Eastleigh, Hampshire

Q3 2010 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 (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    A total of 158 companies were registered in Eastleigh during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).

    This figure is an increase of 27.4% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 7.2% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)EastleighUK
    2010158101,492
    200912494,671
    % change27.4%7.2%
    Record Year 2003 (159) 2003 (107,203)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2010555251
    New companies in 2009483838
    % change14.6%36.8%34.2%
    Record Year2003 (68)2006 (59)2002 (55)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    A total of 153 companies were dissolved in Eastleigh during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).

    This figure is a decrease of 8.9% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 45.0% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)EastleighUK
    201015387,705
    2009168159,401
    % change-8.9%-45.0%
    Record Year 2009 (168) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2010416349
    Closed companies in 2009564963
    % change-26.8%28.6%-22%
    Record Year2009 (56)2008 (114)2009 (63)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    Net company growth for Eastleigh during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) was 5 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)EastleighUK
    2010513,787
    2009-44-64,730
    Record Year 1998 (82) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 201014-112
    Net growth in 2009-8-11-25
    Record Year2003 (41)2006 (32)2002 (44)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    In the third quarter of 2010, Eastleigh formed 0.2% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)Eastleigh
    20100.2%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    20070.1%
    20060.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1979 (0.4%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20100.2%0.2%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20090.2%0.1%0.1%
    % change6.6%24.2%28.6%
    Record Year1979 (0.7%)1963 (0.5%)1968 (0.5%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2010 was 46.4.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.0% compared to the UK figure of 2.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 7.6% compared to the UK figure of 4.4%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

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

    22.2% of all director appointments in Eastleigh in the third quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.2% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Sep 2009-Sep 2010)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT2.28%MANAGEMENT5.06%
    CONSULTING1.49%CONSULTING4.99%
    PROPERTY1.09%CONSULTANCY3.12%
    CONSULTANCY1.09%PROPERTY2.38%
    CARE0.99%TRADING2.04%
    PROPERTIES0.99%ASSOCIATES2.01%
    CONSTRUCTION0.89%DESIGN1.93%
    S0.89%CONSTRUCTION1.86%
    ELECTRICAL0.79%BUSINESS1.80%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.79%MEDIA1.75%
    TRAINING0.69%CONSULTANTS1.73%
    MEDICAL0.69%LONDON1.59%
    RECRUITMENT0.69%ENGINEERING1.59%
    DESIGN0.69%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    H0.60%CARE1.44%
    SOUTH0.60%J1.44%
    ENGINEERING0.60%INTERNATIONAL1.43%
    MARKETING0.60%GLOBAL1.42%
    B&Q0.50%IT1.35%
    CONSULTANTS0.50%PROPERTIES1.35%
    HOLDINGS0.50%BUILDING1.32%
    HAMPSHIRE0.50%ELECTRICAL1.30%
    DIRECT0.50%M1.28%
    J0.50%SYSTEMS1.26%
    CATERING0.50%S1.24%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied202202,902
    7487 - Other business activities9669,802
    99999 - Dormant Company3314,072
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management3313,161
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified3125,053
    7499 - Non-trading company2313,408
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering227,634
    7414 - Business & management consultancy2014,940
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities188,292
    9999 - Dormant Company1621,484
    74990 - Non-trading company167,649
    62090 - Other information technology service activities165,716
    7260 - Other computer related activities158,967
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified126,460
    0111 - Grow cereals & other crops12315
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified117,767
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply108,183
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified92,664
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities72,861
    9305 - Other service activities79,454

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07331703 SAIRAM ENGINEERING LTD. 30 Jul 2010
    07330495 ARCHETYPE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LIMITED 29 Jul 2010
    07329833 YOUMATTERUK LTD 29 Jul 2010
    07328225 QUANTA IT CONSULTANCY LTD 28 Jul 2010
    07327888 H & R PURCHASING LIMITED 27 Jul 2010
    07322747 AUK TECHNOLOGIES LTD 22 Jul 2010
    07315380 ANY GYM LIMITED 15 Jul 2010
    07308329 AUDIOJELLY MANAGEMENT LIMITED 08 Jul 2010
    07308303 BENCHMARK INNOVATION LIMITED 08 Jul 2010
    07308288 10000 DESIGNS LTD 08 Jul 2010
    07304418 HAIRCARE (WOOLSTON) LIMITED 05 Jul 2010
    07302434 EASTLEIGH FENCING SUPPLIES LTD 02 Jul 2010
    07300776 EASTLEIGH LAUNDERETTE LTD 01 Jul 2010
    OC356306 HAYES LAW HAMMERSMITH LLP 08 Jul 2010
    07322351 GLOBAL CARE SOLUTIONS LTD 22 Jul 2010
    07317649 ECOM PROJECTS LIMITED 16 Jul 2010
    07314318 SOUTH WEST CONNECTIONS LTD 14 Jul 2010
    07310941 PASAGENO LIMITED 12 Jul 2010
    07309860 BDB MANAGEMENT LTD 09 Jul 2010
    07309239 ADORA BATHROOMS LIMITED 08 Jul 2010
    07307108 ALEC RANSOM LIMITED 07 Jul 2010
    07306674 ORCHARD GROVE (YARNTON) MANAGEMENT LIMITED 07 Jul 2010
    07303342 COCONUT RETAIL LIMITED 02 Jul 2010
    07301391 JACINTHE FASHION LIMITED 01 Jul 2010
    07301196 LIPNAR LIMITED 01 Jul 2010