Basildon, Essex
Q3 2013 Business Confidence Report
NOTICE: We have improved our calculations of the statistics in these reports, so some figures and records may not match previous reports.
Headlines
- September 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Basildon when compared to any previous September.
- July 2013 saw a new record in company closures in Basildon when compared to any previous July.
- September 2013 saw a new record in net growth in Basildon when compared to any previous September.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
A total of 161 companies were registered in Basildon during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).
This figure is a decrease of 0.6% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.6% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) Basildon UK 2013 161 132,684 2012 162 118,868 % change -0.6% 11.6% Record Year 2012 (162) 2013 (132,684) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
September 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Basildon when compared to any previous September.
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2013 49 52 60 New companies in 2012 52 57 53 % change -5.8% -8.8% 13.2% Record Year 2012 (52) 2012 (57) 2013 (60)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
A total of 100 companies were dissolved in Basildon during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).
This figure is an increase of 37.0% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.5% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) Basildon UK 2013 100 86,170 2012 73 75,908 % change 37.0% 13.5% Record Year 2009 (105) 2009 (159,405) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
July 2013 saw a new record in company closures in Basildon when compared to any previous July.
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2013 38 32 30 Closed companies in 2012 28 21 24 % change 35.7% 52.4% 25% Record Year 2013 (38) 2008 (33) 2009 (56)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
Net company growth for Basildon during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) was 61 companies.
third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) Basildon UK 2013 61 46,514 2012 89 42,960 Record Year 2012 (89) 2013 (46,514) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
September 2013 saw a new record in net growth in Basildon when compared to any previous September.
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2013 11 20 30 Net growth in 2012 24 36 29 Record Year 2012 (24) 2012 (36) 2013 (30)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
In the third quarter of 2013, Basildon formed 0.1% of all UK companies.
third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) Basildon 2013 0.1% 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1997 (0.2%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2013 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2012 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change -15.7% -16.3% -0.7% Record Year 2010 (0.2%) 1997 (0.2%) 2008 (0.1%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2013 was 40.0.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 1.5% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 5.8% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
The record third quarter for female directors in Basildon was in 2004 when 35.2% of all directors were female.
25.8% of all director appointments in Basildon in the third quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.2% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2012-Sep 2013)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSTRUCTION 1.22% CONSULTING 5.27% CONSULTING 1.05% MANAGEMENT 4.75% CARE 0.96% CONSULTANCY 3.45% CONTRACTORS 0.96% PROPERTY 2.53% SECURITY 0.87% TRADING 2.08% MANAGEMENT 0.87% ENGINEERING 1.83% ELECTRICAL 0.79% LONDON 1.79% MEDIA 0.79% DESIGN 1.78% CONSULTANCY 0.79% BUSINESS 1.74% ESSEX 0.70% CONSTRUCTION 1.70% BASILDON 0.70% CONSULTANTS 1.69% BUILDING 0.70% CARE 1.64% PROPERTY 0.61% ASSOCIATES 1.61% ENGINEERING 0.61% GLOBAL 1.59% CONTRACTS 0.52% J 1.54% HEALTHCARE 0.52% MEDIA 1.54% T 0.52% INVESTMENTS 1.53% J 0.52% PROPERTIES 1.45% (ESSEX) 0.52% IT 1.39% SYSTEMS 0.52% M 1.25% DESIGN 0.44% ELECTRICAL 1.20% 1 0.44% BUILDING 1.19% BUSINESS 0.44% CAPITAL 1.19% ROOFING 0.44% DEVELOPMENTS 1.16% ALL 0.44% TRAINING 1.15%
SIC Data
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Previous 36 months, excluding companies less than 12 months old
sic code number of companies uk companies None Supplied 297 260,135 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 57 34,970 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 55 54,854 99999 - Dormant Company 52 46,169 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 43 25,547 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 39 26,675 41100 - Development of building projects 34 9,271 43290 - Other construction installation 26 3,158 43390 - Other building completion and finishing 21 5,382 86900 - Other human health activities 20 9,203 43210 - Electrical installation 18 5,724 62090 - Other information technology service activities 18 12,516 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 17 7,590 43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation 13 4,590 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 12 17,715 74990 - Non-trading company 11 14,228 62012 - Business and domestic software development 11 9,104 43330 - Floor and wall covering 10 1,073 47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets 10 5,706 49410 - Freight transport by road 9 6,904
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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