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
    07137981 TOWERSLEEP BEDS LIMITED 27 Jan 2010
    07128172 EVERITT MARINE LIMITED 18 Jan 2010
    07125221 GLM ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS LIMITED 14 Jan 2010
    07120771 MG RIGGING SERVICES LIMITED 09 Jan 2010
    07120332 THE CONVENIENCE STORE (GY) LIMITED 08 Jan 2010
    07119880 KARTING WORLD LTD 08 Jan 2010
    07119816 READ'S PROPERTY IMPROVEMENTS LIMITED 08 Jan 2010
    07118282 PARKSIDE ACCESS ROAD LIMITED 07 Jan 2010
    07118043 H WILSON LIMITED 06 Jan 2010
    07116641 SOUTH LINCOLNSHIRE ESTATES LTD. 05 Jan 2010
    07116634 BOSTON DOCK LTD 05 Jan 2010
    07135991 PHEONIX COURIER SERVICES GRIMSBY LTD 26 Jan 2010
    07132034 MARTIN GIBBS BUILDERS LIMITED 21 Jan 2010
    07130931 EAST COAST TRADING LTD 20 Jan 2010
    07130008 TYRES & AUTO CENTRES LIMITED 19 Jan 2010
    07127736 WINDECO (UK) LIMITED 16 Jan 2010
    07134123 COPPER FROG LIMITED 22 Jan 2010
    07125640 FIVE STAR FISH IN WAITING LIMITED 14 Jan 2010
    07118529 NEWVIC DECORATING LTD 07 Jan 2010
    07117685 NEWVIC DAMPPROOFING LTD 06 Jan 2010
    07132934 FIVE STAR FISH SOLUTIONS LIMITED 22 Jan 2010
    07131033 RISEHOLME RESIDENTS MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED 20 Jan 2010
    07129853 GRIMSBY MARINA LIMITED 19 Jan 2010
    07129712 IT SHIPPING SOLUTIONS LIMITED 19 Jan 2010
    07122849 SATURN ELECTRICAL SERVICES LIMITED 12 Jan 2010