Salisbury, Wiltshire

Q1 2014 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q1 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Salisbury when compared to any previous Q1.
  • Q1 2014 was a record quarter for company registrations in Salisbury when compared to any quarter in history.
  • February 2014 saw a new record in company registrations 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 2014)

    Q1 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Salisbury when compared to any previous Q1.

    Q1 2014 was a record quarter for company registrations in Salisbury when compared to any quarter in history.

    A total of 205 companies were registered in Salisbury during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).

    This figure is an increase of 9.6% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.8% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)SalisburyUK
    2014205150,722
    2013187134,802
    % change9.6%11.8%
    Record Year 2014 (205) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    February 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Salisbury when compared to any previous February.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2014667267
    New companies in 2013695563
    % change-4.3%30.9%6.3%
    Record Year2005 (116)2014 (72)2007 (77)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    A total of 128 companies were dissolved in Salisbury during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).

    This figure is an increase of 6.7% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 5.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)SalisburyUK
    201412882,370
    201312077,914
    % change6.7%5.7%
    Record Year 2010 (130) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2014394148
    Closed companies in 2013473340
    % change-17.0%24.2%20%
    Record Year2013 (47)2010 (46)2010 (53)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    Net company growth for Salisbury during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) was 77 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)SalisburyUK
    20147768,352
    20136756,888
    Record Year 2005 (148) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2014273119
    Net growth in 2013222223
    Record Year2005 (95)2003 (49)2003 (57)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    In the first quarter of 2014, Salisbury formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)Salisbury
    20140.1%
    20130.1%
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1996 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20140.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20130.2%0.1%0.1%
    % change-10.5%20.8%-11.3%
    Record Year2005 (0.4%)1997 (0.3%)1999 (0.3%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2014 was 48.2.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 6.8% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 1.2% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

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

    31.1% of all director appointments in Salisbury in the first quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.4% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2013-Mar 2014)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING2.24%CONSULTING5.22%
    MANAGEMENT2.00%MANAGEMENT4.67%
    SALISBURY1.58%CONSULTANCY3.49%
    CONSULTANCY1.08%PROPERTY2.64%
    ASSOCIATES1.00%TRADING2.05%
    BUSINESS0.91%LONDON1.88%
    CARE0.91%ENGINEERING1.86%
    PARTNERSHIP0.91%CARE1.79%
    J0.83%CONSTRUCTION1.75%
    (SALISBURY)0.83%DESIGN1.75%
    SYSTEMS0.83%CONSULTANTS1.73%
    COURIERS0.67%BUSINESS1.71%
    BLOODSTOCK0.67%PROPERTIES1.60%
    CONSULTANT0.67%INVESTMENTS1.60%
    SURGEONS0.58%GLOBAL1.58%
    EYE0.58%J1.48%
    DESIGN0.58%ASSOCIATES1.48%
    ENGINEERING0.50%MEDIA1.48%
    ROAD0.50%IT1.33%
    FINANCIAL0.50%TRANSPORT1.30%
    PLUMBING0.42%DEVELOPMENTS1.29%
    IT0.42%BUILDING1.24%
    G0.42%M1.21%
    GLOBAL0.42%CAPITAL1.20%
    LEISURE0.42%ELECTRICAL1.19%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied284280,210
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified12856,411
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management7737,882
    99999 - Dormant Company4547,084
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities3727,750
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified2618,491
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified2326,700
    86900 - Other human health activities1610,273
    43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation144,866
    62090 - Other information technology service activities1312,813
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified128,155
    74990 - Non-trading company1214,135
    98000 - Residents property management124,832
    45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles125,130
    56302 - Public houses and bars125,732
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings116,559
    62012 - Business and domestic software development119,509
    56101 - Licensed restaurants107,965
    85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified105,876
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities107,313

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08874360 F & I CONSULTING LTD 04 Feb 2014
    08885972 OLDFIELD ROAD 1969 LIMITED 11 Feb 2014
    OC391407 BERKELEY BATE BUSINESS ADVISORS LLP 21 Feb 2014
    08893885 LITOD LIMITED 13 Feb 2014
    08908911 GWGENERGY LIMITED 24 Feb 2014
    08912048 SALISBURY LETTINGS LIMITED 26 Feb 2014
    08877490 ADW CREATIVE LIMITED 05 Feb 2014
    08879720 THE CLEANING CLEARING AND DRIVING COMPANY LTD 06 Feb 2014
    08881718 SALISBURY WILLS AND TRUSTS LIMITED 07 Feb 2014
    08888461 GERMSTAR UK LIMITED 12 Feb 2014
    08888469 THOUGHT OUT LOUD LIMITED 12 Feb 2014
    08893309 DAN Y BRYN GAER MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED 13 Feb 2014
    08895568 M C SQUARED DESIGN LIMITED 14 Feb 2014
    08897233 TEXT MANAGEMENT (UK) LIMITED 17 Feb 2014
    08900405 STARLIGHT CENTRE LIMITED 18 Feb 2014
    08903558 GLYNDEBOURNE CLOSE 1966 LIMITED 20 Feb 2014
    08907362 RACE CRAFT GAMES LTD 24 Feb 2014
    08917531 MOTIF8YOUTH 28 Feb 2014
    08875943 PLAIN EQUINE LIMITED 04 Feb 2014
    08904270 DANST SOLUTIONS LTD 20 Feb 2014
    08914195 VELAPORT LTD 27 Feb 2014
    08917072 MELDAN LIMITED 28 Feb 2014
    08917619 BEN EVELING CONSULTING LIMITED 28 Feb 2014
    08917742 DOWNTON BUTCHERY LTD 28 Feb 2014
    08908163 ARDUA ASSOCIATES LTD 24 Feb 2014