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
New Company Registrations
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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-Sea UK 2010 222 105,137 2009 178 91,034 % change 24.7% 15.5% Record Year 2003 (246) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2010 62 68 92 New companies in 2009 46 54 78 % change 34.8% 25.9% 17.9% Record Year 2007 (79) 2003 (84) 2007 (107)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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-Sea UK 2010 205 82,677 2009 176 108,060 % change 16.5% -23.5% Record Year 2010 (205) 2009 (108,060) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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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
January February March Closed companies in 2010 62 61 82 Closed companies in 2009 39 35 102 % change 59.0% 74.3% -20% Record Year 2010 (62) 2000 (64) 2009 (102)
Net Company Growth
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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-Sea UK 2010 17 22,460 2009 2 -17,026 Record Year 1997 (177) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2010 0 7 10 Net growth in 2009 7 19 -24 Record Year 1997 (51) 1997 (58) 2007 (70)
UK Company Share
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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 2010 0.2% 2009 0.2% 2008 0.2% 2007 0.1% 2006 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1993 (0.5%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2010 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% UK formation share in 2009 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% % change 25.0% 7.9% -2.0% Record Year 1966 (0.7%) 1988 (0.6%) 1967 (0.8%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2009-Mar 2010)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 1.46% MANAGEMENT 5.01% CONSULTING 1.20% CONSULTING 4.60% CONSTRUCTION 1.20% CONSULTANCY 2.87% CONSULTANCY 0.94% PROPERTY 2.50% TRADING 0.94% ASSOCIATES 2.04% PROPERTY 0.94% TRADING 1.93% SOUTHEND 0.86% DESIGN 1.91% MEDIA 0.77% CONSTRUCTION 1.87% ESSEX 0.77% MEDIA 1.84% CONSULTANTS 0.77% BUSINESS 1.74% CARE 0.69% INTERNATIONAL 1.73% SYSTEMS 0.69% CONSULTANTS 1.63% HOUSE 0.60% ENGINEERING 1.54% INVESTMENTS 0.60% J 1.48% LONDON 0.51% LONDON 1.45% ENTERPRISES 0.51% INVESTMENTS 1.45% GATEWAY 0.51% GROUP 1.37% TRAINING 0.51% GLOBAL 1.35% LEISURE 0.43% PROPERTIES 1.35% ELECTRICAL 0.43% BUILDING 1.34% ASSOCIATES 0.43% CARE 1.33% J 0.43% ELECTRICAL 1.30% FINANCIAL 0.43% M 1.28% CONTRACTORS 0.43% SYSTEMS 1.25% ENGINEERING 0.43% S 1.23%
SIC Data
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Previous 36 months, excluding companies less than 12 months old
sic code number of companies uk companies None Supplied 329 228,645 7487 - Other business activities 257 74,904 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 72 8,154 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 56 26,974 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 53 9,943 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 29 9,659 7499 - Non-trading company 24 15,398 5530 - Restaurants 20 4,798 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 19 9,325 99999 - Dormant Company 19 13,808 9999 - Dormant Company 18 19,948 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 16 14,007 7260 - Other computer related activities 14 10,331 43210 - Electrical installation 14 3,163 7414 - Business & management consultancy 13 17,003 7011 - Development & sell real estate 12 5,300 62090 - Other information technology service activities 12 6,340 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 11 3,069 4545 - Other building completion 8 3,346 4534 - Other building installation 7 2,840
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION 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
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