Basingstoke, Hampshire
Q1 2010 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- January 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Basingstoke when compared to any previous January.
- Q1 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Basingstoke when compared to any previous Q1.
- February 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Basingstoke when compared to any previous February.
- January 2010 saw a new record in net growth in Basingstoke when compared to any previous January.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
A total of 217 companies were registered in Basingstoke during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).
This figure is an increase of 10.2% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.5% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) Basingstoke UK 2010 217 105,137 2009 197 91,034 % change 10.2% 15.5% Record Year 2007 (281) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
January 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Basingstoke when compared to any previous January.
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2010 77 57 83 New companies in 2009 45 71 81 % change 71.1% -19.7% 2.5% Record Year 2010 (77) 2007 (74) 2007 (144)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
Q1 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Basingstoke when compared to any previous Q1.
A total of 143 companies were dissolved in Basingstoke during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).
This figure is an increase of 2.9% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 23.5% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) Basingstoke UK 2010 143 82,677 2009 139 108,060 % change 2.9% -23.5% Record Year 2010 (143) 2009 (108,060) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
February 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Basingstoke when compared to any previous February.
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2010 25 57 61 Closed companies in 2009 28 21 90 % change -10.7% 171.4% -32% Record Year 2007 (46) 2010 (57) 2009 (90)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
Net company growth for Basingstoke during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) was 74 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) Basingstoke UK 2010 74 22,460 2009 58 -17,026 Record Year 2007 (194) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
January 2010 saw a new record in net growth in Basingstoke when compared to any previous January.
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2010 52 0 22 Net growth in 2009 17 50 -9 Record Year 2010 (52) 2007 (56) 2007 (121)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
In the first quarter of 2010, Basingstoke formed 0.2% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) Basingstoke 2010 0.2% 2009 0.2% 2008 0.2% 2007 0.2% 2006 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1966 (0.4%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2010 0.3% 0.2% 0.2% UK formation share in 2009 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% % change 58.8% -31.3% -14.9% Record Year 1966 (0.7%) 1967 (0.4%) 1962 (0.5%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2010 was 44.1.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 1.0% compared to the UK figure of 2.0%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.4% compared to the UK figure of 4.9%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
The record first quarter for female directors in Basingstoke was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
32.5% of all director appointments in Basingstoke in the first quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 24.7% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2009-Mar 2010)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 2.55% MANAGEMENT 5.01% MANAGEMENT 1.56% CONSULTING 4.60% PROPERTY 0.82% CONSULTANCY 2.87% MARKETING 0.74% PROPERTY 2.50% TECHNOLOGIES 0.74% ASSOCIATES 2.04% MY 0.66% TRADING 1.93% CAPITAL 0.66% DESIGN 1.91% ASSOCIATES 0.66% CONSTRUCTION 1.87% CONSULTANCY 0.66% MEDIA 1.84% M 0.58% BUSINESS 1.74% BUILDING 0.58% INTERNATIONAL 1.73% TECHNOLOGY 0.58% CONSULTANTS 1.63% DEVELOPMENTS 0.58% ENGINEERING 1.54% BASINGSTOKE 0.58% J 1.48% INTERNATIONAL 0.58% LONDON 1.45% CLEANING 0.49% INVESTMENTS 1.45% DESIGN 0.49% GROUP 1.37% ELECTRICAL 0.49% GLOBAL 1.35% INVESTMENTS 0.49% PROPERTIES 1.35% CONSULTANTS 0.49% BUILDING 1.34% SERVICE 0.49% CARE 1.33% MANAGER 0.49% ELECTRICAL 1.30% SECURITY 0.49% M 1.28% BUSINESS 0.41% SYSTEMS 1.25% MEDIA 0.41% S 1.23%
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 348 228,645 7487 - Other business activities 122 74,904 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 61 26,974 9999 - Dormant Company 54 19,948 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 47 9,659 7414 - Business & management consultancy 46 17,003 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 45 14,007 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 43 9,943 7260 - Other computer related activities 40 10,331 62090 - Other information technology service activities 30 6,340 7499 - Non-trading company 28 15,398 9305 - Other service activities 24 9,038 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 21 7,143 74990 - Non-trading company 20 8,149 7420 - Architectural, technical consult 20 2,843 99999 - Dormant Company 17 13,808 64999 - Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified 16 2,375 43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation 13 2,179 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 13 9,325 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 12 8,154
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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