Southend-On-Sea, Essex
Q1 2012 Business Confidence Report
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
A total of 222 companies were registered in Southend-On-Sea during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).
This figure is an increase of 3.7% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.0% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Southend-On-Sea UK 2012 222 131,491 2011 214 116,391 % change 3.7% 13.0% Record Year 2003 (246) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2012 57 73 92 New companies in 2011 58 74 82 % change -1.7% -1.4% 12.2% Record Year 2007 (79) 2003 (84) 2007 (107)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
A total of 159 companies were dissolved in Southend-On-Sea during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).
This figure is a decrease of 21.3% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 25.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Southend-On-Sea UK 2012 159 67,576 2011 202 90,987 % change -21.3% -25.7% Record Year 2010 (205) 2009 (108,065) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2012 64 53 42 Closed companies in 2011 80 65 57 % change -20.0% -18.5% -26% Record Year 2011 (80) 2011 (65) 2009 (102)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
Net company growth for Southend-On-Sea during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) was 63 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Southend-On-Sea UK 2012 63 63,915 2011 12 25,404 Record Year 1997 (177) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2012 -7 20 50 Net growth in 2011 -22 9 25 Record Year 1997 (51) 1997 (58) 2007 (70)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
In the first quarter of 2012, Southend-On-Sea formed 0.2% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Southend-On-Sea 2012 0.2% 2011 0.2% 2010 0.2% 2009 0.2% 2008 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1993 (0.5%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2012 0.1% 0.2% 0.2% UK formation share in 2011 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% % change -15.7% -15.7% 5.0% Record Year 1966 (0.7%) 1988 (0.6%) 1967 (0.8%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2012 was 43.0.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.2% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 0.0% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
The record first quarter for female directors in Southend-On-Sea was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
28.7% of all director appointments in Southend-On-Sea in the first quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.2% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 1.73% CONSULTING 5.07% ESSEX 1.49% MANAGEMENT 4.74% CONSULTANCY 1.10% CONSULTANCY 3.30% CONSULTING 0.94% PROPERTY 2.37% PROPERTY 0.86% TRADING 2.07% C 0.78% DESIGN 1.93% (ESSEX) 0.78% ENGINEERING 1.86% IT 0.78% ASSOCIATES 1.84% SECURITY 0.71% CONSULTANTS 1.79% M 0.71% BUSINESS 1.73% 2 0.63% MEDIA 1.72% BUILDING 0.55% CONSTRUCTION 1.72% MEDIA 0.55% LONDON 1.66% ASSOCIATES 0.55% J 1.54% SOUTHEND 0.47% INVESTMENTS 1.51% HOUSE 0.47% GLOBAL 1.50% BEAUTY 0.47% IT 1.40% CARE 0.47% CARE 1.34% EVENTS 0.47% PROPERTIES 1.31% DEVELOPMENTS 0.47% ELECTRICAL 1.27% J 0.47% M 1.27% PULSE 0.39% BUILDING 1.24% EBULLIO 0.39% ENERGY 1.20% SCHOOL 0.39% S 1.20% FOR 0.39% ENTERPRISES 1.19%
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 324 216,665 7487 - Other business activities 197 52,735 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 143 13,637 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 91 35,233 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 51 14,303 99999 - Dormant Company 41 25,084 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 33 19,704 9999 - Dormant Company 31 18,617 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 17 6,934 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 16 9,892 7414 - Business & management consultancy 14 12,113 7499 - Non-trading company 13 9,102 62090 - Other information technology service activities 13 8,145 74990 - Non-trading company 12 9,729 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 11 5,169 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 11 3,931 68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate 10 3,072 43210 - Electrical installation 9 3,573 5530 - Restaurants 9 4,633 43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation 8 2,693
Recent Companies
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