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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
    09469603 S W C ESSEX LTD 04 Mar 2015
    09473452 ACEGAS ESSEX LTD 05 Mar 2015
    09478770 G A C ELECTRICAL LTD 09 Mar 2015
    09497455 OCR ELECTRICAL LTD 19 Mar 2015
    09512101 NEW LODGE CONSULTING LIMITED 26 Mar 2015
    09467071 MBBP LIMITED 03 Mar 2015
    09477703 UFHS COMMERCIAL LIMITED 09 Mar 2015
    09478203 WILLIAM ASHTON LTD 09 Mar 2015
    09480437 ROBERT LEWIS ACCOUNTANTS (LONDON) LIMITED 10 Mar 2015
    09481148 UNION JACK INVESTMENTS LIMITED 10 Mar 2015
    09493498 BEN SNEDDON CONSTRUCTION LIMITED 17 Mar 2015
    09467633 SNAP HAPPY STANDS LIMITED 03 Mar 2015
    09469413 IMITCH LTD. 04 Mar 2015
    09471286 MIC-EST LIMITED 04 Mar 2015
    09481360 JR DIRECT PLUMBING LIMITED 10 Mar 2015
    09482223 JO&NO LTD 10 Mar 2015
    09486147 LKOY LIMITED 12 Mar 2015
    09492031 VSI LOGISTIC LTD 16 Mar 2015
    09519904 INTERIOR WORLD LTD 31 Mar 2015
    09467498 S.HALLYBONE ELECTRICAL LIMITED 03 Mar 2015
    09469421 JEWEL MEDICARE LIMITED 04 Mar 2015
    09471196 CHARLES BROTHERS LTD 04 Mar 2015
    09473535 GYPSOS UK LIMITED 05 Mar 2015
    09476992 JOMHEL89 LIMITED 09 Mar 2015
    09490820 LUTTU'S WORLD LIMITED 16 Mar 2015

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