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
    09110234 R G ESSEX LIMITED 01 Jul 2014
    09119787 ASPDSEV LTD 07 Jul 2014
    09138092 THE NEXT CHOSEN GENERATION CIC 18 Jul 2014
    09139849 ONEOAK LANDSCAPES LTD 21 Jul 2014
    09111668 VP BUILDER (UK) LIMITED 02 Jul 2014
    09114414 ADAM NAGRODZKI LIMITED 03 Jul 2014
    09119813 MJ'S TRANSPORT SERVICES (UK) LIMITED 07 Jul 2014
    09123661 BOYLE HIGHWAYS LIMITED 09 Jul 2014
    09126161 THE BEAUTY ATLAS LTD 11 Jul 2014
    09126262 MK CHAUFFEURS LIMITED 11 Jul 2014
    09143818 QUAURORA LIMITED 23 Jul 2014
    09150968 TATENDA (UK) LIMITED 29 Jul 2014
    09152854 JARVIS HOME IMPROVEMENTS LIMITED 30 Jul 2014
    09155202 SHREWD FINANCE LTD 31 Jul 2014
    09111588 FRONT COVER MAGAZINE LIMITED 02 Jul 2014
    09111928 P R T PAINTING LIMITED 02 Jul 2014
    09129141 AC PROPERTY SERVICES LTD. 14 Jul 2014
    09132018 UKEL SERVICES LIMITED 15 Jul 2014
    09145660 AHC MEDICAL SERVICES LIMITED 24 Jul 2014
    09152050 AD MANAGEMENT CONSULTING LIMITED 29 Jul 2014
    09131348 GUIVERS TRANSPORT LTD 15 Jul 2014
    09142315 ARROW CS LTD 22 Jul 2014
    09144509 LAMONT AND SONS LTD 23 Jul 2014
    09146537 MICK TWOMEY 13 LIMITED 24 Jul 2014
    09131484 KLEROO LIMITED 15 Jul 2014