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Basildon, Essex

Q1 2011 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q1 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Basildon when compared to any previous Q1.
  • Q1 2011 was a record quarter for company registrations in Basildon when compared to any quarter in history.
  • March 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Basildon when compared to any previous March.
  • March 2011 was a record month for company registrations in Basildon when compared to any month in history.
  • February 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Basildon when compared to any previous February.
  • Q1 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Basildon when compared to any previous Q1.
  • February 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Basildon when compared to any previous February.
  • January 2011 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 2011)

    Q1 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Basildon when compared to any previous Q1.

    Q1 2011 was a record quarter for company registrations in Basildon when compared to any quarter in history.

    A total of 149 companies were registered in Basildon during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).

    This figure is an increase of 19.2% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)BasildonUK
    2011149116,391
    2010125105,137
    % change19.2%10.7%
    Record Year 2011 (149) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    March 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Basildon when compared to any previous March.

    March 2011 was a record month for company registrations in Basildon when compared to any month in history.

    February 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Basildon when compared to any previous February.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2011394466
    New companies in 2010403847
    % change-2.5%15.8%40.4%
    Record Year2010 (40)2011 (44)2011 (66)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    Q1 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Basildon when compared to any previous Q1.

    A total of 100 companies were dissolved in Basildon during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).

    This figure is an increase of 61.3% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.0% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)BasildonUK
    201110090,986
    20106282,677
    % change61.3%10.0%
    Record Year 2011 (100) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    February 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Basildon when compared to any previous February.

    January 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Basildon when compared to any previous January.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2011293437
    Closed companies in 2010241622
    % change20.8%112.5%68%
    Record Year2011 (29)2011 (34)2009 (52)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    Net company growth for Basildon during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) was 49 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)BasildonUK
    20114925,405
    20106322,460
    Record Year 2008 (75) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2011101029
    Net growth in 2010162225
    Record Year2008 (27)1997 (32)2007 (38)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    In the first quarter of 2011, Basildon formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)Basildon
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    20070.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1969 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20100.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change-15.9%1.8%33.9%
    Record Year1969 (0.4%)1997 (0.2%)1965 (0.2%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2011 was 41.6.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.0% compared to the UK figure of 3.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 1.5% compared to the UK figure of 4.3%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

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

    22.9% of all director appointments in Basildon in the first quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.4% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2010-Mar 2011)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTANCY1.94%CONSULTING5.04%
    ELECTRICAL1.03%MANAGEMENT4.97%
    ASSOCIATES1.03%CONSULTANCY3.16%
    CONSULTING0.91%PROPERTY2.38%
    ESSEX0.91%TRADING2.10%
    ENGINEERING0.91%DESIGN1.93%
    MANAGEMENT0.91%ASSOCIATES1.92%
    DESIGN0.80%BUSINESS1.87%
    CONSULTANTS0.80%CONSTRUCTION1.80%
    MEDIA0.80%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    (ESSEX)0.68%MEDIA1.69%
    MAINTENANCE0.68%ENGINEERING1.61%
    CARE0.68%LONDON1.60%
    C0.68%CARE1.45%
    IT0.68%J1.45%
    INTERIORS0.68%GLOBAL1.44%
    CONTRACTS0.68%INVESTMENTS1.43%
    TAX0.57%IT1.41%
    M0.57%PROPERTIES1.36%
    CONSTRUCTION0.57%BUILDING1.34%
    OFFICE0.57%M1.30%
    COMMUNITY0.57%ELECTRICAL1.28%
    S0.57%S1.24%
    GLOBAL0.57%INTERNATIONAL1.23%
    BUSINESS0.46%SYSTEMS1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied225202,798
    7487 - Other business activities7460,968
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified6130,253
    9999 - Dormant Company2119,765
    99999 - Dormant Company1818,336
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering176,183
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management1616,150
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities1510,246
    7260 - Other computer related activities137,789
    9305 - Other service activities128,740
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply107,000
    7499 - Non-trading company1011,316
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified910,085
    43210 - Electrical installation83,172
    62090 - Other information technology service activities86,996
    7414 - Business & management consultancy812,916
    4531 - Installation electrical wiring etc.82,072
    86900 - Other human health activities84,092
    5248 - Other retail specialised stores81,957
    41201 - Construction of commercial buildings71,498

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07534299 TWO FOUR FIVE LIMITED 18 Feb 2011
    07526910 FREEDAWN LTD 11 Feb 2011
    07512908 IMLO MEDIA LTD 01 Feb 2011
    07542807 ELLA SHOES IMPORT LIMITED 25 Feb 2011
    07537181 TADIWA INVESTMENTS LIMITED 21 Feb 2011
    07525763 KNOWLES MITCHELL & CO ASSOCIATES LIMITED 10 Feb 2011
    07523116 CREATIVE HOPE LTD 09 Feb 2011
    07518748 ACTIMAX ACQUISITIONS LIMITED 07 Feb 2011
    07543262 RYLAU WINDOWS LIMITED 25 Feb 2011
    07541889 HOME AND COUNTY INTERIORS LIMITED 24 Feb 2011
    07539993 S & J DRYLINING LIMITED 23 Feb 2011
    07538336 TAD GLOBAL SERVICES LIMITED 22 Feb 2011
    07535019 ALL ABOUT COARSE ANGLING LTD 18 Feb 2011
    07534693 WHITEWATERS TRAINING LIMITED 18 Feb 2011
    07531957 TUDOR WOOD PARTNERSHIP LIMITED 16 Feb 2011
    07520507 MELYSSA-JAYNE-ACC LIMITED 08 Feb 2011
    07514359 ROBEN ENG SERVICES LIMITED 02 Feb 2011
    07512090 INFINITE WEB (UK) LIMITED 01 Feb 2011
    07542877 JMW PUBLISHING LIMITED 25 Feb 2011
    07541482 ADOROSE CARE LTD 24 Feb 2011
    07540345 PIG AND POULTRY CO LTD 23 Feb 2011
    07534960 NEIL FOSS ASSOCIATES LTD 18 Feb 2011
    07531242 SIGNATURE DEVELOPING LTD 16 Feb 2011
    07519690 GATEWAY CONTRACTS LTD 07 Feb 2011
    07516820 PAPREPAS GLOBAL LTD 03 Feb 2011