Southend-On-Sea, Essex
2011 Half Year Business Confidence Report
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2011)
In the first half of 2011 a total of 412 companies were formed in Southend-On-Sea. This figure is 5.6% higher than last year, which compares badly to the UK wide figure of 12.3%.
The highest total for a first half year in Southend-On-Sea occurred in 2003 when a total of 476 were formed.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Southend-On-Sea UK 2011 412 228,735 2010 390 203,749 % change 5.6% 12.3% Record Year 2003 (476) 2007 (279,097) New Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2011)
A total of 198 companies were registered in Southend-On-Sea during the second quarter of 2011 (Apr 2011 - Jun 2011).
This figure is an increase of 17.9% versus the same period last year (Q2 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.9% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2011 - Jun 2011) Southend-On-Sea UK 2011 198 112,344 2010 168 98,612 % change 17.9% 13.9% Record Year 1997 (243) 2011 (112,344) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2011)
New Companies by Month
April May June New companies in 2011 53 76 69 New companies in 2010 60 56 52 % change -11.7% 35.7% 32.7% Record Year 1997 (105) 2002 (77) 2003 (84)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2011)
In the first half of 2011 a total of 342 companies were dissolved in Southend-On-Sea. This figure is 16.8% lower than last year, which compares well to the UK wide change of -8.6%.
The highest total for a first half year in Southend-On-Sea occurred in 2009 when a total of 474 were closed.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Southend-On-Sea UK 2011 342 162,310 2010 411 177,631 % change -16.8% -8.6% Record Year 2009 (474) 2009 (289,236) Dissolved Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2011)
A total of 140 companies were dissolved in Southend-On-Sea during the second quarter of 2011 (Apr 2011 - Jun 2011).
This figure is a decrease of 32.0% versus the same period last year (Q2 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 24.9% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2011 - Jun 2011) Southend-On-Sea UK 2011 140 71,324 2010 206 94,954 % change -32.0% -24.9% Record Year 2009 (298) 2009 (181,176) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2011)
Dissolved Companies by Month
April May June Closed companies in 2011 36 45 59 Closed companies in 2010 47 67 92 % change -23.4% -32.8% -36% Record Year 2009 (90) 2009 (125) 2010 (92)
Net Company Growth
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2011)
In the first half of 2011 the company register for Southend-On-Sea increased by 70 companies.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Southend-On-Sea UK 2011 70 66,425 2010 -21 26,118 Record Year 1997 (367) 2007 (171,296) Net Growth by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2011)
Net company growth for Southend-On-Sea during the second quarter of 2011 (Apr 2011 - Jun 2011) was 58 companies.
second quarter (Apr 2011 - Jun 2011) Southend-On-Sea UK 2011 58 41,020 2010 -38 3,658 Record Year 1997 (190) 2003 (69,274) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2011)
Net Growth by Month
April May June Net growth in 2011 17 31 10 Net growth in 2010 13 -11 -40 Record Year 1997 (101) 1998 (49) 2008 (45)
UK Company Share
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2011)
In the first half of 2011 Southend-On-Sea formed 0.2% of all UK companies. This is the same as the 2010 figure of 0.2%.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Southend-On-Sea 2011 0.2% 2010 0.2% 2009 0.2% 2008 0.2% 2007 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1974 (0.5%) Company Share by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2011)
In the second quarter of 2011, Southend-On-Sea formed 0.2% of all UK companies.
second quarter (Apr 2011 - Jun 2011) Southend-On-Sea 2011 0.2% 2010 0.2% 2009 0.2% 2008 0.2% 2007 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1973 (0.6%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2011)
Company Share by Month
April May June UK formation share in 2011 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% UK formation share in 2010 0.2% 0.2% 0.1% % change -14.5% 6.9% 17.6% Record Year 1971 (0.7%) 1970 (0.9%) 1974 (0.8%)
Director Age
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2011)
The average age of a director in the first half of 2011 was 43.2.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.3% compared to the UK figure of 3.2%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.3% compared to the UK figure of 4.3%.
Director Age by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2011)
The average age of a director in the second quarter of 2011 was 43.4.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.5% compared to the UK figure of 3.4%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.3% compared to the UK figure of 4.3%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2011)
The record first half year for female directors in Southend-On-Sea was 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
25.3% of all director appointments in Southend-On-Sea in the first half of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.
Director Gender by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2011)
The record second quarter for female directors in Southend-On-Sea was in 1866 when 66.7% of all directors were female.
26.3% of all director appointments in Southend-On-Sea in the second quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.1% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Jun 2010-Jun 2011)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 1.70% CONSULTING 5.09% ESSEX 1.32% MANAGEMENT 4.86% CONSULTANCY 1.01% CONSULTANCY 3.17% BUILDING 0.85% PROPERTY 2.43% CONSULTING 0.85% TRADING 2.05% PROPERTY 0.77% DESIGN 1.94% SECURITY 0.77% ASSOCIATES 1.92% J 0.77% BUSINESS 1.87% CONSULTANTS 0.77% CONSTRUCTION 1.77% (ESSEX) 0.70% CONSULTANTS 1.76% CONSTRUCTION 0.62% MEDIA 1.73% G 0.62% ENGINEERING 1.67% SOUTHEND 0.62% LONDON 1.60% D 0.54% GLOBAL 1.46% DESIGN 0.54% J 1.44% GREEN 0.54% CARE 1.44% C 0.54% INVESTMENTS 1.42% SOUTH 0.54% IT 1.39% BUSINESS 0.54% BUILDING 1.32% P 0.54% PROPERTIES 1.31% PROJECT 0.46% ELECTRICAL 1.30% ROAD 0.46% M 1.27% ELECTRICAL 0.46% S 1.23% PRODUCTS 0.46% ENTERPRISES 1.20% PRODUCTIONS 0.46% SYSTEMS 1.20%
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 295 202,072 7487 - Other business activities 242 60,758 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 95 10,322 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 91 30,647 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 46 10,545 99999 - Dormant Company 32 18,918 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 26 16,419 9999 - Dormant Company 20 20,111 7499 - Non-trading company 16 10,955 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 15 7,143 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 15 5,928 7414 - Business & management consultancy 14 13,053 5530 - Restaurants 14 5,086 68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate 12 2,543 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 12 7,835 7440 - Advertising 10 1,864 62090 - Other information technology service activities 10 7,095 70100 - Activities of head offices 9 2,632 7260 - Other computer related activities 9 7,849 43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation 8 2,223
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