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Basingstoke, Hampshire

Q1 2012 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • February 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Basingstoke when compared to any previous February.

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 2012)

    A total of 228 companies were registered in Basingstoke during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).

    This figure is an increase of 0.9% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.0% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)BasingstokeUK
    2012228131,491
    2011226116,391
    % change0.9%13.0%
    Record Year 2007 (281) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    February 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Basingstoke when compared to any previous February.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2012638184
    New companies in 2011677881
    % change-6.0%3.8%3.7%
    Record Year2010 (77)2012 (81)2007 (144)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    A total of 123 companies were dissolved in Basingstoke during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).

    This figure is a decrease of 20.6% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 25.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)BasingstokeUK
    201212367,576
    201115590,987
    % change-20.6%-25.7%
    Record Year 2011 (155) 2009 (108,065)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2012354246
    Closed companies in 2011624152
    % change-43.5%2.4%-12%
    Record Year2011 (62)2010 (57)2009 (90)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    Net company growth for Basingstoke during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) was 105 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)BasingstokeUK
    201210563,915
    20117125,404
    Record Year 2007 (194) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2012283938
    Net growth in 201153729
    Record Year2010 (52)2007 (56)2007 (121)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    In the first quarter of 2012, Basingstoke formed 0.2% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)Basingstoke
    20120.2%
    20110.2%
    20100.2%
    20090.2%
    20080.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1966 (0.4%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20120.2%0.2%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20110.2%0.2%0.2%
    % change-19.4%-11.2%-3.0%
    Record Year1966 (0.7%)1967 (0.4%)1962 (0.5%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2012 was 42.4.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.1% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 1.8% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

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

    28.0% of all director appointments in Basingstoke in the first quarter of 2012 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 (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING2.41%CONSULTING5.07%
    IT1.79%MANAGEMENT4.74%
    MANAGEMENT1.71%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    CONSULTANCY1.56%PROPERTY2.37%
    MEDIA1.01%TRADING2.07%
    CONSULTANTS0.93%DESIGN1.93%
    SYSTEMS0.86%ENGINEERING1.86%
    BASINGSTOKE0.86%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    DESIGN0.86%CONSULTANTS1.79%
    ASSOCIATES0.78%BUSINESS1.73%
    PROPERTY0.62%MEDIA1.72%
    BUSINESS0.62%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    CLEANING0.47%LONDON1.66%
    MARKETING0.47%J1.54%
    ENGINEERING0.47%INVESTMENTS1.51%
    CARE0.47%GLOBAL1.50%
    ENTERPRISES0.47%IT1.40%
    ECO0.39%CARE1.34%
    SECURITY0.39%PROPERTIES1.31%
    ME0.39%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    SUPPORT0.39%M1.27%
    HOLDINGS0.39%BUILDING1.24%
    FINANCIAL0.39%ENERGY1.20%
    PLUMBING0.39%S1.20%
    INVESTMENTS0.39%ENTERPRISES1.19%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied333216,665
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management7919,704
    7487 - Other business activities7652,735
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified6735,233
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities6614,303
    7414 - Business & management consultancy4712,113
    9999 - Dormant Company4318,617
    7260 - Other computer related activities427,154
    62090 - Other information technology service activities288,145
    99999 - Dormant Company2625,084
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified249,892
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply246,934
    62012 - Business and domestic software development194,356
    9305 - Other service activities188,818
    43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation172,693
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities144,132
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified1413,637
    86900 - Other human health activities145,066
    74990 - Non-trading company149,729
    8042 - Adult and other education112,096

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07976334 SKYDOWN CONSULTANCY LIMITED 05 Mar 2012
    07977259 ABC TENNIS LTD 06 Mar 2012
    07983613 FOIL DIRECTIONS LTD 09 Mar 2012
    07989402 ADD MOTORSPORTS LTD 14 Mar 2012
    08002269 MORAN ROOFING SPECIALISTS LIMITED 22 Mar 2012
    08002321 ABIHA CONSULTING LTD 22 Mar 2012
    07979106 KEEN DIST LTD 07 Mar 2012
    07979196 KK POWER INTERNATIONAL UK LIMITED 07 Mar 2012
    07994867 475 HOLDINGS LTD 19 Mar 2012
    07999833 R & SZ CLEANING TEAM LTD 21 Mar 2012
    08005970 BARFOOT DESIGNS LTD 26 Mar 2012
    08007118 LUCA TRANSPORT LTD 27 Mar 2012
    08012291 S M C E CONSULTANCY LIMITED 29 Mar 2012
    07974219 BINDON BOTTOM B & B LTD 02 Mar 2012
    07989502 DONCROSS DESIGNS LTD 14 Mar 2012
    08005337 DPELTO LTD 26 Mar 2012
    07971093 SCRAPNDIPITY LTD. 01 Mar 2012
    07971518 MORRISEN ENTERPRISES LTD 01 Mar 2012
    07979984 ROSELAKE PROCESSING MACHINERY LIMITED 07 Mar 2012
    07980711 SPRING FORWARDS INTL LIMITED 07 Mar 2012
    07983829 TIMELESS FINANCE LTD 09 Mar 2012
    07996052 DAISY CHAIN DAY NURSERY (BASINGSTOKE) LIMITED 19 Mar 2012
    08006482 WILLIAM PAUL JOINERY LTD 26 Mar 2012
    08009833 RAJA CONSULTANTS LTD 28 Mar 2012
    07979074 EARLHAM MANAGEMENT LIMITED 07 Mar 2012