Grimsby, Lincolnshire

Q1 2014 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 2014)

    A total of 159 companies were registered in Grimsby during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).

    This figure is an increase of 33.6% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.8% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)GrimsbyUK
    2014159150,722
    2013119134,802
    % change33.6%11.8%
    Record Year 2007 (163) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2014585447
    New companies in 2013503336
    % change16.0%63.6%30.6%
    Record Year2003 (84)2003 (57)2003 (103)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    A total of 103 companies were dissolved in Grimsby during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).

    This figure is an increase of 37.3% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 5.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)GrimsbyUK
    201410382,370
    20137577,914
    % change37.3%5.7%
    Record Year 2009 (137) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2014343930
    Closed companies in 2013411321
    % change-17.1%200.0%43%
    Record Year2013 (41)2008 (40)2009 (83)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    Net company growth for Grimsby during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) was 56 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)GrimsbyUK
    20145668,352
    20134456,888
    Record Year 2007 (71) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2014241517
    Net growth in 201392015
    Record Year2003 (72)2003 (42)2003 (86)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    In the first quarter of 2014, Grimsby formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)Grimsby
    20140.1%
    20130.1%
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1992 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20140.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20130.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change8.5%51.1%9.0%
    Record Year1993 (0.4%)1992 (0.5%)2003 (0.3%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2014 was 46.2.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.2% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.6% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Grimsby was in 2006 when 33.9% of all directors were female.

    27.8% of all director appointments in Grimsby in the first quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.4% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2013-Mar 2014)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTANCY2.22%CONSULTING5.22%
    GRIMSBY1.91%MANAGEMENT4.67%
    MANAGEMENT1.71%CONSULTANCY3.49%
    PROPERTIES1.11%PROPERTY2.64%
    ENGINEERING1.11%TRADING2.05%
    CONSULTING1.01%LONDON1.88%
    DESIGN1.01%ENGINEERING1.86%
    TRAINING1.01%CARE1.79%
    MEDIA0.91%CONSTRUCTION1.75%
    R0.91%DESIGN1.75%
    PROPERTY0.91%CONSULTANTS1.73%
    6G0.81%BUSINESS1.71%
    8G0.81%PROPERTIES1.60%
    7G0.81%INVESTMENTS1.60%
    LINCS0.81%GLOBAL1.58%
    (LINCS)0.70%J1.48%
    INVESTMENTS0.70%ASSOCIATES1.48%
    MEDICAL0.70%MEDIA1.48%
    GRAPHICS0.70%IT1.33%
    D0.70%TRANSPORT1.30%
    CONSTRUCTION0.70%DEVELOPMENTS1.29%
    LINCOLNSHIRE0.60%BUILDING1.24%
    INSPECTION0.60%M1.21%
    J0.60%CAPITAL1.20%
    (GRIMSBY)0.60%ELECTRICAL1.19%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied251280,210
    99999 - Dormant Company6847,084
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified6726,700
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate329,284
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified3156,411
    69102 - Solicitors222,555
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified1918,491
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management1737,882
    41100 - Development of building projects149,855
    96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment126,236
    43210 - Electrical installation125,885
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing125,521
    93290 - Other amusement and recreation activities not elsewhere classified112,564
    43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation114,866
    85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified105,876
    85200 - Primary education91,273
    45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles95,130
    56302 - Public houses and bars95,732
    71129 - Other engineering activities95,477
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet99,358

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08925486 SARAH ANDERSON WHALL LIMITED 06 Mar 2014
    08936120 AMBLESIDE INNS LIMITED 12 Mar 2014
    08936250 PROGEN ELECTRICAL LTD 12 Mar 2014
    08937402 UP FOR GRABS LIMITED 13 Mar 2014
    08941658 BOWERS AVENUE 1966 LIMITED 17 Mar 2014
    08946914 NFA LTD 19 Mar 2014
    08951474 TAXI RENTAL SOLUTIONS LTD 21 Mar 2014
    08952397 MAK GRIMSBY LIMITED 21 Mar 2014
    08931556 BLUE RIVER LINCS LTD 10 Mar 2014
    08934290 TOMMYS BRIC A BRAC LIMITED 11 Mar 2014
    08940329 GHETTO LINCS LTD 14 Mar 2014
    08943348 HASTE BRICKWORK LTD 17 Mar 2014
    08962703 PERSONAL X TRAINING LIMITED 27 Mar 2014
    08955915 ARCTEQ LTD 24 Mar 2014
    08968916 LINCOLNSHIRE ROOFING LIMITED 31 Mar 2014
    08921110 TOULSON CONSTRUCTION LIMITED 04 Mar 2014
    08924606 SALON FIFTY7 LINCOLNSHIRE LTD 05 Mar 2014
    08930751 ONLY ABOUT KIDS LIMITED 10 Mar 2014
    08944157 BLUES TRADING LIMITED 18 Mar 2014
    08950012 AJS PROPERTIES LTD 20 Mar 2014
    08960474 KEITH HEWITT LTD 26 Mar 2014
    08966079 CAIMES LIMITED 28 Mar 2014
    08923223 AYLESBY ROAD 1960 LIMITED 05 Mar 2014
    08928313 T C SOCIAL WORK LIMITED 07 Mar 2014
    08933908 MYREM LIMITED 11 Mar 2014