2009

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Theme	Environment>> Economic
Sub-theme	<<Employment and income Jobs business and industry
Indicator	Commercial and industrial floorspace>> Business demography
Analysis	<< 2008 2009

Source	Office for National Statistics
Date Released	November 2010
National Indicators	n/a
Hampshire LAA targets	n/a
Date range	2009

Data Time Series Comparisons Commentary Confidence Levels Notes

Commentary

From 2007, the BIS VAT registrations and de-registrations data set has been superseded by the Office for National Statistics publication "Business Demography" - a new National Statistics series on business births, deaths and survival rates, which is now the only official source of information on business start-ups and closures.

The starting point for business demography is the concept of a population of active businesses in a reference year. These are defined as businesses with either turnover or employment at any time during the reference period. Births and deaths are then identified by comparing active populations for different years.

Births and deaths do not include entry into the population as a result of mergers, break ups, split offs or other restructuring.

Data can be found at:
http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/rel/bus-register/business-demography/2009/index.html

Confidence Levels

Due to the methodology, the number of businesses will not sum to the number in the previous year plus the net gain from births exceeding deaths.

Data are rounded to the nearest 5.

The previous page of the Profile Online (for Business Demography 2008) contains attachments introducing the Business Demography data and the methodology behind it.

Data

Business "births", "deaths" and active businesses

The table below shows how the number of business births and deaths relate and the net position each year. Until 2009 there were more business births than deaths: however, the 2009 data shows the reverse - that business closures have exceeded business formation. The Office for National Statistics release publication at the bottom of this page shows how this is reflected nationally.

The number of active businesses has increased each year, albeit at a variable rate.

Business demography: Basingstoke and Deane	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009
Births	720	775	675	860	820	685
Deaths	700	625	530	530	590	780
Net change	20	150	145	330	230	-95
Number of active businesses	6,195	6,240	6,280	6,600	6,900	6,975

Business survival rates

When compared with the county and regional averages for business survival, Basingstoke and Deane follows a similar profile, with one year survival rates just over 90%. There are small differences between the borough, Hampshire and South East but all three averages drop to below 50% in terms of 5-year survival rates.

Business Demography (2009) - Business survival rates for businesses formed in year:		Percentage of businesses still active after:
		1 Year	2 Years	3 Years	4 Years	5 Years
Basingstoke and Deane	2004	95.8	79.9	67.4	56.9	47.9
	2005	96.1	82.6	68.4	57.4	*
	2006	97.0	86.7	71.1	*	*
	2007	97.1	86.0	*	*	*
	2008	91.5	*	*	*	*
Hampshire	2004	94.9	80.7	68.1	57.6	49.2
	2005	95.4	82.6	67.4	56.7	*
	2006	97.1	83.3	69.6	*	*
	2007	97.0	85.3	*	*	*
	2008	94.0	*	*	*	*
South East	2004	94.5	80.2	66.9	56.4	48.7
	2005	94.7	81.7	67.4	56.4	*
	2006	97.0	82.7	68.8	*	*
	2007	96.3	83.8	*	*	*
	2008	93.2	*	*	*	*

Time Series

The graph below shows the trend in business births and deaths in Basingstoke and Deane more clearly.

Comparisons

Comparator data is given for Hampshire, Berkshire and certain Surrey districts (those within the Enterprise M3 Local Enterprise Partnership area.

