Leigh-On-Sea, Essex

Q3 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 (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    A total of 140 companies were registered in Leigh-On-Sea during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014).

    This figure is an increase of 1.4% versus the same period last year (Q3 2013). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.1% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)Leigh-On-SeaUK
    2014140143,414
    2013138132,684
    % change1.4%8.1%
    Record Year 2012 (147) 2014 (143,414)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2014514049
    New companies in 2013525036
    % change-1.9%-20.0%36.1%
    Record Year2002 (88)2011 (61)2002 (83)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    A total of 115 companies were dissolved in Leigh-On-Sea during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014).

    This figure is an increase of 25.0% versus the same period last year (Q3 2013). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 18.0% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)Leigh-On-SeaUK
    2014115101,670
    20139286,170
    % change25.0%18.0%
    Record Year 2009 (155) 2009 (159,405)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2014392848
    Closed companies in 2013302636
    % change30.0%7.7%33%
    Record Year2007 (40)2008 (79)2009 (80)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    Net company growth for Leigh-On-Sea during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) was 25 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)Leigh-On-SeaUK
    20142541,744
    20134646,514
    Record Year 2011 (48) 2013 (46,514)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 201412121
    Net growth in 201322240
    Record Year2002 (54)2002 (40)2002 (76)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

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

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)Leigh-On-Sea
    20140.1%
    20130.1%
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2002 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20140.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20130.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change-10.8%-23.7%24.9%
    Record Year2002 (0.3%)2002 (0.2%)1981 (0.3%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2014 was 43.4.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.9% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 7.0% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Leigh-On-Sea was in 2005 when 34.5% of all directors were female.

    27.5% of all director appointments in Leigh-On-Sea in the third quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.3% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    INVEST3.08%CONSULTING5.17%
    CONSULTING1.33%MANAGEMENT4.63%
    MANAGEMENT1.16%CONSULTANCY3.55%
    J1.00%PROPERTY2.62%
    ESSEX1.00%ENGINEERING2.07%
    DESIGN1.00%CONSTRUCTION2.05%
    CONSULTANCY1.00%TRADING2.00%
    SWEDEN0.91%LONDON1.95%
    S0.83%CARE1.94%
    PROPERTY0.83%TRANSPORT1.76%
    BUILDING0.83%DESIGN1.70%
    ASSOCIATES0.75%CONSULTANTS1.70%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.75%PROPERTIES1.63%
    CONSTRUCTION0.67%BUSINESS1.62%
    PROPERTIES0.67%J1.53%
    K0.67%ELECTRICAL1.53%
    ELECTRICAL0.67%GLOBAL1.51%
    ENGINEERING0.58%INVESTMENTS1.50%
    C0.58%ASSOCIATES1.48%
    LEIGH0.50%MEDIA1.38%
    CONSULTANTS0.50%CO.,1.36%
    MAINTENANCE0.50%DEVELOPMENTS1.35%
    INVESTMENT0.50%BUILDING1.30%
    I0.50%IT1.30%
    FIRE0.50%M1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied218278,481
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified11357,264
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified7628,224
    99999 - Dormant Company5948,286
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management4340,717
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities3129,313
    62090 - Other information technology service activities1912,795
    74100 - specialised design activities164,681
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified158,501
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified1418,890
    72190 - Other research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering13918
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings137,151
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing125,786
    47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets126,327
    63990 - Other information service activities not elsewhere classified115,940
    98000 - Residents property management105,047
    47789 - Other retail sale of new goods in specialised stores (not commercial art galleries and opticians)101,650
    43290 - Other construction installation103,244
    41100 - Development of building projects910,604
    96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment96,630

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    09159423 MITCHELL PAGE ENGINEERING LIMITED 04 Aug 2014
    09162551 OT TANDEM LIMITED 05 Aug 2014
    09162905 AJF ELECTRICAL (SERVICES) LIMITED 05 Aug 2014
    09163743 TLC-IT SUPPORT SERVICES LTD 06 Aug 2014
    09167654 BRADCOLE LTD 08 Aug 2014
    09167837 BPS ELECTRICUS LIMITED 08 Aug 2014
    09168576 FISHER LAND AND NEW HOMES LIMITED 11 Aug 2014
    09169289 C MILTON CONSULTING LIMITED 11 Aug 2014
    09169964 JONES STONE SERVICES LTD 11 Aug 2014
    09170555 THE PART EXCHANGE CENTER LIMITED 11 Aug 2014
    09172596 DEGOBAH LIMITED 12 Aug 2014
    09174748 UNI-SUPPLEMENTS LIMITED 14 Aug 2014
    09176319 THE ICT GUYS LIMITED 14 Aug 2014
    09177192 REBECCA BLAKE LIMITED 15 Aug 2014
    09178309 ZAARA LEIGH ON SEA LTD 15 Aug 2014
    09182393 JLC (ESSEX) LIMITED 19 Aug 2014
    09182599 GYM MISTRESS.COM LIMITED 20 Aug 2014
    09182749 SEBASTIAN ROSE LIMITED 20 Aug 2014
    09184830 LOVELILY BAGS LIMITED 21 Aug 2014
    09185641 T L EBNER ENGINEERING LIMITED 21 Aug 2014
    09185794 REDDERET ENFORCEMENT AGENT SERVICES LIMITED 21 Aug 2014
    09186094 ARBROATH TREASURY CONSULTING LIMITED 21 Aug 2014
    09187865 ERGO CONSTRUKT LIMITED 28 Aug 2014
    09189909 DARREN MAILLEY GENERAL BUILDERS LIMITED 28 Aug 2014
    09193031 INVEST SOUTHEND LTD 29 Aug 2014