Salisbury, Wiltshire

Q1 2013 Business Confidence Report

NOTICE: We have improved our calculations of the statistics in these reports, so some figures and records may not match previous reports.

Headlines

  • January 2013 saw a new record in company closures in Salisbury when compared to any previous January.

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 2013)

    A total of 187 companies were registered in Salisbury during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).

    This figure is an increase of 19.9% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 2.5% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)SalisburyUK
    2013187134,802
    2012156131,491
    % change19.9%2.5%
    Record Year 2005 (204) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2013695563
    New companies in 2012515847
    % change35.3%-5.2%34.0%
    Record Year2005 (116)2003 (68)2007 (77)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    A total of 120 companies were dissolved in Salisbury during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).

    This figure is an increase of 55.8% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.3% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)SalisburyUK
    201312077,914
    20127767,576
    % change55.8%15.3%
    Record Year 2010 (130) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    January 2013 saw a new record in company closures in Salisbury when compared to any previous January.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2013473340
    Closed companies in 2012372218
    % change27.0%50.0%122%
    Record Year2013 (47)2010 (46)2010 (53)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    Net company growth for Salisbury during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) was 67 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)SalisburyUK
    20136756,888
    20127963,915
    Record Year 2005 (148) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2013222223
    Net growth in 2012143629
    Record Year2005 (95)2003 (49)2003 (57)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    In the first quarter of 2013, Salisbury formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)Salisbury
    20130.1%
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1996 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20130.2%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20120.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change21.3%-5.9%38.7%
    Record Year2005 (0.4%)1997 (0.3%)1999 (0.3%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2013 was 50.0.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 8.5% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 1.4% compared to the UK figure of 1.8%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Salisbury was in 2006 when 36.5% of all directors were female.

    36.2% of all director appointments in Salisbury in the first quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 28.1% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2012-Mar 2013)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT2.22%CONSULTING5.18%
    CONSULTING1.48%MANAGEMENT4.78%
    ENERGY1.39%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    ASSOCIATES0.93%PROPERTY2.44%
    CONSULTANCY0.83%TRADING2.06%
    SOUTHERN0.74%DESIGN1.79%
    SALISBURY0.74%ENGINEERING1.78%
    PARTNERSHIP0.65%BUSINESS1.77%
    BUILDING0.65%ASSOCIATES1.75%
    CONSULTANTS0.65%LONDON1.72%
    RABELAIS0.65%CONSULTANTS1.71%
    CO0.56%CONSTRUCTION1.69%
    ROSE0.56%MEDIA1.63%
    (SALISBURY)0.46%GLOBAL1.57%
    ENGINEERING0.46%J1.56%
    INVESTMENTS0.46%CARE1.46%
    WILTSHIRE0.46%IT1.43%
    MARKETING0.46%INVESTMENTS1.41%
    HOUSE0.46%PROPERTIES1.36%
    ELECTRICAL0.46%M1.25%
    SUPPLIES0.46%BUILDING1.21%
    P0.37%ENTERPRISES1.19%
    AUTO0.37%ELECTRICAL1.18%
    SCHOOL0.37%TRAINING1.17%
    AVIATION0.37%SECURITY1.15%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied257249,183
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified10454,531
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management7532,624
    99999 - Dormant Company5743,384
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities3724,894
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified3016,448
    62090 - Other information technology service activities1912,664
    86900 - Other human health activities168,465
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified1623,532
    98000 - Residents property management134,579
    62012 - Business and domestic software development128,099
    74990 - Non-trading company1214,129
    43210 - Electrical installation115,625
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified116,954
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate117,507
    43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation114,332
    41100 - Development of building projects108,637
    56302 - Public houses and bars104,952
    74100 - specialised design activities93,645
    68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis95,104

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08399609 PARABLE RUTH LIMITED 12 Feb 2013
    08399744 SNODROX LIMITED 12 Feb 2013
    08401901 OMEGA ALPHA EQUINE LIMITED 13 Feb 2013
    08404586 THE OLD GRANARY LTD 15 Feb 2013
    08405781 GLADSTONE BLOODSTOCK LIMITED 15 Feb 2013
    08406463 EMPIRICA BLOODSTOCK LIMITED 18 Feb 2013
    08409827 SPIRE SOLUTIONS LTD 19 Feb 2013
    08412417 OPTICAL POWER LIMITED 20 Feb 2013
    08420664 N HARDING (PRESTON FARM) LIMITED 26 Feb 2013
    08420666 C W DIXON (RUSHTON AIRFIELD) LIMITED 26 Feb 2013
    08424191 DATA REFLEX LIMITED 28 Feb 2013
    08384750 TVS BOILER SPARES LIMITED 01 Feb 2013
    08386165 THE WILTON VINTAGE QUARTER LTD 04 Feb 2013
    08388286 POPE PLAN AND BUILD LIMITED 05 Feb 2013
    08389281 ONE + POINT LIMITED 05 Feb 2013
    08389986 SYFRET & STYLES LIMITED 05 Feb 2013
    08393715 OBSESSIONS4U2 LIMITED 07 Feb 2013
    08393929 WATERHOUSE (SERVICES) LTD 07 Feb 2013
    08395969 REDWOOD SECURITY LIMITED 08 Feb 2013
    08405802 THE STRAWBERRY FOX AT STOCKBRIDGE LIMITED 15 Feb 2013
    08412896 DIMSTOR UK LTD 21 Feb 2013
    08400740 THE BARN DC LIMITED 13 Feb 2013
    08417089 RMP FILMMAKERS LIMITED 25 Feb 2013
    08393564 AT SEISMIC CONSULTANTS LTD 07 Feb 2013
    08396122 MCGREGOR PROPERTY SERVICES LIMITED 08 Feb 2013