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Leigh-On-Sea, Essex

Q1 2012 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 2012)

    A total of 152 companies were registered in Leigh-On-Sea during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).

    This figure is a decrease of 2.6% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.0% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)Leigh-On-SeaUK
    2012152131,491
    2011156116,391
    % change-2.6%13.0%
    Record Year 2003 (222) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2012364274
    New companies in 2011326064
    % change12.5%-30.0%15.6%
    Record Year2003 (62)2003 (69)2003 (91)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    A total of 86 companies were dissolved in Leigh-On-Sea during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).

    This figure is a decrease of 30.6% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 25.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)Leigh-On-SeaUK
    20128667,576
    201112490,987
    % change-30.6%-25.7%
    Record Year 2011 (124) 2009 (108,065)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2012283424
    Closed companies in 2011394441
    % change-28.2%-22.7%-41%
    Record Year2007 (41)2011 (44)2009 (65)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    Net company growth for Leigh-On-Sea during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) was 66 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)Leigh-On-SeaUK
    20126663,915
    20113225,404
    Record Year 2003 (146) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 20128850
    Net growth in 2011-71623
    Record Year2003 (32)2003 (44)2003 (70)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    In the first quarter of 2012, Leigh-On-Sea formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)Leigh-On-Sea
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.2%
    20080.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1971 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20120.1%0.1%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.2%0.1%
    % change-3.5%-40.2%8.2%
    Record Year1964 (0.4%)1966 (0.6%)1971 (0.4%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2012 was 43.8.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.5% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 5.0% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

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

    22.5% of all director appointments in Leigh-On-Sea in the first quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.2% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING1.48%CONSULTING5.07%
    MANAGEMENT1.28%MANAGEMENT4.74%
    CONSULTANCY1.18%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    DESIGN1.08%PROPERTY2.37%
    J1.08%TRADING2.07%
    CONSTRUCTION0.79%DESIGN1.93%
    PROPERTY0.79%ENGINEERING1.86%
    C0.69%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    FINANCIAL0.69%CONSULTANTS1.79%
    CLEANING0.69%BUSINESS1.73%
    SUPPLIES0.69%MEDIA1.72%
    ELECTRICAL0.69%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    R0.59%LONDON1.66%
    S0.59%J1.54%
    CONSULTANTS0.59%INVESTMENTS1.51%
    CONTRACTS0.59%GLOBAL1.50%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.59%IT1.40%
    D0.49%CARE1.34%
    GLOBAL0.49%PROPERTIES1.31%
    (ESSEX)0.49%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    TRAINING0.49%M1.27%
    TRADING0.49%BUILDING1.24%
    UTILITIES0.49%ENERGY1.20%
    ASSOCIATES0.49%S1.20%
    ESSEX0.49%ENTERPRISES1.19%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied192216,665
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified8835,233
    7487 - Other business activities8052,735
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified5413,637
    99999 - Dormant Company3325,084
    9305 - Other service activities318,818
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management2819,704
    7414 - Business & management consultancy2012,113
    72190 - Other research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering20699
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities1914,303
    62090 - Other information technology service activities188,145
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing133,228
    7499 - Non-trading company139,102
    9999 - Dormant Company1218,617
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering115,169
    43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation112,693
    74100 - specialised design activities101,861
    7310 - R & D on nat sciences & engineering9685
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified99,892
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified93,931

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07932867 KOKO PUBLISHING LIMITED 02 Feb 2012
    07934168 KTM CONTRACTS LIMITED 02 Feb 2012
    07934785 APPLICATION SOFTWARE LIMITED 03 Feb 2012
    07935533 YORKHOME PROPERTIES LIMITED 03 Feb 2012
    07940413 HORIZON MARKETING SOLUTIONS LTD 07 Feb 2012
    07942221 ASSEMBLY ANGELS LIMITED 08 Feb 2012
    07942721 C L R (LEIGH) LTD 09 Feb 2012
    07943284 BARRY MIDDLETON LTD 09 Feb 2012
    07943981 TAYLOR ECO CARBON LIMITED 09 Feb 2012
    07946212 JLM PLASTERING & BUILDING SERVICES LIMITED 10 Feb 2012
    07948589 QUINN FINANCIAL LIMITED 14 Feb 2012
    07950651 CHARCOAL PAN PIZZA CO. LIMITED 15 Feb 2012
    07953260 BEAUTY ON WHEELS LIMITED 16 Feb 2012
    07953409 SHAICON LIMITED 17 Feb 2012
    07957702 JOLLY FINE MALT HOUSE LIMITED 21 Feb 2012
    07957797 UPPER GLASS HOME IMPROVEMENTS LIMITED 21 Feb 2012
    07958388 TIEARRA LIMITED 21 Feb 2012
    07959474 A-LIST (UK) LIMITED 21 Feb 2012
    07959779 KINGSWOOD CHASE CONSULTING LTD 22 Feb 2012
    07961469 L J K UTILITIES LIMITED 23 Feb 2012
    07963867 P & D BOND KITCHEN FITTERS LIMITED 24 Feb 2012
    07965191 ADAMS & KAYE CONSTRUCTION LIMITED 27 Feb 2012
    07968266 SICURO (UK) LTD 28 Feb 2012
    07969453 GORDON SOLUTIONS LIMITED 29 Feb 2012
    OC372472 M JORDAN ASSOCIATES LLP 15 Feb 2012