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
New Company Registrations
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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) Basingstoke UK 2011 226 116,391 2010 217 105,137 % change 4.1% 10.7% Record Year 2007 (281) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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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
January February March New companies in 2011 67 78 81 New companies in 2010 77 57 83 % change -13.0% 36.8% -2.4% Record Year 2010 (77) 2011 (78) 2007 (144)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Basingstoke UK 2011 155 90,986 2010 143 82,677 % change 8.4% 10.0% Record Year 2011 (155) 2009 (108,060) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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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
January February March Closed companies in 2011 62 41 52 Closed companies in 2010 25 57 61 % change 148.0% -28.1% -15% Record Year 2011 (62) 2010 (57) 2009 (90)
Net Company Growth
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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) Basingstoke UK 2011 71 25,405 2010 74 22,460 Record Year 2007 (194) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2011 5 37 29 Net growth in 2010 52 0 22 Record Year 2010 (52) 2007 (56) 2007 (121)
UK Company Share
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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 2011 0.2% 2010 0.2% 2009 0.2% 2008 0.2% 2007 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1966 (0.4%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2011 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% UK formation share in 2010 0.3% 0.2% 0.2% % change -24.9% 20.4% -6.9% Record Year 1966 (0.7%) 1967 (0.4%) 1962 (0.5%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2010-Mar 2011)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 2.77% CONSULTING 5.04% ASSOCIATES 1.03% MANAGEMENT 4.97% CONSULTANCY 0.95% CONSULTANCY 3.16% BUSINESS 0.87% PROPERTY 2.38% MANAGEMENT 0.87% TRADING 2.10% SYSTEMS 0.79% DESIGN 1.93% TECHNOLOGIES 0.63% ASSOCIATES 1.92% ACCOUNTANCY 0.55% BUSINESS 1.87% T 0.55% CONSTRUCTION 1.80% ENTERPRISES 0.55% CONSULTANTS 1.76% CONSULTANTS 0.55% MEDIA 1.69% FOR 0.55% ENGINEERING 1.61% HAMPSHIRE 0.55% LONDON 1.60% R 0.55% CARE 1.45% IT 0.55% J 1.45% TRAINING 0.55% GLOBAL 1.44% ELECTRICAL 0.48% INVESTMENTS 1.43% HOME 0.48% IT 1.41% PROJECT 0.48% PROPERTIES 1.36% MARKETING 0.40% BUILDING 1.34% DEVELOPMENT 0.40% M 1.30% PLUMBING 0.40% ELECTRICAL 1.28% MEDIA 0.40% S 1.24% D 0.40% INTERNATIONAL 1.23% ENGINEERING 0.40% SYSTEMS 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 347 202,798 7487 - Other business activities 85 60,968 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 65 16,150 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 59 30,253 9999 - Dormant Company 49 19,765 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 42 10,246 7260 - Other computer related activities 39 7,789 7414 - Business & management consultancy 39 12,916 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 30 7,000 99999 - Dormant Company 27 18,336 9305 - Other service activities 24 8,740 62090 - Other information technology service activities 22 6,996 74990 - Non-trading company 21 8,695 7499 - Non-trading company 17 11,316 86900 - Other human health activities 14 4,092 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 14 7,788 43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation 13 2,312 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 13 10,085 4545 - Other building completion 12 2,483 61900 - Other telecommunications activities 11 1,228
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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