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
New Company Registrations
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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) Basingstoke UK 2012 228 131,491 2011 226 116,391 % change 0.9% 13.0% Record Year 2007 (281) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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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
January February March New companies in 2012 63 81 84 New companies in 2011 67 78 81 % change -6.0% 3.8% 3.7% Record Year 2010 (77) 2012 (81) 2007 (144)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Basingstoke UK 2012 123 67,576 2011 155 90,987 % change -20.6% -25.7% Record Year 2011 (155) 2009 (108,065) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2012 35 42 46 Closed companies in 2011 62 41 52 % change -43.5% 2.4% -12% Record Year 2011 (62) 2010 (57) 2009 (90)
Net Company Growth
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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) Basingstoke UK 2012 105 63,915 2011 71 25,404 Record Year 2007 (194) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2012 28 39 38 Net growth in 2011 5 37 29 Record Year 2010 (52) 2007 (56) 2007 (121)
UK Company Share
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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 2012 0.2% 2011 0.2% 2010 0.2% 2009 0.2% 2008 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1966 (0.4%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2012 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% UK formation share in 2011 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% % change -19.4% -11.2% -3.0% Record Year 1966 (0.7%) 1967 (0.4%) 1962 (0.5%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 2.41% CONSULTING 5.07% IT 1.79% MANAGEMENT 4.74% MANAGEMENT 1.71% CONSULTANCY 3.30% CONSULTANCY 1.56% PROPERTY 2.37% MEDIA 1.01% TRADING 2.07% CONSULTANTS 0.93% DESIGN 1.93% SYSTEMS 0.86% ENGINEERING 1.86% BASINGSTOKE 0.86% ASSOCIATES 1.84% DESIGN 0.86% CONSULTANTS 1.79% ASSOCIATES 0.78% BUSINESS 1.73% PROPERTY 0.62% MEDIA 1.72% BUSINESS 0.62% CONSTRUCTION 1.72% CLEANING 0.47% LONDON 1.66% MARKETING 0.47% J 1.54% ENGINEERING 0.47% INVESTMENTS 1.51% CARE 0.47% GLOBAL 1.50% ENTERPRISES 0.47% IT 1.40% ECO 0.39% CARE 1.34% SECURITY 0.39% PROPERTIES 1.31% ME 0.39% ELECTRICAL 1.27% SUPPORT 0.39% M 1.27% HOLDINGS 0.39% BUILDING 1.24% FINANCIAL 0.39% ENERGY 1.20% PLUMBING 0.39% S 1.20% INVESTMENTS 0.39% ENTERPRISES 1.19%
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 333 216,665 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 79 19,704 7487 - Other business activities 76 52,735 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 67 35,233 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 66 14,303 7414 - Business & management consultancy 47 12,113 9999 - Dormant Company 43 18,617 7260 - Other computer related activities 42 7,154 62090 - Other information technology service activities 28 8,145 99999 - Dormant Company 26 25,084 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 24 9,892 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 24 6,934 62012 - Business and domestic software development 19 4,356 9305 - Other service activities 18 8,818 43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation 17 2,693 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 14 4,132 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 14 13,637 86900 - Other human health activities 14 5,066 74990 - Non-trading company 14 9,729 8042 - Adult and other education 11 2,096
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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