Grimsby, Lincolnshire
Q1 2013 Business Confidence Report
NOTICE: We have improved our calculations of the statistics in these reports, so some figures and records may not match previous reports.
Headlines
- January 2013 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 2013)
A total of 119 companies were registered in Grimsby during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).
This figure is a decrease of 15.6% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 2.5% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Grimsby UK 2013 119 134,802 2012 141 131,491 % change -15.6% 2.5% Record Year 2007 (163) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2013 50 33 36 New companies in 2012 48 41 52 % change 4.2% -19.5% -30.8% Record Year 2003 (84) 2003 (57) 2003 (103)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
A total of 75 companies were dissolved in Grimsby during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).
This figure is a decrease of 21.9% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.3% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Grimsby UK 2013 75 77,914 2012 96 67,576 % change -21.9% 15.3% Record Year 2009 (137) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
January 2013 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 2013 41 13 21 Closed companies in 2012 38 32 26 % change 7.9% -59.4% -19% Record Year 2013 (41) 2008 (40) 2009 (83)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
Net company growth for Grimsby during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) was 44 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Grimsby UK 2013 44 56,888 2012 45 63,915 Record Year 2007 (71) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2013 9 20 15 Net growth in 2012 10 9 26 Record Year 2003 (72) 2003 (42) 2003 (86)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
In the first quarter of 2013, Grimsby formed 0.1% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Grimsby 2013 0.1% 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1992 (0.3%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2013 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2012 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change -6.6% -20.1% -28.5% Record Year 1993 (0.4%) 1992 (0.5%) 2003 (0.3%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2013 was 52.4.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 12.1% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 0.8% compared to the UK figure of 1.8%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
The record first quarter for female directors in Grimsby was in 2004 when 34.0% of all directors were female.
18.5% of all director appointments in Grimsby in the first quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 28.1% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2012-Mar 2013)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage ENGINEERING 1.71% CONSULTING 5.18% PROPERTIES 1.49% MANAGEMENT 4.78% GRIMSBY 1.26% CONSULTANCY 3.30% M 1.26% PROPERTY 2.44% MANAGEMENT 1.26% TRADING 2.06% CONSULTANTS 0.80% DESIGN 1.79% (GRIMSBY) 0.80% ENGINEERING 1.78% TRAINING 0.80% BUSINESS 1.77% PROJECT 0.80% ASSOCIATES 1.75% J 0.80% LONDON 1.72% GENERATION 0.69% CONSULTANTS 1.71% NEXT 0.69% CONSTRUCTION 1.69% PLUMBING 0.69% MEDIA 1.63% P 0.69% GLOBAL 1.57% CONSTRUCTION 0.69% J 1.56% ELECTRICAL 0.57% CARE 1.46% ACADEMY 0.57% IT 1.43% INSPECTION 0.57% INVESTMENTS 1.41% HEATING 0.57% PROPERTIES 1.36% DESIGN 0.46% M 1.25% R 0.46% BUILDING 1.21% FISH 0.46% ENTERPRISES 1.19% MARK 0.46% ELECTRICAL 1.18% CARE 0.46% TRAINING 1.17% HUMBERSIDE 0.46% SECURITY 1.15%
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 232 249,183 99999 - Dormant Company 60 43,384 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 59 23,532 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 35 54,531 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 22 7,507 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 14 32,624 86210 - General medical practice activities 14 4,062 45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles 14 4,684 86900 - Other human health activities 13 8,465 43390 - Other building completion and finishing 13 5,145 43210 - Electrical installation 12 5,625 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 11 16,448 43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation 10 4,332 7487 - Other business activities 10 7,556 56302 - Public houses and bars 10 4,952 41100 - Development of building projects 10 8,637 96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment 10 5,248 85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified 9 5,062 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 9 24,894 43320 - Joinery installation 9 1,940
Recent Companies
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