Leigh-On-Sea, Essex

Q1 2015 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 2015)

    A total of 182 companies were registered in Leigh-On-Sea during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).

    This figure is a decrease of 6.7% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 6.9% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)Leigh-On-SeaUK
    2015182161,156
    2014195150,722
    % change-6.7%6.9%
    Record Year 2014 (195) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2015585767
    New companies in 2014515589
    % change13.7%3.6%-24.7%
    Record Year2003 (62)2003 (69)2003 (91)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    A total of 101 companies were dissolved in Leigh-On-Sea during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).

    This figure is an increase of 13.5% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)Leigh-On-SeaUK
    201510189,523
    20148982,370
    % change13.5%8.7%
    Record Year 2011 (124) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2015273539
    Closed companies in 2014213929
    % change28.6%-10.3%34%
    Record Year2013 (49)2011 (44)2009 (65)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    Net company growth for Leigh-On-Sea during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) was 81 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)Leigh-On-SeaUK
    20158171,633
    201410668,352
    Record Year 2014 (106) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2015312228
    Net growth in 2014301660
    Record Year2003 (32)2003 (44)2003 (70)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    In the first quarter of 2015, Leigh-On-Sea formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)Leigh-On-Sea
    20150.1%
    20140.1%
    20130.1%
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2003 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20150.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20140.1%0.1%0.2%
    % change11.5%-4.6%-31.4%
    Record Year2003 (0.2%)1996 (0.2%)2003 (0.2%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2015 was 44.9.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 7.1% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 1.7% compared to the UK figure of 3.6%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

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

    31.4% of all director appointments in Leigh-On-Sea in the first quarter of 2015 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 2014-Mar 2015)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    INVEST2.58%CONSULTING5.23%
    CONSULTANCY1.46%MANAGEMENT4.56%
    CONSULTING1.29%CONSULTANCY3.62%
    BUILDING1.03%PROPERTY2.72%
    MANAGEMENT1.03%CONSTRUCTION2.19%
    ELECTRICAL0.94%CARE2.13%
    ESSEX0.94%ENGINEERING2.12%
    DESIGN0.94%LONDON1.91%
    CONSTRUCTION0.94%TRADING1.88%
    J0.86%TRANSPORT1.82%
    PROPERTY0.86%ELECTRICAL1.76%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.77%DESIGN1.65%
    ENGINEERING0.69%PROPERTIES1.63%
    LEIGH0.60%CO.,1.58%
    C0.60%J1.55%
    CONSULTANTS0.60%CONSULTANTS1.54%
    PROPERTIES0.52%BUSINESS1.49%
    SWEDEN0.52%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    (ESSEX)0.52%GLOBAL1.46%
    CONTRACTORS0.43%ASSOCIATES1.44%
    L0.43%DEVELOPMENTS1.36%
    ASSOCIATES0.43%BUILDING1.31%
    G0.43%IT1.30%
    CONTRACTS0.43%MEDIA1.28%
    ON0.43%M1.27%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied249288,953
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified10158,522
    99999 - Dormant Company7349,474
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified7229,218
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management5143,081
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities2830,825
    62090 - Other information technology service activities2212,862
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified1719,098
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings167,797
    74100 - specialised design activities164,892
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified159,080
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing146,052
    47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets126,557
    43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation125,331
    72190 - Other research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering11945
    86900 - Other human health activities1113,990
    41100 - Development of building projects1111,863
    49410 - Freight transport by road1012,485
    56101 - Licensed restaurants98,909
    98000 - Residents property management95,308

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    09374227 GLR (UK) LIMITED 05 Jan 2015
    09374950 HONEYS BOXING LIMITED 06 Jan 2015
    09376949 HORNIGOLD THREADS LTD 07 Jan 2015
    09377079 KALKI SECURITY LIMITED 07 Jan 2015
    09377455 JKC FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED 07 Jan 2015
    09380617 KRB AIRCON LTD 09 Jan 2015
    09381455 L J CONTRACTORS LIMITED 09 Jan 2015
    09384318 NRW CONTRACTS LTD 12 Jan 2015
    09386362 FNP CONSULTANCY LTD 13 Jan 2015
    09387506 LJR MANAGEMENT LIMITED 14 Jan 2015
    09388411 CHANDOS HAIR STYLISTS LTD 14 Jan 2015
    09389256 PROFESSIONAL CARE CAPACITY LIMITED 14 Jan 2015
    09394040 HOLMES2 SERVICES LTD 19 Jan 2015
    09394470 CHAUFFEUR BUS LIMITED 19 Jan 2015
    09399693 FRANK FRANCIS CONSTRUCTION LIMITED 21 Jan 2015
    09401426 PLANTIFICATE LIMITED 22 Jan 2015
    09402082 BUILDING SERVICES ESSEX LTD 22 Jan 2015
    09404450 CALIBRE CONTRACTS LIMITED 23 Jan 2015
    09406443 OPTYSIS LTD 26 Jan 2015
    09407343 BRIGHTR PARTNERS LIMITED 27 Jan 2015
    09408255 JPL VEHICLE SALES LIMITED 27 Jan 2015
    09408782 ST CHRISTIANS PIE N MASH LIMITED 27 Jan 2015
    09410961 TURNER ACCOUNTING LIMITED 28 Jan 2015
    09414001 WELDCLASS LTD 30 Jan 2015
    09415292 BELLEVUE DEVELOPMENT & CONSTRUCTION (ESSEX) LIMITED 30 Jan 2015