Southend-On-Sea, Essex

Q1 2010 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q1 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Southend-On-Sea when compared to any previous Q1.
  • January 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Southend-On-Sea when compared to any previous January.

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 2010)

    A total of 222 companies were registered in Southend-On-Sea during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).

    This figure is an increase of 24.7% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.5% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)Southend-On-SeaUK
    2010222105,137
    200917891,034
    % change24.7%15.5%
    Record Year 2003 (246) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2010626892
    New companies in 2009465478
    % change34.8%25.9%17.9%
    Record Year2007 (79)2003 (84)2007 (107)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    Q1 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Southend-On-Sea when compared to any previous Q1.

    A total of 205 companies were dissolved in Southend-On-Sea during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).

    This figure is an increase of 16.5% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 23.5% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)Southend-On-SeaUK
    201020582,677
    2009176108,060
    % change16.5%-23.5%
    Record Year 2010 (205) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    January 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Southend-On-Sea when compared to any previous January.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2010626182
    Closed companies in 20093935102
    % change59.0%74.3%-20%
    Record Year2010 (62)2000 (64)2009 (102)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    Net company growth for Southend-On-Sea during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) was 17 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)Southend-On-SeaUK
    20101722,460
    20092-17,026
    Record Year 1997 (177) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 20100710
    Net growth in 2009719-24
    Record Year1997 (51)1997 (58)2007 (70)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    In the first quarter of 2010, Southend-On-Sea formed 0.2% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)Southend-On-Sea
    20100.2%
    20090.2%
    20080.2%
    20070.1%
    20060.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1993 (0.5%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20100.2%0.2%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20090.2%0.2%0.2%
    % change25.0%7.9%-2.0%
    Record Year1966 (0.7%)1988 (0.6%)1967 (0.8%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2010 was 45.0.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.7% compared to the UK figure of 2.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.5% compared to the UK figure of 4.9%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Southend-On-Sea was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.

    29.1% of all director appointments in Southend-On-Sea in the first quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 24.7% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2009-Mar 2010)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT1.46%MANAGEMENT5.01%
    CONSULTING1.20%CONSULTING4.60%
    CONSTRUCTION1.20%CONSULTANCY2.87%
    CONSULTANCY0.94%PROPERTY2.50%
    TRADING0.94%ASSOCIATES2.04%
    PROPERTY0.94%TRADING1.93%
    SOUTHEND0.86%DESIGN1.91%
    MEDIA0.77%CONSTRUCTION1.87%
    ESSEX0.77%MEDIA1.84%
    CONSULTANTS0.77%BUSINESS1.74%
    CARE0.69%INTERNATIONAL1.73%
    SYSTEMS0.69%CONSULTANTS1.63%
    HOUSE0.60%ENGINEERING1.54%
    INVESTMENTS0.60%J1.48%
    LONDON0.51%LONDON1.45%
    ENTERPRISES0.51%INVESTMENTS1.45%
    GATEWAY0.51%GROUP1.37%
    TRAINING0.51%GLOBAL1.35%
    LEISURE0.43%PROPERTIES1.35%
    ELECTRICAL0.43%BUILDING1.34%
    ASSOCIATES0.43%CARE1.33%
    J0.43%ELECTRICAL1.30%
    FINANCIAL0.43%M1.28%
    CONTRACTORS0.43%SYSTEMS1.25%
    ENGINEERING0.43%S1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied329228,645
    7487 - Other business activities25774,904
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified728,154
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified5626,974
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities539,943
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply299,659
    7499 - Non-trading company2415,398
    5530 - Restaurants204,798
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering199,325
    99999 - Dormant Company1913,808
    9999 - Dormant Company1819,948
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management1614,007
    7260 - Other computer related activities1410,331
    43210 - Electrical installation143,163
    7414 - Business & management consultancy1317,003
    7011 - Development & sell real estate125,300
    62090 - Other information technology service activities126,340
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified113,069
    4545 - Other building completion83,346
    4534 - Other building installation72,840

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07141162 LITTLE RED BRUSH 30 Jan 2010
    07140130 ST JAMES EVENTS LIMITED 29 Jan 2010
    07139845 LISTER HEALTHCARE LIMITED 28 Jan 2010
    07139584 D & M KENT LTD 28 Jan 2010
    07139434 BAKER ES LIMITED 28 Jan 2010
    07137160 BRAND PROMOTIONS UK LTD 26 Jan 2010
    07133958 BACK TO BACK COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED 22 Jan 2010
    07132089 NATURE GIFT LIMITED 21 Jan 2010
    07131814 SLM CREDIT SERVICES LTD 21 Jan 2010
    07130567 ELITE SERVICES (GB) LIMITED 20 Jan 2010
    07130443 BEDS & WARDROBES LIMITED 19 Jan 2010
    07129912 CONNECT GAS ENGINEERS LIMITED 19 Jan 2010
    07127032 YOFN LTD 15 Jan 2010
    07124737 CRITICAL STAFFING LIMITED 13 Jan 2010
    07123344 BRUNEL MARINE COATINGS LIMITED 12 Jan 2010
    07122246 SQUIBBO LIMITED 12 Jan 2010
    07120298 UKMUCKAWAY.CO.UK LIMITED 08 Jan 2010
    07120076 DELBEN CONSULTING LIMITED 08 Jan 2010
    07120067 ESSEX MOTORSPORT ACADEMY LTD 08 Jan 2010
    07134851 STEP UP DECORATORS LIMITED 25 Jan 2010
    07132928 TAYLORS RESEARCH LIMITED 22 Jan 2010
    07126048 IAN MILNE DESIGN LTD 14 Jan 2010
    07125102 RED RICE LIMITED 14 Jan 2010
    07116805 JADE FOUNTAIN LIMITED 05 Jan 2010
    07114956 SL HALL LIMITED 03 Jan 2010