Basingstoke, Hampshire

Q3 2012 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q3 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Basingstoke when compared to any previous Q3.

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 2012)

    Q3 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Basingstoke when compared to any previous Q3.

    A total of 203 companies were registered in Basingstoke during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).

    This figure is an increase of 0.5% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.8% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)BasingstokeUK
    2012203118,868
    2011202114,512
    % change0.5%3.8%
    Record Year 2012 (203) 2012 (118,868)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2012577472
    New companies in 2011627664
    % change-8.1%-2.6%12.5%
    Record Year2009 (65)2011 (76)2010 (84)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    A total of 138 companies were dissolved in Basingstoke during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).

    This figure is a decrease of 2.8% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.5% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)BasingstokeUK
    201213874,772
    201114272,230
    % change-2.8%3.5%
    Record Year 2009 (216) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2012484446
    Closed companies in 2011594241
    % change-18.6%4.8%12%
    Record Year2011 (59)2008 (77)2009 (114)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    Net company growth for Basingstoke during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) was 65 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)BasingstokeUK
    20126544,096
    20116042,282
    Record Year 2007 (98) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 201293026
    Net growth in 201133423
    Record Year2008 (43)2011 (34)2007 (46)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

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

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)Basingstoke
    20120.2%
    20110.2%
    20100.2%
    20090.2%
    20080.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1965 (0.5%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20120.1%0.2%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20110.2%0.2%0.2%
    % change-17.5%-1.9%11.3%
    Record Year1970 (0.5%)1965 (1.0%)1966 (0.5%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2012 was 40.3.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.8% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 1.4% compared to the UK figure of 3.2%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

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

    29.2% of all director appointments in Basingstoke in the third quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Sep 2011-Sep 2012)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING2.53%CONSULTING5.05%
    MANAGEMENT1.86%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    CONSULTANCY1.49%CONSULTANCY3.28%
    ASSOCIATES1.19%PROPERTY2.35%
    IT1.19%TRADING2.08%
    PROPERTY1.12%DESIGN1.87%
    BASINGSTOKE0.97%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    DESIGN0.82%ENGINEERING1.83%
    SYSTEMS0.74%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    ELECTRICAL0.67%BUSINESS1.72%
    CLEANING0.60%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    CONSULTANTS0.60%MEDIA1.67%
    MEDIA0.60%LONDON1.67%
    BUSINESS0.60%J1.55%
    MARKETING0.52%GLOBAL1.53%
    INVESTMENTS0.45%INVESTMENTS1.46%
    ENGINEERING0.45%IT1.43%
    PLUMBING0.45%PROPERTIES1.34%
    TECH0.45%CARE1.32%
    DATA0.37%M1.27%
    J0.37%BUILDING1.22%
    PROJECTS0.37%ENTERPRISES1.20%
    CONSTRUCTION0.37%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    SOFTWARE0.37%S1.17%
    TECHNOLOGIES0.37%SECURITY1.16%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied520331,455
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management7219,425
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities5814,774
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified5733,677
    7487 - Other business activities5535,545
    7414 - Business & management consultancy348,437
    7260 - Other computer related activities314,979
    62012 - Business and domestic software development284,584
    62090 - Other information technology service activities267,869
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified259,891
    99999 - Dormant Company2125,035
    9999 - Dormant Company1912,598
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply194,997
    43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation152,607
    86900 - Other human health activities134,998
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified1313,716
    9305 - Other service activities126,142
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities124,119
    45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles122,757
    74990 - Non-trading company119,203

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08164544 SAINATH PHARMA LIMITED 01 Aug 2012
    08175694 WA ASSOCIATES LIMITED 10 Aug 2012
    08175983 GENTLEMEN 2ND LTD 10 Aug 2012
    08179540 ARMAAN LIMITED 14 Aug 2012
    08189946 T&B PROPERTY SOLUTIONS LIMITED 23 Aug 2012
    08190008 MAGICBROOM CLEANING LIMITED 23 Aug 2012
    08195314 ELITE GOLF-WEAR LTD 29 Aug 2012
    08167054 ZAK & G LIMITED 03 Aug 2012
    08177250 SLM IT CONSULTING LTD 13 Aug 2012
    08166947 KM LANDSCAPING LTD 03 Aug 2012
    08170444 PVL TRAINING LTD 07 Aug 2012
    08189100 DIAMOND PORTER CONSULTANCY LTD 23 Aug 2012
    08196318 POWER CONSTRUCTION CONSULTANCY LTD 30 Aug 2012
    08165364 WILLOWDENE NURSERY SCHOOL LIMITED 02 Aug 2012
    08166669 NAVETECH PVT. LTD. 03 Aug 2012
    08170350 SIYALI LIMITED 07 Aug 2012
    08172359 LEPANTO LTD 08 Aug 2012
    08184349 HOLD TIGHT LTD 20 Aug 2012
    08187670 HUSSNAIN & COMPANY LTD 22 Aug 2012
    08194353 SHARPE ACCOUNTING LTD 29 Aug 2012
    08173626 BLUE COW DATA SERVICES LIMITED 09 Aug 2012
    08173888 ASIMOV GENERATOR LIMITED 09 Aug 2012
    08174261 CLOCKWORK DATA SERVICES LIMITED 09 Aug 2012
    08174458 HAMPSHIRE HIPPO LIMITED 09 Aug 2012
    08174481 VIOLET ELEPHANT LIMITED 09 Aug 2012