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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
    07690741 SUNCHART LIMITED 04 Jul 2011
    07690851 CANNON ENTERTAINMENT LIMITED 04 Jul 2011
    07692323 GREENSURE LTD 04 Jul 2011
    07692568 RESOURCE CABLING LTD 04 Jul 2011
    07692716 GREENASH RENEWABLES LTD 05 Jul 2011
    07692866 J N PROPERTY MAINTENANCE LTD 05 Jul 2011
    07694128 R. U. P. O. S. H. LIMITED 05 Jul 2011
    07694140 INTERFACE CHILDRENS SERVICES LIMITED 05 Jul 2011
    07697946 CHAMELEON ACADEMY NETWORK LTD 08 Jul 2011
    07698766 JPXL LTD 08 Jul 2011
    07706124 RAIL BUILD GROUP LIMITED 15 Jul 2011
    07706981 FRANCESCA SANDERSON LIMITED 15 Jul 2011
    07708996 KUYICHI UK RETAIL LIMITED 18 Jul 2011
    07715437 TALATALA SOLUTIONS LIMITED 22 Jul 2011
    07717336 MINISTRY OF MAYHEM LIMITED 25 Jul 2011
    07720404 TINA DAHS LIMITED 27 Jul 2011
    07723106 STRIKES BIKES LIMITED 29 Jul 2011
    07723123 REGENCY CRESCENT RTM COMPANY LIMITED 29 Jul 2011
    07691593 LEN SPOONER CONSULTING LIMITED 04 Jul 2011
    07696396 BAXXT LTD 07 Jul 2011
    07699751 A.N.J. CONSULTANCY LTD 11 Jul 2011
    07718216 BRAEMAR CARE SERVICES LIMITED 26 Jul 2011
    07721318 SHONHIWA LIMITED 28 Jul 2011
    07721327 CENTURION GROUND RENTS LIMITED 28 Jul 2011
    07702332 ANDERSON TECHNICAL CONSULTING LIMITED 12 Jul 2011