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.
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New Company Registrations
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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-Sea UK 2013 186 134,802 2012 222 131,491 % change -16.2% 2.5% Record Year 2007 (243) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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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
January February March New companies in 2013 88 54 44 New companies in 2012 57 73 92 % change 54.4% -26.0% -52.2% Record Year 2013 (88) 2003 (84) 2007 (107)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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-Sea UK 2013 141 77,914 2012 169 67,576 % change -16.6% 15.3% Record Year 2010 (203) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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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
January February March Closed companies in 2013 80 45 16 Closed companies in 2012 65 57 47 % change 23.1% -21.1% -66% Record Year 2011 (80) 2011 (65) 2009 (100)
Net Company Growth
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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-Sea UK 2013 45 56,888 2012 53 63,915 Record Year 2004 (121) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2013 8 9 28 Net growth in 2012 -8 16 45 Record Year 1997 (51) 1997 (59) 2007 (70)
UK Company Share
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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 2013 0.1% 2012 0.2% 2011 0.2% 2010 0.2% 2009 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1993 (0.5%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2013 0.2% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2012 0.1% 0.2% 0.2% % change 38.4% -26.6% -50.5% Record Year 1979 (0.5%) 1959 (1.0%) 1974 (0.5%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2012-Mar 2013)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 2.49% CONSULTING 5.18% ESSEX 1.25% MANAGEMENT 4.78% CONSULTANCY 1.15% CONSULTANCY 3.30% CONSULTING 0.96% PROPERTY 2.44% S 0.77% TRADING 2.06% J 0.77% DESIGN 1.79% SOUTHEND 0.77% ENGINEERING 1.78% M 0.67% BUSINESS 1.77% BUSINESS 0.67% ASSOCIATES 1.75% H 0.58% LONDON 1.72% (ESSEX) 0.58% CONSULTANTS 1.71% DEVELOPMENTS 0.58% CONSTRUCTION 1.69% CONSTRUCTION 0.58% MEDIA 1.63% HOUSE 0.58% GLOBAL 1.57% L 0.58% J 1.56% PROPERTIES 0.58% CARE 1.46% FIRE 0.48% IT 1.43% SECURITY 0.48% INVESTMENTS 1.41% LONDON 0.48% PROPERTIES 1.36% MEDIA 0.48% M 1.25% K 0.48% BUILDING 1.21% ELECTRICAL 0.48% ENTERPRISES 1.19% ENTERPRISES 0.48% ELECTRICAL 1.18% LOGISTICS 0.48% TRAINING 1.17% RECRUITMENT 0.48% SECURITY 1.15%
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 380 249,183 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 166 54,531 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 116 23,532 99999 - Dormant Company 60 43,384 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 57 24,894 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 47 32,624 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 26 16,448 7487 - Other business activities 23 7,556 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 21 6,954 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 16 7,199 96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment 16 5,248 74990 - Non-trading company 16 14,129 98000 - Residents property management 15 4,579 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 15 6,591 56302 - Public houses and bars 14 4,952 43390 - Other building completion and finishing 13 5,145 68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate 12 5,059 56101 - Licensed restaurants 11 6,894 43210 - Electrical installation 11 5,625 86900 - Other human health activities 11 8,465
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 08352151 ONE BOOT PRODUCTIONS LIMITED 08 Jan 2013 08353937 WEAVER SPORTS LIMITED 09 Jan 2013 08355663 C & M FISHMONGERS LIMITED 10 Jan 2013 08357760 STAP STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING SERVICES LIMITED 11 Jan 2013 08357910 THE SOUND MAN LIMITED 14 Jan 2013 08359430 ESSEX PROPERTY CENTRE BUSINESS TRANSFER LTD 14 Jan 2013 08361751 KEEN PAGE LIMITED 15 Jan 2013 08366075 MARKETPLACE VENUES LIMITED 18 Jan 2013 08369442 FIRE AID KIT LIMITED 22 Jan 2013 08376345 NUMERICAL FINANCE LIMITED 25 Jan 2013 08376825 HARI FOOD & WINE LTD 28 Jan 2013 08344437 DAVID FREED LIMITED 02 Jan 2013 08346075 SILVA CONCIERGE LIMITED 03 Jan 2013 08359389 D.R. AUTO ESSEX LTD 14 Jan 2013 08361018 GET FINANCE LTD 15 Jan 2013 08373907 DARWIN INC LTD 24 Jan 2013 08374193 WINE DE VINE LTD 24 Jan 2013 08377160 SATHIR LIMITED 28 Jan 2013 08378424 LUALINDA CARE LTD 28 Jan 2013 08381392 SOUTHCHURCH LAPTOPS & PCS LTD 30 Jan 2013 08383085 BRANCOMBE PROPERTY SERVICES LIMITED 31 Jan 2013 08357215 BLUE LIGHT FIRE TRAINING LTD 11 Jan 2013 08365177 GUISAPET (UK) LIMITED 17 Jan 2013 08376469 D.J.FARENDEN ELECTRICAL LIMITED 28 Jan 2013 08377885 PRINT2PLAN LIMITED 28 Jan 2013
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