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Southend-On-Sea, Essex

Q3 2011 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 2011)

    A total of 181 companies were registered in Southend-On-Sea during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).

    This figure is a decrease of 6.2% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 12.8% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)Southend-On-SeaUK
    2011181114,512
    2010193101,492
    % change-6.2%12.8%
    Record Year 1997 (235) 2011 (114,512)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2011545968
    New companies in 2010676066
    % change-19.4%-1.7%3.0%
    Record Year2004 (88)1997 (75)1997 (74)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    A total of 128 companies were dissolved in Southend-On-Sea during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).

    This figure is a decrease of 32.6% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 17.6% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)Southend-On-SeaUK
    201112872,230
    201019087,705
    % change-32.6%-17.6%
    Record Year 2009 (266) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2011424739
    Closed companies in 2010616861
    % change-31.1%-30.9%-36%
    Record Year2002 (85)2008 (128)2009 (115)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    Net company growth for Southend-On-Sea during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) was 53 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)Southend-On-SeaUK
    20115342,282
    2010313,787
    Record Year 1997 (169) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2011121229
    Net growth in 20106-85
    Record Year1997 (60)1997 (55)1997 (54)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    In the third quarter of 2011, Southend-On-Sea formed 0.2% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)Southend-On-Sea
    20110.2%
    20100.2%
    20090.2%
    20080.2%
    20070.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1969 (0.8%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.2%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20100.2%0.2%0.2%
    % change-26.3%-17.3%-7.0%
    Record Year1969 (0.9%)1964 (0.7%)1979 (0.7%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2011 was 42.4.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.4% compared to the UK figure of 4.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 0.8% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

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

    22.1% of all director appointments in Southend-On-Sea in the third quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.0% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT1.61%CONSULTING5.11%
    ESSEX1.15%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    CONSULTANCY1.00%CONSULTANCY3.19%
    CONSULTING0.84%PROPERTY2.41%
    SECURITY0.84%TRADING2.06%
    PROPERTY0.77%DESIGN1.94%
    BUILDING0.77%ASSOCIATES1.85%
    CONSULTANTS0.77%BUSINESS1.82%
    CONSTRUCTION0.69%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    J0.69%ENGINEERING1.74%
    SOUTHEND0.61%MEDIA1.72%
    P0.54%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    C0.54%LONDON1.63%
    ELECTRICAL0.54%J1.47%
    DESIGN0.54%GLOBAL1.46%
    IT0.46%INVESTMENTS1.43%
    GREEN0.46%CARE1.42%
    R.0.46%IT1.38%
    EVENTS0.46%BUILDING1.30%
    ROAD0.46%PROPERTIES1.28%
    SOUTH0.46%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    HEALTH0.38%M1.25%
    G0.38%ENERGY1.22%
    (ESSEX)0.38%TRAINING1.21%
    K0.38%S1.21%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied305204,493
    7487 - Other business activities24365,177
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified9410,018
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified8429,245
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities4610,137
    9999 - Dormant Company3322,587
    99999 - Dormant Company3218,281
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management2515,760
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply218,345
    7499 - Non-trading company1811,543
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering156,321
    7414 - Business & management consultancy1514,755
    5530 - Restaurants145,640
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified127,551
    68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate122,426
    62090 - Other information technology service activities106,798
    9305 - Other service activities1010,525
    7260 - Other computer related activities98,686
    7440 - Advertising92,016
    4545 - Other building completion92,731

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07761672 BITE CONSULTANCY LIMITED 05 Sep 2011
    07767384 TRINKET BOX PRE SCHOOL LTD 08 Sep 2011
    07764171 STYLOCH LIMITED 06 Sep 2011
    07764172 ESTIMIA LIMITED 06 Sep 2011
    07764192 ROADZ LIMITED 06 Sep 2011
    07764216 OCTEMIA LIMITED 06 Sep 2011
    07772170 ON THE WIRE LIMITED 13 Sep 2011
    07774215 FIF SOLUTIONS LIMITED 14 Sep 2011
    07774405 DROID PUBLISHING LTD 15 Sep 2011
    07782591 1ST CLASS LINEN SERVICES LIMITED 21 Sep 2011
    07784847 TODOMIO LTD 23 Sep 2011
    07785465 E & A BEAUTY TECHNOLOGY LIMITED 23 Sep 2011
    07791261 KOBYTE LIMITED 29 Sep 2011
    07760717 SEMPKIN HOLDINGS LIMITED 02 Sep 2011
    07766488 TANTASH CONSULTANCY LIMITED 08 Sep 2011
    07771568 VADO ADMINISTRATION LIMITED 13 Sep 2011
    07781993 SCALLYWAGS PARTY SUPPLIES LIMITED 21 Sep 2011
    07782088 GO KART PARTY WORLD LIMITED 21 Sep 2011
    07790048 5149 LTD 28 Sep 2011
    07790580 TICATOCA LTD 28 Sep 2011
    07760371 DREAM DAY EVENTS LTD 02 Sep 2011
    07779326 R&M AUTO'S LTD 19 Sep 2011
    07784761 RAVLEEN LIMITED 23 Sep 2011
    07789582 MECH-ELECT-INSPECT LIMITED 28 Sep 2011
    07765565 MARKETMEDIA LTD 07 Sep 2011