Southend-On-Sea, Essex
2012 Half Year Business Confidence Report
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
In the first half of 2012 a total of 312 companies were formed in Southend-On-Sea. This figure is 24.3% lower than last year, which compares badly to the UK wide figure of 10.7%.
The highest total for a first half year in Southend-On-Sea occurred in 2003 when a total of 476 were formed.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Southend-On-Sea UK 2012 312 253,150 2011 412 228,735 % change -24.3% 10.7% Record Year 2003 (476) 2007 (279,097) New Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
A total of 90 companies were registered in Southend-On-Sea during the second quarter of 2012 (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012).
This figure is a decrease of 54.5% versus the same period last year (Q2 2011). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.3% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) Southend-On-Sea UK 2012 90 121,659 2011 198 112,344 % change -54.5% 8.3% Record Year 1997 (243) 2012 (121,659) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)
New Companies by Month
April May June New companies in 2012 42 25 23 New companies in 2011 53 76 69 % change -20.8% -67.1% -66.7% Record Year 1997 (105) 2002 (77) 2003 (84)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
In the first half of 2012 a total of 355 companies were dissolved in Southend-On-Sea. This figure is 3.8% higher than last year, which compares badly to the UK wide change of -8.9%.
The highest total for a first half year in Southend-On-Sea occurred in 2009 when a total of 474 were closed.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Southend-On-Sea UK 2012 355 147,793 2011 342 162,310 % change 3.8% -8.9% Record Year 2009 (474) 2009 (289,236) Dissolved Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
A total of 196 companies were dissolved in Southend-On-Sea during the second quarter of 2012 (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012).
This figure is an increase of 40.0% versus the same period last year (Q2 2011). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 12.5% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) Southend-On-Sea UK 2012 196 80,218 2011 140 71,324 % change 40.0% 12.5% Record Year 2009 (298) 2009 (181,177) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
April May June Closed companies in 2012 60 70 66 Closed companies in 2011 36 45 59 % change 66.7% 55.6% 12% Record Year 2009 (90) 2009 (125) 2010 (92)
Net Company Growth
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
In the first half of 2012 the company register for Southend-On-Sea decreased by 43 companies.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Southend-On-Sea UK 2012 -43 105,357 2011 70 66,425 Record Year 1997 (367) 2007 (171,296) Net Growth by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
Net company growth for Southend-On-Sea during the second quarter of 2012 (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) was -106 companies.
second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) Southend-On-Sea UK 2012 -106 41,441 2011 58 41,020 Record Year 1997 (190) 2003 (69,274) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)
Net Growth by Month
April May June Net growth in 2012 -18 -45 -43 Net growth in 2011 17 31 10 Record Year 1997 (101) 1999 (49) 2008 (45)
UK Company Share
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
In the first half of 2012 Southend-On-Sea formed 0.1% of all UK companies. This is less than the 2011 figure of 0.2%.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Southend-On-Sea 2012 0.1% 2011 0.2% 2010 0.2% 2009 0.2% 2008 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1974 (0.5%) Company Share by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
In the second quarter of 2012, Southend-On-Sea formed 0.1% of all UK companies.
second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) Southend-On-Sea 2012 0.1% 2011 0.2% 2010 0.2% 2009 0.2% 2008 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1973 (0.6%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)
Company Share by Month
April May June UK formation share in 2012 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2011 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% % change -33.3% -71.1% -64.4% Record Year 1971 (0.7%) 1970 (0.9%) 1974 (0.8%)
Director Age
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
The average age of a director in the first half of 2012 was 42.4.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.2% compared to the UK figure of 4.9%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 0.4% compared to the UK figure of 3.4%.
Director Age by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
The average age of a director in the second quarter of 2012 was 41.7.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.2% compared to the UK figure of 5.2%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 0.9% compared to the UK figure of 3.3%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
The record first half year for female directors in Southend-On-Sea was 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
25.2% of all director appointments in Southend-On-Sea in the first half of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 23.4% for the same period.
