Southend-On-Sea, Essex

Q1 2014 Business Confidence Report

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 2014)

    A total of 123 companies were registered in Southend-On-Sea during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).

    This figure is a decrease of 33.9% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.8% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)Southend-On-SeaUK
    2014123150,722
    2013186134,802
    % change-33.9%11.8%
    Record Year 2007 (243) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2014303558
    New companies in 2013885444
    % change-65.9%-35.2%31.8%
    Record Year2013 (88)2003 (84)2007 (107)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    A total of 65 companies were dissolved in Southend-On-Sea during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).

    This figure is a decrease of 53.9% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 5.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)Southend-On-SeaUK
    20146582,370
    201314177,914
    % change-53.9%5.7%
    Record Year 2010 (203) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2014182027
    Closed companies in 2013804516
    % change-77.5%-55.6%69%
    Record Year2011 (80)2011 (65)2009 (100)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    Net company growth for Southend-On-Sea during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) was 58 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)Southend-On-SeaUK
    20145868,352
    20134556,888
    Record Year 2007 (113) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2014121531
    Net growth in 20138928
    Record Year1997 (51)1997 (59)2007 (70)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    In the first quarter of 2014, Southend-On-Sea formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)Southend-On-Sea
    20140.1%
    20130.1%
    20120.2%
    20110.2%
    20100.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1993 (0.5%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20140.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20130.2%0.1%0.1%
    % change-68.1%-40.2%10.0%
    Record Year1979 (0.5%)1959 (1.0%)1974 (0.5%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2014 was 44.1.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 6.2% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.3% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

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

    25.1% of all director appointments in Southend-On-Sea in the first quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.4% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2013-Mar 2014)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT2.75%CONSULTING5.22%
    ESSEX1.87%MANAGEMENT4.67%
    J1.12%CONSULTANCY3.49%
    D1.12%PROPERTY2.64%
    CONSULTANCY1.00%TRADING2.05%
    GROWERS0.75%LONDON1.88%
    FLOWER0.75%ENGINEERING1.86%
    C0.75%CARE1.79%
    PROPERTY0.75%CONSTRUCTION1.75%
    S0.75%DESIGN1.75%
    INSTALLATIONS0.75%CONSULTANTS1.73%
    (ESSEX)0.75%BUSINESS1.71%
    M0.62%PROPERTIES1.60%
    P0.62%INVESTMENTS1.60%
    BUILDING0.62%GLOBAL1.58%
    MATTHEWS0.62%J1.48%
    PLUMBING0.62%ASSOCIATES1.48%
    CONSULTANTS0.62%MEDIA1.48%
    SOUTHEND0.62%IT1.33%
    ASSOCIATES0.62%TRANSPORT1.30%
    TRADING0.62%DEVELOPMENTS1.29%
    UTILITIES0.62%BUILDING1.24%
    CARE0.50%M1.21%
    CONSULTING0.50%CAPITAL1.20%
    T0.50%ELECTRICAL1.19%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied367280,210
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified13356,411
    99999 - Dormant Company5847,084
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities4227,750
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified4226,700
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management3637,882
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified2618,491
    98000 - Residents property management244,832
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified198,155
    56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands177,300
    86900 - Other human health activities1610,273
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet159,358
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing145,521
    56302 - Public houses and bars145,732
    96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment146,236
    64999 - Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified135,537
    45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles125,130
    56101 - Licensed restaurants127,965
    43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation114,866
    74990 - Non-trading company1114,135

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    OC391885 THE WILLOWS (ONGAR) LLP 11 Mar 2014
    08920066 ALPHA GROOMZ LIMITED 03 Mar 2014
    08921126 BLACKSTAR UTILITIES LIMITED 04 Mar 2014
    08921532 ENHANCE HOME IMPROVEMENTS LIMITED 04 Mar 2014
    08921743 TNG SPORTS MANAGEMENT LIMITED 04 Mar 2014
    08922032 OVERTONS COSTS CONSULTANTS LIMITED 04 Mar 2014
    08923193 CHAMBERS NTH LIMITED 05 Mar 2014
    08923226 MY KITCHEN RESTAURANT LIMITED 05 Mar 2014
    08926001 PRODUCTS 4 BRANDS LIMITED 06 Mar 2014
    08927544 OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH SOLUTIONS LTD 07 Mar 2014
    08935621 BSD GROUP LIMITED 12 Mar 2014
    08937228 LISA WYSS ASSOCIATES SEARCH & SELECTION LTD 13 Mar 2014
    08938562 SPORT AND BODY SCIENCE LTD 13 Mar 2014
    08939142 RAINBIRD HOUSE ORAL HEALTHCARE LIMITED 14 Mar 2014
    08948035 OLYMPUS KEYMED INTERNATIONAL LIMITED 19 Mar 2014
    08952480 RAFAL BORUCH LIMITED 21 Mar 2014
    08954576 MY KEY FINANCE LIMITED 24 Mar 2014
    08960721 DK2 BUILDING SERVICES LIMITED 26 Mar 2014
    08963303 MR SIMMS OF EASTGATE LIMITED 27 Mar 2014
    08966555 G P MASON INTERIORS LTD 31 Mar 2014
    08918411 DANTEL CONSTRUCTION LIMITED 03 Mar 2014
    08940704 MATTHEWS FLOWER GROWERS (DEVON) LTD 14 Mar 2014
    08947673 COMPLETE MECHANICAL SERVICES LTD 19 Mar 2014
    08948137 STEVE REYNOLDS CONSULTANCY LIMITED 19 Mar 2014
    08966543 SEEKAY HORTICULTURAL SUPPLIES LIMITED 31 Mar 2014