Salisbury, Wiltshire

Q3 2010 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q3 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Salisbury when compared to any previous Q3.
  • July 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Salisbury when compared to any previous July.

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 (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    A total of 128 companies were registered in Salisbury during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).

    This figure is a decrease of 13.5% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 7.2% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)SalisburyUK
    2010128101,492
    200914894,671
    % change-13.5%7.2%
    Record Year 2007 (164) 2003 (107,203)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2010423848
    New companies in 2009544351
    % change-22.2%-11.6%-5.9%
    Record Year2002 (67)2007 (63)2003 (59)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    Q3 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Salisbury when compared to any previous Q3.

    A total of 122 companies were dissolved in Salisbury during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).

    This figure is an increase of 0.8% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 45.0% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)SalisburyUK
    201012287,705
    2009121159,401
    % change0.8%-45.0%
    Record Year 2010 (122) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

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

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2010374639
    Closed companies in 2009293854
    % change27.6%21.1%-28%
    Record Year2010 (37)2008 (60)2009 (54)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    Net company growth for Salisbury during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) was 6 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)SalisburyUK
    2010613,787
    200927-64,730
    Record Year 2002 (106) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 20105-89
    Net growth in 2009255-3
    Record Year2002 (39)2007 (39)2002 (45)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

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

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)Salisbury
    20100.1%
    20090.2%
    20080.1%
    20070.2%
    20060.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1962 (0.4%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20100.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20090.2%0.1%0.2%
    % change-27.7%-19.8%-9.7%
    Record Year1969 (0.7%)1982 (0.5%)1978 (0.5%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2010 was 46.5.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.3% compared to the UK figure of 2.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 5.6% compared to the UK figure of 4.4%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Salisbury was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.

    33.1% of all director appointments in Salisbury in the third quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.2% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT2.48%MANAGEMENT5.06%
    CONSULTANCY1.51%CONSULTING4.99%
    CONSULTING0.97%CONSULTANCY3.12%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.86%PROPERTY2.38%
    (SALISBURY)0.86%TRADING2.04%
    SALISBURY0.86%ASSOCIATES2.01%
    ASSOCIATES0.76%DESIGN1.93%
    ENGINEERING0.54%CONSTRUCTION1.86%
    WESSEX0.54%BUSINESS1.80%
    BUSINESS0.54%MEDIA1.75%
    PROPERTY0.54%CONSULTANTS1.73%
    FINANCE0.54%LONDON1.59%
    SARUM0.54%ENGINEERING1.59%
    HOLDINGS0.54%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    PROJECTS0.54%CARE1.44%
    INVESTMENTS0.54%J1.44%
    SOUTHERN0.43%INTERNATIONAL1.43%
    SUPPORT0.43%GLOBAL1.42%
    ENTERPRISES0.43%IT1.35%
    R0.43%PROPERTIES1.35%
    TRAINING0.43%BUILDING1.32%
    MEDICAL0.43%ELECTRICAL1.30%
    SOFTWARE0.43%M1.28%
    ONE0.43%SYSTEMS1.26%
    J0.43%S1.24%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied197202,902
    7487 - Other business activities10069,802
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified4025,053
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management2613,161
    98000 - Residents property management253,273
    9999 - Dormant Company2421,484
    7414 - Business & management consultancy2314,940
    99999 - Dormant Company1714,072
    7499 - Non-trading company1713,408
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities168,292
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified147,767
    7260 - Other computer related activities128,967
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply128,183
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified116,460
    5530 - Restaurants115,181
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering107,634
    62090 - Other information technology service activities95,716
    9305 - Other service activities99,454
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified82,664
    7310 - R & D on nat sciences & engineering7825

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07388601 SLOANES FOR HAIR LIMITED 27 Sep 2010
    07383371 G SHARP TOOLS LIMITED 21 Sep 2010
    07382340 QUAVEY TRAINING SERVICES LIMITED 21 Sep 2010
    07382262 OCEAN RETAIL LTD 21 Sep 2010
    07371005 CAVALIER LEISURE LIMITED 09 Sep 2010
    07370123 PAPERS AND FABRICS LIMITED 08 Sep 2010
    07367527 75 EATON PLACE SERVICES LIMITED 07 Sep 2010
    07363021 CELTIS LIMITED 02 Sep 2010
    OC358151 NANBAEN LLP 23 Sep 2010
    07392674 BIRD DETERRENT SYSTEMS LIMITED 30 Sep 2010
    07390868 INFINITY RISK LIMITED 29 Sep 2010
    07383813 LUCY'S DAYS OUT 22 Sep 2010
    07379674 PRESTIGE HEATING ELECTRICAL & PLUMBING LIMITED 17 Sep 2010
    07368175 HUDSON GREEN ASSET FINANCE LTD 07 Sep 2010
    07389259 DAVID SMITH DRIVER HIRE LTD 28 Sep 2010
    07366390 SALISBURY PLAIN SAFARIS LIMITED 06 Sep 2010
    07386338 AFB (AMESBURY) LIMITED 23 Sep 2010
    07368675 CJTINVESTIGATIONS LIMITED 07 Sep 2010
    07364903 RED GIANT UK LIMITED 03 Sep 2010
    OC358365 SOUTHERN CLEANING SPECIALISTS LLP 30 Sep 2010
    07391914 CU CONNECTED LTD 29 Sep 2010
    07388741 MATWORK CLASSES LTD 27 Sep 2010
    07385034 EVOKE ADVERTISING LIMITED 23 Sep 2010
    07382969 PETROS CANTERBURY LIMITED 21 Sep 2010
    07371945 EXPLAIN THAT LIMITED 10 Sep 2010