Business demography: births, deaths and active enterprises		2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	Net gain in business formation (more births than deaths) 2007 - 2008	Net loss in business formation (more deaths than births) 2008 - 2009
Bracknell Forest	Births	565	525	500	540	550	515	110	-20
	Deaths	510	480	460	385	440	535
	Active businesses	4,210	4,220	4,235	4,315	4,445	4,505
Portsmouth	Births	765	870	700	780	710	635	100	-185
	Deaths	720	675	590	650	610	820
	Active businesses	5,390	5,515	5,545	5,735	5,720	5,730
Reading	Births	725	715	640	770	765	650	120	-140
	Deaths	650	635	655	605	645	790
	Active businesses	5,540	5,615	5,620	5,740	5,935	5,945
Slough	Births	545	560	515	585	645	575	255	-55
	Deaths	510	400	400	400	390	630
	Active businesses	3,660	3,710	3,830	4,020	4,255	4,415
Southampton	Births	825	845	780	785	720	590	55	-265
	Deaths	750	765	680	805	665	855
	Active businesses	6,215	6,285	6,300	6,395	6,315	6,255
West Berkshire	Births	940	915	790	980	885	850	120	-65
	Deaths	830	720	705	765	765	915
	Active businesses	7,820	7,885	7,945	8,205	8,390	8,475
Windsor and Maidenhead	Births	935	1,000	935	1,040	1,010	860	245	-175
	Deaths	855	815	710	795	765	1,035
	Active businesses	8,115	8,255	8,370	8,715	8,890	8,950
Wokingham	Births	925	845	745	830	800	715	180	-90
	Deaths	785	740	700	690	620	805
	Active businesses	7,155	7,220	7,215	7,355	7,470	7,590
Hampshire County	Births	6,540	6,450	5,980	6,585	5,860	5,015	725	-1,155
	Deaths	5,810	5,210	4,760	5,165	5,135	6,170
	Active businesses	52,925	53,500	54,230	56,035	56,880	56,925
Basingstoke and Deane	Births	720	775	675	860	820	685	230	-95
	Deaths	700	625	530	530	590	780
	Active businesses	6,195	6,240	6,280	6,600	6,900	6,975
East Hampshire	Births	705	675	640	700	635	555	90	-80
	Deaths	605	550	530	575	545	635
	Active businesses	6,015	6,055	6,125	6,310	6,380	6,440
Eastleigh	Births	680	585	605	665	575	425	80	-180
	Deaths	560	530	455	520	495	605
	Active businesses	4,920	4,955	5,030	5,245	5,370	4,995
Fareham	Births	535	565	485	545	460	390	40	-135
	Deaths	445	390	450	425	420	525
	Active businesses	4,160	4,265	4,370	4,455	4,480	4,450
Gosport	Births	260	275	240	310	245	210	35	-50
	Deaths	205	160	175	200	210	260
	Active businesses	1,710	1,790	1,870	2,005	2,035	2,040
Hart	Births	550	490	515	570	505	490	65	10
	Deaths	505	455	395	415	440	480
	Active businesses	4,450	4,445	4,500	4,680	4,785	4,830
Havant	Births	470	565	435	495	425	375	10	-100
	Deaths	490	410	385	425	415	475
	Active businesses	3,925	3,990	4,010	4,110	4,100	4,070
New Forest	Births	900	850	820	780	715	590	-10	-200
	Deaths	760	675	630	695	725	790
	Active businesses	7,580	7,660	7,795	7,935	7,965	7,860
Rushmoor	Births	390	325	355	445	385	320	135	-50
	Deaths	360	295	240	265	250	370
	Active businesses	2,915	2,875	2,940	3,140	3,250	3,280
Test Valley	Births	630	575	575	560	510	440	40	-90
	Deaths	520	500	440	470	470	530
	Active businesses	5,120	5,180	5,250	5,370	5,415	5,335
Winchester	Births	700	770	635	655	585	535	10	-185
	Deaths	660	620	530	645	575	720
	Active businesses	5,935	6,045	6,060	6,185	6,200	6,650
Surrey County	Births	6,430	6,150	5,935	6,715	6,695	6,075	1,530	-560
	Deaths	6,175	5,465	5,060	5,350	5,165	6,635
	Active businesses	55,810	55,665	56,175	57,785	59,460	60,450
Guildford	Births	770	680	695	825	790	705	180	-95
	Deaths	735	605	580	620	610	800
	Active businesses	6,770	6,690	6,780	7,010	7,285	7,295
Surrey Heath	Births	520	475	465	525	555	500	165	-10
	Deaths	500	455	380	415	390	510
	Active businesses	4,310	4,270	4,290	4,430	4,570	4,675
Waverley	Births	805	755	780	815	775	710	185	-95
	Deaths	720	695	620	615	590	805
	Active businesses	7,180	7,205	7,270	7,480	7,625	7,840
Woking	Births	500	520	495	560	530	510	120	0
	Deaths	490	440	420	410	410	510
	Active businesses	4,205	4,220	4,280	4,420	4,550	4,645

Notes

ONS release publication 2009.pdf

Adobe Acrobat Document, 42.51KB

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