Leigh-On-Sea, Essex

Q3 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 (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    A total of 147 companies were registered in Leigh-On-Sea during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).

    This figure is an increase of 6.5% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.8% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)Leigh-On-SeaUK
    2012147118,868
    2011138114,512
    % change6.5%3.8%
    Record Year 2002 (227) 2012 (118,868)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2012524550
    New companies in 2011386139
    % change36.8%-26.2%28.2%
    Record Year2002 (88)2011 (61)2002 (83)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    A total of 96 companies were dissolved in Leigh-On-Sea during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).

    This figure is an increase of 6.7% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.5% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)Leigh-On-SeaUK
    20129674,772
    20119072,230
    % change6.7%3.5%
    Record Year 2009 (155) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2012283533
    Closed companies in 2011323127
    % change-12.5%12.9%22%
    Record Year2010 (40)2008 (79)2009 (80)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    Net company growth for Leigh-On-Sea during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) was 51 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)Leigh-On-SeaUK
    20125144,096
    20114842,282
    Record Year 2002 (170) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2012241017
    Net growth in 201163012
    Record Year2002 (54)2002 (40)2002 (76)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

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

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)Leigh-On-Sea
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1960 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20120.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.2%0.1%
    % change22.9%-25.7%26.8%
    Record Year1960 (0.4%)1973 (0.5%)1960 (0.6%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2012 was 44.3.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.6% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 1.8% compared to the UK figure of 3.2%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

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

    27.4% of all director appointments in Leigh-On-Sea in the third quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT1.64%CONSULTING5.05%
    CONSULTING1.55%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    CONSULTANCY1.35%CONSULTANCY3.28%
    PROPERTY1.26%PROPERTY2.35%
    DESIGN1.06%TRADING2.08%
    TRADING0.87%DESIGN1.87%
    CONSTRUCTION0.87%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    J0.87%ENGINEERING1.83%
    ESSEX0.77%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    (ESSEX)0.68%BUSINESS1.72%
    C0.68%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    FINANCIAL0.68%MEDIA1.67%
    ELECTRICAL0.58%LONDON1.67%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.58%J1.55%
    L0.58%GLOBAL1.53%
    ASSOCIATES0.58%INVESTMENTS1.46%
    CLEANING0.58%IT1.43%
    S0.58%PROPERTIES1.34%
    PROPERTIES0.58%CARE1.32%
    ENGINEERING0.58%M1.27%
    INTERIORS0.48%BUILDING1.22%
    DEVELOPMENT0.48%ENTERPRISES1.20%
    CONSULTANTS0.48%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    CONTRACTS0.48%S1.17%
    SALES0.48%SECURITY1.16%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied344331,455
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified8333,677
    7487 - Other business activities5935,545
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified4413,716
    99999 - Dormant Company3125,035
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management2919,425
    9305 - Other service activities236,142
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities1914,774
    72190 - Other research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering16669
    62090 - Other information technology service activities157,869
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing143,093
    74100 - specialised design activities121,976
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified123,943
    7414 - Business & management consultancy128,437
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering113,493
    9999 - Dormant Company1012,598
    7499 - Non-trading company106,164
    96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment92,891
    7310 - R & D on nat sciences & engineering9487
    43290 - Other construction installation71,714

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08125606 ARESCO MEDIA SOLUTIONS LTD 02 Jul 2012
    08125883 MEKTECH LIMITED 02 Jul 2012
    08127073 WHITEHOUSE CONSTRUCTION & MAINTENANCE LIMITED 02 Jul 2012
    08134181 THE SWEETSHOP SHACK LIMITED 09 Jul 2012
    08141604 DEVONSHIRE CREDIT SERVICES LIMITED 12 Jul 2012
    08142743 OSCARCEY PROPERTIES LIMITED 13 Jul 2012
    08143417 DEAD BIRD LTD 13 Jul 2012
    OC376987 EARTH GARDEN CLINICS LLP 17 Jul 2012
    08145309 GABRIELLE BROOKE LIMITED 17 Jul 2012
    08145793 GS IMPORT & EXPORTS LTD 17 Jul 2012
    08146259 BEESLEY CONTRACTING SERVICES LIMITED 17 Jul 2012
    08146690 EASTWOOD COMMUNITY ENDOSCOPY CENTRE LTD. 17 Jul 2012
    08147071 PRICE ESTIMATING SERVICES LIMITED 17 Jul 2012
    08147948 CARL MITCHELL DECISION SUPPORT SOLUTIONS LIMITED 18 Jul 2012
    08148105 XANADO NETWORKS LTD 18 Jul 2012
    08150412 RSJ CONSTRUCTION (ESSEX) LIMITED 20 Jul 2012
    08151297 CPN SALES & MARKETING LIMITED 20 Jul 2012
    08151327 WOODHAM LODGE MANAGEMENT LIMITED 20 Jul 2012
    08151619 CAMPBELL - BREED PROPERTIES LTD 20 Jul 2012
    08155825 JEGS HOLDINGS (EUROPE) LIMITED 25 Jul 2012
    08157490 J.C. JOINERY & CARPENTRY LIMITED 26 Jul 2012
    08157758 SAM SANDWICH LIMITED 26 Jul 2012
    08157858 REDWOODS BESPOKE FLORISTRY LIMITED 26 Jul 2012
    08159465 THE PROPERTY BROCHURE LIMITED 27 Jul 2012
    08162317 CHRISTOPHER HARWOOD PROPERTY SERVICES LTD 31 Jul 2012