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Eastleigh, Hampshire

Q1 2011 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • February 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Eastleigh when compared to any previous February.
  • Q1 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Eastleigh when compared to any previous Q1.
  • February 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Eastleigh when compared to any previous February.
  • January 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Eastleigh 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 2011)

    A total of 175 companies were registered in Eastleigh during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).

    This figure is an increase of 2.3% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)EastleighUK
    2011175116,391
    2010171105,137
    % change2.3%10.7%
    Record Year 2007 (184) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    February 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Eastleigh when compared to any previous February.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2011396472
    New companies in 2010445077
    % change-11.4%28.0%-6.5%
    Record Year2003 (54)2011 (64)2007 (79)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    Q1 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Eastleigh when compared to any previous Q1.

    A total of 142 companies were dissolved in Eastleigh during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).

    This figure is an increase of 27.9% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.0% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)EastleighUK
    201114290,986
    201011182,677
    % change27.9%10.0%
    Record Year 2011 (142) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    February 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Eastleigh when compared to any previous February.

    January 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Eastleigh when compared to any previous January.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2011525337
    Closed companies in 2010303348
    % change73.3%60.6%-23%
    Record Year2011 (52)2011 (53)2009 (56)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    Net company growth for Eastleigh during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) was 33 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)EastleighUK
    20113325,405
    20106022,460
    Record Year 2004 (111) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2011-131135
    Net growth in 2010141729
    Record Year2004 (29)2004 (32)2008 (57)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    In the first quarter of 2011, Eastleigh formed 0.2% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)Eastleigh
    20110.2%
    20100.2%
    20090.1%
    20080.2%
    20070.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1973 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.2%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20100.2%0.2%0.2%
    % change-23.6%12.6%-10.8%
    Record Year1964 (0.6%)1968 (0.6%)1973 (0.4%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2011 was 44.3.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.5% compared to the UK figure of 3.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.1% compared to the UK figure of 4.3%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Eastleigh was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.

    32.0% of all director appointments in Eastleigh in the first quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.4% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2010-Mar 2011)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT2.94%CONSULTING5.04%
    CONSULTING1.77%MANAGEMENT4.97%
    PROPERTY1.18%CONSULTANCY3.16%
    DESIGN0.98%PROPERTY2.38%
    CONSTRUCTION0.88%TRADING2.10%
    S0.88%DESIGN1.93%
    CONSULTANCY0.79%ASSOCIATES1.92%
    J0.69%BUSINESS1.87%
    CARE0.69%CONSTRUCTION1.80%
    ELECTRICAL0.69%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    BUSINESS0.69%MEDIA1.69%
    (SOUTHERN)0.69%ENGINEERING1.61%
    20.59%LONDON1.60%
    M0.59%CARE1.45%
    CONSULTANTS0.59%J1.45%
    ENGINEERING0.59%GLOBAL1.44%
    HOLDINGS0.59%INVESTMENTS1.43%
    CAR0.49%IT1.41%
    (SOUTHAMPTON)0.49%PROPERTIES1.36%
    ASSOCIATES0.49%BUILDING1.34%
    EASTLEIGH0.49%M1.30%
    MEDICAL0.49%ELECTRICAL1.28%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.49%S1.24%
    INVESTMENTS0.49%INTERNATIONAL1.23%
    TRAINING0.49%SYSTEMS1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied197202,798
    7487 - Other business activities7660,968
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified4430,253
    99999 - Dormant Company4118,336
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management4016,150
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities2310,246
    7499 - Non-trading company2111,316
    74990 - Non-trading company218,695
    7414 - Business & management consultancy1712,916
    62090 - Other information technology service activities166,996
    9999 - Dormant Company1619,765
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering156,183
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified137,788
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified1310,085
    7260 - Other computer related activities137,789
    41100 - Development of building projects113,921
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified103,097
    8514 - Other human health activities92,423
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply87,000
    47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets82,247

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07507702 WORKFORCE PLUS LIMITED 27 Jan 2011
    07506343 FUNKY KOUTURE LTD 26 Jan 2011
    07505491 MEADOWBANK HOME BUILDERS LIMITED 26 Jan 2011
    07504488 SAFE TRAINING SERVICES (SOUTHERN) LTD 25 Jan 2011
    07504204 BEST PRACTICE TRAINING LIMITED 25 Jan 2011
    07496156 MARK CAINE CONSTRUCTION LIMITED 18 Jan 2011
    07494954 DARK-TEC LIMITED 17 Jan 2011
    07494031 PROPERTY VIBE LIMITED 17 Jan 2011
    07492160 UNDER THE STREET LTD 13 Jan 2011
    07491947 TSP CREATIVE LTD 13 Jan 2011
    07506856 SQL DEVELOPMENT SERVICES LIMITED 26 Jan 2011
    07506019 CORPORATE NEEDS LIMITED 26 Jan 2011
    07504845 HAZGREEN LIMITED 25 Jan 2011
    07503696 CRESCENT PLACE MANAGEMENT LIMITED 24 Jan 2011
    07503414 SUNSMART ENERGY LIMITED 24 Jan 2011
    07498414 MRF TECHNICAL SERVICES LIMITED 19 Jan 2011
    07491352 MASON-SMITH SERVICES LIMITED 13 Jan 2011
    07491066 ARO UNDERWRITING GROUP LIMITED 12 Jan 2011
    07490007 ROSS SMITHER SEALANTS LTD 12 Jan 2011
    07488078 JWC SOLUTIONS LIMITED 11 Jan 2011
    07486449 DISCOVER SOUTHAMPTON LIMITED 10 Jan 2011
    07486224 GREAT GREY LIMITED 10 Jan 2011
    07482891 SANDELI 2011 LIMITED 05 Jan 2011
    07481627 WHITE OAKS (FERNDOWN) MANAGEMENT LIMITED 04 Jan 2011
    07481418 IT & BUSINESS CONSULTING LIMITED 04 Jan 2011