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Grimsby, Lincolnshire

Q1 2011 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 2011)

    A total of 96 companies were registered in Grimsby during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).

    This figure is a decrease of 30.4% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)GrimsbyUK
    201196116,391
    2010138105,137
    % change-30.4%10.7%
    Record Year 2003 (244) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2011283533
    New companies in 2010443955
    % change-36.4%-10.3%-40.0%
    Record Year2003 (84)2003 (57)2003 (103)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    A total of 96 companies were dissolved in Grimsby during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).

    This figure is a decrease of 5.9% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.0% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)GrimsbyUK
    20119690,986
    201010282,677
    % change-5.9%10.0%
    Record Year 2009 (137) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2011283434
    Closed companies in 2010322941
    % change-12.5%17.2%-17%
    Record Year2006 (34)2008 (40)2009 (83)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    Net company growth for Grimsby during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) was 0 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)GrimsbyUK
    2011025,405
    20103622,460
    Record Year 2003 (200) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 201101-1
    Net growth in 2010121014
    Record Year2003 (72)2003 (42)2003 (86)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    In the first quarter of 2011, Grimsby formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)Grimsby
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    20070.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1968 (0.4%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20100.2%0.1%0.1%
    % change-45.1%-21.0%-42.8%
    Record Year1993 (0.4%)1992 (0.5%)1968 (0.9%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2011 was 44.5.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.1% compared to the UK figure of 3.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.1% compared to the UK figure of 4.3%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

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

    28.8% of all director appointments in Grimsby in the first quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.4% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2010-Mar 2011)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    (GRIMSBY)1.53%CONSULTING5.04%
    MANAGEMENT1.41%MANAGEMENT4.97%
    CARE1.15%CONSULTANCY3.16%
    GRIMSBY1.15%PROPERTY2.38%
    ENGINEERING1.02%TRADING2.10%
    C1.02%DESIGN1.93%
    SAFETY0.90%ASSOCIATES1.92%
    HEATING0.90%BUSINESS1.87%
    FISH0.90%CONSTRUCTION1.80%
    ELECTRICAL0.77%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    TRAINING0.77%MEDIA1.69%
    B0.77%ENGINEERING1.61%
    JOINERY0.77%LONDON1.60%
    MEDICAL0.64%CARE1.45%
    HEALTH0.64%J1.45%
    D0.64%GLOBAL1.44%
    N0.64%INVESTMENTS1.43%
    SYSTEMS0.64%IT1.41%
    CONSTRUCTION0.64%PROPERTIES1.36%
    J0.64%BUILDING1.34%
    SECURITY0.64%M1.30%
    CONSULTANCY0.51%ELECTRICAL1.28%
    PROPERTY0.51%S1.24%
    GLOBAL0.51%INTERNATIONAL1.23%
    COMMUNITY0.51%SYSTEMS1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied187202,798
    7487 - Other business activities5260,968
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified3910,085
    9305 - Other service activities308,740
    99999 - Dormant Company2218,336
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified2130,253
    9999 - Dormant Company2019,765
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering166,183
    43210 - Electrical installation123,172
    49410 - Freight transport by road122,167
    6024 - Freight transport by road112,299
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management916,150
    7499 - Non-trading company911,316
    5020 - Maintenance & repair of motors81,397
    4534 - Other building installation82,285
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate73,895
    5530 - Restaurants74,898
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified73,097
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified77,788
    46380 - Wholesale of other food, including fish, crustaceans and molluscs7130

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07534902 LEYMAS SERVICES LTD 18 Feb 2011
    07529061 GRIMSBY MEDICAL LIMITED 14 Feb 2011
    07527622 STEVEN THOMPSON ELECTRICAL LIMITED 14 Feb 2011
    07525924 ANGEL PIZZA LTD 10 Feb 2011
    07525107 LRC-ELECTRICAL SERVICES (GRIMSBY) LIMITED 10 Feb 2011
    07521807 HEATSOURCE PLUMBING & HEATING LIMITED 08 Feb 2011
    07517738 BDM (SERVICES) LIMITED 04 Feb 2011
    07515709 HOUND AVIATION LIMITED 03 Feb 2011
    07514715 SHIELD TECHNOLOGY LIMITED 02 Feb 2011
    07513977 FUTURE PROOF RENEWABLES LIMITED 02 Feb 2011
    07512589 THE BARGE INN LIMITED 01 Feb 2011
    07542203 RIZZO'S BARBERS LIMITED 24 Feb 2011
    07538727 QUADSO LIMITED 22 Feb 2011
    07536746 HEALING DOC LIMITED 21 Feb 2011
    07521668 WOULD CARE SERVICES LIMITED 08 Feb 2011
    07525229 PETE WILLMOTT LIMITED 10 Feb 2011
    07511782 J&A FISH LTD 01 Feb 2011
    07541405 MAGNOLIA CLEANING SERVICES LTD 24 Feb 2011
    07534938 R G JOINERY & BUILDING SERVICES LTD 18 Feb 2011
    07521207 E.FOX(BUYER) PROCUREMENT SERVICES LTD 08 Feb 2011
    07539454 PROFESSIONAL SMART REPAIR LIMITED 22 Feb 2011
    07534794 MORTGAGE AUDITS LTD 18 Feb 2011
    07542639 NORBURNS COFFEE SHOP LIMITED 25 Feb 2011
    07528950 NORTH THORESBY COMMUNITY PLANT NURSERY & CHILDREN'S CARE FARM CIC 14 Feb 2011
    07519964 GREENHEART (LINCOLNSHIRE) LTD. 07 Feb 2011