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East of England · Q3 2026 data

Business funding in Basildon

Basildon has 7,376 trading companies. 863 of them (11.7%) have secured borrowing registered at Companies House, below the East of England at 13.6% and the UK at 14.0%.

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7,376trading companies
11.7%have secured borrowing
290new companies in Q3 2026
3.6%late filing accounts

How Basildon's sectors borrow

The biggest sectors in Basildon, and the share of companies in each with a lender's charge registered against them. Real estate & lettings borrows most against its assets here, at 47%.

Construction & trades1,562 companies
4%
Real estate & lettings798 companies
47%
Professional services720 companies
6%
Business support services459 companies
7%
Tech, media & telecoms446 companies
6%
Personal services436 companies
4%
Retail434 companies
6%
Haulage & logistics376 companies
9%

Older businesses borrow more

Lenders like a track record. In Basildon, the share of companies with secured borrowing climbs with age, which is why a young business often starts with asset finance or a smaller unsecured loan.

Under 2 years2,159 companies
4%
2 to 5 years1,614 companies
11%
5 to 10 years1,666 companies
11%
10 to 20 years1,358 companies
13%
Over 20 years579 companies
41%

Who's lending in the East of England

The 261 new lender charges we tracked against the East of England companies in Q3 2026, by type of lender. Property, bridging & buy-to-let made up the largest share, as most mortgages on company-owned property are registered as charges.

Property, bridging & buy-to-let
51%
Specialist & alternative lenders
21%
Banks
15%
Asset finance
2%
Invoice finance
2%

Funding that fits Basildon businesses

Plain-English guides to the kinds of funding that suit Basildon's biggest sectors.

Elsewhere in the East of England

Source: every live company on the Companies House register at 2026-10-01, analysed by DueLead for its Q3 2026 Pulse report on Basildon. "Secured borrowing" means at least one outstanding charge, a lender's security registered at Companies House, so unsecured loans and overdrafts don't show. Trading companies means active limited companies, LLPs and PLCs, excluding dormant companies, financial services firms and public bodies. Sole traders aren't on the register, so they aren't counted.