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 09476694 BRIGHTON WONDERLAND LTD 09 Mar 2015 09479030 SEXTON WELDING AND FABRICATION LTD 09 Mar 2015 09482748 PRISM IT LIMITED 11 Mar 2015 09488707 DONEGAN CONSULTING LIMITED 13 Mar 2015 09512343 LAVERSTOKE MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED 26 Mar 2015 09513810 GEMATRADE LIMITED 27 Mar 2015 09464356 JUPP BEST PLUMBING AND HEATING LIMITED 02 Mar 2015 09467120 WEBBER CONTRACTORS LTD 03 Mar 2015 09467851 XSCALO LTD 03 Mar 2015 09483657 AGATE PROPERTY SERVICE LTD 11 Mar 2015 09503797 DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIST LIMITED 23 Mar 2015 09513628 KELLY DARLINGTON LTD 27 Mar 2015 09492531 JDS ( BASINGSTOKE) LIMITED 16 Mar 2015 09466440 FIRST OVERSEA SERVICE LTD 03 Mar 2015 09468335 SCR PLUMBING & HEATING LTD 03 Mar 2015 09478123 MQ CONSULTING LIMITED 09 Mar 2015 09481378 PULSE CARGO LIMITED 10 Mar 2015 09482301 LYCHPIT 1962 LIMITED 10 Mar 2015 09482438 BRANDSPOKE BEAUTY LTD 10 Mar 2015 09497528 R T GAIGER LTD 19 Mar 2015 09503558 O'KENNEDY & HARTNETT CONSTRUCTION LIMITED 23 Mar 2015 09511740 BAAKS LIMITED 26 Mar 2015 09514620 BFEST LIMITED 27 Mar 2015 09517659 DUEPEEK LIMITED 30 Mar 2015 09518879 CEO MEDICAL LTD 31 Mar 2015
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