Southend-On-Sea, Essex

Q3 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 (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    A total of 162 companies were registered in Southend-On-Sea during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).

    This figure is a decrease of 10.5% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.8% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)Southend-On-SeaUK
    2012162118,868
    2011181114,512
    % change-10.5%3.8%
    Record Year 1997 (235) 2012 (118,868)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2012516051
    New companies in 2011545968
    % change-5.6%1.7%-25.0%
    Record Year2004 (88)1997 (75)1997 (74)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    A total of 199 companies were dissolved in Southend-On-Sea during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).

    This figure is an increase of 55.5% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.5% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)Southend-On-SeaUK
    201219974,772
    201112872,230
    % change55.5%3.5%
    Record Year 2009 (266) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2012806653
    Closed companies in 2011424739
    % change90.5%40.4%36%
    Record Year2002 (85)2008 (128)2009 (115)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    Net company growth for Southend-On-Sea during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) was -37 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)Southend-On-SeaUK
    2012-3744,096
    20115342,282
    Record Year 1997 (169) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2012-29-6-2
    Net growth in 2011121229
    Record Year1997 (60)1997 (55)1997 (54)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    In the third quarter of 2012, Southend-On-Sea formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)Southend-On-Sea
    20120.1%
    20110.2%
    20100.2%
    20090.2%
    20080.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1969 (0.8%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20120.1%0.2%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.2%0.2%
    % change-15.2%2.5%-25.8%
    Record Year1969 (0.9%)1964 (0.7%)1979 (0.7%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2012 was 39.7.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 6.6% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 0.0% compared to the UK figure of 3.2%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Southend-On-Sea was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.

    21.4% of all director appointments in Southend-On-Sea in the third 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 (Sep 2011-Sep 2012)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT2.37%CONSULTING5.05%
    CONSULTANCY1.10%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    M1.10%CONSULTANCY3.28%
    ESSEX1.10%PROPERTY2.35%
    CONSULTING1.00%TRADING2.08%
    S0.82%DESIGN1.87%
    (ESSEX)0.73%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    L0.73%ENGINEERING1.83%
    SECURITY0.73%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    MEDIA0.73%BUSINESS1.72%
    C0.73%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    HOUSE0.64%MEDIA1.67%
    BUILDING0.64%LONDON1.67%
    PROPERTY0.64%J1.55%
    IT0.64%GLOBAL1.53%
    ASSOCIATES0.55%INVESTMENTS1.46%
    H0.55%IT1.43%
    20.55%PROPERTIES1.34%
    MARKETING0.55%CARE1.32%
    SOUTH0.46%M1.27%
    LONDON0.46%BUILDING1.22%
    EBULLIO0.46%ENTERPRISES1.20%
    DIRECT0.46%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    J0.46%S1.17%
    NEW0.46%SECURITY1.16%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied537331,455
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified13913,716
    7487 - Other business activities11435,545
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified7133,677
    99999 - Dormant Company4125,035
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities4014,774
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management2819,425
    9999 - Dormant Company2712,598
    62090 - Other information technology service activities157,869
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified149,891
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply134,997
    7499 - Non-trading company116,164
    74990 - Non-trading company119,203
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering103,493
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified103,943
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet93,712
    62012 - Business and domestic software development94,584
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities94,119
    68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate83,003
    7414 - Business & management consultancy88,437

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08198969 LOTUS LANDSCAPING LIMITED 03 Sep 2012
    08198976 ESSEX PLANNING SERVICES LTD 03 Sep 2012
    08204057 ROBIN SUMMERS BOOKS LIMITED 06 Sep 2012
    OC378212 STIMULUS HEALTH LLP 06 Sep 2012
    08205215 ELEVIEW UK LTD 06 Sep 2012
    08209260 THATS LOGISTICS LTD 11 Sep 2012
    08210342 HIGH PERFORMANCE CAPABILITIES AFRICA EXPORT LTD 11 Sep 2012
    08216478 AIRPORT SEATING SOLUTIONS (EUROPE) LIMITED 17 Sep 2012
    08216766 EURO (SEATING) GROUP UK LIMITED 17 Sep 2012
    08217027 MULLER & KING LTD 17 Sep 2012
    08218831 MINI (STORAGE) YARDS LTD 18 Sep 2012
    08219961 M&E CAD WORKS LTD 19 Sep 2012
    08229521 IN TECH BLINDS LIMITED 26 Sep 2012
    08199406 BUTLER SOLUTIONS LTD 03 Sep 2012
    08211222 K C FIRE LIMITED 12 Sep 2012
    08216271 UK ENERGY CONSORTIUM LTD 17 Sep 2012
    08220602 JIGSAW RETIREMENT SOLUTIONS LIMITED 19 Sep 2012
    08226773 UKLME LIMITED 24 Sep 2012
    08231202 SECC LIMITED 27 Sep 2012
    08215553 YORK LODGE ACCOMMODATION LIMITED 14 Sep 2012
    08216354 AYLESBURY FENCING & PAVING SERVICES LIMITED 17 Sep 2012
    OC378493 CLARENCE TRUSTEES LLP 17 Sep 2012
    08223495 TOLEDO COURT RTM COMPANY LIMITED 21 Sep 2012
    08228726 REAL TIME TAXATION LIMITED 26 Sep 2012
    08232746 JERRY BELL LIFESTYLE LTD 28 Sep 2012