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Southend-On-Sea, Essex

Q1 2012 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 (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-SeaUK
    2012222131,491
    2011214116,391
    % change3.7%13.0%
    Record Year 2003 (246) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2012577392
    New companies in 2011587482
    % change-1.7%-1.4%12.2%
    Record Year2007 (79)2003 (84)2007 (107)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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-SeaUK
    201215967,576
    201120290,987
    % change-21.3%-25.7%
    Record Year 2010 (205) 2009 (108,065)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2012645342
    Closed companies in 2011806557
    % change-20.0%-18.5%-26%
    Record Year2011 (80)2011 (65)2009 (102)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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-SeaUK
    20126363,915
    20111225,404
    Record Year 1997 (177) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2012-72050
    Net growth in 2011-22925
    Record Year1997 (51)1997 (58)2007 (70)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20120.2%
    20110.2%
    20100.2%
    20090.2%
    20080.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1993 (0.5%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20120.1%0.2%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20110.2%0.2%0.2%
    % change-15.7%-15.7%5.0%
    Record Year1966 (0.7%)1988 (0.6%)1967 (0.8%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT1.73%CONSULTING5.07%
    ESSEX1.49%MANAGEMENT4.74%
    CONSULTANCY1.10%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    CONSULTING0.94%PROPERTY2.37%
    PROPERTY0.86%TRADING2.07%
    C0.78%DESIGN1.93%
    (ESSEX)0.78%ENGINEERING1.86%
    IT0.78%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    SECURITY0.71%CONSULTANTS1.79%
    M0.71%BUSINESS1.73%
    20.63%MEDIA1.72%
    BUILDING0.55%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    MEDIA0.55%LONDON1.66%
    ASSOCIATES0.55%J1.54%
    SOUTHEND0.47%INVESTMENTS1.51%
    HOUSE0.47%GLOBAL1.50%
    BEAUTY0.47%IT1.40%
    CARE0.47%CARE1.34%
    EVENTS0.47%PROPERTIES1.31%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.47%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    J0.47%M1.27%
    PULSE0.39%BUILDING1.24%
    EBULLIO0.39%ENERGY1.20%
    SCHOOL0.39%S1.20%
    FOR0.39%ENTERPRISES1.19%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied324216,665
    7487 - Other business activities19752,735
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified14313,637
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified9135,233
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities5114,303
    99999 - Dormant Company4125,084
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management3319,704
    9999 - Dormant Company3118,617
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply176,934
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified169,892
    7414 - Business & management consultancy1412,113
    7499 - Non-trading company139,102
    62090 - Other information technology service activities138,145
    74990 - Non-trading company129,729
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering115,169
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified113,931
    68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate103,072
    43210 - Electrical installation93,573
    5530 - Restaurants94,633
    43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation82,693

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07983020 AIRPORT GIRLS LTD 08 Mar 2012
    07989604 AVABON HEALTH LIMITED 14 Mar 2012
    07995194 BAYTREE CLEANING & GARDEN SERVICES LIMITED 19 Mar 2012
    07995362 ESTUARY CONSTRUCTION LIMITED 19 Mar 2012
    07997253 D'MARIE FASHIONS LIMITED 20 Mar 2012
    07998839 EBULLIO GLOBAL RECOVERY SPECIAL PURPOSE VEHICLE LIMITED 20 Mar 2012
    08002429 AVIATION ENGINEERING TRAINING CENTRE LTD 22 Mar 2012
    08003135 D B AUTOS (ROMFORD) LIMITED 23 Mar 2012
    08004882 CONNECT MOBILE RADIO LIMITED 23 Mar 2012
    08014032 AROSASUNA LIMITED 30 Mar 2012
    08014229 DRAGON CARPETS LIMITED 30 Mar 2012
    07971699 LOVING SHOES LTD 01 Mar 2012
    07972554 PREMIER BOOKKEEPER LIMITED 01 Mar 2012
    07979142 PAUL GROOME LIMITED 07 Mar 2012
    07989525 CERTAX LIMITED 14 Mar 2012
    07992694 CHELMSFORD MOTORCYCLE TRAINING LTD 15 Mar 2012
    07996999 SWF NEW TOWN LIMITED 20 Mar 2012
    07997634 A. COLLINS ENGINEERING LIMITED 20 Mar 2012
    08009355 DESHI ASSOCIATES LTD 28 Mar 2012
    08011140 GOLDEN PANDA (SUSSEX) LIMITED 29 Mar 2012
    08011552 SGINH LIMITED 29 Mar 2012
    08012856 HARVEYS HEADHUNTERS LTD 30 Mar 2012
    07982808 YOUNGS FLOORING & WALLS LIMITED 08 Mar 2012
    07983802 SHOEBURYNESS HOTEL LIMITED 09 Mar 2012
    07985865 RAW DEAL INVESTMENTS LIMITED 12 Mar 2012