Southend-On-Sea, Essex
Q1 2011 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- February 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Southend-On-Sea when compared to any previous February.
- January 2011 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 2011)
A total of 214 companies were registered in Southend-On-Sea during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).
This figure is a decrease of 3.6% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) Southend-On-Sea UK 2011 214 116,391 2010 222 105,137 % change -3.6% 10.7% Record Year 2003 (246) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2011 58 74 82 New companies in 2010 62 68 92 % change -6.5% 8.8% -10.9% Record Year 2007 (79) 2003 (84) 2007 (107)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
A total of 202 companies were dissolved in Southend-On-Sea during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).
This figure is a decrease of 1.5% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.0% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) Southend-On-Sea UK 2011 202 90,986 2010 205 82,677 % change -1.5% 10.0% Record Year 2010 (205) 2009 (108,060) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
February 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Southend-On-Sea when compared to any previous February.
January 2011 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 2011 80 65 57 Closed companies in 2010 62 61 82 % change 29.0% 6.6% -30% Record Year 2011 (80) 2011 (65) 2009 (102)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
Net company growth for Southend-On-Sea during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) was 12 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) Southend-On-Sea UK 2011 12 25,405 2010 17 22,460 Record Year 1997 (177) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2011 -22 9 25 Net growth in 2010 0 7 10 Record Year 1997 (51) 1997 (58) 2007 (70)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
In the first quarter of 2011, Southend-On-Sea formed 0.2% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) Southend-On-Sea 2011 0.2% 2010 0.2% 2009 0.2% 2008 0.2% 2007 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1993 (0.5%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2011 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% UK formation share in 2010 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% % change -19.3% -4.3% -15.0% Record Year 1966 (0.7%) 1988 (0.6%) 1967 (0.8%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2011 was 42.9.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.1% compared to the UK figure of 3.0%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 6.1% compared to the UK figure of 4.3%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
The record first quarter for female directors in Southend-On-Sea was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
24.3% of all director appointments in Southend-On-Sea in the first quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.4% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2010-Mar 2011)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 2.10% CONSULTING 5.04% ESSEX 1.21% MANAGEMENT 4.97% CONSULTANCY 1.13% CONSULTANCY 3.16% CONSULTING 1.05% PROPERTY 2.38% CONSULTANTS 0.81% TRADING 2.10% BUILDING 0.81% DESIGN 1.93% PROPERTY 0.73% ASSOCIATES 1.92% J 0.73% BUSINESS 1.87% BUSINESS 0.73% CONSTRUCTION 1.80% (ESSEX) 0.65% CONSULTANTS 1.76% PRODUCTIONS 0.56% MEDIA 1.69% D 0.56% ENGINEERING 1.61% P 0.56% LONDON 1.60% SOUTHEND 0.56% CARE 1.45% CONSTRUCTION 0.56% J 1.45% ELECTRICAL 0.56% GLOBAL 1.44% PROJECT 0.56% INVESTMENTS 1.43% BEAUTY 0.48% IT 1.41% R. 0.48% PROPERTIES 1.36% EAST 0.48% BUILDING 1.34% ENTERPRISES 0.48% M 1.30% INVESTMENTS 0.48% ELECTRICAL 1.28% PRODUCTS 0.48% S 1.24% DIRECT 0.48% INTERNATIONAL 1.23% SECURITY 0.48% SYSTEMS 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 300 202,798 7487 - Other business activities 247 60,968 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 102 10,085 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 77 30,253 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 44 10,246 99999 - Dormant Company 33 18,336 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 27 16,150 9999 - Dormant Company 20 19,765 7414 - Business & management consultancy 16 12,916 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 16 7,000 7499 - Non-trading company 14 11,316 5530 - Restaurants 14 4,898 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 14 6,183 7260 - Other computer related activities 13 7,789 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 11 7,788 68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate 11 2,528 43210 - Electrical installation 9 3,172 70100 - Activities of head offices 9 2,849 62090 - Other information technology service activities 9 6,996 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 8 3,097
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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