Leigh-On-Sea, Essex

Q1 2013 Business Confidence Report

NOTICE: We have improved our calculations of the statistics in these reports, so some figures and records may not match previous reports.

Headlines

  • January 2013 saw a new record in company closures in Leigh-On-Sea when compared to any previous January.

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 2013)

    A total of 164 companies were registered in Leigh-On-Sea during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).

    This figure is an increase of 7.9% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 2.5% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)Leigh-On-SeaUK
    2013164134,802
    2012152131,491
    % change7.9%2.5%
    Record Year 2013 (164) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2013564464
    New companies in 2012364274
    % change55.6%4.8%-13.5%
    Record Year2003 (62)2003 (69)2003 (91)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    A total of 104 companies were dissolved in Leigh-On-Sea during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).

    This figure is an increase of 20.9% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.3% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)Leigh-On-SeaUK
    201310477,914
    20128667,576
    % change20.9%15.3%
    Record Year 2011 (124) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    January 2013 saw a new record in company closures in Leigh-On-Sea when compared to any previous January.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2013492728
    Closed companies in 2012283424
    % change75.0%-20.6%17%
    Record Year2013 (49)2011 (44)2009 (65)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    Net company growth for Leigh-On-Sea during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) was 60 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)Leigh-On-SeaUK
    20136056,888
    20126663,915
    Record Year 2008 (87) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 201371736
    Net growth in 20128850
    Record Year2003 (32)2003 (44)2003 (70)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    In the first quarter of 2013, Leigh-On-Sea formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)Leigh-On-Sea
    20130.1%
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2003 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20130.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20120.1%0.1%0.2%
    % change39.4%4.0%-10.6%
    Record Year2003 (0.2%)1996 (0.2%)2003 (0.2%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2013 was 44.8.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.6% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.6% compared to the UK figure of 1.8%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Leigh-On-Sea was in 2007 when 37.4% of all directors were female.

    25.0% of all director appointments in Leigh-On-Sea in the first quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 28.1% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2012-Mar 2013)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT1.46%CONSULTING5.18%
    ESSEX1.18%MANAGEMENT4.78%
    CONSULTING1.09%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    DESIGN0.91%PROPERTY2.44%
    CONSULTANCY0.82%TRADING2.06%
    PROPERTY0.82%DESIGN1.79%
    ENGINEERING0.73%ENGINEERING1.78%
    ASSOCIATES0.73%BUSINESS1.77%
    J0.73%ASSOCIATES1.75%
    S0.64%LONDON1.72%
    MEDIA0.64%CONSULTANTS1.71%
    CONSULTANTS0.64%CONSTRUCTION1.69%
    SECURITY0.64%MEDIA1.63%
    (ESSEX)0.55%GLOBAL1.57%
    CARE0.55%J1.56%
    CONSTRUCTION0.55%CARE1.46%
    M0.45%IT1.43%
    BUILDING0.45%INVESTMENTS1.41%
    LOGISTICS0.45%PROPERTIES1.36%
    TRADING0.45%M1.25%
    TOTAL0.45%BUILDING1.21%
    PROTECTION0.45%ENTERPRISES1.19%
    C0.45%ELECTRICAL1.18%
    PROPERTIES0.45%TRAINING1.17%
    FINANCIAL0.36%SECURITY1.15%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied208249,183
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified12854,531
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified8423,532
    99999 - Dormant Company5343,384
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management4132,624
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities2724,894
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified206,954
    62090 - Other information technology service activities1912,664
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing195,145
    74990 - Non-trading company1814,129
    72190 - Other research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering18992
    96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment155,248
    7487 - Other business activities147,556
    68310 - Real estate agencies123,382
    43290 - Other construction installation112,914
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified1116,448
    62012 - Business and domestic software development108,099
    64999 - Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified94,819
    43210 - Electrical installation95,625
    41100 - Development of building projects98,637

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08384739 MCGRAIL COURT RESIDENTS LIMITED 01 Feb 2013
    08384869 HOT ROCKET EVENTS LIMITED 01 Feb 2013
    08386999 WESTIREHAB LIMITED 04 Feb 2013
    08389573 KERSEY BELL INN LTD 05 Feb 2013
    08390860 EXCELSIOR CONSULTANTS LTD 06 Feb 2013
    08391407 THE COFFEE SHOP (SOUTHEND) LIMITED 06 Feb 2013
    08391689 LOVE STORY EVENTS LTD 06 Feb 2013
    08393569 BUCKLEYAV LIMITED 07 Feb 2013
    08394914 R L SIGN INSTALLATION LTD 08 Feb 2013
    08395511 ESSEX INDIAN RESTAURANT LIMITED 08 Feb 2013
    08398267 PAINE BATCHELOR LIMITED 11 Feb 2013
    08401638 MET DEVELOPMENTS LTD 13 Feb 2013
    08403116 FACULTI MEDIA LIMITED 14 Feb 2013
    08403408 FRESH FRUIT COMPANY ROCHFORD LIMITED 14 Feb 2013
    08405203 OZTURK M S LTD 15 Feb 2013
    08408242 DC GIBSON SERVICES LIMITED 18 Feb 2013
    08408690 W.K. DRINKS LIMITED 19 Feb 2013
    08410463 SENNA ALUMINIUM LIMITED 19 Feb 2013
    08412816 THE LED MERCHANT LTD 21 Feb 2013
    08413152 STERLING GREENWAY HOLDINGS LIMITED 21 Feb 2013
    08414951 HOME HELP TEAM LIMITED 22 Feb 2013
    08417102 EATCAKE LTD 25 Feb 2013
    08417269 ROADSHOW LOGISTICS LIMITED 25 Feb 2013
    OC382822 MERIDIAN KUNG FU LLP 25 Feb 2013
    08420981 CEO CLERKING SERVICES LIMITED 26 Feb 2013