Salisbury, Wiltshire

Q1 2010 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q1 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Salisbury when compared to any previous Q1.
  • March 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Salisbury when compared to any previous March.
  • February 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Salisbury when compared to any previous February.

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 2010)

    A total of 140 companies were registered in Salisbury during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).

    This figure is an increase of 11.1% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.5% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)SalisburyUK
    2010140105,137
    200912691,034
    % change11.1%15.5%
    Record Year 2005 (204) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2010324860
    New companies in 2009363357
    % change-11.1%45.5%5.3%
    Record Year2005 (116)2003 (68)2007 (77)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    Q1 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Salisbury when compared to any previous Q1.

    A total of 130 companies were dissolved in Salisbury during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).

    This figure is an increase of 17.1% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 23.5% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)SalisburyUK
    201013082,677
    2009111108,060
    % change17.1%-23.5%
    Record Year 2010 (130) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    March 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Salisbury when compared to any previous March.

    February 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Salisbury when compared to any previous February.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2010314653
    Closed companies in 2009392349
    % change-20.5%100.0%8%
    Record Year2009 (39)2010 (46)2010 (53)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    Net company growth for Salisbury during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) was 10 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)SalisburyUK
    20101022,460
    200915-17,026
    Record Year 2003 (151) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2010127
    Net growth in 2009-3108
    Record Year2005 (95)2003 (49)2003 (57)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    In the first quarter of 2010, Salisbury formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)Salisbury
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    20070.1%
    20060.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1966 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20100.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20090.1%0.1%0.2%
    % change-17.5%24.6%-12.5%
    Record Year1967 (0.7%)1968 (0.6%)1964 (0.7%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2010 was 48.9.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 0.8% compared to the UK figure of 2.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 7.6% compared to the UK figure of 4.9%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Salisbury was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.

    29.2% of all director appointments in Salisbury in the first quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 24.7% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2009-Mar 2010)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT2.21%MANAGEMENT5.01%
    (SALISBURY)1.05%CONSULTING4.60%
    CONSULTING1.05%CONSULTANCY2.87%
    SALISBURY0.95%PROPERTY2.50%
    ASSOCIATES0.84%ASSOCIATES2.04%
    CONSULTANCY0.84%TRADING1.93%
    PROPERTY0.74%DESIGN1.91%
    ENGINEERING0.74%CONSTRUCTION1.87%
    SARUM0.63%MEDIA1.84%
    ASSOCIATION0.53%BUSINESS1.74%
    ENTERPRISES0.53%INTERNATIONAL1.73%
    AIR0.53%CONSULTANTS1.63%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.53%ENGINEERING1.54%
    DEVELOPMENT0.53%J1.48%
    WESSEX0.42%LONDON1.45%
    20.42%INVESTMENTS1.45%
    PROPERTIES0.42%GROUP1.37%
    L0.42%GLOBAL1.35%
    TRAINING0.42%PROPERTIES1.35%
    VALLEY0.42%BUILDING1.34%
    ROYAL0.42%CARE1.33%
    FORCE0.42%ELECTRICAL1.30%
    M0.42%M1.28%
    TECHNOLOGY0.42%SYSTEMS1.25%
    SOUTH0.42%S1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied220228,645
    7487 - Other business activities9874,904
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified5926,974
    98000 - Residents property management383,892
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management3114,007
    9999 - Dormant Company2819,948
    7414 - Business & management consultancy2317,003
    99999 - Dormant Company2313,808
    7499 - Non-trading company2115,398
    7260 - Other computer related activities1910,331
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply179,659
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities159,943
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified148,154
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering149,325
    9800 - Residents Property Management122,185
    5530 - Restaurants124,798
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified117,143
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified103,069
    41100 - Development of building projects94,513
    62090 - Other information technology service activities96,340

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07140209 GODDARD MEWS MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED 29 Jan 2010
    07140176 TILL VALLEY CONSTRUCTION LIMITED 29 Jan 2010
    07132689 CONSILIUM MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED 21 Jan 2010
    07131281 BHP IRRIGATION PROJECTS LTD 20 Jan 2010
    07131207 CEDAR CARE TRAINING LIMITED 20 Jan 2010
    07128815 DOMINIC NORMAN LTD 19 Jan 2010
    07122912 GOLDING & PARTNERS LTD 12 Jan 2010
    07122085 FLOORS TO YOU (SALISBURY) LIMITED 11 Jan 2010
    07118292 SALISBURY CARPET COMPANY LIMITED 07 Jan 2010
    07116019 FTP BERKSHIRE LIMITED 05 Jan 2010
    07140971 SALISBURY MOTORCYCLE AND LIGHT CAR CLUB 29 Jan 2010
    07136183 R S SOUTHERN LIMITED 26 Jan 2010
    07132700 OPEN VIEW DESIGN & BUILD LTD. 21 Jan 2010
    07128773 L & N PLASTERING LIMITED 18 Jan 2010
    07119821 17 SHAFTESBURY ROAD MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED 08 Jan 2010
    07118261 C SNELL ROOFING SPECIALIST LIMITED 07 Jan 2010
    07138158 HACCP INTERNATIONAL LIMITED 27 Jan 2010
    07137468 COCKER CONSULTING LIMITED 27 Jan 2010
    07128993 TOLEDO BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT LIMITED 19 Jan 2010
    07119895 BARMAC CONSULTANCY LIMITED 08 Jan 2010
    07126850 NINETEEN99 LIMITED 15 Jan 2010
    07126318 LOST PROPERTY HEAVEN LIMITED 15 Jan 2010
    07125198 CASE FUN LIMITED 14 Jan 2010
    07119934 HORIZON IP LIMITED 08 Jan 2010
    07135927 SECURITKEY LIMITED 26 Jan 2010