Basildon, Essex

Q3 2014 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q3 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Basildon when compared to any previous Q3.
  • September 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Basildon when compared to any previous September.
  • August 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Basildon when compared to any previous August.
  • July 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Basildon when compared to any previous July.
  • July 2014 saw a new record in company closures in Basildon when compared to any previous July.
  • September 2014 saw a new record in net growth in Basildon when compared to any previous September.
  • August 2014 saw a new record in net growth in Basildon when compared to any previous August.

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 2014)

    Q3 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Basildon when compared to any previous Q3.

    A total of 235 companies were registered in Basildon during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014).

    This figure is an increase of 46.0% versus the same period last year (Q3 2013). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.1% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)BasildonUK
    2014235143,414
    2013161132,684
    % change46.0%8.1%
    Record Year 2014 (235) 2014 (143,414)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    September 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Basildon when compared to any previous September.

    August 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Basildon when compared to any previous August.

    July 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Basildon when compared to any previous July.

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2014787087
    New companies in 2013495260
    % change59.2%34.6%45.0%
    Record Year2014 (78)2014 (70)2014 (87)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    A total of 128 companies were dissolved in Basildon during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014).

    This figure is an increase of 28.0% versus the same period last year (Q3 2013). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 18.0% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)BasildonUK
    2014128101,670
    201310086,170
    % change28.0%18.0%
    Record Year 2014 (128) 2009 (159,405)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    July 2014 saw a new record in company closures in Basildon when compared to any previous July.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2014582842
    Closed companies in 2013383230
    % change52.6%-12.5%40%
    Record Year2014 (58)2008 (33)2009 (56)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    Net company growth for Basildon during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) was 107 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)BasildonUK
    201410741,744
    20136146,514
    Record Year 2014 (107) 2013 (46,514)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    September 2014 saw a new record in net growth in Basildon when compared to any previous September.

    August 2014 saw a new record in net growth in Basildon when compared to any previous August.

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2014204245
    Net growth in 2013112030
    Record Year2012 (24)2014 (42)2014 (45)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    In the third quarter of 2014, Basildon formed 0.2% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)Basildon
    20140.2%
    20130.1%
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2014 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20140.2%0.2%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20130.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change44.7%28.3%33.1%
    Record Year2014 (0.2%)1997 (0.2%)2014 (0.2%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2014 was 42.3.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 1.8% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.6% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Basildon was in 2008 when 34.0% of all directors were female.

    23.4% of all director appointments in Basildon in the third quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.3% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Sep 2013-Sep 2014)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTANCY1.66%CONSULTING5.17%
    MANAGEMENT1.46%MANAGEMENT4.63%
    ELECTRICAL1.33%CONSULTANCY3.55%
    ESSEX1.26%PROPERTY2.62%
    CONSTRUCTION1.26%ENGINEERING2.07%
    CARE1.20%CONSTRUCTION2.05%
    PROPERTY0.93%TRADING2.00%
    R0.87%LONDON1.95%
    HEALTHCARE0.80%CARE1.94%
    CONSULTING0.73%TRANSPORT1.76%
    BUILDING0.73%DESIGN1.70%
    HOMECONTROLS0.67%CONSULTANTS1.70%
    INDUSTRIAL0.67%PROPERTIES1.63%
    ENGINEERING0.67%BUSINESS1.62%
    CONTRACTS0.60%J1.53%
    INTERIORS0.53%ELECTRICAL1.53%
    CO0.53%GLOBAL1.51%
    (ESSEX)0.53%INVESTMENTS1.50%
    RECRUITMENT0.47%ASSOCIATES1.48%
    IT0.47%MEDIA1.38%
    D0.47%CO.,1.36%
    BUSINESS0.40%DEVELOPMENTS1.35%
    MAINTENANCE0.40%BUILDING1.30%
    G0.40%IT1.30%
    J0.40%M1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied326278,481
    99999 - Dormant Company5948,286
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified5757,264
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified5428,224
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management5140,717
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities3729,313
    86900 - Other human health activities3411,807
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing315,786
    43290 - Other construction installation283,244
    43210 - Electrical installation285,922
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified248,501
    41100 - Development of building projects2210,604
    86101 - Hospital activities183,680
    62012 - Business and domestic software development179,675
    43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation165,083
    62090 - Other information technology service activities1412,795
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified1318,890
    49410 - Freight transport by road139,960
    74990 - Non-trading company1214,006
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet119,914

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    09160739 CLIOR LIMITED 05 Aug 2014
    09161574 MRP & CO LIMITED 05 Aug 2014
    09169017 CJT CONTRACTS LTD 11 Aug 2014
    09178775 G FLINDELL ENGINEERING LTD 18 Aug 2014
    09186331 LOCAL BUILDING DEVELOPMENT LTD 22 Aug 2014
    09193771 TEMA EDUCATIONAL SERVICES LIMITED 29 Aug 2014
    09158707 DEP INTERVENTION LTD 04 Aug 2014
    09162774 T&K BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION LIMITED 05 Aug 2014
    09167161 PARADISE KEBAB LIMITED 08 Aug 2014
    09176833 RETAIL WASTE COLLECTIONS LTD 14 Aug 2014
    09179918 BRADLEY ROSE MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS LIMITED 18 Aug 2014
    09179997 DAVID ELLIS SITE MANAGEMENT LIMITED 18 Aug 2014
    09182250 YNBL LTD. 19 Aug 2014
    09182687 IFE PROPERTY SERVICES LIMITED 20 Aug 2014
    09187118 FOXY STOAT LIMITED 22 Aug 2014
    09188228 HOXHA (UK) LIMITED 28 Aug 2014
    09192782 OFF THE PEG DESIGN LIMITED 29 Aug 2014
    09160385 FOREVER ELISE LTD 04 Aug 2014
    09164108 QUALITY FINANCE LIMITED 06 Aug 2014
    09165496 CANIO CONTRACTS LTD 07 Aug 2014
    09166036 B & C PROPERTIES ESSEX LIMITED 07 Aug 2014
    09171563 BILLY BONKERS FUN HOUSE LTD 12 Aug 2014
    09183741 SKYLINE MANAGEMENT LIMITED 20 Aug 2014
    09159070 CLEOPATRA'S CONSULTANTS LTD 04 Aug 2014
    09175012 EVOLUTION FILM PRODUCTIONS LIMITED 14 Aug 2014