug 2014
    09182253 GLASSPACE SPECIALISTS WORKS LIMITED 19 Aug 2014
    09186057 GULISEK LTD 21 Aug 2014
    09187415 ARC ELECTRICS LIMITED 22 Aug 2014
    09188253 TJB RAIL SERVICES LIMITED 28 Aug 2014
    09189600 REDKEN LTD 28 Aug 2014
    09196222 MAISON AM LIMITED 30 Aug 2014
    09161461 LYNX XPRESS LTD. 05 Aug 2014
    09166453 PEARSON INTERIORS LIMITED 07 Aug 2014
    09167048 CRR CONTRACTING LTD 07 Aug 2014
    09167103 SALENTO RECRUITMENT SOLUTIONS LTD 07 Aug 2014
    09171451 AIMMILLEX LIMITED 12 Aug 2014
    09174492 BLUEBERRY SPORTS LIMITED 13 Aug 2014
    09174550 D J NOLANS LIMITED 13 Aug 2014
    09174697 ACEWALL LIMITED 13 Aug 2014
    09174855 PATLIL LIMITED 14 Aug 2014
    09176793 F T I CONSTRUCTION LIMITED 14 Aug 2014
    09177526 FTI CONSULTANTS LIMITED 15 Aug 2014
    09178884 M. F. G. SOLUTIONS LTD 18 Aug 2014
    09180583 LEE EVANS CONSULTING SERVICES LTD 18 Aug 2014
    09192056 JM SEALANT CONTRACTS LIMITED 29 Aug 2014
    09194926 TNORTY LTD 29 Aug 2014