Alton, Hampshire
2012 Half Year Business Confidence Report
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
In the first half of 2012 a total of 123 companies were formed in Alton. This figure is 1.6% lower than last year, which compares badly to the UK wide figure of 10.7%.
The highest total for a first half year in Alton occurred in 2003 when a total of 143 were formed.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Alton UK 2012 123 253,150 2011 125 228,735 % change -1.6% 10.7% Record Year 2003 (143) 2007 (279,097) New Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
A total of 59 companies were registered in Alton during the second quarter of 2012 (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012).
This figure is a decrease of 16.9% versus the same period last year (Q2 2011). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.3% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) Alton UK 2012 59 121,659 2011 71 112,344 % change -16.9% 8.3% Record Year 2003 (76) 2012 (121,659) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)
New Companies by Month
April May June New companies in 2012 21 25 13 New companies in 2011 25 19 27 % change -16.0% 31.6% -51.9% Record Year 2011 (25) 2002 (35) 2003 (40)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
In the first half of 2012 a total of 63 companies were dissolved in Alton. This figure is 16.0% lower than last year, which compares well to the UK wide change of -8.9%.
The highest total for a first half year in Alton occurred in 2009 when a total of 115 were closed.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Alton UK 2012 63 147,793 2011 75 162,310 % change -16.0% -8.9% Record Year 2009 (115) 2009 (289,236) Dissolved Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
A total of 40 companies were dissolved in Alton during the second quarter of 2012 (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012).
This figure is an increase of 14.3% versus the same period last year (Q2 2011). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 12.5% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) Alton UK 2012 40 80,218 2011 35 71,324 % change 14.3% 12.5% Record Year 2009 (69) 2009 (181,177) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
April May June Closed companies in 2012 10 14 16 Closed companies in 2011 4 16 15 % change 150.0% -12.5% 7% Record Year 2008 (26) 2009 (25) 2009 (24)
Net Company Growth
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
In the first half of 2012 the company register for Alton increased by 60 companies.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Alton UK 2012 60 105,357 2011 50 66,425 Record Year 2003 (98) 2007 (171,296) Net Growth by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
Net company growth for Alton during the second quarter of 2012 (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) was 19 companies.
second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) Alton UK 2012 19 41,441 2011 36 41,020 Record Year 2003 (60) 2003 (69,274) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)
Net Growth by Month
April May June Net growth in 2012 11 11 -3 Net growth in 2011 21 3 12 Record Year 2011 (21) 2002 (16) 2003 (33)
UK Company Share
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
In the first half of 2012 Alton formed 0.0% of all UK companies. This is less than the 2011 figure of 0.1%.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Alton 2012 0.0% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% 2008 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1970 (0.1%) Company Share by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
In the second quarter of 2012, Alton formed 0.0% of all UK companies.
second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) Alton 2012 0.0% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% 2008 0.0% Record Year (since 1960) 1965 (0.2%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)
Company Share by Month
April May June UK formation share in 2012 0.1% 0.1% 0.0% UK formation share in 2011 0.1% 0.0% 0.1% % change -29.2% 15.5% -48.7% Record Year 1980 (0.3%) 1961 (0.3%) 1965 (0.4%)
Director Age
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
The average age of a director in the first half of 2012 was 47.6.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.3% compared to the UK figure of 4.9%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 5.6% compared to the UK figure of 3.4%.
Director Age by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
The average age of a director in the second quarter of 2012 was 48.7.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 1.1% compared to the UK figure of 5.2%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 5.7% compared to the UK figure of 3.3%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
The record first half year for female directors in Alton was 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
33.0% of all director appointments in Alton in the first half of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 23.4% for the same period.
Director Gender by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
The record second quarter for female directors in Alton was in 1866 when 57.1% of all directors were female.
35.2% of all director appointments in Alton in the second quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Jun 2011-Jun 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 2.45% CONSULTING 5.07% DESIGN 1.78% MANAGEMENT 4.74% MANAGEMENT 1.34% CONSULTANCY 3.28% HOUSE 1.34% PROPERTY 2.35% FACTORY 1.11% TRADING 2.10% HAMPSHIRE 0.89% DESIGN 1.89% CENTRE 0.89% ENGINEERING 1.87% CONSULTANCY 0.89% ASSOCIATES 1.82% RECRUITMENT 0.89% CONSULTANTS 1.78% HOLYBOURNE 0.67% CONSTRUCTION 1.71% MARINE 0.67% BUSINESS 1.70% CARS 0.67% MEDIA 1.69% PROPERTY 0.67% LONDON 1.68% CHAWTON 0.67% J 1.57% HOMES 0.67% GLOBAL 1.51% ROAD 0.67% INVESTMENTS 1.48% KRYSALIS 0.67% IT 1.42% HASLEMERE 0.45% CARE 1.31% COMPUTER 0.45% PROPERTIES 1.31% HOLDINGS 0.45% M 1.26% CAR 0.45% ELECTRICAL 1.23% M 0.45% BUILDING 1.23% CLASSIC 0.45% SECURITY 1.19% J 0.45% S 1.18% INTERIORS 0.45% ENTERPRISES 1.17%
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 99 244,457 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 31 35,447 7487 - Other business activities 31 47,029 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 17 20,390 99999 - Dormant Company 11 26,088 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 10 15,280 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 8 14,220 62090 - Other information technology service activities 8 8,258 7414 - Business & management consultancy 8 10,978 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 7 10,271 81300 - Landscape service activities 5 1,002 43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation 5 2,716 7499 - Non-trading company 5 8,023 9999 - Dormant Company 5 16,469 74990 - Non-trading company 5 9,706 41202 - Construction of domestic buildings 4 3,185 7260 - Other computer related activities 4 6,456 56302 - Public houses and bars 4 2,913 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 4 4,295 98000 - Residents property management 4 3,001
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