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Leigh-On-Sea, Essex

Q3 2011 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • August 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Leigh-On-Sea when compared to any previous August.

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 (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    A total of 138 companies were registered in Leigh-On-Sea during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).

    This figure is a decrease of 5.5% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 12.8% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)Leigh-On-SeaUK
    2011138114,512
    2010146101,492
    % change-5.5%12.8%
    Record Year 2002 (227) 2011 (114,512)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

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

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2011386139
    New companies in 2010505343
    % change-24.0%15.1%-9.3%
    Record Year2002 (88)2011 (61)2002 (83)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    A total of 90 companies were dissolved in Leigh-On-Sea during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).

    This figure is a decrease of 29.1% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 17.6% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)Leigh-On-SeaUK
    20119072,230
    201012787,705
    % change-29.1%-17.6%
    Record Year 2009 (155) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2011323127
    Closed companies in 2010405235
    % change-20.0%-40.4%-23%
    Record Year2007 (40)2008 (79)2009 (80)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    Net company growth for Leigh-On-Sea during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) was 48 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)Leigh-On-SeaUK
    20114842,282
    20101913,787
    Record Year 2002 (170) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 201163012
    Net growth in 20101018
    Record Year2002 (54)2002 (40)2002 (76)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

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

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)Leigh-On-Sea
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    20070.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1960 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.2%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20100.1%0.2%0.1%
    % change-30.5%-3.2%-18.1%
    Record Year1960 (0.4%)1973 (0.5%)1960 (0.6%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2011 was 43.3.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 6.1% compared to the UK figure of 4.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.3% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Leigh-On-Sea was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.

    34.4% of all director appointments in Leigh-On-Sea in the third quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.0% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING1.50%CONSULTING5.11%
    DESIGN1.20%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    MANAGEMENT1.10%CONSULTANCY3.19%
    LEIGH1.00%PROPERTY2.41%
    ESSEX0.80%TRADING2.06%
    ELECTRICAL0.80%DESIGN1.94%
    R0.80%ASSOCIATES1.85%
    J0.70%BUSINESS1.82%
    (ESSEX)0.70%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    PROPERTY0.70%ENGINEERING1.74%
    S0.70%MEDIA1.72%
    CONSULTANCY0.70%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    CONSTRUCTION0.70%LONDON1.63%
    GREEN0.60%J1.47%
    BUILDING0.60%GLOBAL1.46%
    GLOBAL0.60%INVESTMENTS1.43%
    CONSULTANTS0.60%CARE1.42%
    M0.60%IT1.38%
    C0.60%BUILDING1.30%
    ENGINEERING0.60%PROPERTIES1.28%
    ENTERPRISES0.60%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    PLUMBING0.60%M1.25%
    ASSOCIATES0.50%ENERGY1.22%
    HAIR0.50%TRAINING1.21%
    SYSTEMS0.50%S1.21%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied196204,493
    7487 - Other business activities10065,177
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified7329,245
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified5410,018
    9305 - Other service activities3710,525
    7499 - Non-trading company2811,543
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management2515,760
    99999 - Dormant Company2418,281
    7414 - Business & management consultancy2214,755
    72190 - Other research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering17630
    9999 - Dormant Company1522,587
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering146,321
    62090 - Other information technology service activities136,798
    7260 - Other computer related activities128,686
    43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation112,134
    74990 - Non-trading company118,064
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities1010,137
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified97,551
    7310 - R & D on nat sciences & engineering9820
    4531 - Installation electrical wiring etc.82,234

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07689569 RSL PROPERTY INVESTMENT LIMITED 01 Jul 2011
    07689864 MIGHTY FEAST LIMITED 01 Jul 2011
    07692911 HARRISON LEGGETT LIMITED 05 Jul 2011
    07694271 D.R.M. CONSTRUCTION LIMITED 05 Jul 2011
    07694281 HUDSON THP LIMITED 05 Jul 2011
    07695326 RING A ROSES CHILDRENS BOUTIQUE LIMITED 06 Jul 2011
    07695723 BUTLER & SPELLER LIMITED 06 Jul 2011
    07699264 DMW INFORMATION SECURITY LTD 11 Jul 2011
    07699799 LEIGH SOCIAL WORK SERVICES LIMITED 11 Jul 2011
    07700909 THE EASTWOOD ACADEMY TRUST 11 Jul 2011
    07702675 WAVE RESOURCES LIMITED 13 Jul 2011
    07705181 AB DRAGON LIMITED 14 Jul 2011
    07706809 P T GLAZING LIMITED 15 Jul 2011
    07707269 LAKESIDE ASSET MANAGEMENT COMPANY LTD 15 Jul 2011
    07707710 THE PONTONS LIMITED 18 Jul 2011
    07713153 BLUE NOTE CONSULTING LTD 21 Jul 2011
    07713620 WREN ACCOUNTANCY (ESSEX) LIMITED 21 Jul 2011
    07714701 CASA BONITA LTD 22 Jul 2011
    07715461 BENTON DESIGN CONSULTANCY LIMITED 22 Jul 2011
    07718420 PDM GLOBAL LTD 26 Jul 2011
    07718438 DUCK SMART LIMITED 26 Jul 2011
    07719671 AVBOX LTD 27 Jul 2011
    07721242 ITAB REC LIMITED 28 Jul 2011
    07722283 CENTRESTAGE HR LIMITED 29 Jul 2011
    07722657 ZUHAIR BIOFUELS LIMITED 29 Jul 2011