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
    09417778 SOUTH WEST FLOORS LIMITED 02 Feb 2015
    09417848 BROAD OAK TRAVEL LIMITED 02 Feb 2015
    09418026 1ST CLASS DRIVEWAYS LIMITED 02 Feb 2015
    09418324 MARTIN ELECTRICS LIMITED 03 Feb 2015
    09426691 CANVAZ LTD 06 Feb 2015
    09431262 RJ DYSON MAINTENANCE LTD 10 Feb 2015
    09433723 R G STEWARD LTD 11 Feb 2015
    09433966 KOH ENGINEERING LIMITED 11 Feb 2015
    09434131 GRAY ELECTRICAL SERVICES LTD 11 Feb 2015
    09438408 MATHEMATICAL SOLUTIONS FOR BUSINESS LIMITED 13 Feb 2015
    09442593 ARI B LIMITED 17 Feb 2015
    09445942 SOMUDRA LIMITED 18 Feb 2015
    09450481 A NIMONI LIMITED 20 Feb 2015
    09451386 V D ENGINEERING LIMITED 20 Feb 2015
    09451542 HARDINGS EMC LIMITED 20 Feb 2015
    09454698 AJR SECURITY LTD 24 Feb 2015
    09420426 SPARKLE'LICIOUS LIMITED 03 Feb 2015
    09421108 HEYOKA FILMS LTD 04 Feb 2015
    09423447 J.C. CONSULTANCY ESSEX LIMITED 05 Feb 2015
    09433968 TK MEDICARE LIMITED 11 Feb 2015
    09437044 PRIME PRODUCTS LTD 12 Feb 2015
    09443185 FLUX MODEL MANAGEMENT LTD. 17 Feb 2015
    09449087 SHOEBURY FISH AND CHIPS LIMITED 19 Feb 2015
    09456375 ARES SECURITY SOLUTIONS LIMITED 24 Feb 2015
    09459515 DIPACAR LIMITED 26 Feb 2015