Southend-On-Sea, Essex

Q3 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.

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 2013)

    A total of 105 companies were registered in Southend-On-Sea during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).

    This figure is a decrease of 35.2% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.6% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)Southend-On-SeaUK
    2013105132,684
    2012162118,868
    % change-35.2%11.6%
    Record Year 2004 (205) 2013 (132,684)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2013332151
    New companies in 2012516051
    % change-35.3%-65.0%0.0%
    Record Year2004 (88)1997 (75)1997 (74)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    A total of 50 companies were dissolved in Southend-On-Sea during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).

    This figure is a decrease of 75.4% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.5% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)Southend-On-SeaUK
    20135086,170
    201220375,908
    % change-75.4%13.5%
    Record Year 2009 (264) 2009 (159,405)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2013181319
    Closed companies in 2012816656
    % change-77.8%-80.3%-66%
    Record Year2002 (84)2008 (129)2009 (115)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    Net company growth for Southend-On-Sea during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) was 55 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)Southend-On-SeaUK
    20135546,514
    2012-4142,960
    Record Year 2006 (95) 2013 (46,514)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 201315832
    Net growth in 2012-30-6-5
    Record Year1997 (60)1997 (56)1997 (55)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

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

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)Southend-On-Sea
    20130.1%
    20120.1%
    20110.2%
    20100.2%
    20090.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1997 (0.5%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20130.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20120.1%0.2%0.1%
    % change-42.1%-67.9%-12.3%
    Record Year1992 (0.5%)1991 (0.5%)1991 (0.5%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2013 was 41.6.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.9% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 6.2% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Southend-On-Sea was in 2006 when 32.2% of all directors were female.

    29.3% of all director appointments in Southend-On-Sea in the third quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.2% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT2.80%CONSULTING5.27%
    ESSEX1.80%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    J1.20%CONSULTANCY3.45%
    CONSULTANCY1.10%PROPERTY2.53%
    SOUTHEND1.00%TRADING2.08%
    PROPERTY0.90%ENGINEERING1.83%
    HOUSE0.70%LONDON1.79%
    CONSULTING0.70%DESIGN1.78%
    BUSINESS0.70%BUSINESS1.74%
    T0.60%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    TRADING0.60%CONSULTANTS1.69%
    S0.60%CARE1.64%
    (ESSEX)0.60%ASSOCIATES1.61%
    CARE0.60%GLOBAL1.59%
    D0.60%J1.54%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.50%MEDIA1.54%
    PROPERTIES0.50%INVESTMENTS1.53%
    M0.50%PROPERTIES1.45%
    P0.50%IT1.39%
    PLUMBING0.50%M1.25%
    CONSTRUCTION0.50%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    CONTRACTS0.40%BUILDING1.19%
    FLOWER0.40%CAPITAL1.19%
    RAYLEIGH0.40%DEVELOPMENTS1.16%
    GROWERS0.40%TRAINING1.15%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied355260,135
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified13454,854
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified10025,547
    99999 - Dormant Company6546,169
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities4526,675
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management4534,970
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified2517,715
    56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands196,651
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified197,590
    98000 - Residents property management184,680
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet168,475
    96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment155,859
    74990 - Non-trading company1414,228
    56302 - Public houses and bars135,437
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing135,382
    86900 - Other human health activities139,203
    56101 - Licensed restaurants117,531
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities116,979
    62012 - Business and domestic software development109,104
    43210 - Electrical installation105,724

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08671354 A & P SECURITY LTD 02 Sep 2013
    08678749 JLAWRENCE TRADING LIMITED 05 Sep 2013
    08681151 LCBT LIMITED 09 Sep 2013
    08682570 R & M INSTALLERS LIMITED 09 Sep 2013
    08690033 SUPREME LANDSCAPE SUPPLIES LIMITED 13 Sep 2013
    08690549 M & J SERVICES SOUTH EAST LTD 13 Sep 2013
    08690651 ALTEX INDUSTRIAL HOLDINGS LIMITED 13 Sep 2013
    08694055 SUPREME LANDSCAPES LIMITED 17 Sep 2013
    08695242 D S J UTILITIES LIMITED 18 Sep 2013
    08698667 BECCLES FISH & CHIPS LIMITED 20 Sep 2013
    08698923 SAIGON RESTAURANT LIMITED 20 Sep 2013
    08700915 'PLATFORM 29' LIMITED 23 Sep 2013
    08702949 DELABIZ UK LTD 24 Sep 2013
    08704318 J B CONSULTANCY (LONDON) LTD 24 Sep 2013
    08704340 VERTEX TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED 24 Sep 2013
    08706483 WEB SOUTHEND (UK) LTD 25 Sep 2013
    08707405 LEASE ADVICE LIMITED 26 Sep 2013
    08708330 IDEAL FISHBAR (LEIGH-ON-SEA) LIMITED 27 Sep 2013
    08711197 ARCHI-TRI LTD 30 Sep 2013
    08681628 INFINITY TECH LTD 09 Sep 2013
    08682970 FIRST LIGHT LEADS LTD 09 Sep 2013
    08691681 OJW SERVICES LIMITED 16 Sep 2013
    08695243 ULTIMATE IMPROVEMENTS LTD 18 Sep 2013
    08707212 MATTHEWS FLOWER GROWERS LTD 26 Sep 2013
    08707245 MATTHEWS FLOWER GROWERS (YORKSHIRE) LTD 26 Sep 2013