Southend-On-Sea, Essex
2013 Half Year 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.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2013)
In the first half of 2013 a total of 300 companies were formed in Southend-On-Sea. This figure is 3.8% lower than last year, which compares badly to the UK wide figure of 6.4%.
The highest total for a first half year in Southend-On-Sea occurred in 2003 when a total of 476 were formed.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Southend-On-Sea UK 2013 300 269,432 2012 312 253,150 % change -3.8% 6.4% Record Year 2003 (476) 2007 (279,097) New Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2013)
A total of 114 companies were registered in Southend-On-Sea during the second quarter of 2013 (Apr 2013 - Jun 2013).
This figure is an increase of 26.7% versus the same period last year (Q2 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.7% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2013 - Jun 2013) Southend-On-Sea UK 2013 114 134,630 2012 90 121,659 % change 26.7% 10.7% Record Year 2011 (198) 2013 (134,630) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2013)
New Companies by Month
April May June New companies in 2013 41 49 24 New companies in 2012 42 25 23 % change -2.4% 96.0% 4.3% Record Year 1997 (105) 2002 (77) 2003 (84)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2013)
In the first half of 2013 a total of 188 companies were dissolved in Southend-On-Sea. This figure is 49.7% lower than last year, which compares well to the UK wide change of 5.0%.
The highest total for a first half year in Southend-On-Sea occurred in 2009 when a total of 471 were closed.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Southend-On-Sea UK 2013 188 155,192 2012 374 147,794 % change -49.7% 5.0% Record Year 2009 (471) 2009 (289,245) Dissolved Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2013)
A total of 47 companies were dissolved in Southend-On-Sea during the second quarter of 2013 (Apr 2013 - Jun 2013).
This figure is a decrease of 77.1% versus the same period last year (Q2 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 3.7% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2013 - Jun 2013) Southend-On-Sea UK 2013 47 77,278 2012 205 80,218 % change -77.1% -3.7% Record Year 2009 (297) 2009 (181,179) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2013)
Dissolved Companies by Month
April May June Closed companies in 2013 10 21 16 Closed companies in 2012 60 76 69 % change -83.3% -72.4% -77% Record Year 2009 (89) 2009 (126) 2010 (89)
Net Company Growth
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2013)
In the first half of 2013 the company register for Southend-On-Sea increased by 112 companies.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Southend-On-Sea UK 2013 112 114,240 2012 -62 105,356 Record Year 1997 (369) 2007 (171,296) Net Growth by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2013)
Net company growth for Southend-On-Sea during the second quarter of 2013 (Apr 2013 - Jun 2013) was 67 companies.
second quarter (Apr 2013 - Jun 2013) Southend-On-Sea UK 2013 67 57,352 2012 -115 41,441 Record Year 2004 (87) 2007 (60,014) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2013)
Net Growth by Month
April May June Net growth in 2013 31 28 8 Net growth in 2012 -18 -51 -46 Record Year 1997 (101) 1998 (51) 2008 (45)
UK Company Share
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2013)
In the first half of 2013 Southend-On-Sea formed 0.1% of all UK companies. This is the same as the 2012 figure of 0.1%.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Southend-On-Sea 2013 0.1% 2012 0.1% 2011 0.2% 2010 0.2% 2009 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1993 (0.4%) Company Share by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2013)
In the second quarter of 2013, Southend-On-Sea formed 0.1% of all UK companies.
second quarter (Apr 2013 - Jun 2013) Southend-On-Sea 2013 0.1% 2012 0.1% 2011 0.2% 2010 0.2% 2009 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1992 (0.5%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2013)
Company Share by Month
April May June UK formation share in 2013 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2012 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change -18.0% 90.4% -5.5% Record Year 1987 (0.5%) 1941 (1.2%) 1992 (0.5%)
Director Age
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2013)
The average age of a director in the first half of 2013 was 44.5.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.4% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.5% compared to the UK figure of 3.3%.
Director Age by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2013)
The average age of a director in the second quarter of 2013 was 44.4.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.3% compared to the UK figure of 3.6%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.8% compared to the UK figure of 3.8%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2013)
The record first half year for female directors in Southend-On-Sea was 2006 when 32.9% of all directors were female.
22.2% of all director appointments in Southend-On-Sea in the first half of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.1% for the same period.
Director Gender by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2013)
The record second quarter for female directors in Southend-On-Sea was in 2004 when 34.4% of all directors were female.
22.4% of all director appointments in Southend-On-Sea in the second quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.5% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Jun 2012-Jun 2013)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 2.82% CONSULTING 5.25% ESSEX 1.50% MANAGEMENT 4.80% CONSULTANCY 1.22% CONSULTANCY 3.41% J 0.94% PROPERTY 2.48% CONSULTING 0.85% TRADING 2.05% SOUTHEND 0.85% ENGINEERING 1.81% S 0.85% DESIGN 1.79% PROPERTY 0.75% LONDON 1.77% D 0.66% BUSINESS 1.77% BUSINESS 0.66% CONSULTANTS 1.68% M 0.66% CONSTRUCTION 1.68% CONSTRUCTION 0.56% ASSOCIATES 1.67% CARE 0.56% GLOBAL 1.59% SECURITY 0.47% MEDIA 1.57% L 0.47% CARE 1.55% ASSOCIATES 0.47% J 1.53% IT 0.47% INVESTMENTS 1.46% PROPERTIES 0.47% IT 1.40% DEVELOPMENTS 0.47% PROPERTIES 1.40% H 0.47% M 1.26% ENTERPRISE 0.47% BUILDING 1.22% LOGISTICS 0.47% ELECTRICAL 1.19% PLUMBING 0.47% ENTERPRISES 1.18% ENTERPRISES 0.47% CAPITAL 1.16% GREEN 0.47% TRAINING 1.16%
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 343 257,517 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 148 54,555 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 104 24,324 99999 - Dormant Company 59 44,817 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 49 25,583 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 44 33,633 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 24 17,095 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 20 7,212 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 18 7,793 56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands 16 6,140 74990 - Non-trading company 15 14,303 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 14 6,771 98000 - Residents property management 14 4,626 96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment 14 5,505 43390 - Other building completion and finishing 12 5,253 56302 - Public houses and bars 12 5,165 86900 - Other human health activities 11 8,687 56101 - Licensed restaurants 11 7,148 68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate 10 5,141 62012 - Business and domestic software development 10 8,590
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