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
    08919629 GALLACHER'S SMOKEHOUSE BAR AND GRILL LIMITED 03 Mar 2014
    08920995 MEADOWS PROPERTY DEVELOPMENTS LTD 04 Mar 2014
    08921539 DIMENSION CUSTOM BUILD LIMITED 04 Mar 2014
    08922709 DIGITAL SOFT CASH LIMITED 05 Mar 2014
    08926647 A K DEANE PLUMBING LIMITED 06 Mar 2014
    08926748 RP INVEST LIMITED 06 Mar 2014
    08930634 S KEY CONSULTANCY LTD 10 Mar 2014
    08934509 CIENTOS LIMITED 12 Mar 2014
    08936025 BARIS & CO CATERING LIMITED 12 Mar 2014
    08938384 FLUSH MAINTENANCE LIMITED 13 Mar 2014
    08940494 STERLING TIMBER & DAMP LIMITED 14 Mar 2014
    08942087 GRIBBON SOCIAL CARE LIMITED 17 Mar 2014
    08944994 VENERA SWEDEN LIMITED 18 Mar 2014
    08945041 MGC (LEIGH) LIMITED 18 Mar 2014
    08946518 ANTAEUS CONSULTING LIMITED 19 Mar 2014
    08947227 SOUL ACCOUNTING SOLUTIONS LIMITED 19 Mar 2014
    08949319 THP ACCOUNTANCY SERVICES LIMITED 20 Mar 2014
    08956094 GENERALEN SWEDEN LIMITED 24 Mar 2014
    08958125 C SVERIGE SAFETY LIMITED 25 Mar 2014
    08959412 SRM EXPRESS COURIERS LIMITED 26 Mar 2014
    08960681 PRIMA VILLA LIMITED 26 Mar 2014
    08961324 RL SOUTH STREET PROPERTIES LIMITED 26 Mar 2014
    08963535 JB-BLUECOMPUTING LIMITED 27 Mar 2014
    08964675 TOTAL PROTECTION (LANDSCAPING) LTD 28 Mar 2014
    08965195 DARYL J GEACH ELECTRICIAL SERVICES LIMITED 28 Mar 2014