Director Gender by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
The record second quarter for female directors in Southend-On-Sea was in 1866 when 57.1% of all directors were female.
25.2% of all director appointments in Southend-On-Sea in the second quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Jun 2011-Jun 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 1.95% CONSULTING 5.07% ESSEX 1.15% MANAGEMENT 4.74% CONSULTING 1.15% CONSULTANCY 3.28% CONSULTANCY 1.15% PROPERTY 2.35% MEDIA 0.80% TRADING 2.10% IT 0.71% DESIGN 1.89% PROPERTY 0.71% ENGINEERING 1.87% HOUSE 0.71% ASSOCIATES 1.82% 2 0.71% CONSULTANTS 1.78% C 0.71% CONSTRUCTION 1.71% M 0.71% BUSINESS 1.70% (ESSEX) 0.71% MEDIA 1.69% ASSOCIATES 0.53% LONDON 1.68% DEVELOPMENTS 0.53% J 1.57% NEW 0.53% GLOBAL 1.51% SECURITY 0.53% INVESTMENTS 1.48% BUILDING 0.53% IT 1.42% BEAUTY 0.53% CARE 1.31% CARE 0.44% PROPERTIES 1.31% RYCO 0.44% M 1.26% EBULLIO 0.44% ELECTRICAL 1.23% CAPITAL 0.44% BUILDING 1.23% DIRECT 0.44% SECURITY 1.19% ENGINEERING 0.44% S 1.18% PULSE 0.44% ENTERPRISES 1.17%
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 391 244,457 7487 - Other business activities 165 47,029 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 140 14,220 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 89 35,447 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 41 15,280 99999 - Dormant Company 41 26,088 9999 - Dormant Company 29 16,469 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 29 20,390 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 15 6,356 62090 - Other information technology service activities 15 8,258 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 14 10,271 7499 - Non-trading company 13 8,023 74990 - Non-trading company 12 9,706 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 12 4,091 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 11 4,644 7414 - Business & management consultancy 11 10,978 62012 - Business and domestic software development 10 4,742 5530 - Restaurants 9 4,037 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 9 4,295 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 9 3,818
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 08091944 NELLAN LTD 01 Jun 2012 08092090 SSBFC 121 LIMITED 01 Jun 2012 08095392 IBN AUTOMOTIVE LTD 07 Jun 2012 08098791 FIRISHNA LIMITED 08 Jun 2012 08103565 LEIGH PRINT & PACKAGING LIMITED 13 Jun 2012 08106871 CARVEN PROPERTIES LIMITED 15 Jun 2012 08106886 CHRISTMAS TIME LIMITED 15 Jun 2012 08107982 DOREENS DOMESTICS LTD 18 Jun 2012 08108834 Z AND S BIKE SPARES LTD 18 Jun 2012 08108995 PRUDENT ACCOUNTS LIMITED 18 Jun 2012 08110299 WORLD MEDIA SALES LIMITED 19 Jun 2012 08112339 PDM ESSEX LIMITED 20 Jun 2012 08113040 E-SUPPLY CHAIN PARTNERS LIMITED 20 Jun 2012 08116542 MARITIME YACHT CHARTERS LIMITED 22 Jun 2012 08118283 SEARCH METRIX LIMITED 25 Jun 2012 08120203 UK HI-TECH LIMITED 26 Jun 2012 08120228 A1 DETAILING & VALETING SERVICES LIMITED 26 Jun 2012 08123753 NEW DAWN BUSINESS CONSULTING LTD 29 Jun 2012 08096371 SELBY CONSTRUCTIONS LIMITED 07 Jun 2012 08107422 WELL-FED CUCKOO LTD 15 Jun 2012 08109319 PRO TEAM BUILDING AND MAINTENANCE CONTRACTORS LTD 18 Jun 2012 08124010 L H RIGGING LTD 29 Jun 2012 08111105 LMC CARS LTD 19 Jun 2012
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