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
New Company Registrations
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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) Basildon UK 2010 125 105,137 2009 92 91,034 % change 35.9% 15.5% Record Year 2007 (128) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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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
January February March New companies in 2010 40 38 47 New companies in 2009 29 32 31 % change 37.9% 18.8% 51.6% Record Year 2010 (40) 1997 (39) 2007 (59)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Basildon UK 2010 62 82,677 2009 74 108,060 % change -16.2% -23.5% Record Year 2009 (74) 2009 (108,060) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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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
January February March Closed companies in 2010 24 16 22 Closed companies in 2009 10 12 52 % change 140.0% 33.3% -58% Record Year 2010 (24) 2000 (26) 2009 (52)
Net Company Growth
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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) Basildon UK 2010 63 22,460 2009 18 -17,026 Record Year 2008 (75) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2010 16 22 25 Net growth in 2009 19 20 -21 Record Year 2008 (27) 1997 (32) 2007 (38)
UK Company Share
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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 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% 2008 0.1% 2007 0.1% 2006 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1969 (0.2%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2010 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2009 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change 28.0% 1.7% 26.0% Record Year 1969 (0.4%) 1997 (0.2%) 1965 (0.2%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2009-Mar 2010)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTANCY 1.51% MANAGEMENT 5.01% CONSULTING 1.39% CONSULTING 4.60% MANAGEMENT 1.39% CONSULTANCY 2.87% BUILDING 1.26% PROPERTY 2.50% C 1.13% ASSOCIATES 2.04% GLOBAL 1.01% TRADING 1.93% ASSOCIATES 1.01% DESIGN 1.91% ELECTRICAL 0.88% CONSTRUCTION 1.87% MEDIA 0.76% MEDIA 1.84% P 0.76% BUSINESS 1.74% PROPERTY 0.76% INTERNATIONAL 1.73% CLEANING 0.63% CONSULTANTS 1.63% S 0.63% ENGINEERING 1.54% SOUTH 0.63% J 1.48% D 0.63% LONDON 1.45% ESSEX 0.63% INVESTMENTS 1.45% CONSULTANTS 0.63% GROUP 1.37% ADVERTISING 0.63% GLOBAL 1.35% (ESSEX) 0.63% PROPERTIES 1.35% INTERNATIONAL 0.50% BUILDING 1.34% PACKS 0.50% CARE 1.33% M 0.50% ELECTRICAL 1.30% TRAINING 0.50% M 1.28% HIRE 0.50% SYSTEMS 1.25% TRADING 0.50% S 1.23%
SIC Data
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Previous 36 months, excluding companies less than 12 months old
sic code number of companies uk companies None Supplied 217 228,645 7487 - Other business activities 88 74,904 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 50 26,974 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 22 9,325 9999 - Dormant Company 16 19,948 99999 - Dormant Company 14 13,808 9305 - Other service activities 14 9,038 7499 - Non-trading company 14 15,398 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 12 9,943 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 11 8,154 41201 - Construction of commercial buildings 11 1,641 7414 - Business & management consultancy 11 17,003 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 11 14,007 4543 - Floor and wall covering 10 639 4545 - Other building completion 10 3,346 43210 - Electrical installation 9 3,163 43390 - Other building completion and finishing 8 2,540 62090 - Other information technology service activities 8 6,340 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 8 9,659 7260 - Other computer related activities 8 10,331
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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