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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

  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 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-SeaUK
    2011214116,391
    2010222105,137
    % change-3.6%10.7%
    Record Year 2003 (246) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2011587482
    New companies in 2010626892
    % change-6.5%8.8%-10.9%
    Record Year2007 (79)2003 (84)2007 (107)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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-SeaUK
    201120290,986
    201020582,677
    % change-1.5%10.0%
    Record Year 2010 (205) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2011806557
    Closed companies in 2010626182
    % change29.0%6.6%-30%
    Record Year2011 (80)2011 (65)2009 (102)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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-SeaUK
    20111225,405
    20101722,460
    Record Year 1997 (177) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2011-22925
    Net growth in 20100710
    Record Year1997 (51)1997 (58)2007 (70)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20110.2%
    20100.2%
    20090.2%
    20080.2%
    20070.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1993 (0.5%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20110.2%0.2%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20100.2%0.2%0.2%
    % change-19.3%-4.3%-15.0%
    Record Year1966 (0.7%)1988 (0.6%)1967 (0.8%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2010-Mar 2011)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT2.10%CONSULTING5.04%
    ESSEX1.21%MANAGEMENT4.97%
    CONSULTANCY1.13%CONSULTANCY3.16%
    CONSULTING1.05%PROPERTY2.38%
    CONSULTANTS0.81%TRADING2.10%
    BUILDING0.81%DESIGN1.93%
    PROPERTY0.73%ASSOCIATES1.92%
    J0.73%BUSINESS1.87%
    BUSINESS0.73%CONSTRUCTION1.80%
    (ESSEX)0.65%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    PRODUCTIONS0.56%MEDIA1.69%
    D0.56%ENGINEERING1.61%
    P0.56%LONDON1.60%
    SOUTHEND0.56%CARE1.45%
    CONSTRUCTION0.56%J1.45%
    ELECTRICAL0.56%GLOBAL1.44%
    PROJECT0.56%INVESTMENTS1.43%
    BEAUTY0.48%IT1.41%
    R.0.48%PROPERTIES1.36%
    EAST0.48%BUILDING1.34%
    ENTERPRISES0.48%M1.30%
    INVESTMENTS0.48%ELECTRICAL1.28%
    PRODUCTS0.48%S1.24%
    DIRECT0.48%INTERNATIONAL1.23%
    SECURITY0.48%SYSTEMS1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied300202,798
    7487 - Other business activities24760,968
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified10210,085
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified7730,253
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities4410,246
    99999 - Dormant Company3318,336
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management2716,150
    9999 - Dormant Company2019,765
    7414 - Business & management consultancy1612,916
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply167,000
    7499 - Non-trading company1411,316
    5530 - Restaurants144,898
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering146,183
    7260 - Other computer related activities137,789
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified117,788
    68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate112,528
    43210 - Electrical installation93,172
    70100 - Activities of head offices92,849
    62090 - Other information technology service activities96,996
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified83,097

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07537152 EMMA YATES CONSULTANCY LIMITED 21 Feb 2011
    07535819 LINTON EVENTS LIMITED 21 Feb 2011
    07525976 DOWNES & DOWNES CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT LIMITED 10 Feb 2011
    07524088 GLASS FINANCIAL GROUP LIMITED 09 Feb 2011
    07519463 DEVIGNES BARS LIMITED 07 Feb 2011
    07517755 JUNIOR MODELS LIMITED 04 Feb 2011
    07516363 THE ASSOCIATION OF SITE WASTE MANAGEMENT PLANNERS 03 Feb 2011
    07515450 REASONPROUD LIMITED 03 Feb 2011
    07513605 ROSEHILL MARIGOT LTD 02 Feb 2011
    07513433 RANK STAR LIMITED 02 Feb 2011
    07513426 DM ELECTRICAL (ESSEX) LTD 02 Feb 2011
    07512815 MESSAGING SOLUTIONS LIMITED 01 Feb 2011
    07511965 THE HILLARS LIMITED 01 Feb 2011
    07541960 FRAME VISUALISATION LIMITED 24 Feb 2011
    07541231 CHINA GARDEN (MALDON) LIMITED 24 Feb 2011
    07530003 J V DATA SERVICES LIMITED 15 Feb 2011
    07529362 HOP MONSTER BREWING COMPANY LTD. 14 Feb 2011
    07524395 SOUTH EAST AIRSOFT LIMITED 10 Feb 2011
    07518646 BEACH HUT RESTAURANT & BAR LTD 07 Feb 2011
    07517497 PAT WALSH CONSTRUCTION LIMITED 04 Feb 2011
    07516201 KINERMAN CARPENTERS LTD 03 Feb 2011
    07535508 ELSAMA LIMITED 18 Feb 2011
    07525972 SHOEBURY HOTEL LIMITED 10 Feb 2011
    07522101 GUNNERY HOUSE PROPERTY COMPANY LIMITED 08 Feb 2011
    07541160 LUPUS LAMB LIMITED 24 Feb 2011