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Active enterprises in Southend-on-Sea

Active enterprises in Southend-on-Sea was 7,695 in 2024, according to the Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom). That is down 2.4% from 2023.

2024, count7,695
Change on 2023-2.4%
Series high8,0202022
Series low7,6952024

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Active enterprises in Southend-on-Sea, 2019 to 2024

7,6007,7007,8007,9008,0008,1002019202020212022202320242019: 7,955 count2020: 7,865 count2021: 7,845 count2022: 8,020 count2023: 7,885 count2024: 7,695 count7,6007,7007,8007,9008,0008,1002019202120242019: 7,955 count2020: 7,865 count2021: 7,845 count2022: 8,020 count2023: 7,885 count2024: 7,695 count
count. Source: Office for National Statistics, Business demography, UK, Tables 3.1a to 3.1d: count of active enterprises by district, county and unitary authority within region and country. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-01-15.
All 6 values
Periodcount
20247,695
20237,885
20228,020
20217,845
20207,865
20197,955

Compared with East of England and United Kingdom

Place2024
Southend-on-Sea7,695
East of England285,540
United Kingdom2,859,535

Rankings

Definition

Enterprises that had turnover or employment at any time during the year, with or without employees.

Counts enterprises, which can run several local units, under the harmonised Eurostat and OECD business demography rules. Not the same as active_companies (the INE business register count for Spain) or employer_firms (US firms with employees). For the UK it counts every enterprise active at some point in the year, so it differs from registered_enterprises_total (UK Business Counts), a snapshot of the register in March.

How to cite

Office for National Statistics. Business demography, UK, Tables 3.1a to 3.1d: count of active enterprises by district, county and unitary authority within region and country. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. https://www.ons.gov.uk/businessindustryandtrade/business/activitysizeandlocation/datasets/businessdemographyreferencetable. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom). (2026). Business demography, UK, Tables 3.1a to 3.1d: count of active enterprises by district, county and unitary authority within region and country (Active enterprises, Southend-on-Sea, 2019 to 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.ons.gov.uk/businessindustryandtrade/business/activitysizeandlocation/datasets/businessdemographyreferencetable

MLA 9

Business demography, UK, Tables 3.1a to 3.1d: count of active enterprises by district, county and unitary authority within region and country, Active enterprises, Southend-on-Sea, 2019 to 2024. Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom), 15 Jan. 2026, https://www.ons.gov.uk/businessindustryandtrade/business/activitysizeandlocation/datasets/businessdemographyreferencetable. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/active-enterprises/southend-on-sea-uk. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom). 2026. Business demography, UK, Tables 3.1a to 3.1d: count of active enterprises by district, county and unitary authority within region and country. Active enterprises, Southend-on-Sea, 2019 to 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.ons.gov.uk/businessindustryandtrade/business/activitysizeandlocation/datasets/businessdemographyreferencetable. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/active-enterprises/southend-on-sea-uk.

Harvard

Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom) (2026) Business demography, UK, Tables 3.1a to 3.1d: count of active enterprises by district, county and unitary authority within region and country, Active enterprises, Southend-on-Sea, 2019 to 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.ons.gov.uk/businessindustryandtrade/business/activitysizeandlocation/datasets/businessdemographyreferencetable, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/active-enterprises/southend-on-sea-uk (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  year = {2026},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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What is the active enterprises in Southend-on-Sea?

Active enterprises in Southend-on-Sea was 7,695 in 2024, according to the Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom). That is down 2.4% from 2023.

Where does this figure come from?

Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom). Business demography, UK, Tables 3.1a to 3.1d: count of active enterprises by district, county and unitary authority within region and country. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest active enterprises in Southend-on-Sea?

8,020 in 2022, the highest value since 2019 in this series.

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