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Southend-On-Sea, Essex

2012 Half Year 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. 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-SeaUK
    2012312253,150
    2011412228,735
    % change-24.3%10.7%
    Record Year2003 (476)2007 (279,097)
    New Companies by Half Year
  2. 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-SeaUK
    201290121,659
    2011198112,344
    % change-54.5%8.3%
    Record Year 1997 (243) 2012 (121,659)
    New Companies by Quarter
  3. Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)

    New Companies by Month
    AprilMayJune
    New companies in 2012422523
    New companies in 2011537669
    % change-20.8%-67.1%-66.7%
    Record Year1997 (105)2002 (77)2003 (84)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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-SeaUK
    2012355147,793
    2011342162,310
    % change3.8%-8.9%
    Record Year2009 (474)2009 (289,236)
    Dissolved Companies by Half Year
  2. 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-SeaUK
    201219680,218
    201114071,324
    % change40.0%12.5%
    Record Year 2009 (298) 2009 (181,177)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  3. Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    AprilMayJune
    Closed companies in 2012607066
    Closed companies in 2011364559
    % change66.7%55.6%12%
    Record Year2009 (90)2009 (125)2010 (92)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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-SeaUK
    2012-43105,357
    20117066,425
    Record Year1997 (367)2007 (171,296)
    Net Growth by Half Year
  2. 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-SeaUK
    2012-10641,441
    20115841,020
    Record Year 1997 (190) 2003 (69,274)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  3. Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)

    Net Growth by Month
    AprilMayJune
    Net growth in 2012-18-45-43
    Net growth in 2011173110
    Record Year1997 (101)1999 (49)2008 (45)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20120.1%
    20110.2%
    20100.2%
    20090.2%
    20080.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1974 (0.5%)
    Company Share by Half Year
  2. 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
    20120.1%
    20110.2%
    20100.2%
    20090.2%
    20080.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1973 (0.6%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  3. Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    AprilMayJune
    UK formation share in 20120.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20110.2%0.2%0.2%
    % change-33.3%-71.1%-64.4%
    Record Year1971 (0.7%)1970 (0.9%)1974 (0.8%)

Director Age

  1. 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
  2. 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

  1. 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
  2. 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

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT1.95%CONSULTING5.07%
    ESSEX1.15%MANAGEMENT4.74%
    CONSULTING1.15%CONSULTANCY3.28%
    CONSULTANCY1.15%PROPERTY2.35%
    MEDIA0.80%TRADING2.10%
    IT0.71%DESIGN1.89%
    PROPERTY0.71%ENGINEERING1.87%
    HOUSE0.71%ASSOCIATES1.82%
    20.71%CONSULTANTS1.78%
    C0.71%CONSTRUCTION1.71%
    M0.71%BUSINESS1.70%
    (ESSEX)0.71%MEDIA1.69%
    ASSOCIATES0.53%LONDON1.68%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.53%J1.57%
    NEW0.53%GLOBAL1.51%
    SECURITY0.53%INVESTMENTS1.48%
    BUILDING0.53%IT1.42%
    BEAUTY0.53%CARE1.31%
    CARE0.44%PROPERTIES1.31%
    RYCO0.44%M1.26%
    EBULLIO0.44%ELECTRICAL1.23%
    CAPITAL0.44%BUILDING1.23%
    DIRECT0.44%SECURITY1.19%
    ENGINEERING0.44%S1.18%
    PULSE0.44%ENTERPRISES1.17%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied391244,457
    7487 - Other business activities16547,029
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified14014,220
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified8935,447
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities4115,280
    99999 - Dormant Company4126,088
    9999 - Dormant Company2916,469
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management2920,390
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply156,356
    62090 - Other information technology service activities158,258
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified1410,271
    7499 - Non-trading company138,023
    74990 - Non-trading company129,706
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified124,091
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering114,644
    7414 - Business & management consultancy1110,978
    62012 - Business and domestic software development104,742
    5530 - Restaurants94,037
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities94,295
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet93,818

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION 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