Grimsby, Lincolnshire

Q1 2010 Business Confidence Report

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 2010)

    A total of 138 companies were registered in Grimsby during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).

    This figure is an increase of 19.0% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.5% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)GrimsbyUK
    2010138105,137
    200911691,034
    % change19.0%15.5%
    Record Year 2003 (244) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2010443955
    New companies in 2009294344
    % change51.7%-9.3%25.0%
    Record Year2003 (84)2003 (57)2003 (103)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    A total of 102 companies were dissolved in Grimsby during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).

    This figure is a decrease of 25.5% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 23.5% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)GrimsbyUK
    201010282,677
    2009137108,060
    % change-25.5%-23.5%
    Record Year 2009 (137) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2010322941
    Closed companies in 2009272783
    % change18.5%7.4%-51%
    Record Year2006 (34)2008 (40)2009 (83)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    Net company growth for Grimsby during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) was 36 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)GrimsbyUK
    20103622,460
    2009-21-17,026
    Record Year 2003 (200) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2010121014
    Net growth in 2009216-39
    Record Year2003 (72)2003 (42)2003 (86)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    In the first quarter of 2010, Grimsby formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)Grimsby
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    20070.1%
    20060.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1968 (0.4%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20100.2%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20090.1%0.2%0.1%
    % change40.9%-22.4%3.9%
    Record Year1993 (0.4%)1992 (0.5%)1968 (0.9%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2010 was 47.6.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 0.5% compared to the UK figure of 2.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 6.8% compared to the UK figure of 4.9%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Grimsby was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.

    20.4% of all director appointments in Grimsby in the first quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 24.7% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2009-Mar 2010)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    ENGINEERING2.08%MANAGEMENT5.01%
    MANAGEMENT1.83%CONSULTING4.60%
    GRIMSBY1.59%CONSULTANCY2.87%
    ELECTRICAL1.34%PROPERTY2.50%
    C0.98%ASSOCIATES2.04%
    (GRIMSBY)0.98%TRADING1.93%
    PROPERTY0.86%DESIGN1.91%
    S0.86%CONSTRUCTION1.87%
    J0.86%MEDIA1.84%
    N0.86%BUSINESS1.74%
    LINCOLNSHIRE0.86%INTERNATIONAL1.73%
    FISH0.86%CONSULTANTS1.63%
    M0.86%ENGINEERING1.54%
    PLUMBING0.73%J1.48%
    CENTRE0.73%LONDON1.45%
    LETTINGS0.73%INVESTMENTS1.45%
    (GY)0.73%GROUP1.37%
    CONSTRUCTION0.61%GLOBAL1.35%
    TRADING0.61%PROPERTIES1.35%
    DESIGN0.61%BUILDING1.34%
    HEATING0.61%CARE1.33%
    P0.61%ELECTRICAL1.30%
    TRAINING0.61%M1.28%
    ASSOCIATES0.61%SYSTEMS1.25%
    SAFETY0.61%S1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied227228,645
    7487 - Other business activities7274,904
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified328,154
    9305 - Other service activities299,038
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified2626,974
    9999 - Dormant Company2419,948
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering219,325
    49410 - Freight transport by road152,152
    99999 - Dormant Company1313,808
    7414 - Business & management consultancy1217,003
    7499 - Non-trading company1215,398
    43210 - Electrical installation123,163
    41100 - Development of building projects114,513
    4533 - Plumbing91,848
    5530 - Restaurants94,798
    6024 - Freight transport by road93,665
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management814,007
    4534 - Other building installation82,840
    86230 - Dental practice activities81,233
    10200 - Processing and preserving of fish, crustaceans and molluscs826

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07205929 A P ROBINSON MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED 29 Mar 2010
    07205526 RICHARD ELLIS LIMITED 29 Mar 2010
    07189990 ECOLOGY & FORESTRY LIMITED 16 Mar 2010
    07183585 AGRI-GREEN LIMITED 10 Mar 2010
    07179555 GRIMSBY SOLICITORS LIMITED 05 Mar 2010
    07178330 PW DEVELOPMENTS (GRIMSBY) LIMITED 04 Mar 2010
    07172290 WILSON PEOPLE LIMITED 01 Mar 2010
    07172127 WILSON SAFETY MANAGEMENT LIMITED 01 Mar 2010
    07171969 WILSON PROJECT ENGINEERING GROUP LIMITED 01 Mar 2010
    07205671 HANS-LEC RECRUIT LTD 29 Mar 2010
    07204253 CENTRAL CAR COMPANY (GRIMSBY) LIMITED 26 Mar 2010
    07204224 STRIDEOUT LTD 26 Mar 2010
    07197757 CW AUTO SERVICES GRIMSBY LIMITED 22 Mar 2010
    07192292 BMG (GRIMSBY) LIMITED 17 Mar 2010
    07196717 POSITIVE ACTIVITIES LTD 19 Mar 2010
    07193967 KEV BLAKE LIMITED 18 Mar 2010
    07178745 BORN MOTORHOMES LTD 04 Mar 2010
    07173682 TJN ENGINEERING LTD 02 Mar 2010
    07209810 MATT WALTON SAFETY SOLUTIONS LIMITED 31 Mar 2010
    07207240 MARKET METERS LIMITED 30 Mar 2010
    07194822 WEBSITE-123 MARKETING LIMITED 18 Mar 2010
    07192139 ALPHA 2 BRAVO LIMITED 16 Mar 2010
    07175745 SEND A CARD LIMITED 03 Mar 2010
    07175619 ANDY BENSON JOINERY LIMITED 03 Mar 2010
    07182140 TAVISTOCK FINANCIAL LIMITED 09 Mar 2010