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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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 07895844 REYNOLDS INSTALLATIONS LIMITED 03 Jan 2012 07896795 ESSEX PLASTICS LIMITED 04 Jan 2012 07898259 TOWERSOFT LIMITED 05 Jan 2012 07898762 DIAMOND PROPERTIES (ESSEX) LTD 05 Jan 2012 07902972 FERRIS MANAGEMENT LTD 09 Jan 2012 07903496 CINE ITALIA DESIGN LIMITED 10 Jan 2012 07904938 PHIL HEALEY IT CONTRACTING LIMITED 10 Jan 2012 07908299 NELSON CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LIMITED 13 Jan 2012 07908317 C S ALUMINIUM LIMITED 13 Jan 2012 07908546 FRATER CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED 13 Jan 2012 07910895 MONTROSE GLASS LIMITED 16 Jan 2012 07911253 MASKHO LIMITED 16 Jan 2012 07914014 WELCOME MANOR LIMITED 18 Jan 2012 07917089 PROP DEPARTMENT LIMITED 20 Jan 2012 07918135 STATUS PM LIMITED 20 Jan 2012 07925323 SWALT LIMITED 26 Jan 2012 07925570 AGE AVIATION LIMITED 26 Jan 2012 07926071 CB3 LIMITED 27 Jan 2012 07928782 MICHAEL WOODFORD ASSOCIATES LTD 30 Jan 2012 07899961 CHEZ VISION MARKETING LIMITED 06 Jan 2012 07902032 LASLO CONSUMER SAVERS LIMITED 09 Jan 2012 07903708 SKY BLUE DIRECT LIMITED 10 Jan 2012 07904452 RELYON CARE AND SUPPORT SERVICES LIMITED 10 Jan 2012 07920511 SLP ENTERPRISES LTD 23 Jan 2012 07929801 COLOURGLAZE LTD 31 Jan 2012
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