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

  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 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)BasingstokeUK
    2015277161,156
    2014272150,722
    % change1.8%6.9%
    Record Year 2007 (281) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 20158787103
    New companies in 20148482106
    % change3.6%6.1%-2.8%
    Record Year2015 (87)2015 (87)2007 (144)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)BasingstokeUK
    201516889,523
    201413882,370
    % change21.7%8.7%
    Record Year 2015 (168) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2015395970
    Closed companies in 2014404058
    % change-2.5%47.5%21%
    Record Year2011 (62)2013 (59)2009 (90)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)BasingstokeUK
    201510971,633
    201413468,352
    Record Year 2007 (194) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2015482833
    Net growth in 2014444248
    Record Year2010 (52)2007 (56)2007 (121)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20150.2%
    20140.2%
    20130.2%
    20120.2%
    20110.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1992 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20150.2%0.2%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20140.2%0.2%0.2%
    % change1.6%-2.2%-11.4%
    Record Year2010 (0.3%)1993 (0.3%)1992 (0.4%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2014-Mar 2015)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING2.53%CONSULTING5.23%
    CONSULTANCY1.48%MANAGEMENT4.56%
    PROPERTY0.99%CONSULTANCY3.62%
    MANAGEMENT0.80%PROPERTY2.72%
    IT0.80%CONSTRUCTION2.19%
    ASSOCIATES0.68%CARE2.13%
    CONSTRUCTION0.62%ENGINEERING2.12%
    CLEANING0.56%LONDON1.91%
    DESIGN0.56%TRADING1.88%
    HOME0.56%TRANSPORT1.82%
    SERVICE0.56%ELECTRICAL1.76%
    LOGISTICS0.49%DESIGN1.65%
    CARE0.49%PROPERTIES1.63%
    ENGINEERING0.49%CO.,1.58%
    PLUMBING0.43%J1.55%
    TRANSPORT0.43%CONSULTANTS1.54%
    HEATING0.43%BUSINESS1.49%
    SOUTHERN0.43%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    J0.43%GLOBAL1.46%
    DIGITAL0.43%ASSOCIATES1.44%
    SECURITY0.43%DEVELOPMENTS1.36%
    ELECTRICAL0.37%BUILDING1.31%
    HOLDINGS0.37%IT1.30%
    SOFTWARE0.37%MEDIA1.28%
    M0.37%M1.27%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied386288,953
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities12130,825
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management11643,081
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified7658,522
    99999 - Dormant Company6149,474
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified5119,098
    62090 - Other information technology service activities3912,862
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified3629,218
    41100 - Development of building projects3211,863
    62012 - Business and domestic software development309,651
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate2511,600
    63990 - Other information service activities not elsewhere classified226,242
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings207,797
    43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation205,331
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet2010,200
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities187,682
    49410 - Freight transport by road1812,485
    71122 - Engineering related scientific and technical consulting activities173,174
    71129 - Other engineering activities176,278
    86900 - Other human health activities1613,990

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    09375413 LOVE HYDRO LTD 06 Jan 2015
    09375489 FACII (ASSOCIATES) LIMITED 06 Jan 2015
    09378727 KEYSTAGE COMMERCIAL LTD 08 Jan 2015
    09381979 A4 VAN SALES LIMITED 09 Jan 2015
    09395543 TRANSITION SPECIALIST LIMITED 19 Jan 2015
    09396889 REAL PERFORMANCE FITNESS LIMITED 20 Jan 2015
    09400207 E-SECURITY SOLUTIONS LIMITED 21 Jan 2015
    09402937 HAYTECH MANAGEMENT LIMITED 23 Jan 2015
    09403798 AURALITY LIMITED 23 Jan 2015
    09410408 GLOBALSTRAT LTD 28 Jan 2015
    09375107 HUGHES SOFTWARE CONSULTING LIMITED 06 Jan 2015
    09392163 ORCHARD PLUMBING AND HEATING (BASINGSTOKE) LIMITED 16 Jan 2015
    09393982 ENGLSA LTD 19 Jan 2015
    09403174 EAGLEJ LIMITED 23 Jan 2015
    09412306 CMM2 LIMITED 29 Jan 2015
    09387956 E9 FINANCIAL CONSULTING LIMITED 14 Jan 2015
    09380187 BASA CLUB LTD 08 Jan 2015
    09381160 HAPPY DOGS LIMITED 09 Jan 2015
    09391458 APH LIMITED T/A PROJECT MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED 15 Jan 2015
    09395725 DAVID STEELE INTERIM LIMITED 19 Jan 2015
    09402352 UCGP LTD 22 Jan 2015
    09413234 C.D.GALE LTD 29 Jan 2015
    09375512 R&D WHITCHURCH LTD 06 Jan 2015
    09384009 CULMARK LIMITED 12 Jan 2015
    09398578 WHITCHURCH AD LIMITED 21 Jan 2015