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
    08145250 RYLANDS ASSOCIATES SURVEYING SERVICES LIMITED 17 Jul 2012
    08145450 BAYTEC CONSULTING LTD 17 Jul 2012
    08145486 TESSERA CREDIT LIMITED 17 Jul 2012
    08146095 SARKS ENTERPRISE LTD 17 Jul 2012
    08150278 DANIEL JORDAN LIMITED 19 Jul 2012
    08154045 FOX TIGER ENTERPRISES LIMITED 24 Jul 2012
    08126698 L & L DAVIS LIMITED 02 Jul 2012
    08127497 BOUTIQUE UNIQUE LIMITED 03 Jul 2012
    08135186 GREAT EAST HALL MEADOWBANK MANAGEMENT COMPANY LTD 09 Jul 2012
    08135541 PRO PICK LIMITED 09 Jul 2012
    08136247 MYKLEE LIMITED 10 Jul 2012
    OC376899 KATEM ENTERPRISES LLP 12 Jul 2012
    08145207 R H MARKETING LIMITED 17 Jul 2012
    08145618 DEVONPORTS ACCOUNTANTS LIMITED 17 Jul 2012
    08152370 L M B INTERIORS LIMITED 23 Jul 2012
    08152489 S S ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS LIMITED 23 Jul 2012
    08157373 WEB SOUTHEND LTD 26 Jul 2012
    08158805 OBIA LIMITED 27 Jul 2012
    08162361 OLD SPICE LIMITED 31 Jul 2012
    08128110 TEACHER4YOU LIMITED 03 Jul 2012
    08151055 PIER LTD 20 Jul 2012
    08156184 NIMALAN ENTERPRISE LTD 25 Jul 2012
    08158351 XBEAMS LIMITED 26 Jul 2012
    08161711 SPAR INVESTMENTS LIMITED 30 Jul 2012
    08162546 PPS BUSINESS TRANSFER LIMITED 31 Jul 2012