Business Services in Gravesend

Gravesend Company Scorecard

Out of Gravesend's 10,084 total incorporated companies, 843 were formed in the last 12 months.

Gravesend's Business Profile

The most common business sectors in Gravesend include the 1,006 companies working in construction, 641 companies working in wholesale and retail trade including repair of motor vehicles, and 568 companies working in administrative and support service activities. The business sectors with the least activity include agriculture, forestry and fishing with 19 active companies, electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply with 13 active companies, and mining and quarrying with 1 active companies.

Company Trends in Gravesend

Looking at the big changes in Gravesend's businesses over the last five years, the biggest increase was in buying and selling of own real estate now making up 5.59% of active businesses, a total of 290 companies. The next big increase was other letting and operating of own or leased real estate which now makes up 6.79% of active businesses in Gravesend, a change of 94% from the 3.5% percentage share seen in 2018. Retail sale via mail order houses or via internet also saw positive growth, currently representing 2.43% of Gravesend's active companies.

Notable changes in Gravesend's business sectors include a rise of 62% in real estate activities since 2018, a rise of 30% in wholesale and retail trade including repair of motor vehicles, and rise of 11% in accommodation and food service activities.