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
    07139653 LITTLE KIWIANA LIMITED 28 Jan 2010
    07138454 GLOBAL CORPORATE RESEARCH LTD 27 Jan 2010
    07137772 GLOBAL SOUND PROJECTION LTD 27 Jan 2010
    07126415 MK REINFORCEMENT LIMITED 15 Jan 2010
    07125130 BRENTWOOD CARPENTRY (UK) LIMITED 14 Jan 2010
    07122800 SG POWER LIMITED 12 Jan 2010
    07121642 KINGDOM LIFE MEDIA TRUST 11 Jan 2010
    07118530 CREATIVE TILING SOLUTIONS LIMITED 07 Jan 2010
    07115283 TUSKITE BUILDERS LIMITED 04 Jan 2010
    07115233 LOW COST MENUS LTD 04 Jan 2010
    07139868 POSITIVE IMAGE EXCLUSIVE BOXES LTD 28 Jan 2010
    07138157 GAS UK 24/7 LIMITED 27 Jan 2010
    07137055 INFINITY DOMESTIC SOLUTIONS LTD 26 Jan 2010
    07136125 PFM SOUND AND VIBRATION LIMITED 26 Jan 2010
    07135243 LEE BUCK ASSOCIATES LIMITED 25 Jan 2010
    07130830 MAYUR ENGINEERING SERVICES LIMITED 20 Jan 2010
    07129662 BADENT MEDIA LIMITED 19 Jan 2010
    07124110 HEBREW LTD 13 Jan 2010
    07121868 RDP ELECTRICAL SERVICES LIMITED 11 Jan 2010
    07120129 SHADOW AND SUN LIMITED 08 Jan 2010
    07117518 AVALANCHE BUSINESS SOLUTIONS LIMITED 06 Jan 2010
    07115161 HAYES BUSINESS CONSULTING LIMITED 04 Jan 2010
    07129327 NIGHTFEVER DISCOS LIMITED 19 Jan 2010
    07124684 SEND CONSULTING LIMITED 13 Jan 2010
    07122783 CAREDELIGHT LTD 12 Jan 2010