Southend-On-Sea, Essex

Q1 2015 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 2015)

    A total of 157 companies were registered in Southend-On-Sea during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).

    This figure is an increase of 27.6% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 6.9% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)Southend-On-SeaUK
    2015157161,156
    2014123150,722
    % change27.6%6.9%
    Record Year 2007 (243) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2015495751
    New companies in 2014303558
    % change63.3%62.9%-12.1%
    Record Year2013 (88)2003 (84)2007 (107)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    A total of 79 companies were dissolved in Southend-On-Sea during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).

    This figure is an increase of 21.5% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)Southend-On-SeaUK
    20157989,523
    20146582,370
    % change21.5%8.7%
    Record Year 2010 (203) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2015122938
    Closed companies in 2014182027
    % change-33.3%45.0%41%
    Record Year2011 (80)2011 (65)2009 (100)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    Net company growth for Southend-On-Sea during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) was 78 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)Southend-On-SeaUK
    20157871,633
    20145868,352
    Record Year 2007 (113) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2015372813
    Net growth in 2014121531
    Record Year1997 (51)1997 (59)2007 (70)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    In the first quarter of 2015, Southend-On-Sea formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)Southend-On-Sea
    20150.1%
    20140.1%
    20130.1%
    20120.2%
    20110.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1993 (0.5%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20150.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20140.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change60.1%50.1%-19.9%
    Record Year1979 (0.5%)1959 (1.0%)1974 (0.5%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2015 was 43.8.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.3% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.7% compared to the UK figure of 3.6%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    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 2015 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 2014-Mar 2015)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT3.38%CONSULTING5.23%
    ESSEX2.03%MANAGEMENT4.56%
    CONSULTANCY1.35%CONSULTANCY3.62%
    GATEWAY1.24%PROPERTY2.72%
    CARE1.13%CONSTRUCTION2.19%
    ELECTRICAL0.90%CARE2.13%
    INSTALLATIONS0.90%ENGINEERING2.12%
    J0.90%LONDON1.91%
    SOUTHEND0.79%TRADING1.88%
    MAINTENANCE0.68%TRANSPORT1.82%
    (ESSEX)0.68%ELECTRICAL1.76%
    P0.68%DESIGN1.65%
    BUILDING0.56%PROPERTIES1.63%
    SECURITY0.56%CO.,1.58%
    BUILDERS0.56%J1.55%
    TRAVEL0.56%CONSULTANTS1.54%
    TRADING0.56%BUSINESS1.49%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.56%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    CONSTRUCTION0.56%GLOBAL1.46%
    GREEN0.56%ASSOCIATES1.44%
    GROUP0.56%DEVELOPMENTS1.36%
    TRADE0.56%BUILDING1.31%
    B0.45%IT1.30%
    PROPERTIES0.45%MEDIA1.28%
    OAK0.45%M1.27%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied307288,953
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified5358,522
    99999 - Dormant Company4149,474
    98000 - Residents property management415,308
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified3829,218
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management2343,081
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities2330,825
    45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles185,392
    56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands178,607
    56101 - Licensed restaurants178,909
    86900 - Other human health activities1713,990
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing166,052
    43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation155,331
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified1319,098
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified129,080
    64999 - Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified126,067
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet1110,200
    88990 - Other social work activities without accommodation not elsewhere classified95,014
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate811,600
    43290 - Other construction installation83,281

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    09381586 LUJES SOCIAL CARE LTD 09 Jan 2015
    09381678 HANDS ON TARGET LTD 09 Jan 2015
    09386159 ELFIRES LTD 13 Jan 2015
    09388555 QUERCUS ROAD (TETBURY) MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED 14 Jan 2015
    09391177 VIMA TRANSPORTS LTD 15 Jan 2015
    09394744 SOMETHING ORIGINAL LIMITED 19 Jan 2015
    09398069 A PASS 4 U (UK) LTD 20 Jan 2015
    09398180 GJOKA BUILDERS LIMITED 20 Jan 2015
    09400998 DKG DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED 22 Jan 2015
    09402615 DRAINLAND UK LTD 22 Jan 2015
    09402703 THE WILLOW CENTRE LTD 22 Jan 2015
    09404962 HASHAMY LIMITED 26 Jan 2015
    09406099 WELTON MONROE LIMITED 26 Jan 2015
    09408077 3A TRAVEL LTD 27 Jan 2015
    09411340 GROUND RENTS GATEWAY LIMITED 28 Jan 2015
    09411341 COOPER 10 LIMITED 28 Jan 2015
    09412718 KEBABISH ORIENTAL SOUTHEND LTD 29 Jan 2015
    09413117 THE GRANGE OWNERS LIMITED 29 Jan 2015
    09415275 TOTAL DRIVEWAYS & DRAINAGE SPECIALISTS LIMITED 30 Jan 2015
    09381671 ZEB FRANCHISING LIMITED 09 Jan 2015
    09387789 KINGSBURY FIELD LTD 14 Jan 2015
    09390741 DB STAFFING SERVICES LIMITED 15 Jan 2015
    09396647 THAMES TRAILERS LIMITED 20 Jan 2015
    09403443 PROMO MASSAGE LTD 23 Jan 2015
    09410464 SBS AID LTD 28 Jan 2015