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
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 07582760 PARTENON LIMITED 29 Mar 2011 07577975 LMCGILL SOFTWARE LIMITED 25 Mar 2011 07570811 ITERZ LTD 21 Mar 2011 07564882 CS PARKING LIMITED 15 Mar 2011 07563516 ASG SOLUTIONS LIMITED 14 Mar 2011 07560627 SKYFAME LIMITED 11 Mar 2011 07556519 UBERCHIC LONDON LIMITED 08 Mar 2011 07556276 CHARLTON FINANCIAL CONSULTING LIMITED 08 Mar 2011 07552392 PLASMOLD PRECISION PRODUCTS LTD 04 Mar 2011 07552321 PLASMOLD PRECISION PLASTICS LTD 04 Mar 2011 07552033 PLASMOLD PLASTIC PRODUCTS LTD 04 Mar 2011 07551597 PIZZA LEONARDO LIMITED 04 Mar 2011 07551178 RAS MANAGEMENT LIMITED 03 Mar 2011 07549516 JO FLETCHER BOOKS LIMITED 02 Mar 2011 07547617 SHIELDPORT LIMITED 01 Mar 2011 07547458 SHIELDMARK LIMITED 01 Mar 2011 07578513 R.T INFRASTRUCTURE LTD 25 Mar 2011 07575446 EVOLUTION COMMODITIES LIMITED 23 Mar 2011 07571419 ALLEN MAGID LIMITED 21 Mar 2011 07552114 FINS AQUATICS LIMITED 04 Mar 2011 07570447 LE SALON CHIC LIMITED 18 Mar 2011 07568431 CUT PRICE STORE (RAYLEIGH) LTD 17 Mar 2011 07564539 ESKIMO FROZEN FOODS LTD 15 Mar 2011 07562552 CERBERUS EUROPE LIMITED 14 Mar 2011 07558841 ESTUARY ACCOUNTANCY SERVICES LIMITED 10 Mar 2011
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