Basingstoke, Hampshire
Q1 2013 Business Confidence Report
NOTICE: We have improved our calculations of the statistics in these reports, so some figures and records may not match previous reports.
Headlines
- January 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Basingstoke when compared to any previous January.
- February 2013 saw a new record in company closures in Basingstoke when compared to any previous February.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
A total of 220 companies were registered in Basingstoke during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).
This figure is a decrease of 3.5% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 2.5% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Basingstoke UK 2013 220 134,802 2012 228 131,491 % change -3.5% 2.5% Record Year 2007 (281) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
January 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Basingstoke when compared to any previous January.
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2013 79 72 69 New companies in 2012 63 81 84 % change 25.4% -11.1% -17.9% Record Year 2013 (79) 2012 (81) 2007 (144)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
A total of 162 companies were dissolved in Basingstoke during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).
This figure is an increase of 31.7% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.3% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Basingstoke UK 2013 162 77,914 2012 123 67,576 % change 31.7% 15.3% Record Year 2013 (162) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
February 2013 saw a new record in company closures in Basingstoke when compared to any previous February.
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2013 56 59 47 Closed companies in 2012 35 42 46 % change 60.0% 40.5% 2% Record Year 2011 (62) 2013 (59) 2009 (90)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
Net company growth for Basingstoke during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) was 58 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Basingstoke UK 2013 58 56,888 2012 105 63,915 Record Year 2007 (194) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2013 23 13 22 Net growth in 2012 28 39 38 Record Year 2010 (52) 2007 (56) 2007 (121)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
In the first quarter of 2013, Basingstoke formed 0.2% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Basingstoke 2013 0.2% 2012 0.2% 2011 0.2% 2010 0.2% 2009 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1992 (0.3%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2013 0.2% 0.2% 0.1% UK formation share in 2012 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% % change 12.4% -11.8% -15.1% Record Year 2010 (0.3%) 1993 (0.3%) 1992 (0.4%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2013 was 50.4.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.0% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 0.0% compared to the UK figure of 1.8%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
The record first quarter for female directors in Basingstoke was in 2010 when 31.3% of all directors were female.
14.3% of all director appointments in Basingstoke in the first quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 28.1% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2012-Mar 2013)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 2.88% CONSULTING 5.18% CONSULTANCY 1.37% MANAGEMENT 4.78% ASSOCIATES 1.37% CONSULTANCY 3.30% MANAGEMENT 1.29% PROPERTY 2.44% PROPERTY 0.99% TRADING 2.06% BASINGSTOKE 0.83% DESIGN 1.79% CLEANING 0.83% ENGINEERING 1.78% IT 0.76% BUSINESS 1.77% PLUMBING 0.68% ASSOCIATES 1.75% BUSINESS 0.61% LONDON 1.72% MEDIA 0.61% CONSULTANTS 1.71% DESIGN 0.61% CONSTRUCTION 1.69% TRADING 0.53% MEDIA 1.63% HEATING 0.53% GLOBAL 1.57% DATA 0.53% J 1.56% TRAINING 0.53% CARE 1.46% SYSTEMS 0.53% IT 1.43% MARKETING 0.53% INVESTMENTS 1.41% G 0.46% PROPERTIES 1.36% ENGINEERING 0.46% M 1.25% HAMPSHIRE 0.46% BUILDING 1.21% ENTERPRISES 0.46% ENTERPRISES 1.19% ELECTRICAL 0.46% ELECTRICAL 1.18% CONSULTANTS 0.38% TRAINING 1.17% SCHOOL 0.38% SECURITY 1.15%
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 350 249,183 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 121 24,894 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 108 32,624 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 88 54,531 99999 - Dormant Company 62 43,384 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 49 16,448 62090 - Other information technology service activities 45 12,664 62012 - Business and domestic software development 37 8,099 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 31 23,532 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 20 6,591 85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified 16 5,062 43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation 16 4,332 43390 - Other building completion and finishing 16 5,145 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 14 7,199 71122 - Engineering related scientific and technical consulting activities 13 2,252 96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment 13 5,248 63990 - Other information service activities not elsewhere classified 13 4,719 74990 - Non-trading company 12 14,129 41202 - Construction of domestic buildings 12 5,372 45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles 11 4,684
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 08387775 OAKVIEW CARS LIMITED 04 Feb 2013 08389228 GADGETS INC LTD 05 Feb 2013 08395127 HILARA LIMITED 08 Feb 2013 08399355 CHEM ARROW EUROPE LIMITED 12 Feb 2013 08401559 SHURADEV LIMITED 13 Feb 2013 08401633 ADR ENTERPRISES LIMITED 13 Feb 2013 08414368 THE NEURO PHYSIO SERVICE LIMITED 21 Feb 2013 08423396 QUALIFIED TO WORK LIMITED 28 Feb 2013 08385177 A TO D ELECTRONICS LTD 01 Feb 2013 08390893 BASINGSTOKE CAR SUPERCENTER LTD 06 Feb 2013 08400239 POINTSEC LIMITED 13 Feb 2013 08404473 AKINSEG BUSINESS LIMITED 15 Feb 2013 08420956 T HEATH CONSULTANCY LIMITED 26 Feb 2013 08386718 LG GARDENS LTD 04 Feb 2013 08410541 THINK ARCHITECTURE CONSULTANTS LIMITED 19 Feb 2013 08387752 OPTIMIZED CONSULTANCY LTD 04 Feb 2013 08389238 PWK SOLUTIONS LTD 05 Feb 2013 08401599 SANDSTONE FILMS LIMITED 13 Feb 2013 08401612 FLOPSTORE LIMITED 13 Feb 2013 08405675 VEE CEE SOURCING LIMITED 15 Feb 2013 08408965 DREAM STAR STRIPPERS LTD 19 Feb 2013 08415337 JENCAP LIMITED 22 Feb 2013 08415719 JEANIE'S PALLANG MANDINKA NURSERY SCHOOL PROJECT LTD 22 Feb 2013 08416810 MUKUL LTD 25 Feb 2013 08418172 NORRIE JOHNSTON RECRUITMENT LTD 25 Feb 2013
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