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Salisbury, Wiltshire

Q1 2011 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • February 2011 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 2011)

    A total of 163 companies were registered in Salisbury during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).

    This figure is an increase of 16.4% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)SalisburyUK
    2011163116,391
    2010140105,137
    % change16.4%10.7%
    Record Year 2005 (204) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2011385669
    New companies in 2010324860
    % change18.8%16.7%15.0%
    Record Year2005 (116)2003 (68)2007 (77)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    A total of 122 companies were dissolved in Salisbury during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).

    This figure is a decrease of 6.2% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.0% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)SalisburyUK
    201112290,986
    201013082,677
    % change-6.2%10.0%
    Record Year 2010 (130) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    February 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Salisbury when compared to any previous February.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2011364640
    Closed companies in 2010314653
    % change16.1%0.0%-25%
    Record Year2009 (39)2011 (46)2010 (53)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    Net company growth for Salisbury during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) was 41 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)SalisburyUK
    20114125,405
    20101022,460
    Record Year 2003 (151) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 201121029
    Net growth in 2010127
    Record Year2005 (95)2003 (49)2003 (57)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    In the first quarter of 2011, Salisbury formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)Salisbury
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    20070.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1966 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.1%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20100.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change2.5%2.6%9.7%
    Record Year1967 (0.7%)1968 (0.6%)1964 (0.7%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2011 was 48.4.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 1.7% compared to the UK figure of 3.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 6.4% compared to the UK figure of 4.3%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

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

    31.0% of all director appointments in Salisbury in the first quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.4% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2010-Mar 2011)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT2.29%CONSULTING5.04%
    CONSULTING1.67%MANAGEMENT4.97%
    CONSULTANCY1.15%CONSULTANCY3.16%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.83%PROPERTY2.38%
    SALISBURY0.73%TRADING2.10%
    BUSINESS0.73%DESIGN1.93%
    J0.73%ASSOCIATES1.92%
    PROJECTS0.63%BUSINESS1.87%
    TRADING0.63%CONSTRUCTION1.80%
    HOUSE0.52%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    D0.52%MEDIA1.69%
    DESIGN0.52%ENGINEERING1.61%
    MEDICAL0.52%LONDON1.60%
    GREEN0.52%CARE1.45%
    FOR0.52%J1.45%
    (SALISBURY)0.52%GLOBAL1.44%
    SYSTEMS0.52%INVESTMENTS1.43%
    PUBLISHING0.42%IT1.41%
    INVESTMENTS0.42%PROPERTIES1.36%
    SOUTH0.42%BUILDING1.34%
    HOME0.42%M1.30%
    MAINTENANCE0.42%ELECTRICAL1.28%
    TO0.42%S1.24%
    PRODUCTIONS0.42%INTERNATIONAL1.23%
    ASSOCIATES0.42%SYSTEMS1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied208202,798
    7487 - Other business activities9160,968
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified4030,253
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management3616,150
    9999 - Dormant Company2619,765
    98000 - Residents property management253,154
    99999 - Dormant Company1918,336
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities1810,246
    7414 - Business & management consultancy1712,916
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified1610,085
    62090 - Other information technology service activities136,996
    7499 - Non-trading company1211,316
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified127,788
    7260 - Other computer related activities127,789
    5530 - Restaurants114,898
    74990 - Non-trading company118,695
    9305 - Other service activities98,740
    93199 - Other sports activities81,558
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified83,097
    41100 - Development of building projects83,921

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07508693 JAMEX PROFESSIONAL LIMITED 27 Jan 2011
    07506066 SOLAR ENERGIZE LIMITED 26 Jan 2011
    07502061 ASSET HERITAGE CONSULTING LTD 21 Jan 2011
    07501016 STOFFERSONS LIMITED 21 Jan 2011
    07497520 DNDSM LIMITED 19 Jan 2011
    07492742 ALL WHITE LTD 14 Jan 2011
    07488773 ODIHAM AUCTIONS LIMITED 11 Jan 2011
    07488578 LEADING TIMES EDUCATION LTD 11 Jan 2011
    07485036 ELM GROVE ROAD RIGHT TO MANAGE LTD 07 Jan 2011
    07483928 CON-TEMPO MANUFACTURING LTD 06 Jan 2011
    OC361358 EVG (SALISBURY) LLP 31 Jan 2011
    07499648 JCH ENTERPRISES LIMITED 20 Jan 2011
    07498474 THE MICHELLE SHEPPARD PRACTICE LIMITED 19 Jan 2011
    07492407 CURED LIMITED 13 Jan 2011
    07484486 CRANBORNE CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED 06 Jan 2011
    07498174 SALISBURY TECHNOLOGIES LTD 19 Jan 2011
    07491378 PSYCHED LTD 13 Jan 2011
    07502716 GLITZ N GLAMOUR PARTIES LIMITED 24 Jan 2011
    07499845 GOFER JON LTD 20 Jan 2011
    07499438 AAJAS LIMITED 20 Jan 2011
    07495924 QBURST TECHNOLOGIES UK LTD 18 Jan 2011
    07495031 WILTSHIRE RENOVATIONS LIMITED 17 Jan 2011
    07486635 ILUCRUM LTD 10 Jan 2011
    07483256 NEW FOREST MUSHROOMS LIMITED 05 Jan 2011
    07482594 FINIS CONSULTING LTD 05 Jan 2011