Basildon, Essex

Q1 2015 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q1 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Basildon when compared to any previous Q1.
  • Q1 2015 was a record quarter for company registrations in Basildon when compared to any quarter in history.
  • March 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Basildon when compared to any previous March.
  • February 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Basildon when compared to any previous February.
  • January 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Basildon when compared to any previous January.
  • January 2015 was a record month for company registrations in Basildon when compared to any month in history.
  • February 2015 saw a new record in company closures in Basildon when compared to any previous February.
  • March 2015 saw a new record in net growth in Basildon when compared to any previous March.
  • February 2015 saw a new record in net growth in Basildon when compared to any previous February.
  • January 2015 saw a new record in net growth in Basildon when compared to any previous January.
  • January 2015 was a record month for net growth in Basildon when compared to any month in history.

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 (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    Q1 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Basildon when compared to any previous Q1.

    Q1 2015 was a record quarter for company registrations in Basildon when compared to any quarter in history.

    A total of 319 companies were registered in Basildon during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).

    This figure is an increase of 40.5% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 6.9% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)BasildonUK
    2015319161,156
    2014227150,722
    % change40.5%6.9%
    Record Year 2015 (319) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    March 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Basildon when compared to any previous March.

    February 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Basildon when compared to any previous February.

    January 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Basildon when compared to any previous January.

    January 2015 was a record month for company registrations in Basildon when compared to any month in history.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2015110101108
    New companies in 2014757181
    % change46.7%42.3%33.3%
    Record Year2015 (110)2015 (101)2015 (108)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    A total of 98 companies were dissolved in Basildon during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).

    This figure is an increase of 12.6% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)BasildonUK
    20159889,523
    20148782,370
    % change12.6%8.7%
    Record Year 2013 (116) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    February 2015 saw a new record in company closures in Basildon when compared to any previous February.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2015233639
    Closed companies in 2014392820
    % change-41.0%28.6%95%
    Record Year2013 (46)2015 (36)2009 (52)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    Net company growth for Basildon during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) was 221 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)BasildonUK
    201522171,633
    201414068,352
    Record Year 2015 (221) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    March 2015 saw a new record in net growth in Basildon when compared to any previous March.

    February 2015 saw a new record in net growth in Basildon when compared to any previous February.

    January 2015 saw a new record in net growth in Basildon when compared to any previous January.

    January 2015 was a record month for net growth in Basildon when compared to any month in history.

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2015876569
    Net growth in 2014364361
    Record Year2015 (87)2015 (65)2015 (69)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    In the first quarter of 2015, Basildon formed 0.2% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)Basildon
    20150.2%
    20140.2%
    20130.1%
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2015 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20150.2%0.2%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20140.2%0.1%0.1%
    % change43.8%31.0%21.5%
    Record Year2015 (0.2%)1997 (0.2%)2013 (0.2%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2015 was 41.8.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.7% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.9% compared to the UK figure of 3.6%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Basildon was in 2008 when 33.1% of all directors were female.

    27.1% of all director appointments in Basildon in the first quarter of 2015 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.4% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2014-Mar 2015)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    ELECTRICAL1.77%CONSULTING5.23%
    ESSEX1.59%MANAGEMENT4.56%
    BUILDING1.34%CONSULTANCY3.62%
    MANAGEMENT1.28%PROPERTY2.72%
    CONSTRUCTION1.22%CONSTRUCTION2.19%
    CARE1.04%CARE2.13%
    CONSULTANCY1.04%ENGINEERING2.12%
    CONSULTING0.79%LONDON1.91%
    HEALTHCARE0.79%TRADING1.88%
    M0.67%TRANSPORT1.82%
    (ESSEX)0.67%ELECTRICAL1.76%
    ENGINEERING0.67%DESIGN1.65%
    R0.61%PROPERTIES1.63%
    DESIGN0.61%CO.,1.58%
    CO0.61%J1.55%
    T0.61%CONSULTANTS1.54%
    CONTRACTS0.55%BUSINESS1.49%
    S0.55%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    HEALTH0.55%GLOBAL1.46%
    SERVICE0.55%ASSOCIATES1.44%
    PROPERTY0.55%DEVELOPMENTS1.36%
    PLUMBING0.55%BUILDING1.31%
    TRANSPORT0.55%IT1.30%
    B0.49%MEDIA1.28%
    LONDON0.49%M1.27%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied355288,953
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified7629,218
    99999 - Dormant Company7449,474
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified6458,522
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management6043,081
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities4430,825
    86900 - Other human health activities4313,990
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing366,052
    43210 - Electrical installation336,139
    86101 - Hospital activities285,043
    43290 - Other construction installation283,281
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified259,080
    62012 - Business and domestic software development209,651
    43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation165,331
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified1619,098
    49410 - Freight transport by road1612,485
    41100 - Development of building projects1511,863
    47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets136,557
    74990 - Non-trading company1313,794
    62090 - Other information technology service activities1212,862

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    09371499 OLAYEMI.CO.UK LTD 02 Jan 2015
    OC397486 NANKO & CO COMPANY LIMITED LLP 14 Jan 2015
    09389426 DJ AGENCY LTD 14 Jan 2015
    09392093 LOVELL DESIGN STUDIOS LTD. 16 Jan 2015
    09398942 BIKE TO BASICS LIMITED 21 Jan 2015
    09400162 KCK ELECTRICAL LTD 21 Jan 2015
    09403508 SOARES CONSULTANCY LIMITED 23 Jan 2015
    09404277 BASILDON REPAIRS LTD 23 Jan 2015
    09411021 GINGER GREEN LTD 28 Jan 2015
    09372183 POWER - FEUELL ELECTRICAL LIMITED 02 Jan 2015
    OC397425 DOS.IT LLP 09 Jan 2015
    09387332 SEAS SOLUTIONS LIMITED 13 Jan 2015
    09396501 NICK NAKS GARDEN SERVICES LIMITED 20 Jan 2015
    09400314 LSH CONTRACTORS LIMITED 21 Jan 2015
    09401213 JK HEATING & PLUMBING LIMITED 22 Jan 2015
    09415347 ROBERT LEWIS ACCOUNTANTS (ESSEX) LIMITED 30 Jan 2015
    09377608 LATEEFFAY LTD 07 Jan 2015
    09377638 WALKER DESIGN & ENGINEERING LIMITED 07 Jan 2015
    09388794 TLR PLASTERING LTD 14 Jan 2015
    09411833 ALL-ABOUT-PLAY ONLINE LTD 29 Jan 2015
    09413313 LONDON COUNTY HOLDINGS (UK) LIMITED 29 Jan 2015
    09414108 LUDVIGSEN MCMAHON LIMITED 30 Jan 2015
    09372371 DOWLING LOVE FINANCIAL MEDIA LIMITED 02 Jan 2015
    09373594 ARESPOTRONICS LIMITED 05 Jan 2015
    09377265 RAWSON ELECTRICAL LTD 07 Jan 2015