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.
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New Company Registrations
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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) Basildon UK 2015 319 161,156 2014 227 150,722 % change 40.5% 6.9% Record Year 2015 (319) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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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
January February March New companies in 2015 110 101 108 New companies in 2014 75 71 81 % change 46.7% 42.3% 33.3% Record Year 2015 (110) 2015 (101) 2015 (108)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Basildon UK 2015 98 89,523 2014 87 82,370 % change 12.6% 8.7% Record Year 2013 (116) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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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
January February March Closed companies in 2015 23 36 39 Closed companies in 2014 39 28 20 % change -41.0% 28.6% 95% Record Year 2013 (46) 2015 (36) 2009 (52)
Net Company Growth
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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) Basildon UK 2015 221 71,633 2014 140 68,352 Record Year 2015 (221) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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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
January February March Net growth in 2015 87 65 69 Net growth in 2014 36 43 61 Record Year 2015 (87) 2015 (65) 2015 (69)
UK Company Share
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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 2015 0.2% 2014 0.2% 2013 0.1% 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 2015 (0.2%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2015 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% UK formation share in 2014 0.2% 0.1% 0.1% % change 43.8% 31.0% 21.5% Record Year 2015 (0.2%) 1997 (0.2%) 2013 (0.2%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2014-Mar 2015)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage ELECTRICAL 1.77% CONSULTING 5.23% ESSEX 1.59% MANAGEMENT 4.56% BUILDING 1.34% CONSULTANCY 3.62% MANAGEMENT 1.28% PROPERTY 2.72% CONSTRUCTION 1.22% CONSTRUCTION 2.19% CARE 1.04% CARE 2.13% CONSULTANCY 1.04% ENGINEERING 2.12% CONSULTING 0.79% LONDON 1.91% HEALTHCARE 0.79% TRADING 1.88% M 0.67% TRANSPORT 1.82% (ESSEX) 0.67% ELECTRICAL 1.76% ENGINEERING 0.67% DESIGN 1.65% R 0.61% PROPERTIES 1.63% DESIGN 0.61% CO., 1.58% CO 0.61% J 1.55% T 0.61% CONSULTANTS 1.54% CONTRACTS 0.55% BUSINESS 1.49% S 0.55% INVESTMENTS 1.49% HEALTH 0.55% GLOBAL 1.46% SERVICE 0.55% ASSOCIATES 1.44% PROPERTY 0.55% DEVELOPMENTS 1.36% PLUMBING 0.55% BUILDING 1.31% TRANSPORT 0.55% IT 1.30% B 0.49% MEDIA 1.28% LONDON 0.49% M 1.27%
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 355 288,953 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 76 29,218 99999 - Dormant Company 74 49,474 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 64 58,522 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 60 43,081 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 44 30,825 86900 - Other human health activities 43 13,990 43390 - Other building completion and finishing 36 6,052 43210 - Electrical installation 33 6,139 86101 - Hospital activities 28 5,043 43290 - Other construction installation 28 3,281 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 25 9,080 62012 - Business and domestic software development 20 9,651 43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation 16 5,331 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 16 19,098 49410 - Freight transport by road 16 12,485 41100 - Development of building projects 15 11,863 47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets 13 6,557 74990 - Non-trading company 13 13,794 62090 - Other information technology service activities 12 12,862
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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