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
New Company Registrations
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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) Basingstoke UK 2014 272 150,722 2013 220 134,802 % change 23.6% 11.8% Record Year 2007 (281) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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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
January February March New companies in 2014 84 82 106 New companies in 2013 79 72 69 % change 6.3% 13.9% 53.6% Record Year 2014 (84) 2014 (82) 2007 (144)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Basingstoke UK 2014 138 82,370 2013 162 77,914 % change -14.8% 5.7% Record Year 2013 (162) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2014 40 40 58 Closed companies in 2013 56 59 47 % change -28.6% -32.2% 23% Record Year 2011 (62) 2013 (59) 2009 (90)
Net Company Growth
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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) Basingstoke UK 2014 134 68,352 2013 58 56,888 Record Year 2007 (194) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2014 44 42 48 Net growth in 2013 23 13 22 Record Year 2010 (52) 2007 (56) 2007 (121)
UK Company Share
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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 2014 0.2% 2013 0.2% 2012 0.2% 2011 0.2% 2010 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1992 (0.3%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2014 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% UK formation share in 2013 0.2% 0.2% 0.1% % change -0.5% 5.1% 28.2% Record Year 2010 (0.3%) 1993 (0.3%) 1992 (0.4%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2013-Mar 2014)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 2.66% CONSULTING 5.22% CONSULTANCY 1.17% MANAGEMENT 4.67% MANAGEMENT 1.04% CONSULTANCY 3.49% ASSOCIATES 0.84% PROPERTY 2.64% ENGINEERING 0.78% TRADING 2.05% TRADING 0.71% LONDON 1.88% DESIGN 0.71% ENGINEERING 1.86% HEATING 0.65% CARE 1.79% ELECTRICAL 0.65% CONSTRUCTION 1.75% MEDIA 0.65% DESIGN 1.75% IT 0.58% CONSULTANTS 1.73% TECHNOLOGIES 0.58% BUSINESS 1.71% CONSULTANTS 0.58% PROPERTIES 1.60% PROJECT 0.52% INVESTMENTS 1.60% BASINGSTOKE 0.52% GLOBAL 1.58% ESTATES 0.45% J 1.48% PROPERTIES 0.45% ASSOCIATES 1.48% BUILDING 0.45% MEDIA 1.48% PLUMBING 0.45% IT 1.33% SECURITY 0.39% TRANSPORT 1.30% ACCOUNTING 0.39% DEVELOPMENTS 1.29% MAINTENANCE 0.39% BUILDING 1.24% (BASINGSTOKE) 0.39% M 1.21% EVENTS 0.39% CAPITAL 1.20% J 0.39% ELECTRICAL 1.19%
SIC Data
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Previous 36 months, excluding companies less than 12 months old
sic code number of companies uk companies None Supplied 380 280,210 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 117 27,750 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 94 37,882 99999 - Dormant Company 73 47,084 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 70 56,411 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 43 18,491 62012 - Business and domestic software development 38 9,509 62090 - Other information technology service activities 37 12,813 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 35 26,700 71122 - Engineering related scientific and technical consulting activities 19 3,022 43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation 17 4,866 74990 - Non-trading company 16 14,135 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 16 7,313 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 15 9,284 85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified 14 5,876 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 14 8,155 63990 - Other information service activities not elsewhere classified 14 5,949 41100 - Development of building projects 13 9,855 41202 - Construction of domestic buildings 13 6,559 43210 - Electrical installation 13 5,885
Recent Companies
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