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
    08198384 DIIA & CO LIMITED 03 Sep 2012
    08218155 S W MASTICS LIMITED 18 Sep 2012
    08223527 HOME COMFORTS GOODS LTD 21 Sep 2012
    08229814 CARVE DIGITAL LTD 26 Sep 2012
    08232966 PI & CO LIMITED 28 Sep 2012
    08202903 CROUCH VALLEY SERVICES LIMITED 05 Sep 2012
    08203394 OFFICE NEEDS LIMITED 05 Sep 2012
    08204017 J TRENT LIMITED 06 Sep 2012
    08205439 PHOENIX ASHLEY LIMITED 07 Sep 2012
    08205537 RAINBOWS PRE-SCHOOL (SOUTH EAST) LIMITED 07 Sep 2012
    08206226 A J WHELAN LIMITED 07 Sep 2012
    08213748 REES LOGISTICS LIMITED 13 Sep 2012
    08219590 GAS UK PLUMBING & HEATING LTD 18 Sep 2012
    08223960 LOOPYSPARTYPALACE LIMITED 21 Sep 2012
    08224541 PAUL TAYLOR VEHICLE LEASING LIMITED 21 Sep 2012
    08231935 TEMME ENGLISH COLCHESTER LIMITED 27 Sep 2012
    08201680 SUNRISE STITCHING LIMITED 04 Sep 2012
    08221797 MBSG PROPERTIES LTD 20 Sep 2012
    08223372 PROSPORTS TRAINING LTD 20 Sep 2012
    08232474 CONSULT BW LTD 28 Sep 2012
    08206462 ABK INDEX LIMITED 07 Sep 2012
    08214664 CITY AND COUNTY ESTATES LTD 14 Sep 2012
    08219826 ACL, FN & YMA BUSINESS PARTNERS LIMITED 19 Sep 2012
    08222632 GITASYS LTD 20 Sep 2012
    08223634 SPNA CONSULTANTS LIMITED 21 Sep 2012