Alton, Hampshire
2013 Half Year Business Confidence Report
NOTICE: We have improved our calculations of the statistics in these reports, so some figures and records may not match previous reports.
Headlines
- The record second quarter for female directors in Alton was in 2013 when 42.6% of all directors were female.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2013)
In the first half of 2013 a total of 115 companies were formed in Alton. This figure is 6.5% lower than last year, which compares badly to the UK wide figure of 6.4%.
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 2013 115 269,432 2012 123 253,150 % change -6.5% 6.4% Record Year 2003 (143) 2007 (279,097) New Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2013)
A total of 50 companies were registered in Alton during the second quarter of 2013 (Apr 2013 - Jun 2013).
This figure is a decrease of 15.3% versus the same period last year (Q2 2012). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.7% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2013 - Jun 2013) Alton UK 2013 50 134,630 2012 59 121,659 % change -15.3% 10.7% Record Year 2011 (71) 2013 (134,630) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2013)
New Companies by Month
April May June New companies in 2013 17 13 20 New companies in 2012 21 25 13 % change -19.0% -48.0% 53.8% Record Year 2011 (25) 2002 (35) 2003 (40)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2013)
In the first half of 2013 a total of 73 companies were dissolved in Alton. This figure is 15.9% higher than last year, which compares badly to the UK wide change of 5.0%.
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 2013 73 155,192 2012 63 147,794 % change 15.9% 5.0% Record Year 2009 (115) 2009 (289,245) Dissolved Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2013)
A total of 33 companies were dissolved in Alton during the second quarter of 2013 (Apr 2013 - Jun 2013).
This figure is a decrease of 17.5% versus the same period last year (Q2 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 3.7% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2013 - Jun 2013) Alton UK 2013 33 77,278 2012 40 80,218 % change -17.5% -3.7% Record Year 2009 (69) 2009 (181,179) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2013)
Dissolved Companies by Month
April May June Closed companies in 2013 12 5 16 Closed companies in 2012 10 14 16 % change 20.0% -64.3% 0% Record Year 2008 (26) 2009 (25) 2009 (24)
Net Company Growth
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2013)
In the first half of 2013 the company register for Alton increased by 42 companies.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Alton UK 2013 42 114,240 2012 60 105,356 Record Year 2003 (98) 2007 (171,296) Net Growth by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2013)
Net company growth for Alton during the second quarter of 2013 (Apr 2013 - Jun 2013) was 17 companies.
second quarter (Apr 2013 - Jun 2013) Alton UK 2013 17 57,352 2012 19 41,441 Record Year 2011 (36) 2007 (60,014) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2013)
Net Growth by Month
April May June Net growth in 2013 5 8 4 Net growth in 2012 11 11 -3 Record Year 2011 (21) 2002 (16) 2003 (33)
UK Company Share
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2013)
In the first half of 2013 Alton formed 0.0% of all UK companies. This is the same as the 2012 figure of 0.0%.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Alton 2013 0.0% 2012 0.0% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1994 (0.1%) Company Share by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2013)
In the second quarter of 2013, Alton formed 0.0% of all UK companies.
second quarter (Apr 2013 - Jun 2013) Alton 2013 0.0% 2012 0.0% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1996 (0.1%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2013)
Company Share by Month
April May June UK formation share in 2013 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% UK formation share in 2012 0.1% 0.1% 0.0% % change -32.0% -49.6% 39.3% Record Year 1993 (0.1%) 1991 (0.1%) 1991 (0.1%)
Director Age
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2013)
The average age of a director in the first half of 2013 was 46.1.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 7.7% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.2% compared to the UK figure of 3.3%.
Director Age by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2013)
The average age of a director in the second quarter of 2013 was 46.7.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 7.0% compared to the UK figure of 3.6%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.5% compared to the UK figure of 3.8%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2013)
The record first half year for female directors in Alton was 2007 when 40.2% of all directors were female.
38.7% of all director appointments in Alton in the first half of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.1% for the same period.
Director Gender by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2013)
The record second quarter for female directors in Alton was in 2013 when 42.6% of all directors were female.
42.6% of all director appointments in Alton in the second quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.5% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Jun 2012-Jun 2013)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 2.42% CONSULTING 5.25% ALTON 1.32% MANAGEMENT 4.80% HAMPSHIRE 1.32% CONSULTANCY 3.41% MANAGEMENT 1.32% PROPERTY 2.48% CONSULTANCY 1.10% TRADING 2.05% ROAD 0.88% ENGINEERING 1.81% DEVELOPMENTS 0.66% DESIGN 1.79% SOUTHERN 0.66% LONDON 1.77% ASSOCIATES 0.66% BUSINESS 1.77% M 0.66% CONSULTANTS 1.68% MARKS 0.66% CONSTRUCTION 1.68% SUPPORT 0.66% ASSOCIATES 1.67% BUSINESS 0.66% GLOBAL 1.59% SYSTEMS 0.66% MEDIA 1.57% DESIGN 0.66% CARE 1.55% CENTRE 0.66% J 1.53% TRAINING 0.66% INVESTMENTS 1.46% MARKETING 0.44% IT 1.40% HYDROSPHERE 0.44% PROPERTIES 1.40% K 0.44% M 1.26% FLYING 0.44% BUILDING 1.22% PLUS 0.44% ELECTRICAL 1.19% W 0.44% ENTERPRISES 1.18% F 0.44% CAPITAL 1.16% S 0.44% TRAINING 1.16%
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 88 257,517 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 39 54,555 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 33 33,633 99999 - Dormant Company 18 44,817 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 14 25,583 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 12 17,095 31090 - Manufacture of other furniture 8 793 74990 - Non-trading company 8 14,303 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 8 24,324 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 7 6,771 41202 - Construction of domestic buildings 7 5,665 81300 - Landscape service activities 7 1,700 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 7 7,871 62090 - Other information technology service activities 6 12,578 78109 - Other activities of employment placement agencies 5 3,371 98000 - Residents property management 5 4,626 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 5 7,793 41100 - Development of building projects 5 8,876 70221 - Financial management 4 2,718 85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified 4 5,319
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 08467647 TF COMMISSIONING SERVICES LTD 02 Apr 2013 08469692 M F MARKETING SOLUTIONS LIMITED 02 Apr 2013 08470279 M. D. A. UK ENTERPRISES LIMITED 02 Apr 2013 08474407 PAUL AMERY LIMITED 05 Apr 2013 08479095 PUDDING BOYS LIMITED 08 Apr 2013 08481666 THE FRAME CENTRE (UK) LIMITED 09 Apr 2013 08486628 ALTON BALLOONS (UK) LIMITED 12 Apr 2013 08487540 LOUVRETEC LSE LIMITED 15 Apr 2013 08489754 MARCROFT TIMBER CONSULTANCY LIMITED 16 Apr 2013 08489795 BASING INSTALLATIONS LIMITED 16 Apr 2013 08490000 EQUANY SOLUTIONS LIMITED 16 Apr 2013 08492562 JAYNE CHAPMAN DESIGN LIMITED 17 Apr 2013 08496717 SAYERS ARCHITECTURE & SURVEYING LTD 19 Apr 2013 08504510 YOUR UNIQUE CHIQUE LIMITED 25 Apr 2013 08505950 DRY INTERIORS LIMITED 26 Apr 2013 08509350 BYRNE RUNCIMAN LIMITED 30 Apr 2013 08510550 CHANGE GUIDE LTD 30 Apr 2013
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