Grimsby, Lincolnshire
Q1 2012 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- January 2012 saw a new record in company closures in Grimsby when compared to any previous January.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
A total of 141 companies were registered in Grimsby during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).
This figure is an increase of 46.9% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.0% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Grimsby UK 2012 141 131,491 2011 96 116,391 % change 46.9% 13.0% Record Year 2003 (244) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2012 48 41 52 New companies in 2011 28 35 33 % change 71.4% 17.1% 57.6% Record Year 2003 (84) 2003 (57) 2003 (103)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
A total of 96 companies were dissolved in Grimsby during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).
This figure is an increase of 0.0% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 25.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Grimsby UK 2012 96 67,576 2011 96 90,987 % change 0.0% -25.7% Record Year 2009 (137) 2009 (108,065) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
January 2012 saw a new record in company closures in Grimsby when compared to any previous January.
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2012 38 32 26 Closed companies in 2011 28 34 34 % change 35.7% -5.9% -24% Record Year 2012 (38) 2008 (40) 2009 (83)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
Net company growth for Grimsby during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) was 45 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Grimsby UK 2012 45 63,915 2011 0 25,404 Record Year 2003 (200) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2012 10 9 26 Net growth in 2011 0 1 -1 Record Year 2003 (72) 2003 (42) 2003 (86)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
In the first quarter of 2012, Grimsby formed 0.1% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Grimsby 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% 2008 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1968 (0.4%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2012 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2011 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change 46.9% 0.2% 47.4% Record Year 1993 (0.4%) 1992 (0.5%) 1968 (0.9%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2012 was 45.1.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.6% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 5.5% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
The record first quarter for female directors in Grimsby was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
28.0% of all director appointments in Grimsby in the first quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.2% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage GRIMSBY 1.76% CONSULTING 5.07% PROPERTY 1.65% MANAGEMENT 4.74% MANAGEMENT 1.65% CONSULTANCY 3.30% J 1.54% PROPERTY 2.37% (GY) 1.43% TRADING 2.07% PROPERTIES 1.32% DESIGN 1.93% WILCHAP 1.10% ENGINEERING 1.86% ELECTRICAL 0.99% ASSOCIATES 1.84% LEISURE 0.88% CONSULTANTS 1.79% CONSULTANCY 0.88% BUSINESS 1.73% CARE 0.88% MEDIA 1.72% ACADEMY 0.88% CONSTRUCTION 1.72% FISH 0.77% LONDON 1.66% ENGINEERING 0.77% J 1.54% D 0.77% INVESTMENTS 1.51% GPL 0.77% GLOBAL 1.50% MAINTENANCE 0.77% IT 1.40% MAYFAIR 0.77% CARE 1.34% (GRIMSBY) 0.77% PROPERTIES 1.31% BUILDING 0.77% ELECTRICAL 1.27% EAST 0.66% M 1.27% HEATING 0.66% BUILDING 1.24% PLUMBING 0.66% ENERGY 1.20% E 0.55% S 1.20% LINCOLNSHIRE 0.55% ENTERPRISES 1.19%
SIC Data
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Previous 36 months, excluding companies less than 12 months old
sic code number of companies uk companies None Supplied 184 216,665 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 48 13,637 7487 - Other business activities 45 52,735 9305 - Other service activities 37 8,818 9999 - Dormant Company 32 18,617 99999 - Dormant Company 26 25,084 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 24 35,233 5020 - Maintenance & repair of motors 10 1,310 7499 - Non-trading company 9 9,102 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 9 19,704 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 8 4,427 43210 - Electrical installation 8 3,573 86210 - General medical practice activities 8 2,594 86900 - Other human health activities 8 5,066 41202 - Construction of domestic buildings 8 3,052 96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment 7 2,798 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 7 5,169 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 7 3,931 43290 - Other construction installation 7 1,764 43320 - Joinery installation 7 1,262
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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