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.

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 (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)GraysUK
    2015228161,156
    2014211150,722
    % change8.1%6.9%
    Record Year 2015 (228) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2015637491
    New companies in 2014616585
    % change3.3%13.8%7.1%
    Record Year2015 (63)2015 (74)2015 (91)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)GraysUK
    201510489,523
    20149782,370
    % change7.2%8.7%
    Record Year 2009 (106) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2015283541
    Closed companies in 2014323134
    % change-12.5%12.9%21%
    Record Year2013 (48)2013 (38)2009 (83)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)GraysUK
    201512471,633
    201411468,352
    Record Year 2015 (124) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2015353950
    Net growth in 2014293451
    Record Year2015 (35)2015 (39)2014 (51)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20150.1%
    20140.1%
    20130.1%
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2015 (0.1%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20150.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20140.1%0.1%0.2%
    % change1.3%4.9%-2.4%
    Record Year2009 (0.1%)2015 (0.1%)2014 (0.2%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2014-Mar 2015)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING1.65%CONSULTING5.23%
    TRANSPORT1.25%MANAGEMENT4.56%
    TRANS1.25%CONSULTANCY3.62%
    MANAGEMENT1.18%PROPERTY2.72%
    CARE1.10%CONSTRUCTION2.19%
    CONSTRUCTION1.02%CARE2.13%
    J0.94%ENGINEERING2.12%
    S0.78%LONDON1.91%
    CONSULTANCY0.78%TRADING1.88%
    BUILDING0.71%TRANSPORT1.82%
    VENTURES0.55%ELECTRICAL1.76%
    HEALTHCARE0.55%DESIGN1.65%
    PROPERTY0.55%PROPERTIES1.63%
    ASSOCIATES0.47%CO.,1.58%
    D0.47%J1.55%
    C0.47%CONSULTANTS1.54%
    SECURITY0.47%BUSINESS1.49%
    RAIL0.47%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    ELECTRICAL0.47%GLOBAL1.46%
    GRAYS0.39%ASSOCIATES1.44%
    AUTOS0.39%DEVELOPMENTS1.36%
    TRADING0.39%BUILDING1.31%
    ENGINEERING0.39%IT1.30%
    CARPENTRY0.39%MEDIA1.28%
    IT0.39%M1.27%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied360288,953
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management6043,081
    49410 - Freight transport by road5612,485
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified5058,522
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities4430,825
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified3929,218
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified3619,098
    86900 - Other human health activities3413,990
    99999 - Dormant Company2949,474
    86101 - Hospital activities215,043
    74990 - Non-trading company1813,794
    62090 - Other information technology service activities1712,862
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing166,052
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet1510,200
    43210 - Electrical installation156,139
    88990 - Other social work activities without accommodation not elsewhere classified135,014
    64999 - Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified136,067
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified139,080
    86210 - General medical practice activities114,793
    43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation115,331

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    09415854 STEMICH CONSULTANCY LIMITED 02 Feb 2015
    09419301 DM SUPERVISORY CONSTRUCTION LTD 03 Feb 2015
    09428769 ETHUSE LIMITED 09 Feb 2015
    09429616 D S DUHRA LTD 09 Feb 2015
    09430178 CHRYSTAL HUB LIMITED 09 Feb 2015
    09431372 R H C RECOVERY SERVICES LTD 10 Feb 2015
    09441823 ASASA LIMITED 16 Feb 2015
    09443597 ALANSA CONSULTING LTD 17 Feb 2015
    09454774 FORTISE LTD 24 Feb 2015
    09458309 OLASYS LTD. 25 Feb 2015
    09458345 G&A SCHOOL TRANSPORT LTD 25 Feb 2015
    09423469 FRIENDS OF RAMUS WOODLAND LTD 05 Feb 2015
    09429583 ROCKS BUILDING LIMITED 09 Feb 2015
    09437365 DARIA&EDUARD TRANS LIMITED 12 Feb 2015
    09440111 RIVERSIDE CARGO SERVICES LTD 16 Feb 2015
    09444614 CONNECTEUROTRANSPORT LTD 17 Feb 2015
    09445164 TDP (DESIGN) LIMITED 18 Feb 2015
    09448342 WZ TRANSPORT SERVICES LIMITED 19 Feb 2015
    09452986 AMJ (ESSEX) CONSTRUCTION LIMITED 23 Feb 2015
    09456189 AFRICA PRAISE LIMITED 24 Feb 2015
    09459664 JETA SERVICES LIMITED 26 Feb 2015
    09461543 G.G.M. RAIL LTD 27 Feb 2015
    09422510 STONE FURNITURE LAND LTD 04 Feb 2015
    09424253 STONE FURNITURE WORLD LTD 05 Feb 2015
    09446449 FARINTEK LIMITED 18 Feb 2015