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
    08879599 DMS MODULAR SYSTEMS LTD 06 Feb 2014
    08886520 SPACEPATH COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED 11 Feb 2014
    08894293 DUBOIS YACHT DESIGN LIMITED 13 Feb 2014
    08905926 UGLY KID LIMITED 21 Feb 2014
    08906609 ACCEPEO LTD. 21 Feb 2014
    08908898 FUTURE CONCEPTS LIMITED 24 Feb 2014
    08909647 M3 SYSTEMS LIMITED 25 Feb 2014
    08915789 INTELLICA LIMITED 27 Feb 2014
    08917795 TALENT RESOURCING SOLUTIONS LTD 28 Feb 2014
    08879646 TRAINING UK SOLUTIONS LTD 06 Feb 2014
    08884771 OCTOBRIDGE LIMITED 10 Feb 2014
    08885261 DELIUS CLOSE 1958 LIMITED 11 Feb 2014
    08905800 MJI FOODS LIMITED 21 Feb 2014
    08910641 UPD8IT LTD. 25 Feb 2014
    08914723 RONIN FIGHTING CHAMPIONSHIPS LTD 27 Feb 2014
    08885684 IG DIGITAL LTD. 11 Feb 2014
    08892947 THIRD BRANCH ENGINEERING LTD 13 Feb 2014
    08873188 NUTLEY CONSULTING LIMITED 03 Feb 2014
    08896488 NAINAB LIMITED 14 Feb 2014
    08900859 ES ENERGY SAVING LTD 18 Feb 2014
    08905102 A V S TECHNICAL LIMITED 20 Feb 2014
    08908384 ECLIPSE SERVICE MANAGEMENT LIMITED 24 Feb 2014
    08909929 CJ HUT LIMITED 25 Feb 2014
    08878441 CB PROPERTIES LTD 06 Feb 2014
    08893777 M&A PROJECT MANAGEMENT LIMITED 13 Feb 2014