Grays, Essex
Q1 2015 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- Q1 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Grays when compared to any previous Q1.
- Q1 2015 was a record quarter for company registrations in Grays when compared to any quarter in history.
- March 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Grays when compared to any previous March.
- March 2015 was a record month for company registrations in Grays when compared to any month in history.
- February 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Grays when compared to any previous February.
- January 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Grays when compared to any previous January.
- February 2015 saw a new record in net growth in Grays when compared to any previous February.
- January 2015 saw a new record in net growth in Grays when compared to any previous January.
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
Q1 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Grays when compared to any previous Q1.
Q1 2015 was a record quarter for company registrations in Grays when compared to any quarter in history.
A total of 228 companies were registered in Grays during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).
This figure is an increase of 8.1% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 6.9% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Grays UK 2015 228 161,156 2014 211 150,722 % change 8.1% 6.9% Record Year 2015 (228) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
March 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Grays when compared to any previous March.
March 2015 was a record month for company registrations in Grays when compared to any month in history.
February 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Grays when compared to any previous February.
January 2015 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 2015 63 74 91 New companies in 2014 61 65 85 % change 3.3% 13.8% 7.1% Record Year 2015 (63) 2015 (74) 2015 (91)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
A total of 104 companies were dissolved in Grays during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).
This figure is an increase of 7.2% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Grays UK 2015 104 89,523 2014 97 82,370 % change 7.2% 8.7% Record Year 2009 (106) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2015 28 35 41 Closed companies in 2014 32 31 34 % change -12.5% 12.9% 21% Record Year 2013 (48) 2013 (38) 2009 (83)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
Net company growth for Grays during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) was 124 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Grays UK 2015 124 71,633 2014 114 68,352 Record Year 2015 (124) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
February 2015 saw a new record in net growth in Grays when compared to any previous February.
January 2015 saw a new record in net growth in Grays when compared to any previous January.
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2015 35 39 50 Net growth in 2014 29 34 51 Record Year 2015 (35) 2015 (39) 2014 (51)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
In the first quarter of 2015, Grays formed 0.1% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Grays 2015 0.1% 2014 0.1% 2013 0.1% 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 2015 (0.1%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2015 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2014 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% % change 1.3% 4.9% -2.4% Record Year 2009 (0.1%) 2015 (0.1%) 2014 (0.2%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2015 was 41.0.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 1.1% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.0% compared to the UK figure of 3.6%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
The record first quarter for female directors in Grays was in 2007 when 31.7% of all directors were female.
24.2% of all director appointments in Grays in the first quarter of 2015 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.4% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2014-Mar 2015)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 1.65% CONSULTING 5.23% TRANSPORT 1.25% MANAGEMENT 4.56% TRANS 1.25% CONSULTANCY 3.62% MANAGEMENT 1.18% PROPERTY 2.72% CARE 1.10% CONSTRUCTION 2.19% CONSTRUCTION 1.02% CARE 2.13% J 0.94% ENGINEERING 2.12% S 0.78% LONDON 1.91% CONSULTANCY 0.78% TRADING 1.88% BUILDING 0.71% TRANSPORT 1.82% VENTURES 0.55% ELECTRICAL 1.76% HEALTHCARE 0.55% DESIGN 1.65% PROPERTY 0.55% PROPERTIES 1.63% ASSOCIATES 0.47% CO., 1.58% D 0.47% J 1.55% C 0.47% CONSULTANTS 1.54% SECURITY 0.47% BUSINESS 1.49% RAIL 0.47% INVESTMENTS 1.49% ELECTRICAL 0.47% GLOBAL 1.46% GRAYS 0.39% ASSOCIATES 1.44% AUTOS 0.39% DEVELOPMENTS 1.36% TRADING 0.39% BUILDING 1.31% ENGINEERING 0.39% IT 1.30% CARPENTRY 0.39% MEDIA 1.28% IT 0.39% M 1.27%
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 360 288,953 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 60 43,081 49410 - Freight transport by road 56 12,485 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 50 58,522 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 44 30,825 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 39 29,218 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 36 19,098 86900 - Other human health activities 34 13,990 99999 - Dormant Company 29 49,474 86101 - Hospital activities 21 5,043 74990 - Non-trading company 18 13,794 62090 - Other information technology service activities 17 12,862 43390 - Other building completion and finishing 16 6,052 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 15 10,200 43210 - Electrical installation 15 6,139 88990 - Other social work activities without accommodation not elsewhere classified 13 5,014 64999 - Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified 13 6,067 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 13 9,080 86210 - General medical practice activities 11 4,793 43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation 11 5,331
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 09481340 CRUNCHY FROG LIMITED 10 Mar 2015 09483515 HAVERING BUILDING SUPPLIES LIMITED 11 Mar 2015 09485579 ASHLEY BENNETT LTD 12 Mar 2015 09486739 JJW PROJECTS LIMITED 12 Mar 2015 09503710 MY DREAM LIFE COACH LTD 23 Mar 2015 09506108 AFFORDABLE RENT LIMITED 24 Mar 2015 09513961 THURROCK IRONING SERVICES LIMITED 27 Mar 2015 09464803 MARKHAMS CONTRACT SERVICES LTD 02 Mar 2015 09470792 FISSO LTD 04 Mar 2015 09474489 E & E RAIL LTD 06 Mar 2015 09478305 COHEIRS LTD 09 Mar 2015 09480731 EUG TRANSPORT LIMITED 10 Mar 2015 09487099 BEAUX BELLE LTD 12 Mar 2015 09488715 ADSAEMMOS LIMITED 13 Mar 2015 09491300 PROACTIVE PARTNERS INVESTMENTS LTD 16 Mar 2015 09491406 NURASOFT INTERNATIONAL LIMITED 16 Mar 2015 09497002 OMAS SOLUTIONS LIMITED 18 Mar 2015 09500944 AGILE TEST SOLUTIONS LTD 20 Mar 2015 09501568 ZERUBATECH LIMITED 20 Mar 2015 09508802 INTEGRITY ASSURED LIMITED 25 Mar 2015 09514885 BRILO TRANS LTD 27 Mar 2015 09478359 TRANSPORT CONTROL LTD 09 Mar 2015 09480019 PROMENICS LTD 10 Mar 2015 09480682 DOEP LIMITED 10 Mar 2015 09507487 CRISTI MOX LIMITED 24 Mar 2015
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