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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
    07725934 REGAL DEFENSE SOLUTIONS LTD 02 Aug 2011
    07729474 AJB EDUCATION LTD 04 Aug 2011
    07735729 EAGLE LLZ PVT LIMITED 10 Aug 2011
    07728145 SAGOCH LIMITED 03 Aug 2011
    07732564 CLAIM4BLAME LTD 08 Aug 2011
    07732862 LITTLE GEM'S PRE-SCHOOL 08 Aug 2011
    07746631 PH ELECTRICAL (UK) LIMITED 19 Aug 2011
    07750684 GARDENING FOR ALL SEASONS LIMITED 24 Aug 2011
    07751433 AFFINITY EMPLOYMENT LTD 24 Aug 2011
    07751896 PDT TYRES LIMITED 24 Aug 2011
    07753689 WAYNE'S RECYCLING LTD 26 Aug 2011
    07723672 TD STEEL ERECTORS LIMITED 01 Aug 2011
    07725970 DANCE STEPS ACADEMY LIMITED 02 Aug 2011
    07725996 DANCE MANIA PARTIES LIMITED 02 Aug 2011
    07726571 LONDON CONSULTANTS LIMITED 02 Aug 2011
    07727970 SSR GRAPHICS LTD 03 Aug 2011
    07732494 VERSATYLE CONSULTANTS LTD 08 Aug 2011
    07734361 BONNY BELLE LIMITED 09 Aug 2011
    07739416 D2D SERVICES ESSEX LTD 12 Aug 2011
    07748973 GITTENS & FOLCZ LIMITED 23 Aug 2011
    07751640 M G A SUPPORT SERVICES LIMITED 24 Aug 2011
    07755586 TRAPPING THOUGHTS LIMITED 30 Aug 2011
    07742101 FUTURE INCOME SOLUTIONS LTD 16 Aug 2011
    07745896 K TRING SERVICES LIMITED 18 Aug 2011
    07751042 HAREBRAINED PRODUCTIONS LTD 24 Aug 2011