Basingstoke, Hampshire

Q3 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

  • Q3 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Basingstoke when compared to any previous Q3.
  • July 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Basingstoke when compared to any previous July.
  • August 2013 saw a new record in net growth in Basingstoke when compared to any previous August.

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 2013)

    Q3 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Basingstoke when compared to any previous Q3.

    A total of 228 companies were registered in Basingstoke during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).

    This figure is an increase of 12.3% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.6% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)BasingstokeUK
    2013228132,684
    2012203118,868
    % change12.3%11.6%
    Record Year 2013 (228) 2013 (132,684)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    July 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Basingstoke when compared to any previous July.

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2013717483
    New companies in 2012577472
    % change24.6%0.0%15.3%
    Record Year2013 (71)2011 (76)2010 (84)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    A total of 146 companies were dissolved in Basingstoke during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).

    This figure is an increase of 3.5% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.5% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)BasingstokeUK
    201314686,170
    201214175,908
    % change3.5%13.5%
    Record Year 2009 (217) 2009 (159,405)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2013513956
    Closed companies in 2012484548
    % change6.3%-13.3%17%
    Record Year2011 (59)2008 (77)2009 (115)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    Net company growth for Basingstoke during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) was 82 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)BasingstokeUK
    20138246,514
    20126242,960
    Record Year 2007 (98) 2013 (46,514)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    August 2013 saw a new record in net growth in Basingstoke when compared to any previous August.

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2013203527
    Net growth in 201292924
    Record Year2008 (43)2013 (35)2007 (46)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    In the third quarter of 2013, Basingstoke formed 0.2% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)Basingstoke
    20130.2%
    20120.2%
    20110.2%
    20100.2%
    20090.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1991 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20130.2%0.2%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20120.1%0.2%0.2%
    % change11.5%-8.3%1.1%
    Record Year1993 (0.3%)1988 (0.3%)1991 (0.4%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2013 was 43.8.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.6% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.2% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Basingstoke was in 2004 when 35.0% of all directors were female.

    31.1% of all director appointments in Basingstoke in the third quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.2% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING2.71%CONSULTING5.27%
    CONSULTANCY1.36%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    MANAGEMENT1.14%CONSULTANCY3.45%
    ASSOCIATES0.86%PROPERTY2.53%
    BASINGSTOKE0.71%TRADING2.08%
    IT0.71%ENGINEERING1.83%
    ENTERPRISES0.64%LONDON1.79%
    CLEANING0.64%DESIGN1.78%
    MEDIA0.64%BUSINESS1.74%
    ENGINEERING0.64%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    CONSULTANTS0.64%CONSULTANTS1.69%
    PLUMBING0.50%CARE1.64%
    COMMUNICATIONS0.50%ASSOCIATES1.61%
    PROPERTIES0.50%GLOBAL1.59%
    HOLDINGS0.50%J1.54%
    HOUSE0.50%MEDIA1.54%
    J0.50%INVESTMENTS1.53%
    PROPERTY0.43%PROPERTIES1.45%
    TRADING0.43%IT1.39%
    RECRUITMENT0.43%M1.25%
    CAR0.43%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    WEB0.43%BUILDING1.19%
    NEW0.43%CAPITAL1.19%
    BUILDING0.43%DEVELOPMENTS1.16%
    HEATING0.43%TRAINING1.15%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied363260,135
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities11526,675
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management9934,970
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified7854,854
    99999 - Dormant Company7146,169
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified4617,715
    62012 - Business and domestic software development399,104
    62090 - Other information technology service activities3712,516
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified3425,547
    43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation194,590
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities196,979
    85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified165,576
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet158,475
    71122 - Engineering related scientific and technical consulting activities142,723
    96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment135,859
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified137,590
    71121 - Engineering design activities for industrial process and production131,287
    74990 - Non-trading company1314,228
    43210 - Electrical installation125,724
    41100 - Development of building projects129,271

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08633859 S AND W COMMERCIAL LIMITED 01 Aug 2013
    08642152 TECHNICHOL IT LTD 08 Aug 2013
    08642393 BRAINED UP LTD 08 Aug 2013
    08645082 I J N PLUMBING & HEATING SERVICES LTD 09 Aug 2013
    08645216 THE HONEST PLUMBER LIMITED 09 Aug 2013
    08650617 CMDG LIMITED 14 Aug 2013
    08652854 CGB ACCOUNTING SERVICES LIMITED 15 Aug 2013
    08654448 THAMES VALLEY ULTRASOUND LIMITED 16 Aug 2013
    08655940 ZACHREC LIMITED 19 Aug 2013
    08665018 BELLA DAMA LIMITED 27 Aug 2013
    08637717 MACOMMS LTD 05 Aug 2013
    08643191 PRACTICAL DEVOPS LTD 08 Aug 2013
    08660334 BUILD-UK LIMITED 22 Aug 2013
    08641306 A S WIRELESS LIMITED 07 Aug 2013
    08645468 PKALM LIMITED 09 Aug 2013
    08649443 ACHOO LTD 14 Aug 2013
    08649568 DEVELOPING BUSINESS LTD 14 Aug 2013
    08658327 QUANTUM CLEANING AND SPECIALIST SERVICES LIMITED 20 Aug 2013
    08662616 ZAKSS ENGINEERING LIMITED 23 Aug 2013
    08665461 ADVANCE BUILDING SOLUTIONS LIMITED 27 Aug 2013
    08667415 VUOTO LABS LTD 29 Aug 2013
    08668564 CONTROLLED VALIDATION MANAGED SOLUTIONS LIMITED 29 Aug 2013
    08657921 BEN HAND BUILD LTD 20 Aug 2013
    08660705 GINGER CAT ADR LIMITED 22 Aug 2013
    08666723 OEG IMPROVEMENTS LIMITED 28 Aug 2013