Basingstoke, Hampshire

Q1 2014 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • February 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Basingstoke when compared to any previous February.
  • January 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Basingstoke when compared to any previous January.

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 2014)

    A total of 272 companies were registered in Basingstoke during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).

    This figure is an increase of 23.6% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.8% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)BasingstokeUK
    2014272150,722
    2013220134,802
    % change23.6%11.8%
    Record Year 2007 (281) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    February 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Basingstoke when compared to any previous February.

    January 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Basingstoke when compared to any previous January.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 20148482106
    New companies in 2013797269
    % change6.3%13.9%53.6%
    Record Year2014 (84)2014 (82)2007 (144)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    A total of 138 companies were dissolved in Basingstoke during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).

    This figure is a decrease of 14.8% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 5.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)BasingstokeUK
    201413882,370
    201316277,914
    % change-14.8%5.7%
    Record Year 2013 (162) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2014404058
    Closed companies in 2013565947
    % change-28.6%-32.2%23%
    Record Year2011 (62)2013 (59)2009 (90)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    Net company growth for Basingstoke during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) was 134 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)BasingstokeUK
    201413468,352
    20135856,888
    Record Year 2007 (194) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2014444248
    Net growth in 2013231322
    Record Year2010 (52)2007 (56)2007 (121)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    In the first quarter of 2014, Basingstoke formed 0.2% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)Basingstoke
    20140.2%
    20130.2%
    20120.2%
    20110.2%
    20100.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1992 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20140.2%0.2%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20130.2%0.2%0.1%
    % change-0.5%5.1%28.2%
    Record Year2010 (0.3%)1993 (0.3%)1992 (0.4%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2014 was 44.7.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.9% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.4% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Basingstoke was in 2010 when 31.3% of all directors were female.

    25.9% of all director appointments in Basingstoke in the first quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.4% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2013-Mar 2014)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING2.66%CONSULTING5.22%
    CONSULTANCY1.17%MANAGEMENT4.67%
    MANAGEMENT1.04%CONSULTANCY3.49%
    ASSOCIATES0.84%PROPERTY2.64%
    ENGINEERING0.78%TRADING2.05%
    TRADING0.71%LONDON1.88%
    DESIGN0.71%ENGINEERING1.86%
    HEATING0.65%CARE1.79%
    ELECTRICAL0.65%CONSTRUCTION1.75%
    MEDIA0.65%DESIGN1.75%
    IT0.58%CONSULTANTS1.73%
    TECHNOLOGIES0.58%BUSINESS1.71%
    CONSULTANTS0.58%PROPERTIES1.60%
    PROJECT0.52%INVESTMENTS1.60%
    BASINGSTOKE0.52%GLOBAL1.58%
    ESTATES0.45%J1.48%
    PROPERTIES0.45%ASSOCIATES1.48%
    BUILDING0.45%MEDIA1.48%
    PLUMBING0.45%IT1.33%
    SECURITY0.39%TRANSPORT1.30%
    ACCOUNTING0.39%DEVELOPMENTS1.29%
    MAINTENANCE0.39%BUILDING1.24%
    (BASINGSTOKE)0.39%M1.21%
    EVENTS0.39%CAPITAL1.20%
    J0.39%ELECTRICAL1.19%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied380280,210
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities11727,750
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management9437,882
    99999 - Dormant Company7347,084
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified7056,411
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified4318,491
    62012 - Business and domestic software development389,509
    62090 - Other information technology service activities3712,813
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified3526,700
    71122 - Engineering related scientific and technical consulting activities193,022
    43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation174,866
    74990 - Non-trading company1614,135
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities167,313
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate159,284
    85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified145,876
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified148,155
    63990 - Other information service activities not elsewhere classified145,949
    41100 - Development of building projects139,855
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings136,559
    43210 - Electrical installation135,885

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08838523 IOCEAN TECHNOLOGIES LTD 09 Jan 2014
    08844410 A CUBED CONSULTING LIMITED 14 Jan 2014
    08857552 VALUE TYRES DISTRIBUTION LIMITED 23 Jan 2014
    08859273 RIDGEWOOD RESIDENTIAL (M.C.) LIMITED 23 Jan 2014
    08864792 GOLFTECH SOLUTIONS LTD 28 Jan 2014
    08869185 JBK TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED 30 Jan 2014
    08869499 WINTERTHUR WAY 1971 LIMITED 30 Jan 2014
    08844528 DS BUILDCONSTRUCTION LTD 14 Jan 2014
    08852025 STERIS UK HOLDING LIMITED 20 Jan 2014
    08858097 KERANDAL TRANSPORT LTD 23 Jan 2014
    08847380 CONCEPT ORANGE LTD 16 Jan 2014
    08856809 JW CREATIONS LTD 22 Jan 2014
    08866543 PHS (OAKLEY) LIMITED 29 Jan 2014
    08828868 FRIENDLY WEB AND IT SERVICES LIMITED 02 Jan 2014
    08830461 GAA QESH SERVICES LIMITED 03 Jan 2014
    08831244 REVISIUK LTD 03 Jan 2014
    08837986 SIMEKS LTD 09 Jan 2014
    08839702 UK DATA & SALES SOLUTIONS LTD 10 Jan 2014
    08846441 TUBBS COSMETICS LTD 15 Jan 2014
    08859992 D CAVANAGH COURIER SERVICES LIMITED 24 Jan 2014
    08862828 DESIRED CARE SERVICES LTD 27 Jan 2014
    08866586 TPHS (BASINGSTOKE) LIMITED 29 Jan 2014
    08866940 THREE MILLIMETER BLEED LTD 29 Jan 2014
    08869305 25 CORP LIMITED 30 Jan 2014
    08863580 7 STREAM MEDIA LTD 27 Jan 2014