Basingstoke, Hampshire
Q1 2015 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- February 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Basingstoke when compared to any previous February.
- January 2015 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 2015)
A total of 277 companies were registered in Basingstoke during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).
This figure is an increase of 1.8% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 6.9% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Basingstoke UK 2015 277 161,156 2014 272 150,722 % change 1.8% 6.9% Record Year 2007 (281) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
February 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Basingstoke when compared to any previous February.
January 2015 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 2015 87 87 103 New companies in 2014 84 82 106 % change 3.6% 6.1% -2.8% Record Year 2015 (87) 2015 (87) 2007 (144)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
A total of 168 companies were dissolved in Basingstoke during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).
This figure is an increase of 21.7% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Basingstoke UK 2015 168 89,523 2014 138 82,370 % change 21.7% 8.7% Record Year 2015 (168) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2015 39 59 70 Closed companies in 2014 40 40 58 % change -2.5% 47.5% 21% Record Year 2011 (62) 2013 (59) 2009 (90)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
Net company growth for Basingstoke during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) was 109 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Basingstoke UK 2015 109 71,633 2014 134 68,352 Record Year 2007 (194) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2015 48 28 33 Net growth in 2014 44 42 48 Record Year 2010 (52) 2007 (56) 2007 (121)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
In the first quarter of 2015, Basingstoke formed 0.2% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Basingstoke 2015 0.2% 2014 0.2% 2013 0.2% 2012 0.2% 2011 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1992 (0.3%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2015 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% UK formation share in 2014 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% % change 1.6% -2.2% -11.4% Record Year 2010 (0.3%) 1993 (0.3%) 1992 (0.4%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2015 was 43.8.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.9% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.9% compared to the UK figure of 3.6%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
The record first quarter for female directors in Basingstoke was in 2010 when 31.3% of all directors were female.
27.0% of all director appointments in Basingstoke in the first quarter of 2015 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 2014-Mar 2015)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 2.53% CONSULTING 5.23% CONSULTANCY 1.48% MANAGEMENT 4.56% PROPERTY 0.99% CONSULTANCY 3.62% MANAGEMENT 0.80% PROPERTY 2.72% IT 0.80% CONSTRUCTION 2.19% ASSOCIATES 0.68% CARE 2.13% CONSTRUCTION 0.62% ENGINEERING 2.12% CLEANING 0.56% LONDON 1.91% DESIGN 0.56% TRADING 1.88% HOME 0.56% TRANSPORT 1.82% SERVICE 0.56% ELECTRICAL 1.76% LOGISTICS 0.49% DESIGN 1.65% CARE 0.49% PROPERTIES 1.63% ENGINEERING 0.49% CO., 1.58% PLUMBING 0.43% J 1.55% TRANSPORT 0.43% CONSULTANTS 1.54% HEATING 0.43% BUSINESS 1.49% SOUTHERN 0.43% INVESTMENTS 1.49% J 0.43% GLOBAL 1.46% DIGITAL 0.43% ASSOCIATES 1.44% SECURITY 0.43% DEVELOPMENTS 1.36% ELECTRICAL 0.37% BUILDING 1.31% HOLDINGS 0.37% IT 1.30% SOFTWARE 0.37% MEDIA 1.28% M 0.37% M 1.27%
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 386 288,953 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 121 30,825 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 116 43,081 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 76 58,522 99999 - Dormant Company 61 49,474 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 51 19,098 62090 - Other information technology service activities 39 12,862 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 36 29,218 41100 - Development of building projects 32 11,863 62012 - Business and domestic software development 30 9,651 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 25 11,600 63990 - Other information service activities not elsewhere classified 22 6,242 41202 - Construction of domestic buildings 20 7,797 43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation 20 5,331 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 20 10,200 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 18 7,682 49410 - Freight transport by road 18 12,485 71122 - Engineering related scientific and technical consulting activities 17 3,174 71129 - Other engineering activities 17 6,278 86900 - Other human health activities 16 13,990
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 09420271 TH'OKCO LTD 03 Feb 2015 09423079 RM CONTRACTING LTD 04 Feb 2015 09433187 SIGNAL ANALYTICS LTD 11 Feb 2015 09448769 BELARCTA LTD 19 Feb 2015 09449947 ASSOCIATED DEVELOPMENT HOLDINGS LIMITED 20 Feb 2015 09455580 INNER LTD 24 Feb 2015 09459238 AMH ORGANISATION LIMITED 26 Feb 2015 09416235 GREYFIRE LTD 02 Feb 2015 09436805 4PAWSGOODIES LIMITED 12 Feb 2015 09456406 LITTLE RED BUS LONDON CLOTHING LTD 24 Feb 2015 09425383 GIBSON INVESTMENT PROPERTIES LIMITED 06 Feb 2015 09432234 MIKUA LTD 10 Feb 2015 09435108 DAVENIA JOHN LIMITED 11 Feb 2015 09435275 MEGATEST SOLUTION LTD 12 Feb 2015 09438156 INFOPEARL TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED 13 Feb 2015 09441834 ZIMBABWE FOOTBALL DEVELOPMENT ACADEMY LTD 16 Feb 2015 09450860 SM VOICE ADVOCACY LIMITED 20 Feb 2015 09453684 HONGYUN. LTD 23 Feb 2015 09456276 ADLIN CONSULTING LIMITED 24 Feb 2015 09456905 HAMPSHIRE MODELS LTD 24 Feb 2015 09460298 MISS JONES LTD 26 Feb 2015 09420459 EXECUTIVE TRAVEL ASSOCIATES (SOUTHERN) LIMITED 03 Feb 2015 09437005 BLACK & WHITE BOOKKEEPING LIMITED 12 Feb 2015 09456178 BERRYDOWN GARAGE LIMITED 24 Feb 2015 09434120 ROBERT JAMIESON LIMITED 11 Feb 2015
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