Grimsby, Lincolnshire

Q1 2015 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 2015)

    A total of 149 companies were registered in Grimsby during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).

    This figure is a decrease of 6.3% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 6.9% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)GrimsbyUK
    2015149161,156
    2014159150,722
    % change-6.3%6.9%
    Record Year 2007 (163) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2015464360
    New companies in 2014585447
    % change-20.7%-20.4%27.7%
    Record Year2003 (84)2003 (57)2003 (103)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    A total of 151 companies were dissolved in Grimsby during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).

    This figure is an increase of 46.6% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)GrimsbyUK
    201515189,523
    201410382,370
    % change46.6%8.7%
    Record Year 2015 (151) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2015323881
    Closed companies in 2014343930
    % change-5.9%-2.6%170%
    Record Year2013 (41)2008 (40)2009 (83)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    Net company growth for Grimsby during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) was -2 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)GrimsbyUK
    2015-271,633
    20145668,352
    Record Year 2007 (71) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2015145-21
    Net growth in 2014241517
    Record Year2003 (72)2003 (42)2003 (86)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    In the first quarter of 2015, Grimsby formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)Grimsby
    20150.1%
    20140.1%
    20130.1%
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1992 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20150.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20140.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change-22.2%-26.7%16.3%
    Record Year1993 (0.4%)1992 (0.5%)2003 (0.3%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2015 was 44.5.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.4% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.7% compared to the UK figure of 3.6%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

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

    23.4% of all director appointments in Grimsby in the first quarter of 2015 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 2014-Mar 2015)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    GRIMSBY1.89%CONSULTING5.23%
    ELECTRICAL1.62%MANAGEMENT4.56%
    ENGINEERING1.62%CONSULTANCY3.62%
    (GRIMSBY)1.17%PROPERTY2.72%
    J1.08%CONSTRUCTION2.19%
    CONSULTANCY0.99%CARE2.13%
    S0.90%ENGINEERING2.12%
    TRANSPORT0.90%LONDON1.91%
    TRAINING0.81%TRADING1.88%
    C0.81%TRANSPORT1.82%
    M0.81%ELECTRICAL1.76%
    MANAGEMENT0.81%DESIGN1.65%
    PROPERTIES0.81%PROPERTIES1.63%
    CONSULTING0.72%CO.,1.58%
    PROPERTY0.72%J1.55%
    K0.72%CONSULTANTS1.54%
    LINCS0.63%BUSINESS1.49%
    ICE0.63%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    P0.63%GLOBAL1.46%
    CLEANING0.63%ASSOCIATES1.44%
    G0.63%DEVELOPMENTS1.36%
    CLEETHORPES0.54%BUILDING1.31%
    B0.54%IT1.30%
    BLACK0.54%MEDIA1.28%
    L0.54%M1.27%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied277288,953
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified6229,218
    99999 - Dormant Company5549,474
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management3843,081
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified3058,522
    69102 - Solicitors252,723
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate2311,600
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified229,080
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified2119,098
    49410 - Freight transport by road2012,485
    41100 - Development of building projects1811,863
    43210 - Electrical installation166,139
    86900 - Other human health activities1513,990
    42990 - Construction of other civil engineering projects not elsewhere classified132,565
    43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation135,331
    85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified126,238
    96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment116,815
    71129 - Other engineering activities116,278
    56302 - Public houses and bars116,355
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet1010,200

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    09415742 CONIFER HOUSE LIMITED 02 Feb 2015
    09418658 OLIEM LIMITED 03 Feb 2015
    09423845 JDS CONTRACTING LIMITED 05 Feb 2015
    09425753 C & M TRADING LIMITED 06 Feb 2015
    09434221 CLEETHORPES ENTERTAINMENT LIMITED 11 Feb 2015
    09438364 OAKHEART SERVICES LTD 13 Feb 2015
    09439386 FUSE POWER SERVICES LIMITED 13 Feb 2015
    09444893 TRADECLEAR 2015 LIMITED 17 Feb 2015
    09445241 M.J. & A. ACCOUNTANCY SERVICES LIMITED 18 Feb 2015
    09445420 LED CENTRAL LIMITED 18 Feb 2015
    09448932 365 SOLAR LIMITED 19 Feb 2015
    09449052 J S ELECTRICAL ENGINEERS LTD 19 Feb 2015
    09430982 LOSAKTRANS LTD 10 Feb 2015
    09452102 ALEXATRANS LIMITED 21 Feb 2015
    09452175 ALL CREATIVE TALENT LTD 21 Feb 2015
    09427705 JOHNSON'S CLEANING COMPANY LIMITED 09 Feb 2015
    09454705 SAFSOL LTD 24 Feb 2015
    09421849 P AND T ENERGY SOLUTIONS LTD 04 Feb 2015
    09425164 D&E ELECTRICAL SERVICES LIMITED 05 Feb 2015
    09429985 JJC ENGINEERING SERVICES LIMITED 09 Feb 2015
    09453892 T CLEANING LTD 23 Feb 2015
    09429369 SFSLS LTD 09 Feb 2015
    OC398406 GRIMSBY CARPETS AND BINDING SERVICES LLP 19 Feb 2015
    09459022 SIMPLY FIREWOOD LIMITED 25 Feb 2015
    09429315 LOUISE M JONES CONSULTANT LIMITED 09 Feb 2015