Southend-On-Sea, Essex

Q3 2010 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 2010)

    A total of 193 companies were registered in Southend-On-Sea during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).

    This figure is an increase of 8.4% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 7.2% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)Southend-On-SeaUK
    2010193101,492
    200917894,671
    % change8.4%7.2%
    Record Year 1997 (235) 2003 (107,203)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2010676066
    New companies in 2009615661
    % change9.8%7.1%8.2%
    Record Year2004 (88)1997 (75)1997 (74)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    A total of 190 companies were dissolved in Southend-On-Sea during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).

    This figure is a decrease of 28.6% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 45.0% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)Southend-On-SeaUK
    201019087,705
    2009266159,401
    % change-28.6%-45.0%
    Record Year 2009 (266) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2010616861
    Closed companies in 20097873115
    % change-21.8%-6.8%-47%
    Record Year2002 (85)2008 (128)2009 (115)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    Net company growth for Southend-On-Sea during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) was 3 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)Southend-On-SeaUK
    2010313,787
    2009-88-64,730
    Record Year 1997 (169) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 20106-85
    Net growth in 2009-17-17-54
    Record Year1997 (60)1997 (55)1997 (54)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

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

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)Southend-On-Sea
    20100.2%
    20090.2%
    20080.2%
    20070.2%
    20060.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1969 (0.8%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20100.2%0.2%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20090.2%0.2%0.2%
    % change2.2%-2.8%3.8%
    Record Year1969 (0.9%)1964 (0.7%)1979 (0.7%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2010 was 44.3.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.2% compared to the UK figure of 2.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.4% compared to the UK figure of 4.4%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Southend-On-Sea was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.

    27.4% of all director appointments in Southend-On-Sea in the third quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.2% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT1.85%MANAGEMENT5.06%
    CONSULTING1.43%CONSULTING4.99%
    ESSEX1.18%CONSULTANCY3.12%
    CONSULTANCY1.01%PROPERTY2.38%
    (ESSEX)0.76%TRADING2.04%
    SOUTHEND0.76%ASSOCIATES2.01%
    PROPERTY0.76%DESIGN1.93%
    CONSULTANTS0.76%CONSTRUCTION1.86%
    ENTERPRISES0.67%BUSINESS1.80%
    MEDIA0.67%MEDIA1.75%
    CONSTRUCTION0.67%CONSULTANTS1.73%
    CARE0.67%LONDON1.59%
    J0.67%ENGINEERING1.59%
    BUILDING0.59%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    LEISURE0.59%CARE1.44%
    MAINTENANCE0.59%J1.44%
    INVESTMENTS0.59%INTERNATIONAL1.43%
    GROUND0.59%GLOBAL1.42%
    BUSINESS0.59%IT1.35%
    RENT0.50%PROPERTIES1.35%
    SYSTEMS0.50%BUILDING1.32%
    PRODUCTIONS0.50%ELECTRICAL1.30%
    PROJECT0.50%M1.28%
    TRAINING0.50%SYSTEMS1.26%
    BEAUTY0.50%S1.24%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied297202,902
    7487 - Other business activities27269,802
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified6625,053
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified617,767
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities398,292
    7499 - Non-trading company2413,408
    9999 - Dormant Company2021,484
    99999 - Dormant Company2014,072
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply198,183
    5530 - Restaurants175,181
    7414 - Business & management consultancy1614,940
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management1613,161
    7260 - Other computer related activities158,967
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering147,634
    43210 - Electrical installation112,747
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified102,664
    8512 - Medical practice activities81,818
    62090 - Other information technology service activities85,716
    43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation82,020
    9234 - Other entertainment activities71,759

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07361413 SOUTH EAST ESSEX GAS SERVICES LIMITED 31 Aug 2010
    07358481 HIGH STREET FISH LIMITED 26 Aug 2010
    07357178 PRISTINE GOLF LIMITED 25 Aug 2010
    07356489 UBERCHIC LIFESTYLE LIMITED 25 Aug 2010
    07355621 MARK HOBSON LIMITED 24 Aug 2010
    07355586 MODEL TUTORIAL DAY LIMITED 24 Aug 2010
    07355388 ITECH BUSINESS SOLUTIONS LIMITED 24 Aug 2010
    07355344 SERVEROVERLOAD LTD 24 Aug 2010
    07355246 A D JACKSON CONTRACTORS LIMITED 24 Aug 2010
    07353771 W. H. UTILITIES LIMITED 23 Aug 2010
    07351768 SHARE PRICE LIMITED 20 Aug 2010
    07351073 OMEGA ASBESTOS SERVICES LIMITED 19 Aug 2010
    07347035 TRACECARE LIMITED 16 Aug 2010
    07339898 STONEWALL GAMES LIMITED 09 Aug 2010
    07338732 DAWSON UTILITIES LTD 06 Aug 2010
    07337690 JAFFLONG LIMITED 05 Aug 2010
    07334094 NORTH THAMES HOLDINGS LTD 03 Aug 2010
    07355766 ELITE CATERING SPECIALISTS LTD 24 Aug 2010
    07348876 SYMPHONIC MIND LONDON LIMITED 18 Aug 2010
    07348147 PORT CLEARANCE SOLUTIONS LIMITED 17 Aug 2010
    07345688 FLOWFIX LIMITED 13 Aug 2010
    07340730 SEABRO CONTRACTS LIMITED 10 Aug 2010
    07338138 SOUTHERN TRADE LIMITED 06 Aug 2010
    07336094 SOUTHEND SCRAP CO LTD 04 Aug 2010
    07360379 ETHOS BUSINESS FINANCE LIMITED 31 Aug 2010