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
    07361195 THE MATRIX GRIMSBY LIMITED 31 Aug 2010
    07356892 LA NAGORELLA LIMITED 25 Aug 2010
    07354082 ANCODENT LIMITED 24 Aug 2010
    07341213 COBRACOLORPRO LIMITED 10 Aug 2010
    07338805 MOLEC ENGINEERING LTD 06 Aug 2010
    07336512 THE POINT (CLEETHORPES) LIMITED 05 Aug 2010
    07335751 BESPOKE DECORATORS LIMITED 04 Aug 2010
    07356921 UK STEEL BUILDINGS LIMITED 25 Aug 2010
    07354034 CARLOS VALERO LIMITED 23 Aug 2010
    07338961 CONCEPT DIGITAL SOLUTIONS (UK) LIMITED 06 Aug 2010
    07352371 STAN'S WINDOW AND DOOR HARDWARE LIMITED 20 Aug 2010
    07351145 LITTLECOATES COMMUNITY CENTRE LTD. 19 Aug 2010
    07332382 ABACUS PHYSIOTHERAPY LTD 02 Aug 2010
    07361426 UK BIO-FUELS LIMITED 31 Aug 2010
    07343937 PETROGAS SAFETY MANAGEMENT LTD 12 Aug 2010
    07343216 A & G AUTO REPAIRS (GRIMSBY) LTD 11 Aug 2010
    07336538 ID ARCHITECTURE LIMITED 05 Aug 2010
    07358252 BARBER IN COLOUR LIMITED 26 Aug 2010
    07356628 YOGA LAB LIMITED 25 Aug 2010
    07337425 SELECT HOUSING & DISTRIBUTION SERVICES LTD 05 Aug 2010
    07336482 EUROPARC PALLETS LIMITED 05 Aug 2010
    07332071 TRANSVIV LIMITED 02 Aug 2010
    07356805 WEEK 21 LIMITED 25 Aug 2010
    07345756 HEALING MULTI ACADEMY TRUST 13 Aug 2010
    07337916 PROFESSIONAL ASSESSMENTS LIMITED 06 Aug 2010