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
    09112136 HYDRAULIC INTERFACE UNIT SERVICES LTD 02 Jul 2014
    09113993 ADEPT IT RECRUITMENT LTD. 03 Jul 2014
    09115492 BIMWERK LIMITED 03 Jul 2014
    09115713 MCGINTY CONSTRUCTION LTD 03 Jul 2014
    09117979 LEIGH TECHNOLOGY LIMITED 07 Jul 2014
    09124181 WRB CONSTRUCTION LIMITED 10 Jul 2014
    09124200 EASTWOOD TAKEAWAY LTD 10 Jul 2014
    09125882 I R G BUILDING SERVICES LIMITED 10 Jul 2014
    09127567 LILIAN FLOREZ LIMITED 11 Jul 2014
    09128451 QB SOFTWARE SYSTEMS LIMITED 14 Jul 2014
    09129765 ESSEX POINTING LTD 14 Jul 2014
    09130001 THAMES CONSTRUCTION AND SCAFFOLDING LTD 14 Jul 2014
    09132170 NIMISA LTD 15 Jul 2014
    09133402 FENCEPRO (UK) LTD 16 Jul 2014
    09133936 LEADERS OF CHANGE LIMITED 16 Jul 2014
    09136178 BAKEWELL BUILDERS LTD 17 Jul 2014
    09136216 PHYSIO ED LIMITED 17 Jul 2014
    09136562 PET SPA TRAINING ACADEMY LTD 18 Jul 2014
    09136868 BJM FENCING LIMITED 18 Jul 2014
    09138846 T & K MARINE SERVICES LTD 21 Jul 2014
    09140214 KJ WALLACE CARPENTRY & JOINERY LIMITED 21 Jul 2014
    09140879 LEONICS LTD 21 Jul 2014
    09148889 ESSEX COUNTRYSIDE (LEIGH ON SEA) LIMITED 28 Jul 2014
    OC394494 STEVES SELF DRIVE LIMITED LIABILITY PARTNERSHIP 28 Jul 2014
    09152825 PEGGY SUES OFF SALES LTD 30 Jul 2014