Salisbury, Wiltshire

Q3 2012 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • July 2012 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 2012)

    A total of 137 companies were registered in Salisbury during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).

    This figure is an increase of 7.0% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.8% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)SalisburyUK
    2012137118,868
    2011128114,512
    % change7.0%3.8%
    Record Year 2007 (164) 2012 (118,868)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2012514046
    New companies in 2011375536
    % change37.8%-27.3%27.8%
    Record Year2002 (67)2007 (63)2003 (59)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    A total of 103 companies were dissolved in Salisbury during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).

    This figure is an increase of 6.2% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.5% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)SalisburyUK
    201210374,772
    20119772,230
    % change6.2%3.5%
    Record Year 2010 (122) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    July 2012 saw a new record in company closures in Salisbury when compared to any previous July.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2012453325
    Closed companies in 2011313432
    % change45.2%-2.9%-22%
    Record Year2012 (45)2008 (60)2009 (54)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    Net company growth for Salisbury during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) was 34 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)SalisburyUK
    20123444,096
    20113142,282
    Record Year 2002 (106) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 20126721
    Net growth in 20116214
    Record Year2002 (39)2007 (39)2002 (45)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

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

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)Salisbury
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.2%
    20080.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1962 (0.4%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20120.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change23.8%-26.7%26.4%
    Record Year1969 (0.7%)1982 (0.5%)1978 (0.5%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2012 was 45.2.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.1% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 6.6% compared to the UK figure of 3.2%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

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

    28.9% of all director appointments in Salisbury in the third quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Sep 2011-Sep 2012)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING1.88%CONSULTING5.05%
    MANAGEMENT1.38%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    SALISBURY0.99%CONSULTANCY3.28%
    ENERGY0.99%PROPERTY2.35%
    ASSOCIATES0.89%TRADING2.08%
    CONSULTANCY0.69%DESIGN1.87%
    (SALISBURY)0.69%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    ENTERPRISES0.69%ENGINEERING1.83%
    PARTNERSHIP0.59%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    P0.59%BUSINESS1.72%
    CONSTRUCTION0.49%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    BUILDING0.49%MEDIA1.67%
    ENGINEERING0.49%LONDON1.67%
    SPIRE0.49%J1.55%
    SARUM0.49%GLOBAL1.53%
    ELECTRICAL0.49%INVESTMENTS1.46%
    T0.49%IT1.43%
    C0.49%PROPERTIES1.34%
    NEW0.49%CARE1.32%
    BUSINESS0.39%M1.27%
    FARM0.39%BUILDING1.22%
    SUPPLIES0.39%ENTERPRISES1.20%
    FITNESS0.39%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    HEATING0.39%S1.17%
    INVESTMENTS0.39%SECURITY1.16%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied361331,455
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management5619,425
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified5533,677
    7487 - Other business activities4635,545
    99999 - Dormant Company2925,035
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities2114,774
    62090 - Other information technology service activities197,869
    9999 - Dormant Company1712,598
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified159,891
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified1313,716
    7414 - Business & management consultancy138,437
    74990 - Non-trading company129,203
    98000 - Residents property management122,786
    7260 - Other computer related activities114,979
    62012 - Business and domestic software development104,584
    41100 - Development of building projects94,965
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate94,294
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified83,943
    43210 - Electrical installation83,387
    9305 - Other service activities86,142

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08130499 WILTON HUNT LIMITED 04 Jul 2012
    08148461 GLENDALE FARM MANAGEMENT LIMITED 18 Jul 2012
    08149125 WORTHY ENERGY SOLUTIONS LIMITED 19 Jul 2012
    08156589 P J (ANDOVER) LTD 25 Jul 2012
    08163000 RENAISSANCE RECRUITMENT LTD 31 Jul 2012
    08131830 KEATES ELECTRICAL LIMITED 05 Jul 2012
    08133522 OUTRIGGER SOLUTIONS LIMITED 06 Jul 2012
    08133524 DRAGON RECYCLING LTD 06 Jul 2012
    08134870 BRIGHTBEER LIMITED 09 Jul 2012
    08137105 MQ CONSULTANTS LIMITED 10 Jul 2012
    OC376874 BUTLER AND COWARD FARMS LLP 12 Jul 2012
    08140237 BANDATES LTD 12 Jul 2012
    08145347 LE TABAC CAFE LIMITED 17 Jul 2012
    08153659 PALAMPORE LIMITED 23 Jul 2012
    08156073 SMS DIGITAL OFFICE SOLUTIONS LTD 25 Jul 2012
    08134042 ENDALL CONSTRUCTION LIMITED 06 Jul 2012
    08128683 WILFS FREE RANGE WAGON LIMITED 03 Jul 2012
    08132408 TERRY AUTO REPAIRS LTD 05 Jul 2012
    08137189 CHRIS HOWITT CONSULTING LTD 10 Jul 2012
    08146318 PARTY BOOTH HIRE LIMITED 17 Jul 2012
    08146400 EXTREME LASER TAG LIMITED 17 Jul 2012
    08162442 INSPIRED DESIGN (UK) LIMITED 31 Jul 2012
    08129019 AVANT GARDE MOT CENTRE LIMITED 03 Jul 2012
    08140399 PRIORITY ASBESTOS MANAGEMENT LTD 12 Jul 2012
    08141302 TASKMASTER PROJECT MANAGEMENT LIMITED 12 Jul 2012