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

  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 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)GrimsbyUK
    2013119134,802
    2012141131,491
    % change-15.6%2.5%
    Record Year 2007 (163) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2013503336
    New companies in 2012484152
    % change4.2%-19.5%-30.8%
    Record Year2003 (84)2003 (57)2003 (103)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)GrimsbyUK
    20137577,914
    20129667,576
    % change-21.9%15.3%
    Record Year 2009 (137) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2013411321
    Closed companies in 2012383226
    % change7.9%-59.4%-19%
    Record Year2013 (41)2008 (40)2009 (83)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)GrimsbyUK
    20134456,888
    20124563,915
    Record Year 2007 (71) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 201392015
    Net growth in 201210926
    Record Year2003 (72)2003 (42)2003 (86)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20130.1%
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1992 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20130.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20120.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change-6.6%-20.1%-28.5%
    Record Year1993 (0.4%)1992 (0.5%)2003 (0.3%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2012-Mar 2013)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    ENGINEERING1.71%CONSULTING5.18%
    PROPERTIES1.49%MANAGEMENT4.78%
    GRIMSBY1.26%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    M1.26%PROPERTY2.44%
    MANAGEMENT1.26%TRADING2.06%
    CONSULTANTS0.80%DESIGN1.79%
    (GRIMSBY)0.80%ENGINEERING1.78%
    TRAINING0.80%BUSINESS1.77%
    PROJECT0.80%ASSOCIATES1.75%
    J0.80%LONDON1.72%
    GENERATION0.69%CONSULTANTS1.71%
    NEXT0.69%CONSTRUCTION1.69%
    PLUMBING0.69%MEDIA1.63%
    P0.69%GLOBAL1.57%
    CONSTRUCTION0.69%J1.56%
    ELECTRICAL0.57%CARE1.46%
    ACADEMY0.57%IT1.43%
    INSPECTION0.57%INVESTMENTS1.41%
    HEATING0.57%PROPERTIES1.36%
    DESIGN0.46%M1.25%
    R0.46%BUILDING1.21%
    FISH0.46%ENTERPRISES1.19%
    MARK0.46%ELECTRICAL1.18%
    CARE0.46%TRAINING1.17%
    HUMBERSIDE0.46%SECURITY1.15%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied232249,183
    99999 - Dormant Company6043,384
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified5923,532
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified3554,531
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate227,507
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management1432,624
    86210 - General medical practice activities144,062
    45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles144,684
    86900 - Other human health activities138,465
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing135,145
    43210 - Electrical installation125,625
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified1116,448
    43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation104,332
    7487 - Other business activities107,556
    56302 - Public houses and bars104,952
    41100 - Development of building projects108,637
    96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment105,248
    85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified95,062
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities924,894
    43320 - Joinery installation91,940

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08387182 TEAM PB LIMITED 04 Feb 2013
    08389097 THE HAPPY HOUND TRAINING & BEHAVIOUR COMPANY LIMITED 05 Feb 2013
    08393800 RESEARCH (UK) LIMITED 07 Feb 2013
    08395362 RIVERVIEW ACCOUNTANCY AND BOOKKEEPING LIMITED 08 Feb 2013
    08398022 CHURP FUELS LIMITED 11 Feb 2013
    08400917 BLUE GLOW WEB LIMITED 13 Feb 2013
    08401726 EVOLUTION SORBENT PRODUCTS (UK) LIMITED 13 Feb 2013
    08416586 EXPRESSIONS SPECIALIST GLAZING LTD 25 Feb 2013
    08384470 AZ7 LIMITED 01 Feb 2013
    08407731 ASTURIASBATHROOMS.CO.UK LIMITED 18 Feb 2013
    08403342 GRIMSBY CAB SERVICES LTD 14 Feb 2013
    08410908 MANNLEC LIMITED 20 Feb 2013
    08412734 REHABILITATION PARTNERSHIP (UK) LIMITED 21 Feb 2013
    08394627 REDMEN PROJECT MANAGEMENT LIMITED 08 Feb 2013
    08422832 LDH PLUMBING & HEATING LIMITED 27 Feb 2013
    08390309 DAINTYDAY LIMITED 05 Feb 2013
    08404057 VIVLIO LTD 14 Feb 2013
    08404874 SAPPHIRE SOLUTIONS (ENGINEERING) LIMITED 15 Feb 2013
    08407249 SAFECO LIMITED 18 Feb 2013
    08387561 ACHTIS LTD. 04 Feb 2013
    08387601 ANS PROPERTY SERVICES LIMITED 04 Feb 2013
    08388000 SPI (UK) LIMITED 04 Feb 2013
    08393105 WITHERS ENTERPRISES LIMITED 07 Feb 2013
    08404708 SPL PROPERTIES NO.1 LIMITED 15 Feb 2013
    08408727 MALLAM INVEST LTD 19 Feb 2013