Basingstoke, Hampshire

Q3 2010 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q3 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Basingstoke when compared to any previous Q3.
  • September 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Basingstoke when compared to any previous September.

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 (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    Q3 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Basingstoke when compared to any previous Q3.

    A total of 197 companies were registered in Basingstoke during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).

    This figure is an increase of 3.1% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 7.2% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)BasingstokeUK
    2010197101,492
    200919194,671
    % change3.1%7.2%
    Record Year 2010 (197) 2003 (107,203)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    September 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Basingstoke when compared to any previous September.

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2010565784
    New companies in 2009656462
    % change-13.8%-10.9%35.5%
    Record Year2009 (65)2009 (64)2010 (84)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    A total of 150 companies were dissolved in Basingstoke during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).

    This figure is a decrease of 30.6% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 45.0% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)BasingstokeUK
    201015087,705
    2009216159,401
    % change-30.6%-45.0%
    Record Year 2009 (216) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2010495447
    Closed companies in 20095448114
    % change-9.3%12.5%-59%
    Record Year2009 (54)2008 (77)2009 (114)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    Net company growth for Basingstoke during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) was 47 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)BasingstokeUK
    20104713,787
    2009-25-64,730
    Record Year 2007 (98) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 20107337
    Net growth in 20091116-52
    Record Year2008 (43)2007 (27)2007 (46)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    In the third quarter of 2010, Basingstoke formed 0.2% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)Basingstoke
    20100.2%
    20090.2%
    20080.2%
    20070.2%
    20060.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1965 (0.5%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20100.2%0.2%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20090.2%0.2%0.2%
    % change-19.9%-19.2%29.9%
    Record Year1970 (0.5%)1965 (1.0%)1966 (0.5%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2010 was 44.8.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 1.6% compared to the UK figure of 2.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.9% compared to the UK figure of 4.4%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Basingstoke was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.

    29.0% of all director appointments in Basingstoke in the third quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.2% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING2.62%MANAGEMENT5.06%
    CONSULTANCY1.19%CONSULTING4.99%
    BUSINESS0.87%CONSULTANCY3.12%
    MANAGEMENT0.79%PROPERTY2.38%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.72%TRADING2.04%
    R0.64%ASSOCIATES2.01%
    TECHNOLOGIES0.64%DESIGN1.93%
    ASSOCIATES0.64%CONSTRUCTION1.86%
    M0.64%BUSINESS1.80%
    CONSULTANTS0.64%MEDIA1.75%
    CONSTRUCTION0.56%CONSULTANTS1.73%
    TECHNOLOGY0.56%LONDON1.59%
    T0.56%ENGINEERING1.59%
    CLEANING0.56%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    PROPERTY0.56%CARE1.44%
    SYSTEMS0.48%J1.44%
    PROJECTS0.48%INTERNATIONAL1.43%
    BUILDING0.48%GLOBAL1.42%
    INVESTMENTS0.48%IT1.35%
    IT0.48%PROPERTIES1.35%
    TRAINING0.48%BUILDING1.32%
    FOR0.48%ELECTRICAL1.30%
    BASINGSTOKE0.40%M1.28%
    MEDIA0.40%SYSTEMS1.26%
    SERVICE0.40%S1.24%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied337202,902
    7487 - Other business activities8969,802
    9999 - Dormant Company6021,484
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified5125,053
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management4913,161
    7260 - Other computer related activities428,967
    7414 - Business & management consultancy4214,940
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities408,292
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply348,183
    9305 - Other service activities299,454
    62090 - Other information technology service activities225,716
    99999 - Dormant Company2114,072
    74990 - Non-trading company207,649
    7499 - Non-trading company1913,408
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified176,460
    64999 - Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified152,339
    4545 - Other building completion142,970
    6523 - Other financial intermediation122,492
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified127,767
    7412 - Accounting, auditing; tax consult112,672

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07359671 FULL LIVES ORGANISATION LIMITED 27 Aug 2010
    07357235 ANDRAGOGIC LEARNING LTD 25 Aug 2010
    07346446 WRIGHT TRADING LIMITED 16 Aug 2010
    07346017 HEALTHY LEADERSHIP LIMITED 16 Aug 2010
    07338167 GUEST STARS LTD 06 Aug 2010
    07336623 CANTFIELD CHARATAR LIMITED 05 Aug 2010
    07337264 SPJM ASSOCIATES LTD 05 Aug 2010
    07334346 MAYFLY STORE LIMITED 03 Aug 2010
    07358717 MINDZONE LTD 27 Aug 2010
    07349733 BEN NORRIS AND COMPANY LTD 18 Aug 2010
    07349249 BRIDES OF WINCHESTER LTD 18 Aug 2010
    07347483 RAYMARANNE LTD 17 Aug 2010
    07333211 TIME 4 CHANGE? PEOPLE DEVELOPMENT LIMITED 02 Aug 2010
    07361492 UNIVERSAL E & T SERVICES LTD 31 Aug 2010
    07359845 SECURITYKINETIC LIMITED 27 Aug 2010
    07359785 HANDY HUMPHREY LIMITED 27 Aug 2010
    07356263 THE LOVE CONCIERGE LTD 25 Aug 2010
    07352108 HAMPSHIRE WELLBEING SERVICES C.I.C. 20 Aug 2010
    07348193 KLH SUSTAINABILITY LTD 17 Aug 2010
    07348160 FINSBURY INT LIMITED 17 Aug 2010
    07340702 LODDON COMPUTER SERVICES LIMITED 10 Aug 2010
    07336861 ECOUP LTD 05 Aug 2010
    07334312 MAC-1 FITNESS LTD 03 Aug 2010
    07334019 STC TRAINING LIMITED 03 Aug 2010
    07352768 MALCOLM KNIGHT CONSULTING LIMITED 20 Aug 2010