Salisbury, Wiltshire

Q1 2015 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 2015)

    A total of 186 companies were registered in Salisbury during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).

    This figure is a decrease of 9.3% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 6.9% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)SalisburyUK
    2015186161,156
    2014205150,722
    % change-9.3%6.9%
    Record Year 2014 (205) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2015527064
    New companies in 2014667267
    % change-21.2%-2.8%-4.5%
    Record Year2005 (116)2014 (72)2007 (77)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    A total of 123 companies were dissolved in Salisbury during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).

    This figure is a decrease of 3.9% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)SalisburyUK
    201512389,523
    201412882,370
    % change-3.9%8.7%
    Record Year 2010 (130) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2015383649
    Closed companies in 2014394148
    % change-2.6%-12.2%2%
    Record Year2013 (47)2010 (46)2010 (53)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    Net company growth for Salisbury during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) was 63 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)SalisburyUK
    20156371,633
    20147768,352
    Record Year 2007 (83) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2015143415
    Net growth in 2014273119
    Record Year2005 (95)2003 (49)2003 (57)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    In the first quarter of 2015, Salisbury formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)Salisbury
    20150.1%
    20140.1%
    20130.1%
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1996 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20150.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20140.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change-22.7%-10.4%-12.9%
    Record Year2005 (0.4%)1997 (0.3%)1999 (0.3%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2015 was 46.6.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 6.1% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.0% compared to the UK figure of 3.6%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

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

    33.1% of all director appointments in Salisbury in the first quarter of 2015 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 2014-Mar 2015)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING2.44%CONSULTING5.23%
    SALISBURY1.63%MANAGEMENT4.56%
    MANAGEMENT1.55%CONSULTANCY3.62%
    (SALISBURY)0.98%PROPERTY2.72%
    PROPERTY0.98%CONSTRUCTION2.19%
    CONSULTANCY0.90%CARE2.13%
    ROAD0.81%ENGINEERING2.12%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.73%LONDON1.91%
    J0.73%TRADING1.88%
    CARE0.65%TRANSPORT1.82%
    ASSOCIATES0.65%ELECTRICAL1.76%
    TRAINING0.57%DESIGN1.65%
    MEDIA0.57%PROPERTIES1.63%
    B0.57%CO.,1.58%
    GLOBAL0.49%J1.55%
    MEDICAL0.49%CONSULTANTS1.54%
    HEALTH0.49%BUSINESS1.49%
    G0.41%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    SARUM0.41%GLOBAL1.46%
    ELECTRICAL0.41%ASSOCIATES1.44%
    ENTERPRISES0.41%DEVELOPMENTS1.36%
    T0.41%BUILDING1.31%
    L0.41%IT1.30%
    BUSINESS0.41%MEDIA1.28%
    BLOODSTOCK0.41%M1.27%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied265288,953
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified12258,522
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management9343,081
    99999 - Dormant Company3949,474
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities3830,825
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified3229,218
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified2919,098
    98000 - Residents property management185,308
    62012 - Business and domestic software development179,651
    64999 - Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified166,067
    62090 - Other information technology service activities1612,862
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified159,080
    43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation145,331
    56101 - Licensed restaurants148,909
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet1310,200
    41100 - Development of building projects1311,863
    74990 - Non-trading company1313,794
    45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles125,392
    85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified126,238
    56302 - Public houses and bars116,355

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    09472397 RED5 ARTIST MANAGEMENT LIMITED 05 Mar 2015
    09472467 PERSEUS SOFTWARE LIMITED 05 Mar 2015
    09472682 SPARKLES PRODUCTION LIMITED 05 Mar 2015
    09477561 ON OUR KNEES LTD 09 Mar 2015
    09488463 DAN WALTERS MOTOR MECHANICS LIMITED 13 Mar 2015
    09493448 OVERCAM LIMITED 17 Mar 2015
    09501983 BCQC LIMITED 20 Mar 2015
    09506828 POSITIVITY IS MAGIC LIMITED 24 Mar 2015
    09508721 J PIKE AGGREGATES LTD 25 Mar 2015
    09470127 SEMNOX LTD 04 Mar 2015
    09473113 MAIN STRUCTURE GROUNDWORKS (SALISBURY) LTD 05 Mar 2015
    09481434 PALOMA LILY LTD 10 Mar 2015
    09488972 DAVIDROLLESTON LTD 13 Mar 2015
    09497173 JTCA LIMITED 18 Mar 2015
    09505131 FRYFILM PRODUCTIONS LTD 24 Mar 2015
    09516928 GME LOGISTICS LIMITED 30 Mar 2015
    09496345 CARTRIDGE CONNECTIONS LTD 18 Mar 2015
    09469674 FIRST TIME HOUSING LIMITED 04 Mar 2015
    09477658 GO-MOW LIMITED 09 Mar 2015
    09502172 STONEHENGE PLUMBING AND HEATING LTD 20 Mar 2015
    09502397 POLGEAR LIMITED 20 Mar 2015
    09466471 PHARMA QUALITY & VALIDATION SOLUTIONS LTD 03 Mar 2015
    09466524 SALTUS CONSULTING LTD 03 Mar 2015
    09494732 SHARDLOW INSTALLATIONS LIMITED 17 Mar 2015
    09508546 P & E DONUT COMPANY LIMITED 25 Mar 2015