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

  1. New Company Registrations
  2. Closed Companies (dissolved)
  3. Net Company Growth
  4. UK Company Share
  5. Director Age
  6. Director Gender
  7. Naming Trends
  8. SIC Data
  9. Recent Companies

New Company Registrations

  1. 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)BasingstokeUK
    2010217105,137
    200919791,034
    % change10.2%15.5%
    Record Year 2007 (281) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2010775783
    New companies in 2009457181
    % change71.1%-19.7%2.5%
    Record Year2010 (77)2007 (74)2007 (144)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)BasingstokeUK
    201014382,677
    2009139108,060
    % change2.9%-23.5%
    Record Year 2010 (143) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2010255761
    Closed companies in 2009282190
    % change-10.7%171.4%-32%
    Record Year2007 (46)2010 (57)2009 (90)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)BasingstokeUK
    20107422,460
    200958-17,026
    Record Year 2007 (194) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 201052022
    Net growth in 20091750-9
    Record Year2010 (52)2007 (56)2007 (121)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20100.2%
    20090.2%
    20080.2%
    20070.2%
    20060.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1966 (0.4%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20100.3%0.2%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20090.2%0.2%0.2%
    % change58.8%-31.3%-14.9%
    Record Year1966 (0.7%)1967 (0.4%)1962 (0.5%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2009-Mar 2010)

    Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING2.55%MANAGEMENT5.01%
    MANAGEMENT1.56%CONSULTING4.60%
    PROPERTY0.82%CONSULTANCY2.87%
    MARKETING0.74%PROPERTY2.50%
    TECHNOLOGIES0.74%ASSOCIATES2.04%
    MY0.66%TRADING1.93%
    CAPITAL0.66%DESIGN1.91%
    ASSOCIATES0.66%CONSTRUCTION1.87%
    CONSULTANCY0.66%MEDIA1.84%
    M0.58%BUSINESS1.74%
    BUILDING0.58%INTERNATIONAL1.73%
    TECHNOLOGY0.58%CONSULTANTS1.63%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.58%ENGINEERING1.54%
    BASINGSTOKE0.58%J1.48%
    INTERNATIONAL0.58%LONDON1.45%
    CLEANING0.49%INVESTMENTS1.45%
    DESIGN0.49%GROUP1.37%
    ELECTRICAL0.49%GLOBAL1.35%
    INVESTMENTS0.49%PROPERTIES1.35%
    CONSULTANTS0.49%BUILDING1.34%
    SERVICE0.49%CARE1.33%
    MANAGER0.49%ELECTRICAL1.30%
    SECURITY0.49%M1.28%
    BUSINESS0.41%SYSTEMS1.25%
    MEDIA0.41%S1.23%

SIC Data

  1. Previous 36 months, excluding companies less than 12 months old

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied348228,645
    7487 - Other business activities12274,904
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified6126,974
    9999 - Dormant Company5419,948
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply479,659
    7414 - Business & management consultancy4617,003
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management4514,007
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities439,943
    7260 - Other computer related activities4010,331
    62090 - Other information technology service activities306,340
    7499 - Non-trading company2815,398
    9305 - Other service activities249,038
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified217,143
    74990 - Non-trading company208,149
    7420 - Architectural, technical consult202,843
    99999 - Dormant Company1713,808
    64999 - Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified162,375
    43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation132,179
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering139,325
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified128,154

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07139613 MIDDLE OFFICE CONSULTING LTD 28 Jan 2010
    07138730 MSG BLUEPRINT LIMITED 28 Jan 2010
    07136500 COSHAM ELECTRICAL LIMITED 26 Jan 2010
    07133768 BLACK DOG TECHNOLOGY LTD 22 Jan 2010
    07121703 USA NAILS (BASINGSTOKE) LTD 11 Jan 2010
    07121691 PUCKERING'S LTD 11 Jan 2010
    07119633 ACCELERATION DRIVER DEVELOPMENT LTD 08 Jan 2010
    07139552 ELIXIR PROJECTS LIMITED 28 Jan 2010
    07136240 CRISIS AND CONTINUITY SOLUTIONS LTD 26 Jan 2010
    07135360 MOSTOW LTD 25 Jan 2010
    07135354 KMC COMPLIANCE LIMITED 25 Jan 2010
    07122070 CLOUD NINE HOSTING LIMITED 11 Jan 2010
    07120317 THE LEGEND ALLIANCE LIMITED 08 Jan 2010
    07134159 RHAP SERVICES LTD 22 Jan 2010
    07132716 PRIMARY TREE CONSULTING LTD 21 Jan 2010
    07129095 COBBETT CFA LTD 19 Jan 2010
    07125378 HIGHGRADE TRANSPORT LTD 14 Jan 2010
    07124128 MARK UPTON PROJECT SUPPORT LTD 13 Jan 2010
    07123622 TRITEK DEVELOPMENTS LTD 13 Jan 2010
    07137945 WEAPONS GRADE LTD 27 Jan 2010
    07127053 KBP ENGINEERING LIMITED 15 Jan 2010
    07123324 PREPAID CONSULTING LIMITED 12 Jan 2010
    07121541 INFINITY INTERNATIONAL COSMETICS LIMITED 11 Jan 2010
    07116540 KS HUGHES DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED 05 Jan 2010
    07121630 LEFT HAND DRIVE LTD 11 Jan 2010