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
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 08095863 AJSM LIMITED 07 Jun 2012 08100013 DIGITISE DESIGN LIMITED 11 Jun 2012 08102154 MARITIME OPERATIONS LIMITED 12 Jun 2012 08105940 ENFRANCHISEMENT AND LEASEHOLD STRATEGIES LIMITED 14 Jun 2012 08109784 WEB DEVELOPERS LIMITED 18 Jun 2012 08110259 CATO COMPUTERS LTD 19 Jun 2012 08112860 KEEBEE MARINE DEVELOPMENTS LTD 20 Jun 2012 08113983 CAMBRIDGE CENTRE FOR ATTACHMENT LIMITED 21 Jun 2012 08114547 JRB NETWORK LTD 21 Jun 2012 08115411 RWB CREATIVE SOLUTIONS LIMITED 22 Jun 2012 08116161 THE DOVE INN LTD 22 Jun 2012 08117118 OPTIMUM EQUINE LTD 25 Jun 2012 08122251 20 POYNDERS ROAD LTD 28 Jun 2012
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