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Basingstoke, Hampshire

Q3 2011 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q3 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Basingstoke when compared to any previous Q3.
  • August 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Basingstoke when compared to any previous August.
  • July 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Basingstoke when compared to any previous July.
  • August 2011 saw a new record in net growth in Basingstoke when compared to any previous August.

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 2011)

    Q3 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Basingstoke when compared to any previous Q3.

    A total of 202 companies were registered in Basingstoke during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).

    This figure is an increase of 2.5% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 12.8% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)BasingstokeUK
    2011202114,512
    2010197101,492
    % change2.5%12.8%
    Record Year 2011 (202) 2011 (114,512)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

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

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2011627664
    New companies in 2010565784
    % change10.7%33.3%-23.8%
    Record Year2009 (65)2011 (76)2010 (84)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    A total of 142 companies were dissolved in Basingstoke during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).

    This figure is a decrease of 5.3% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 17.6% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)BasingstokeUK
    201114272,230
    201015087,705
    % change-5.3%-17.6%
    Record Year 2009 (216) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

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

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2011594241
    Closed companies in 2010495447
    % change20.4%-22.2%-13%
    Record Year2011 (59)2008 (77)2009 (114)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    Net company growth for Basingstoke during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) was 60 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)BasingstokeUK
    20116042,282
    20104713,787
    Record Year 2007 (98) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    August 2011 saw a new record in net growth in Basingstoke when compared to any previous August.

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 201133423
    Net growth in 20107337
    Record Year2008 (43)2011 (34)2007 (46)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

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

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)Basingstoke
    20110.2%
    20100.2%
    20090.2%
    20080.2%
    20070.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1965 (0.5%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20110.2%0.2%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20100.2%0.2%0.2%
    % change1.3%12.2%-31.2%
    Record Year1970 (0.5%)1965 (1.0%)1966 (0.5%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2011 was 42.5.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.3% compared to the UK figure of 4.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.3% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

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

    30.2% of all director appointments in Basingstoke in the third quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.0% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING2.42%CONSULTING5.11%
    IT1.37%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    MANAGEMENT1.05%CONSULTANCY3.19%
    ASSOCIATES0.97%PROPERTY2.41%
    MEDIA0.81%TRADING2.06%
    CONSULTANCY0.81%DESIGN1.94%
    SYSTEMS0.81%ASSOCIATES1.85%
    DESIGN0.65%BUSINESS1.82%
    PLUMBING0.56%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    TECHNOLOGIES0.56%ENGINEERING1.74%
    FINANCIAL0.56%MEDIA1.72%
    HAMPSHIRE0.56%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    BASINGSTOKE0.56%LONDON1.63%
    ENTERPRISES0.56%J1.47%
    BUSINESS0.56%GLOBAL1.46%
    ENGINEERING0.56%INVESTMENTS1.43%
    CONSULTANTS0.56%CARE1.42%
    CARE0.48%IT1.38%
    PROPERTY0.40%BUILDING1.30%
    DEVELOPMENT0.40%PROPERTIES1.28%
    CLEANING0.40%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    SERVICE0.40%M1.25%
    PROJECT0.40%ENERGY1.22%
    ENERGY0.40%TRAINING1.21%
    K0.32%S1.21%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied352204,493
    7487 - Other business activities9865,177
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified6429,245
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management6015,760
    9999 - Dormant Company5322,587
    7414 - Business & management consultancy5314,755
    7260 - Other computer related activities488,686
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities4310,137
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply328,345
    9305 - Other service activities2310,525
    99999 - Dormant Company2218,281
    62090 - Other information technology service activities226,798
    74990 - Non-trading company168,064
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified157,551
    7499 - Non-trading company1411,543
    86900 - Other human health activities144,019
    45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles132,179
    62012 - Business and domestic software development123,137
    43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation122,134
    4534 - Other building installation112,443

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07703824 JANE KERSEL LIMITED 13 Jul 2011
    07704037 PRAMORA TECHNOLOGIES LTD 13 Jul 2011
    07707494 BITOMA SOFTWARE LTD 18 Jul 2011
    07709595 PROFILE 767 LTD 19 Jul 2011
    07714779 THAUTH LIMITED 22 Jul 2011
    07715480 LRK SOLUTIONS LTD 22 Jul 2011
    07717897 ACCOUNTANTSTEAM WHITCHURCH LTD 26 Jul 2011
    07721887 NELSON STRATTON LIMITED 28 Jul 2011
    07689221 PMP COMMS LTD 01 Jul 2011
    07690010 4 KINGDOMS LTD 01 Jul 2011
    07692764 ORIENTAL BREAK LTD 05 Jul 2011
    07693071 CC INSTALLATIONS LTD 05 Jul 2011
    07713773 CURTMANTLE LIMITED 21 Jul 2011
    07717435 TREATZ BOUTIQUE LIMITED 25 Jul 2011
    07718102 GECKO SECURITY SYSTEMS LIMITED 26 Jul 2011
    07691670 AMAZING LIMO LTD 04 Jul 2011
    07721014 F&A SOLUTIONS LTD 28 Jul 2011
    07691387 BLOSSOM DAY NURSERY LIMITED 04 Jul 2011
    07691706 ALNAH INVESTIGATIONS LIMITED 04 Jul 2011
    07693177 BOOTIES LIMITED 05 Jul 2011
    07695940 CRACKER JACK'S PLAY LTD 06 Jul 2011
    07696893 FRESH WAVE CLEANING LIMITED 07 Jul 2011
    07706629 NIBUS METALL & MASKINHANDEL LTD 15 Jul 2011
    07718338 TELVIDA LIMITED 26 Jul 2011
    07722520 ZERO KB LIMITED 29 Jul 2011