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Salisbury, Wiltshire

Q1 2012 Business Confidence Report

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 2012)

    A total of 156 companies were registered in Salisbury during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).

    This figure is a decrease of 4.3% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.0% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)SalisburyUK
    2012156131,491
    2011163116,391
    % change-4.3%13.0%
    Record Year 2005 (204) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2012515847
    New companies in 2011385669
    % change34.2%3.6%-31.9%
    Record Year2005 (116)2003 (68)2007 (77)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    A total of 77 companies were dissolved in Salisbury during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).

    This figure is a decrease of 36.9% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 25.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)SalisburyUK
    20127767,576
    201112290,987
    % change-36.9%-25.7%
    Record Year 2010 (130) 2009 (108,065)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2012372218
    Closed companies in 2011364640
    % change2.8%-52.2%-55%
    Record Year2009 (39)2011 (46)2010 (53)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    Net company growth for Salisbury during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) was 79 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)SalisburyUK
    20127963,915
    20114125,404
    Record Year 2003 (151) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2012143629
    Net growth in 201121029
    Record Year2005 (95)2003 (49)2003 (57)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    In the first quarter of 2012, Salisbury formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)Salisbury
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1966 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20120.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.1%0.2%
    % change15.0%-11.4%-36.3%
    Record Year1967 (0.7%)1968 (0.6%)1964 (0.7%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2012 was 45.9.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 1.6% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.6% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

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

    32.6% of all director appointments in Salisbury in the first quarter of 2012 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 (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING1.77%CONSULTING5.07%
    HOME1.28%MANAGEMENT4.74%
    CARE1.28%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    SALISBURY1.18%PROPERTY2.37%
    (SPV1.18%TRADING2.07%
    MANAGEMENT0.98%DESIGN1.93%
    ASSOCIATES0.98%ENGINEERING1.86%
    ENERGY0.79%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    C0.79%CONSULTANTS1.79%
    CONSULTANCY0.79%BUSINESS1.73%
    (SALISBURY)0.79%MEDIA1.72%
    R0.59%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    BUSINESS0.59%LONDON1.66%
    CONSTRUCTION0.59%J1.54%
    NATURAL0.49%INVESTMENTS1.51%
    HOLDINGS0.49%GLOBAL1.50%
    T0.49%IT1.40%
    SARUM0.49%CARE1.34%
    ENTERPRISES0.49%PROPERTIES1.31%
    WATER0.49%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    WILTON0.49%M1.27%
    CAR0.49%BUILDING1.24%
    LIFE0.49%ENERGY1.20%
    SPIRE0.49%S1.20%
    SERVICE0.49%ENTERPRISES1.19%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied216216,665
    7487 - Other business activities7652,735
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified5435,233
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management5019,704
    99999 - Dormant Company3225,084
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities2514,303
    9999 - Dormant Company2518,617
    7414 - Business & management consultancy1912,113
    62090 - Other information technology service activities198,145
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified1813,637
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified189,892
    7260 - Other computer related activities147,154
    98000 - Residents property management133,050
    74990 - Non-trading company129,729
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified113,931
    9305 - Other service activities108,818
    62012 - Business and domestic software development104,356
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply106,934
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate104,427
    7499 - Non-trading company109,102

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07983058 ESTERES LIMITED 09 Mar 2012
    07987504 A D RACING LTD 13 Mar 2012
    07995808 CREATE BATHROOMS LIMITED 19 Mar 2012
    07999191 FISHERTON CONSULTING LIMITED 21 Mar 2012
    08009114 GREENSTAR CONSULTING LIMITED 28 Mar 2012
    08011555 PINKNELLY LTD 29 Mar 2012
    OC373975 YORKE & CO LLP 30 Mar 2012
    07979545 LATA PRADEEP LIMITED 07 Mar 2012
    07987717 MATTLEA COURIER SERVICE LTD 13 Mar 2012
    07994601 POTENTIAL PLOTS LIMITED 16 Mar 2012
    07996398 DRAKES PLUMBING SUPPLIES HOLDINGS LIMITED 19 Mar 2012
    08002681 KING CHEERLEADING AND FITNESS C.I.C. 22 Mar 2012
    08006655 BIANCO NERO PHOTOGRAPHY LIMITED 26 Mar 2012
    OC373735 JAMESONKEMPSEY LLP 26 Mar 2012
    08012624 SARUM TILING CONTRACTS & CONSTRUCTION LIMITED 29 Mar 2012
    07971941 PAYPERTRAY LIMITED 01 Mar 2012
    07978458 GELERT SECURITY LIMITED 06 Mar 2012
    07981856 STRATEGIC NATURAL CAPITAL LIMITED 08 Mar 2012
    07987348 TP'S CHIMNEYS & STOVES LTD 12 Mar 2012
    07990698 RICHMOND HORSE RUGS LIMITED 14 Mar 2012
    08013044 FORM ONE LIMITED 30 Mar 2012
    07972935 COLLECTIVE LEADERSHIP LTD 02 Mar 2012
    07980455 DATAKAPTURE LIMITED 07 Mar 2012
    07984418 CLARENDON CONSULTANTS UK LTD 09 Mar 2012
    07985075 ANDMOREHEALTH LTD 12 Mar 2012