Basildon, Essex

Q1 2010 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • January 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Basildon when compared to any previous January.
  • January 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Basildon when compared to any previous January.

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 2010)

    A total of 125 companies were registered in Basildon during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).

    This figure is an increase of 35.9% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.5% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)BasildonUK
    2010125105,137
    20099291,034
    % change35.9%15.5%
    Record Year 2007 (128) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    January 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Basildon when compared to any previous January.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2010403847
    New companies in 2009293231
    % change37.9%18.8%51.6%
    Record Year2010 (40)1997 (39)2007 (59)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    A total of 62 companies were dissolved in Basildon during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).

    This figure is a decrease of 16.2% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 23.5% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)BasildonUK
    20106282,677
    200974108,060
    % change-16.2%-23.5%
    Record Year 2009 (74) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    January 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Basildon when compared to any previous January.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2010241622
    Closed companies in 2009101252
    % change140.0%33.3%-58%
    Record Year2010 (24)2000 (26)2009 (52)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    Net company growth for Basildon during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) was 63 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)BasildonUK
    20106322,460
    200918-17,026
    Record Year 2008 (75) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2010162225
    Net growth in 20091920-21
    Record Year2008 (27)1997 (32)2007 (38)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    In the first quarter of 2010, Basildon formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)Basildon
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    20070.1%
    20060.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1969 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20100.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20090.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change28.0%1.7%26.0%
    Record Year1969 (0.4%)1997 (0.2%)1965 (0.2%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2010 was 42.7.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.0% compared to the UK figure of 2.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 1.8% compared to the UK figure of 4.9%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Basildon was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.

    23.4% of all director appointments in Basildon in the first quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 24.7% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2009-Mar 2010)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTANCY1.51%MANAGEMENT5.01%
    CONSULTING1.39%CONSULTING4.60%
    MANAGEMENT1.39%CONSULTANCY2.87%
    BUILDING1.26%PROPERTY2.50%
    C1.13%ASSOCIATES2.04%
    GLOBAL1.01%TRADING1.93%
    ASSOCIATES1.01%DESIGN1.91%
    ELECTRICAL0.88%CONSTRUCTION1.87%
    MEDIA0.76%MEDIA1.84%
    P0.76%BUSINESS1.74%
    PROPERTY0.76%INTERNATIONAL1.73%
    CLEANING0.63%CONSULTANTS1.63%
    S0.63%ENGINEERING1.54%
    SOUTH0.63%J1.48%
    D0.63%LONDON1.45%
    ESSEX0.63%INVESTMENTS1.45%
    CONSULTANTS0.63%GROUP1.37%
    ADVERTISING0.63%GLOBAL1.35%
    (ESSEX)0.63%PROPERTIES1.35%
    INTERNATIONAL0.50%BUILDING1.34%
    PACKS0.50%CARE1.33%
    M0.50%ELECTRICAL1.30%
    TRAINING0.50%M1.28%
    HIRE0.50%SYSTEMS1.25%
    TRADING0.50%S1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied217228,645
    7487 - Other business activities8874,904
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified5026,974
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering229,325
    9999 - Dormant Company1619,948
    99999 - Dormant Company1413,808
    9305 - Other service activities149,038
    7499 - Non-trading company1415,398
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities129,943
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified118,154
    41201 - Construction of commercial buildings111,641
    7414 - Business & management consultancy1117,003
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management1114,007
    4543 - Floor and wall covering10639
    4545 - Other building completion103,346
    43210 - Electrical installation93,163
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing82,540
    62090 - Other information technology service activities86,340
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply89,659
    7260 - Other computer related activities810,331

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07209841 PETAUL ASSOCIATES LTD 31 Mar 2010
    07207325 DEFPOWER LIMITED 30 Mar 2010
    07192314 PROFESSIONAL RELEASE SERVICE LTD 17 Mar 2010
    07208189 ENTERTAINMENT CAPITAL LIMITED 30 Mar 2010
    07208182 TOTAL STAR (UK) LTD 30 Mar 2010
    07197748 BUSINESS AND SERVICE SOLUTIONS LIMITED 22 Mar 2010
    07191208 PJ FIRE & SECURITY GROUP LIMITED 16 Mar 2010
    07182352 MARLOMI LIMITED 09 Mar 2010
    07178107 INTELLIGENT BUILD LIMITED 04 Mar 2010
    07177091 SHELTON IT LTD 04 Mar 2010
    07175587 CHERRY TREE PRODUCTIONS LIMITED 03 Mar 2010
    07173741 TOTAL HIRE LIMITED 02 Mar 2010
    07172035 R.K RECRUITING LTD 01 Mar 2010
    07209359 KAIDEX LTD 31 Mar 2010
    07205016 MACKERS METALS LTD 26 Mar 2010
    07203302 VP TECHNICAL SOLUTIONS LIMITED 25 Mar 2010
    07201594 MASTERGLASS UPVC LIMITED 24 Mar 2010
    07198438 ON TIME PRINTERS LIMITED 22 Mar 2010
    07192258 MONSTER PLASTERING LIMITED 17 Mar 2010
    07186263 LUCKY SHARK LIMITED 11 Mar 2010
    07183733 LINA CHEN LTD 10 Mar 2010
    07181629 B. BACON PLASTERING & BUILDING LIMITED 08 Mar 2010
    07175198 S B SPORTS LIMITED 02 Mar 2010
    07206636 BE PAWS I LOVE YOU LTD 29 Mar 2010
    07206592 ZADER MUSIC LIMITED 29 Mar 2010