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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
    07894996 KT NAIL LTD 03 Jan 2012
    07895534 CONISTON TRADING LIMITED 03 Jan 2012
    07895572 DJB CLEANING HIRE LIMITED 03 Jan 2012
    07895733 CLEMENTS DESIGN LIMITED 03 Jan 2012
    07896383 STRATEGIC FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS LTD 04 Jan 2012
    07902068 SANDERS FOOD & WINE LIMITED 09 Jan 2012
    07904905 OZONE (WEEE) RECYCLING LIMITED 10 Jan 2012
    07906371 P LAWS LIMITED 11 Jan 2012
    07906434 JC THOMSON LIMITED 11 Jan 2012
    07907223 BESPOKE LIFESTYLE MANAGEMENT LIMITED 12 Jan 2012
    07908639 K C CLASSIC INVESTMENT LIMITED 13 Jan 2012
    07911146 SIGNEX SIGNS LTD 16 Jan 2012
    07913551 ASTONISH CLEANING (UK) LIMITED 17 Jan 2012
    07913563 J&J WINDOW CLEANING LIMITED 17 Jan 2012
    07914511 NICHOLLS NMC LIMITED 18 Jan 2012
    07914881 HEALY HUNT VENTURES LIMITED 18 Jan 2012
    07915250 A2B FINANCIAL PLANNING LIMITED 18 Jan 2012
    07918179 LONDON TYRE DISPOSALS LIMITED 20 Jan 2012
    07919915 R KNOTT CONSULTANCY LTD 23 Jan 2012
    07921200 ABK LOGISTICS LTD 24 Jan 2012
    07923175 J.A.C.S. SHOPFITTING LIMITED 25 Jan 2012
    07923678 MILL STREET (IOW) RESIDENTS LIMITED 25 Jan 2012
    07924217 MIASMA CONSULTING LIMITED 25 Jan 2012
    07926350 STANFORD PRESS LTD 27 Jan 2012
    OC371147 MAYFAIR AND BOND CLOSED PARTNERSHIP LLP 03 Jan 2012