Leigh-On-Sea, Essex

Q1 2014 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 2014)

    A total of 195 companies were registered in Leigh-On-Sea during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).

    This figure is an increase of 18.9% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.8% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)Leigh-On-SeaUK
    2014195150,722
    2013164134,802
    % change18.9%11.8%
    Record Year 2014 (195) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2014515589
    New companies in 2013564464
    % change-8.9%25.0%39.1%
    Record Year2003 (62)2003 (69)2003 (91)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    A total of 89 companies were dissolved in Leigh-On-Sea during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).

    This figure is a decrease of 14.4% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 5.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)Leigh-On-SeaUK
    20148982,370
    201310477,914
    % change-14.4%5.7%
    Record Year 2011 (124) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2014213929
    Closed companies in 2013492728
    % change-57.1%44.4%4%
    Record Year2013 (49)2011 (44)2009 (65)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    Net company growth for Leigh-On-Sea during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) was 106 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)Leigh-On-SeaUK
    201410668,352
    20136056,888
    Record Year 2014 (106) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2014301660
    Net growth in 201371736
    Record Year2003 (32)2003 (44)2003 (70)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    In the first quarter of 2014, Leigh-On-Sea formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)Leigh-On-Sea
    20140.1%
    20130.1%
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2003 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20140.1%0.1%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20130.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change-14.8%15.5%16.0%
    Record Year2003 (0.2%)1996 (0.2%)2003 (0.2%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2014 was 42.2.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 1.6% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 10.2% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

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

    28.9% of all director appointments in Leigh-On-Sea in the first quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.4% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2013-Mar 2014)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT1.21%CONSULTING5.22%
    PROPERTY1.21%MANAGEMENT4.67%
    CONSULTING1.21%CONSULTANCY3.49%
    DESIGN1.03%PROPERTY2.64%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.84%TRADING2.05%
    BUILDING0.84%LONDON1.88%
    ESSEX0.84%ENGINEERING1.86%
    INVEST0.75%CARE1.79%
    CONSULTANTS0.75%CONSTRUCTION1.75%
    S0.75%DESIGN1.75%
    TRADING0.75%CONSULTANTS1.73%
    J0.65%BUSINESS1.71%
    MAINTENANCE0.56%PROPERTIES1.60%
    ROAD0.56%INVESTMENTS1.60%
    ASSOCIATES0.56%GLOBAL1.58%
    CONSTRUCTION0.56%J1.48%
    C0.47%ASSOCIATES1.48%
    BUSINESS0.47%MEDIA1.48%
    SYSTEMS0.47%IT1.33%
    CONSULTANCY0.47%TRANSPORT1.30%
    D0.47%DEVELOPMENTS1.29%
    INVESTMENTS0.47%BUILDING1.24%
    INVESTMENT0.47%M1.21%
    CO0.37%CAPITAL1.20%
    ENTERPRISES0.37%ELECTRICAL1.19%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied250280,210
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified11856,411
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified7326,700
    99999 - Dormant Company6447,084
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management4737,882
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities2727,750
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified198,155
    62090 - Other information technology service activities1812,813
    72190 - Other research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering15949
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing155,521
    74990 - Non-trading company1514,135
    96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment146,236
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified1418,491
    63990 - Other information service activities not elsewhere classified125,949
    47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets125,988
    74100 - specialised design activities124,475
    43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation114,866
    43290 - Other construction installation113,231
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings116,559
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities107,313

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08872523 PROGRESS MODELS LIMITED 03 Feb 2014
    08873483 LOCHAIN PATRICK TWO LIMITED 03 Feb 2014
    08875708 ESSEX ROOFERS LIMITED 04 Feb 2014
    08878506 GRAPPLE SPORTS LTD 06 Feb 2014
    08880820 PMF PALLET SERVICES LIMITED 06 Feb 2014
    08883098 I-COMMODITY LIMITED 10 Feb 2014
    08884873 LONG ISLAND DEVELOPMENTS LTD 10 Feb 2014
    08885028 LLOYD CLASSIC AND RETRO LTD 10 Feb 2014
    08886078 SPLASH HEATING AND PLUMBING LIMITED 11 Feb 2014
    08886701 POWELL PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT & MAINTENANCE LIMITED 11 Feb 2014
    08888284 S & J ACTION SPORTS LIMITED 12 Feb 2014
    08891752 WAYNE TRANSPORT LIMITED 12 Feb 2014
    08891976 HONMA CONSULTING LIMITED 12 Feb 2014
    08894360 DIVA'S & DUDE'S STUDIOS LIMITED 13 Feb 2014
    08894814 FIRSTIME SERVICES LIMITED 14 Feb 2014
    08894931 MOLOSSI LEISURE LIMITED 14 Feb 2014
    08899226 BROADWAY SOLUTIONS (UK) LIMITED 18 Feb 2014
    08903726 ESTUARY PROJECTS LIMITED 20 Feb 2014
    08904420 C & A CONTRACTS LIMITED 20 Feb 2014
    08904656 T.J.H. LOGISTICS LIMITED 20 Feb 2014
    08906318 HITBRAZIL LIMITED 21 Feb 2014
    08906630 SCHOOL & ACADEMY COMPLIANCE LIMITED 21 Feb 2014
    08910005 FLETCHER MARION LIMITED 25 Feb 2014
    08912948 SIMSAM INVESTMENT LIMITED 26 Feb 2014
    08914908 KINESOMANIA LIMITED 27 Feb 2014