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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
    07694251 GSSK LIMITED 05 Jul 2011
    07698304 EASTWOOD PC REPAIR LTD 08 Jul 2011
    07707111 RAINBOW EYES LTD 15 Jul 2011
    07721812 SHARKEY SERVICES LTD LTD 28 Jul 2011
    07689576 J.J.MOORES PAINTERS/DECORATORS LTD. 01 Jul 2011
    07704289 PRAISE CHAPEL INTERNATIONAL MINISTRIES 14 Jul 2011
    07708175 EK RENEWABLE LTD 18 Jul 2011
    07710619 A STAR TILING LIMITED 19 Jul 2011
    07710885 PHOENIX COMMERCIAL SOLUTIONS LIMITED 19 Jul 2011
    07712728 PRISHA FINANCE LTD. 20 Jul 2011
    07714635 SUITS YOU BAKERIES LTD 22 Jul 2011
    07718724 PADDYMACAUDOS LIMITED 26 Jul 2011
    07721354 BOMBAY SPICE (BASILDON) LTD 28 Jul 2011
    07706628 EXW LIMITED 15 Jul 2011
    07706742 CPT-SPEEDSTART LIMITED 15 Jul 2011
    07706745 CONTROLLED POWER TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED 15 Jul 2011
    07707131 THE BOOKKEEPING SPECIALISTS LTD 15 Jul 2011
    07707213 DS MECHANICAL (UK) LIMITED 15 Jul 2011
    07707509 PASSIONCOOKINGSCHOOL.COM LTD 18 Jul 2011
    07709866 HEAVEN DEW CONSULTING LIMITED 19 Jul 2011
    07711036 RL PIPEWORK LIMITED 19 Jul 2011
    07712690 BEULAH CREATIONS LIMITED 20 Jul 2011
    07719490 P & T PROPERTY MAINTENANCE LIMITED 27 Jul 2011
    07707639 BASILDON RECRUITMENT AGENCY LIMITED 18 Jul 2011
    07710945 CLASSIC ALLOY WHEELS LIMITED 19 Jul 2011