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
    09465443 FIZZ BANG PROPS LTD 02 Mar 2015
    09471799 PURE GUIDANCE LIMITED 05 Mar 2015
    09481762 VIDCOMMS LTD 10 Mar 2015
    09485844 CANDIDATE VIDEO LIMITED 12 Mar 2015
    09486131 RHIA PRIVATE LIMITED 12 Mar 2015
    09495131 TRACER TELEMATICS LIMITED 17 Mar 2015
    09507722 FIBRE NETWORK SOLUTIONS LIMITED 25 Mar 2015
    09467120 WEBBER CONTRACTORS LTD 03 Mar 2015
    09467210 DAEGMAR HOME LTD 03 Mar 2015
    09483657 AGATE PROPERTY SERVICE LTD 11 Mar 2015
    09494696 RYCROFT SOLUTIONS LIMITED 17 Mar 2015
    09496077 ME HOLDINGS (PROPERTY) LIMITED 18 Mar 2015
    09497129 TUNDRY CONSTRUCTION LTD 18 Mar 2015
    09500466 SHARON LEE CONSULTANCY LIMITED 20 Mar 2015
    09503901 SJP INDUSTRIES LTD 23 Mar 2015
    09511232 MATTY DRED LTD 26 Mar 2015
    09513628 KELLY DARLINGTON LTD 27 Mar 2015
    09465785 JRW PROPERTY LIMITED 02 Mar 2015
    09481727 K&K JARDIN LTD 10 Mar 2015
    09482301 LYCHPIT 1962 LIMITED 10 Mar 2015
    09482438 BRANDSPOKE BEAUTY LTD 10 Mar 2015
    09492385 DATOTA CONSULTANCY LTD 16 Mar 2015
    09502965 CLASSYFLIGHTS LIMITED 23 Mar 2015
    09511106 THE BARN BATHROOM CENTRE LIMITED 26 Mar 2015
    09480045 PARNELL JORDY AND HARVEY LTD 10 Mar 2015