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
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