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Basildon, Essex

Q3 2011 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q3 2011 saw a new record in net growth in Basildon when compared to any previous Q3.

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 (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    A total of 131 companies were registered in Basildon during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).

    This figure is a decrease of 1.5% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 12.8% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)BasildonUK
    2011131114,512
    2010133101,492
    % change-1.5%12.8%
    Record Year 2010 (133) 2011 (114,512)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2011474440
    New companies in 2010524437
    % change-9.6%0.0%8.1%
    Record Year2010 (52)2010 (44)2009 (47)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    A total of 71 companies were dissolved in Basildon during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).

    This figure is a decrease of 12.3% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 17.6% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)BasildonUK
    20117172,230
    20108187,705
    % change-12.3%-17.6%
    Record Year 2009 (105) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2011252323
    Closed companies in 2010322722
    % change-21.9%-14.8%5%
    Record Year2010 (32)2008 (33)2009 (56)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    Q3 2011 saw a new record in net growth in Basildon when compared to any previous Q3.

    Net company growth for Basildon during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) was 60 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)BasildonUK
    20116042,282
    20105213,787
    Record Year 2011 (60) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2011222117
    Net growth in 2010201715
    Record Year2008 (23)2007 (27)2008 (27)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

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

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)Basildon
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    20070.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1979 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20100.2%0.1%0.1%
    % change-17.3%-15.8%-2.4%
    Record Year1983 (0.2%)1979 (0.3%)1969 (0.5%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2011 was 44.1.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.4% compared to the UK figure of 4.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.2% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Basildon was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.

    17.2% of all director appointments in Basildon in the third quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.0% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    ENGINEERING1.17%CONSULTING5.11%
    DESIGN1.17%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    CONSULTING1.07%CONSULTANCY3.19%
    MANAGEMENT1.07%PROPERTY2.41%
    PROPERTY0.96%TRADING2.06%
    ESSEX0.85%DESIGN1.94%
    CONSULTANCY0.85%ASSOCIATES1.85%
    ELECTRICAL0.75%BUSINESS1.82%
    C0.75%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    CONSTRUCTION0.75%ENGINEERING1.74%
    (ESSEX)0.64%MEDIA1.72%
    J0.64%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    MAINTENANCE0.64%LONDON1.63%
    BUSINESS0.53%J1.47%
    MEDIA0.53%GLOBAL1.46%
    PLUMBING0.53%INVESTMENTS1.43%
    ASSOCIATES0.53%CARE1.42%
    INTERIORS0.53%IT1.38%
    SUPPORT0.53%BUILDING1.30%
    CONTRACTS0.53%PROPERTIES1.28%
    BUILDING0.53%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    CONSULTANTS0.53%M1.25%
    SERVICE0.43%ENERGY1.22%
    DECORATING0.43%TRAINING1.21%
    D0.43%S1.21%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied239204,493
    7487 - Other business activities7265,177
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified6029,245
    9999 - Dormant Company3522,587
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management1715,760
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering176,321
    7414 - Business & management consultancy1614,755
    99999 - Dormant Company1618,281
    7260 - Other computer related activities158,686
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities1410,137
    9305 - Other service activities1410,525
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply138,345
    4534 - Other building installation122,443
    4545 - Other building completion102,731
    43210 - Electrical installation92,938
    7499 - Non-trading company911,543
    4531 - Installation electrical wiring etc.82,234
    62090 - Other information technology service activities86,798
    41201 - Construction of commercial buildings81,390
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified810,018

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07760464 KIND DISTRIBUTION LIMITED 02 Sep 2011
    07774821 LOCOLINES LTD 15 Sep 2011
    07776461 ALASKAN AIR LIMITED 16 Sep 2011
    07776990 P6 CONSULTING LIMITED 16 Sep 2011
    07760530 D T FOX LIMITED 02 Sep 2011
    07774376 WRIGHT ELECTRICAL & SON LIMITED 14 Sep 2011
    07774575 NAIR ENGINEERING LIMITED 15 Sep 2011
    07782580 WEB TAX (UK) LIMITED 21 Sep 2011
    07785913 REDWAY SECURITY SERVICES LIMITED 26 Sep 2011
    07790741 PEACH GLAM LIMITED 28 Sep 2011
    07793233 J K CARPETS LTD 30 Sep 2011
    07762600 VALIANTE IT SOLUTIONS LTD 05 Sep 2011
    07771377 JS PROPERTIES LIMITED 13 Sep 2011
    07779308 THOMPSON COMMUNICATIONS LTD 19 Sep 2011
    07782809 OCE LIMITED 22 Sep 2011
    07788406 LIBERTY BEER LTD 27 Sep 2011
    07791716 NICOLAI BUSCA LTD 29 Sep 2011
    07758629 1ST LOCKSMITHS LTD 01 Sep 2011
    07771825 KLS FASHION LTD 13 Sep 2011
    07776247 PHIPPS VENTURES LTD 16 Sep 2011
    07776827 MBFA LIMITED 16 Sep 2011
    07782999 HER EXTENSIONS LTD 22 Sep 2011
    07783552 DECORATING PLUS ESSEX LTD 22 Sep 2011
    07783810 PMJ TOOLEY UNDERWRITING CONSULTANTS LTD 22 Sep 2011
    07788856 R J WAKEFIELD LIMITED 27 Sep 2011