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
    08605567 RENBORN SOLUTIONS LIMITED 11 Jul 2013
    08614668 AR PROJECTS LANCASHIRE LIMITED 18 Jul 2013
    08628299 SCORPION PROPERTIES LTD 29 Jul 2013
    08628486 STAR OF CEYLON LTD. 29 Jul 2013
    08631928 WAYS MOBILE LIMITED 31 Jul 2013
    08594277 BATH CUBE DEIGNS LTD 02 Jul 2013
    08599215 HEYNES IT LTD 05 Jul 2013
    08604147 BILLY SIMONS LTD 10 Jul 2013
    08590477 SAMANTHA KING LTD 01 Jul 2013
    08594076 LUMINAE LIMITED 02 Jul 2013
    08608038 CRUGYWHEEL LTD 12 Jul 2013
    08609116 INSIGHT TRAIL LTD 15 Jul 2013
    08619751 MI DECORATORS LTD 22 Jul 2013
    08591925 BSPM PROPERTY LIMITED 01 Jul 2013
    08596397 CLEANAB LTD. 04 Jul 2013
    08599894 TEDKO LTD 08 Jul 2013
    08605651 JOHMAG ENGINEERING LTD 11 Jul 2013
    08607090 MAGYAR KURIA CONSTRUCTING LIMITED 12 Jul 2013
    08617023 MARSTONS LEASING LIMITED 19 Jul 2013
    08622829 PRESTIGA LIMITED 24 Jul 2013
    08627455 FUNDING HUB LIMITED 29 Jul 2013
    08627654 FCC FIRST CLASS CONSULTING LTD 29 Jul 2013
    08628453 DLD LANDSCAPING LTD 29 Jul 2013
    08590317 WHITE PEBBLE INDUSTRIAL SERVICES LTD 01 Jul 2013
    08597575 HACKWOOD CAPITAL INVESTMENT LIMITED 04 Jul 2013