Southend-On-Sea, Essex

Q1 2013 Business Confidence Report

NOTICE: We have improved our calculations of the statistics in these reports, so some figures and records may not match previous reports.

Headlines

  • January 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Southend-On-Sea when compared to any previous January.
  • January 2013 saw a new record in company closures in Southend-On-Sea when compared to any previous January.

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 (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    A total of 186 companies were registered in Southend-On-Sea during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).

    This figure is a decrease of 16.2% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 2.5% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)Southend-On-SeaUK
    2013186134,802
    2012222131,491
    % change-16.2%2.5%
    Record Year 2007 (243) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    January 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Southend-On-Sea when compared to any previous January.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2013885444
    New companies in 2012577392
    % change54.4%-26.0%-52.2%
    Record Year2013 (88)2003 (84)2007 (107)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    A total of 141 companies were dissolved in Southend-On-Sea during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).

    This figure is a decrease of 16.6% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.3% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)Southend-On-SeaUK
    201314177,914
    201216967,576
    % change-16.6%15.3%
    Record Year 2010 (203) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    January 2013 saw a new record in company closures in Southend-On-Sea when compared to any previous January.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2013804516
    Closed companies in 2012655747
    % change23.1%-21.1%-66%
    Record Year2011 (80)2011 (65)2009 (100)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    Net company growth for Southend-On-Sea during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) was 45 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)Southend-On-SeaUK
    20134556,888
    20125363,915
    Record Year 2004 (121) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 20138928
    Net growth in 2012-81645
    Record Year1997 (51)1997 (59)2007 (70)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    In the first quarter of 2013, Southend-On-Sea formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)Southend-On-Sea
    20130.1%
    20120.2%
    20110.2%
    20100.2%
    20090.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1993 (0.5%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20130.2%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20120.1%0.2%0.2%
    % change38.4%-26.6%-50.5%
    Record Year1979 (0.5%)1959 (1.0%)1974 (0.5%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2013 was 45.2.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 10.2% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.3% compared to the UK figure of 1.8%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Southend-On-Sea was in 2006 when 32.3% of all directors were female.

    21.6% of all director appointments in Southend-On-Sea in the first quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 28.1% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2012-Mar 2013)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT2.49%CONSULTING5.18%
    ESSEX1.25%MANAGEMENT4.78%
    CONSULTANCY1.15%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    CONSULTING0.96%PROPERTY2.44%
    S0.77%TRADING2.06%
    J0.77%DESIGN1.79%
    SOUTHEND0.77%ENGINEERING1.78%
    M0.67%BUSINESS1.77%
    BUSINESS0.67%ASSOCIATES1.75%
    H0.58%LONDON1.72%
    (ESSEX)0.58%CONSULTANTS1.71%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.58%CONSTRUCTION1.69%
    CONSTRUCTION0.58%MEDIA1.63%
    HOUSE0.58%GLOBAL1.57%
    L0.58%J1.56%
    PROPERTIES0.58%CARE1.46%
    FIRE0.48%IT1.43%
    SECURITY0.48%INVESTMENTS1.41%
    LONDON0.48%PROPERTIES1.36%
    MEDIA0.48%M1.25%
    K0.48%BUILDING1.21%
    ELECTRICAL0.48%ENTERPRISES1.19%
    ENTERPRISES0.48%ELECTRICAL1.18%
    LOGISTICS0.48%TRAINING1.17%
    RECRUITMENT0.48%SECURITY1.15%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied380249,183
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified16654,531
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified11623,532
    99999 - Dormant Company6043,384
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities5724,894
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management4732,624
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified2616,448
    7487 - Other business activities237,556
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified216,954
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet167,199
    96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment165,248
    74990 - Non-trading company1614,129
    98000 - Residents property management154,579
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities156,591
    56302 - Public houses and bars144,952
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing135,145
    68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate125,059
    56101 - Licensed restaurants116,894
    43210 - Electrical installation115,625
    86900 - Other human health activities118,465

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08385731 ORIGINS CATERERS LIMITED 01 Feb 2013
    08389597 CREATIVE DOWNLOAD LIMITED 05 Feb 2013
    08389974 ELEGANT HOMEWARE LTD 05 Feb 2013
    08389975 COFFEE MATTERS LTD 05 Feb 2013
    08393988 YOUR HOME SUPPORT LIMITED 07 Feb 2013
    08394455 MOVING HAIR LIMITED 07 Feb 2013
    08397253 SIMON DEMOLITIONS LIMITED 11 Feb 2013
    08393797 P.A.K. PAYROLL SERVICES LTD 07 Feb 2013
    08395242 RSW PARTNERSHIP LIMITED 08 Feb 2013
    08400809 SOUTHEND TAXIS LIMITED 13 Feb 2013
    08406672 HORIZON IT RECRUITMENT LTD 18 Feb 2013
    08409211 HOODS COUNTY CUSTOM LIMITED 19 Feb 2013
    08410695 MARGARET RAYMOND WEDDING & EVENTS RENTALS LTD 19 Feb 2013
    08411024 LITTLE MUFFINS NURSERY LTD 20 Feb 2013
    08412421 ESTUARY WINDOWS & DOORS LIMITED 20 Feb 2013
    08422515 ASPIRE (GRAVESEND) MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED 27 Feb 2013
    08422691 STRUCKCO LIMITED 27 Feb 2013
    08423678 THE HEDGEROWS (THURCROFT) MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED 28 Feb 2013
    08400396 THERADIOSHOW LTD 13 Feb 2013
    08400410 CHANGEFORCHILDREN(SOUTH) 13 Feb 2013
    08413932 MASON AIR LIMITED 21 Feb 2013
    08417644 SOUTHEND KITESURFING LIMITED 25 Feb 2013
    08384395 RALPH AND LOLAS POOCHIE PARLOUR LTD. 01 Feb 2013
    08390580 OM SAI (ESSEX) LTD 06 Feb 2013
    08407102 BONAFIDE PROMOTIONS LIMITED 18 Feb 2013