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Leigh-On-Sea, Essex

Q1 2011 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q1 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Leigh-On-Sea when compared to any previous Q1.
  • February 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Leigh-On-Sea when compared to any previous February.

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 2011)

    A total of 156 companies were registered in Leigh-On-Sea during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).

    This figure is an increase of 5.4% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)Leigh-On-SeaUK
    2011156116,391
    2010148105,137
    % change5.4%10.7%
    Record Year 2003 (222) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2011326064
    New companies in 2010484060
    % change-33.3%50.0%6.7%
    Record Year2003 (62)2003 (69)2003 (91)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    Q1 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Leigh-On-Sea when compared to any previous Q1.

    A total of 124 companies were dissolved in Leigh-On-Sea during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).

    This figure is an increase of 5.1% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.0% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)Leigh-On-SeaUK
    201112490,986
    201011882,677
    % change5.1%10.0%
    Record Year 2011 (124) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    February 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Leigh-On-Sea when compared to any previous February.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2011394441
    Closed companies in 2010393049
    % change0.0%46.7%-16%
    Record Year2007 (41)2011 (44)2009 (65)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    Net company growth for Leigh-On-Sea during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) was 32 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)Leigh-On-SeaUK
    20113225,405
    20103022,460
    Record Year 2003 (146) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2011-71623
    Net growth in 201091011
    Record Year2003 (32)2003 (44)2003 (70)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    In the first quarter of 2011, Leigh-On-Sea formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)Leigh-On-Sea
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.2%
    20080.1%
    20070.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1971 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.2%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20100.2%0.1%0.1%
    % change-42.5%32.0%1.7%
    Record Year1964 (0.4%)1966 (0.6%)1971 (0.4%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2011 was 43.7.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.3% compared to the UK figure of 3.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.3% compared to the UK figure of 4.3%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Leigh-On-Sea was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.

    21.6% of all director appointments in Leigh-On-Sea in the first quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.4% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2010-Mar 2011)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING1.88%CONSULTING5.04%
    MANAGEMENT1.44%MANAGEMENT4.97%
    DESIGN1.44%CONSULTANCY3.16%
    BUILDING1.22%PROPERTY2.38%
    CONSULTANCY1.11%TRADING2.10%
    LEIGH1.00%DESIGN1.93%
    MAINTENANCE0.89%ASSOCIATES1.92%
    ESSEX0.89%BUSINESS1.87%
    ASSOCIATES0.89%CONSTRUCTION1.80%
    (ESSEX)0.89%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    PROPERTY0.78%MEDIA1.69%
    MARKETING0.78%ENGINEERING1.61%
    GREEN0.78%LONDON1.60%
    J0.78%CARE1.45%
    CONSTRUCTION0.78%J1.45%
    ELECTRICAL0.78%GLOBAL1.44%
    M0.78%INVESTMENTS1.43%
    C0.78%IT1.41%
    IT0.66%PROPERTIES1.36%
    PROPERTIES0.66%BUILDING1.34%
    ENGINEERING0.66%M1.30%
    BUSINESS0.66%ELECTRICAL1.28%
    R0.66%S1.24%
    MEDIA0.66%INTERNATIONAL1.23%
    HAIR0.55%SYSTEMS1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied213202,798
    7487 - Other business activities8960,968
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified6430,253
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified6010,085
    7499 - Non-trading company2911,316
    99999 - Dormant Company2818,336
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management2816,150
    9305 - Other service activities228,740
    7414 - Business & management consultancy1812,916
    72190 - Other research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering17698
    62090 - Other information technology service activities176,996
    9999 - Dormant Company1419,765
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities1210,246
    43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation122,312
    74990 - Non-trading company118,695
    43210 - Electrical installation103,172
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering106,183
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified107,788
    7260 - Other computer related activities107,789
    4531 - Installation electrical wiring etc.92,072

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07510543 POWERSAVE+ LIMITED 31 Jan 2011
    07509857 3 2 1 DUSTY BIN LIMITED 31 Jan 2011
    07509050 KENT COMMERCIAL MAINTENANCE LIMITED 28 Jan 2011
    07508793 FURORE CARS LIMITED 27 Jan 2011
    07508656 CREASY BOY LIMITED 27 Jan 2011
    07507749 POSH ROOFING LIMITED 27 Jan 2011
    07507448 RENAL CARE SERVICES LIMITED 27 Jan 2011
    07504914 WESTCLIFF TYRES LIMITED 25 Jan 2011
    07503970 CITY RELOCATIONS LIMITED 24 Jan 2011
    07500897 FULL CIRCLE INTEGRATION LIMITED 21 Jan 2011
    07500729 THE ELLMAC PUB COMPANY LIMITED 21 Jan 2011
    07500085 KDL DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED 20 Jan 2011
    07493401 HAMERA LIMITED 14 Jan 2011
    07493023 PA VISION LIMITED 14 Jan 2011
    07492497 PIER WEST CAFE LIMITED 13 Jan 2011
    07492491 NV SALES CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITED 13 Jan 2011
    07492377 VSP ENGINEERING LIMITED 13 Jan 2011
    07492370 DORAN HAIR LIMITED 13 Jan 2011
    07492231 2011 HAIR LIMITED 13 Jan 2011
    07489390 B LUCKY LIMITED 11 Jan 2011
    07487871 RAZOR SHARP STUDIOS LIMITED 11 Jan 2011
    07484399 TRADE DEALERS DIRECT.COM LIMITED 06 Jan 2011
    07483005 CARLTON CONSTRUCTION (SOUTHERN) LIMITED 05 Jan 2011
    07482302 TOTAL REWARD PROJECTS LIMITED 05 Jan 2011
    OC360760 EVOLUTION ARCHITECTURE LLP 10 Jan 2011