Basildon, Essex

Q3 2012 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q3 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Basildon when compared to any previous Q3.
  • September 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Basildon when compared to any previous September.
  • August 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Basildon when compared to any previous August.
  • July 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Basildon when compared to any previous July.
  • Q3 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Basildon when compared to any previous Q3.
  • September 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Basildon when compared to any previous September.
  • August 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Basildon when compared to any previous August.
  • July 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Basildon when compared to any previous July.

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 2012)

    Q3 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Basildon when compared to any previous Q3.

    A total of 162 companies were registered in Basildon during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).

    This figure is an increase of 23.7% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.8% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)BasildonUK
    2012162118,868
    2011131114,512
    % change23.7%3.8%
    Record Year 2012 (162) 2012 (118,868)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    September 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Basildon when compared to any previous September.

    August 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Basildon when compared to any previous August.

    July 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Basildon when compared to any previous July.

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2012525753
    New companies in 2011474440
    % change10.6%29.5%32.5%
    Record Year2010 (52)2012 (57)2012 (53)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    A total of 73 companies were dissolved in Basildon during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).

    This figure is an increase of 2.8% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.5% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)BasildonUK
    20127374,772
    20117172,230
    % change2.8%3.5%
    Record Year 2009 (105) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2012282124
    Closed companies in 2011252323
    % change12.0%-8.7%4%
    Record Year2010 (32)2008 (33)2009 (56)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    Q3 2012 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 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) was 89 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)BasildonUK
    20128944,096
    20116042,282
    Record Year 2012 (89) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    September 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Basildon when compared to any previous September.

    August 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Basildon when compared to any previous August.

    July 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Basildon when compared to any previous July.

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2012243629
    Net growth in 2011222117
    Record Year2012 (24)2012 (36)2012 (29)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    In the third quarter of 2012, Basildon formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)Basildon
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1979 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20120.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change-0.7%30.6%31.0%
    Record Year1983 (0.2%)1979 (0.3%)1969 (0.5%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2012 was 38.6.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 7.3% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 1.0% compared to the UK figure of 3.2%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

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

    27.2% of all director appointments in Basildon in the third quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Sep 2011-Sep 2012)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTANCY1.43%CONSULTING5.05%
    PROPERTY1.15%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    MANAGEMENT1.05%CONSULTANCY3.28%
    CONSTRUCTION0.86%PROPERTY2.35%
    BUILDING0.86%TRADING2.08%
    ELECTRICAL0.67%DESIGN1.87%
    CONSULTING0.67%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    CONSULTANTS0.67%ENGINEERING1.83%
    J0.67%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    S0.57%BUSINESS1.72%
    ESSEX0.57%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    CONTRACTS0.57%MEDIA1.67%
    SECURITY0.57%LONDON1.67%
    IT0.57%J1.55%
    PLUMBING0.57%GLOBAL1.53%
    HOME0.57%INVESTMENTS1.46%
    LONDON0.48%IT1.43%
    MAINTENANCE0.48%PROPERTIES1.34%
    N0.48%CARE1.32%
    ENGINEERING0.48%M1.27%
    CARE0.48%BUILDING1.22%
    CO0.48%ENTERPRISES1.20%
    SUPPORT0.48%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    HEATING0.48%S1.17%
    MEDIA0.48%SECURITY1.16%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied405331,455
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management4019,425
    7487 - Other business activities4035,545
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified3533,677
    99999 - Dormant Company2425,035
    9999 - Dormant Company2312,598
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities2114,774
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified1513,716
    41100 - Development of building projects144,965
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing133,093
    43210 - Electrical installation123,387
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply114,997
    7414 - Business & management consultancy118,437
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering93,493
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified93,943
    4534 - Other building installation91,328
    7260 - Other computer related activities84,979
    86900 - Other human health activities84,998
    4545 - Other building completion81,544
    41201 - Construction of commercial buildings81,457

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08170882 MRT CONTRACTS LTD 07 Aug 2012
    08176865 NJL BUILDING LTD 13 Aug 2012
    08187473 QUEBEC COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED 22 Aug 2012
    08189331 SDR PARTNERS LIMITED 23 Aug 2012
    08195253 MUSIC SCHOOLING LIMITED 29 Aug 2012
    08164269 UNIVERSAL KITCHENS LIMITED 01 Aug 2012
    08170629 E-CONVEYANCINGUK.COM LIMITED 07 Aug 2012
    08180155 GG DOOR HARDWARE LIMITED 15 Aug 2012
    08180865 ESSEX ASBESTOS TESTING LIMITED 15 Aug 2012
    08181160 ZIMMIT CONSULTING LIMITED 15 Aug 2012
    08186983 MAGNOLIA LEISURE LTD 21 Aug 2012
    08189092 VITA BONA LIMITED 23 Aug 2012
    08190731 ETRM CONSULTANCY LIMITED 24 Aug 2012
    08191165 GOD EVANGELICAL AND MIRACLE MISSION 24 Aug 2012
    08193926 BYRNE BUILDING & MAINTENANCE SERVICES LIMITED 29 Aug 2012
    08165038 BRANDED STOCKS BENELUX LIMITED 02 Aug 2012
    08174614 ELLIOTT MORTLOCK BUSBY & CO LIMITED 09 Aug 2012
    08176818 FRESCO PROPERTY SERVICES UK LTD 13 Aug 2012
    08180290 RSE CONSTRUCTION LIMITED 15 Aug 2012
    08193324 MANAGED SITE SERVICES LTD 28 Aug 2012
    08198001 ABSOLUTE ASBESTOS SURVEYS LIMITED 31 Aug 2012
    08169160 BURELEC LIMITED 06 Aug 2012
    08169342 MARC GODFREE PHOTOGRAPHY LTD 06 Aug 2012
    08171240 ODINTEMPS LIMITED 07 Aug 2012
    08193194 UK ORDERS LIMITED 28 Aug 2012