Grimsby, Lincolnshire

Q3 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 (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    A total of 116 companies were registered in Grimsby during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).

    This figure is an increase of 8.4% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 7.2% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)GrimsbyUK
    2010116101,492
    200910794,671
    % change8.4%7.2%
    Record Year 2002 (206) 2003 (107,203)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2010414530
    New companies in 2009432836
    % change-4.7%60.7%-16.7%
    Record Year2003 (73)2002 (78)2002 (60)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    A total of 129 companies were dissolved in Grimsby during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).

    This figure is a decrease of 28.7% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 45.0% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)GrimsbyUK
    201012987,705
    2009181159,401
    % change-28.7%-45.0%
    Record Year 2009 (181) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2010265746
    Closed companies in 2009494587
    % change-46.9%26.7%-47%
    Record Year2009 (49)2008 (64)2009 (87)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    Net company growth for Grimsby during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) was -13 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)GrimsbyUK
    2010-1313,787
    2009-74-64,730
    Record Year 2002 (126) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 201015-12-16
    Net growth in 2009-6-17-51
    Record Year2003 (55)2002 (55)2002 (47)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

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

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)Grimsby
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    20070.1%
    20060.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1962 (0.4%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20100.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20090.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change-11.3%45.9%-20.0%
    Record Year1962 (0.8%)1961 (0.6%)1967 (0.4%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

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

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 0.5% compared to the UK figure of 2.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 6.1% compared to the UK figure of 4.4%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Grimsby was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.

    34.2% of all director appointments in Grimsby in the third quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.2% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT1.53%MANAGEMENT5.06%
    ENGINEERING1.53%CONSULTING4.99%
    ELECTRICAL1.42%CONSULTANCY3.12%
    (GRIMSBY)1.42%PROPERTY2.38%
    GRIMSBY1.18%TRADING2.04%
    N1.06%ASSOCIATES2.01%
    FISH0.83%DESIGN1.93%
    TRAINING0.71%CONSTRUCTION1.86%
    SAFETY0.71%BUSINESS1.80%
    TRADING0.71%MEDIA1.75%
    M0.71%CONSULTANTS1.73%
    C0.71%LONDON1.59%
    DESIGN0.71%ENGINEERING1.59%
    CARE0.71%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    CENTRE0.71%CARE1.44%
    PROPERTY0.59%J1.44%
    J0.59%INTERNATIONAL1.43%
    S0.59%GLOBAL1.42%
    (LINCOLNSHIRE)0.59%IT1.35%
    H0.59%PROPERTIES1.35%
    HEATING0.59%BUILDING1.32%
    SYSTEMS0.47%ELECTRICAL1.30%
    TECHNICAL0.47%M1.28%
    ENTERPRISES0.47%SYSTEMS1.26%
    SECURITY0.47%S1.24%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied194202,902
    7487 - Other business activities5669,802
    9305 - Other service activities369,454
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified327,767
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified2125,053
    9999 - Dormant Company1821,484
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering187,634
    99999 - Dormant Company1614,072
    49410 - Freight transport by road151,915
    7499 - Non-trading company1313,408
    6024 - Freight transport by road102,771
    43210 - Electrical installation92,747
    5530 - Restaurants95,181
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management813,161
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified82,664
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified76,460
    41100 - Development of building projects73,688
    4534 - Other building installation72,623
    7414 - Business & management consultancy714,940
    10200 - Processing and preserving of fish, crustaceans and molluscs728

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07330812 BIDDING FARMER LTD 30 Jul 2010
    07330197 WINCHESTER MARINE (BROOKENBY) LIMITED 29 Jul 2010
    07329690 VIRRGO MEDIA LTD 29 Jul 2010
    07326431 ABBEY DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING LTD 27 Jul 2010
    07324389 TEAM INDUSTRIAL SERVICES (UK) LIMITED 23 Jul 2010
    07323134 VISION GARAGE SERVICES LTD 22 Jul 2010
    07319459 FURNITURE MART LIMITED 20 Jul 2010
    07313441 TAXI-LINE LIMITED 13 Jul 2010
    07309978 JEXCRAFT 09 Jul 2010
    07307962 CHRISALIS HOMES LIMITED 08 Jul 2010
    07307333 CROSBY BROKERAGE LTD. 07 Jul 2010
    07303213 EASTECH MEDIA & PUBLICATIONS LIMITED 02 Jul 2010
    07303179 K & N CARPET SERVICES LIMITED 02 Jul 2010
    07301616 LINCS RADIO (RENTALS) LIMITED 01 Jul 2010
    07300961 YOU&ME&US LIMITED 01 Jul 2010
    07300901 YOU&I&US LIMITED 01 Jul 2010
    07328337 NEWBEDS4U LIMITED 28 Jul 2010
    07325977 BRITT PHARM LTD 26 Jul 2010
    07321429 ASHWOOD JOINERY & BLDG LIMITED 21 Jul 2010
    07314600 TILLVIEW LIMITED 14 Jul 2010
    07328078 HAPPY SHOES LIMITED 28 Jul 2010
    07326128 JUICE-E LIMITED 26 Jul 2010
    07304954 PREMIER FITTED FURNITURE LIMITED 06 Jul 2010
    07319708 ECCLES HIRE LIMITED 20 Jul 2010
    07314470 EUROPARC SPECIALIZED SYSTEMS LIMITED 14 Jul 2010