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

  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 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)BasingstokeUK
    2013220134,802
    2012228131,491
    % change-3.5%2.5%
    Record Year 2007 (281) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2013797269
    New companies in 2012638184
    % change25.4%-11.1%-17.9%
    Record Year2013 (79)2012 (81)2007 (144)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)BasingstokeUK
    201316277,914
    201212367,576
    % change31.7%15.3%
    Record Year 2013 (162) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2013565947
    Closed companies in 2012354246
    % change60.0%40.5%2%
    Record Year2011 (62)2013 (59)2009 (90)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)BasingstokeUK
    20135856,888
    201210563,915
    Record Year 2007 (194) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2013231322
    Net growth in 2012283938
    Record Year2010 (52)2007 (56)2007 (121)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20130.2%
    20120.2%
    20110.2%
    20100.2%
    20090.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1992 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20130.2%0.2%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20120.2%0.2%0.2%
    % change12.4%-11.8%-15.1%
    Record Year2010 (0.3%)1993 (0.3%)1992 (0.4%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2012-Mar 2013)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING2.88%CONSULTING5.18%
    CONSULTANCY1.37%MANAGEMENT4.78%
    ASSOCIATES1.37%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    MANAGEMENT1.29%PROPERTY2.44%
    PROPERTY0.99%TRADING2.06%
    BASINGSTOKE0.83%DESIGN1.79%
    CLEANING0.83%ENGINEERING1.78%
    IT0.76%BUSINESS1.77%
    PLUMBING0.68%ASSOCIATES1.75%
    BUSINESS0.61%LONDON1.72%
    MEDIA0.61%CONSULTANTS1.71%
    DESIGN0.61%CONSTRUCTION1.69%
    TRADING0.53%MEDIA1.63%
    HEATING0.53%GLOBAL1.57%
    DATA0.53%J1.56%
    TRAINING0.53%CARE1.46%
    SYSTEMS0.53%IT1.43%
    MARKETING0.53%INVESTMENTS1.41%
    G0.46%PROPERTIES1.36%
    ENGINEERING0.46%M1.25%
    HAMPSHIRE0.46%BUILDING1.21%
    ENTERPRISES0.46%ENTERPRISES1.19%
    ELECTRICAL0.46%ELECTRICAL1.18%
    CONSULTANTS0.38%TRAINING1.17%
    SCHOOL0.38%SECURITY1.15%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied350249,183
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities12124,894
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management10832,624
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified8854,531
    99999 - Dormant Company6243,384
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified4916,448
    62090 - Other information technology service activities4512,664
    62012 - Business and domestic software development378,099
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified3123,532
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities206,591
    85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified165,062
    43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation164,332
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing165,145
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet147,199
    71122 - Engineering related scientific and technical consulting activities132,252
    96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment135,248
    63990 - Other information service activities not elsewhere classified134,719
    74990 - Non-trading company1214,129
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings125,372
    45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles114,684

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION 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