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Basingstoke, Hampshire

Q1 2011 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • February 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Basingstoke when compared to any previous February.
  • Q1 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Basingstoke when compared to any previous Q1.
  • January 2011 saw a new record in company closures 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 2011)

    A total of 226 companies were registered in Basingstoke during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).

    This figure is an increase of 4.1% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)BasingstokeUK
    2011226116,391
    2010217105,137
    % change4.1%10.7%
    Record Year 2007 (281) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    February 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Basingstoke when compared to any previous February.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2011677881
    New companies in 2010775783
    % change-13.0%36.8%-2.4%
    Record Year2010 (77)2011 (78)2007 (144)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    Q1 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Basingstoke when compared to any previous Q1.

    A total of 155 companies were dissolved in Basingstoke during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).

    This figure is an increase of 8.4% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.0% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)BasingstokeUK
    201115590,986
    201014382,677
    % change8.4%10.0%
    Record Year 2011 (155) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    January 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Basingstoke when compared to any previous January.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2011624152
    Closed companies in 2010255761
    % change148.0%-28.1%-15%
    Record Year2011 (62)2010 (57)2009 (90)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    Net company growth for Basingstoke during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) was 71 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)BasingstokeUK
    20117125,405
    20107422,460
    Record Year 2007 (194) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 201153729
    Net growth in 201052022
    Record Year2010 (52)2007 (56)2007 (121)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    In the first quarter of 2011, Basingstoke formed 0.2% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)Basingstoke
    20110.2%
    20100.2%
    20090.2%
    20080.2%
    20070.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1966 (0.4%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20110.2%0.2%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20100.3%0.2%0.2%
    % change-24.9%20.4%-6.9%
    Record Year1966 (0.7%)1967 (0.4%)1962 (0.5%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2011 was 43.9.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.1% compared to the UK figure of 3.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.6% compared to the UK figure of 4.3%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Basingstoke was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.

    25.1% of all director appointments in Basingstoke in the first quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.4% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2010-Mar 2011)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING2.77%CONSULTING5.04%
    ASSOCIATES1.03%MANAGEMENT4.97%
    CONSULTANCY0.95%CONSULTANCY3.16%
    BUSINESS0.87%PROPERTY2.38%
    MANAGEMENT0.87%TRADING2.10%
    SYSTEMS0.79%DESIGN1.93%
    TECHNOLOGIES0.63%ASSOCIATES1.92%
    ACCOUNTANCY0.55%BUSINESS1.87%
    T0.55%CONSTRUCTION1.80%
    ENTERPRISES0.55%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    CONSULTANTS0.55%MEDIA1.69%
    FOR0.55%ENGINEERING1.61%
    HAMPSHIRE0.55%LONDON1.60%
    R0.55%CARE1.45%
    IT0.55%J1.45%
    TRAINING0.55%GLOBAL1.44%
    ELECTRICAL0.48%INVESTMENTS1.43%
    HOME0.48%IT1.41%
    PROJECT0.48%PROPERTIES1.36%
    MARKETING0.40%BUILDING1.34%
    DEVELOPMENT0.40%M1.30%
    PLUMBING0.40%ELECTRICAL1.28%
    MEDIA0.40%S1.24%
    D0.40%INTERNATIONAL1.23%
    ENGINEERING0.40%SYSTEMS1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied347202,798
    7487 - Other business activities8560,968
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management6516,150
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified5930,253
    9999 - Dormant Company4919,765
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities4210,246
    7260 - Other computer related activities397,789
    7414 - Business & management consultancy3912,916
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply307,000
    99999 - Dormant Company2718,336
    9305 - Other service activities248,740
    62090 - Other information technology service activities226,996
    74990 - Non-trading company218,695
    7499 - Non-trading company1711,316
    86900 - Other human health activities144,092
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified147,788
    43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation132,312
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified1310,085
    4545 - Other building completion122,483
    61900 - Other telecommunications activities111,228

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07580495 OBJECTABLE LTD 28 Mar 2011
    07577572 MANLEY GOUGH LTD 24 Mar 2011
    07575395 GREVITT'S GUTTER CLEANING LIMITED 23 Mar 2011
    07572626 178 EWELL ROAD LIMITED 22 Mar 2011
    07561277 VARADKARS LIMITED 11 Mar 2011
    07555049 TJL RETAIL LIMITED 08 Mar 2011
    07550596 MEAD RADIATION LIMITED 03 Mar 2011
    07584151 FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS EMEA LTD 30 Mar 2011
    07567112 MEDLINE STELLAR UK LIMITED 16 Mar 2011
    07565369 GRAFIX PRODUCTION LTD 15 Mar 2011
    07553215 KEMPSHOTT GAS SERVICES LTD 07 Mar 2011
    07548868 ASPIRE PUBLISHING LIMITED 02 Mar 2011
    07547075 LOVEMY AGENCY LIMITED 01 Mar 2011
    07551973 BASILICAR LTD 04 Mar 2011
    07546742 ERP2ERP TRANSITION LTD 01 Mar 2011
    07576915 ATECNA UK LTD 24 Mar 2011
    07570316 LEWIS & RAE LTD 18 Mar 2011
    07566993 PIXELO LIMITED 16 Mar 2011
    07564715 KULLENCO CONSULTING LTD 15 Mar 2011
    07560615 BAKER DAVIDSON THOMAS LIMITED 11 Mar 2011
    07558132 BARRETT CONTRACTOR SERVICES LTD 09 Mar 2011
    07556079 MARCO POLO TRAVEL PUBLISHING LIMITED 08 Mar 2011
    07553473 SMF HOLDING LIMITED 07 Mar 2011
    07547964 EXCHANGE BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED 02 Mar 2011
    07546278 PT PAC CONSULTANCY LIMITED 01 Mar 2011