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
    08164786 BRIGHTEST FUELS LTD 01 Aug 2012
    08165314 CVS HEALTHCARE LIMITED 02 Aug 2012
    08165579 RUSTLES HAIRDRESSERS LIMITED 02 Aug 2012
    08165880 SARA'S TEA GARDEN LIMITED 02 Aug 2012
    08166844 COTSWOLDS LUXURY HOLIDAYS LIMITED 03 Aug 2012
    08170352 KEY INVESTMENTS ONLINE LIMITED 07 Aug 2012
    08170441 INSTRUMENTS4MUSIC LIMITED 07 Aug 2012
    08170879 IZIGOG LTD 07 Aug 2012
    08171085 SUSTAINABLE MOTION CIC 07 Aug 2012
    08172423 ANEW IMAGE LTD 08 Aug 2012
    08172738 WATERFRONT SECURITY TRAINING SOLUTIONS LIMITED 08 Aug 2012
    08173997 SCALES AND FANGS (DISTRIBUTION) LTD 09 Aug 2012
    08175420 ABELSCROFT ENERGY INTELLIGENCE LIMITED 10 Aug 2012
    08176298 ASBESTOS (LONDON) LIMITED 13 Aug 2012
    08177549 TAPERIA DELICATESSEN LIMITED 13 Aug 2012
    08179795 SWF EDUCATION LIMITED 14 Aug 2012
    OC377750 WKN DIRECT LLP 16 Aug 2012
    08182005 NEARLY NEW CAR SALES LIMITED 16 Aug 2012
    08188374 CONSULTANTBOX LTD 22 Aug 2012
    08191550 SKYROAD ENGINEERING LIMITED 24 Aug 2012
    08191645 GEORGETTE LIMITED 24 Aug 2012
    08192120 ICS INDEPENDENT CLAIMS SERVICES LIMITED 28 Aug 2012
    08195509 YORK BUNGALOW LTD 30 Aug 2012
    08195592 2-GO-GREEN LIMITED 30 Aug 2012
    08196257 ESTUARY PLANT HIRE SERVICES LIMITED 30 Aug 2012