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Eastleigh, Hampshire

Q3 2011 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

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

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 2011)

    A total of 156 companies were registered in Eastleigh during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).

    This figure is a decrease of 1.3% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 12.8% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)EastleighUK
    2011156114,512
    2010158101,492
    % change-1.3%12.8%
    Record Year 2003 (159) 2011 (114,512)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

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

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2011476049
    New companies in 2010555251
    % change-14.5%15.4%-3.9%
    Record Year2003 (68)2011 (60)2002 (55)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    A total of 117 companies were dissolved in Eastleigh during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).

    This figure is a decrease of 23.5% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 17.6% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)EastleighUK
    201111772,230
    201015387,705
    % change-23.5%-17.6%
    Record Year 2009 (168) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2011434430
    Closed companies in 2010416349
    % change4.9%-30.2%-39%
    Record Year2009 (56)2008 (114)2009 (63)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    Net company growth for Eastleigh during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) was 39 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)EastleighUK
    20113942,282
    2010513,787
    Record Year 1998 (82) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 201141619
    Net growth in 201014-112
    Record Year2003 (41)2006 (32)2002 (44)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    In the third quarter of 2011, Eastleigh formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)Eastleigh
    20110.1%
    20100.2%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    20070.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1979 (0.4%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.2%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20100.2%0.2%0.1%
    % change-21.8%-2.9%-13.2%
    Record Year1979 (0.7%)1963 (0.5%)1968 (0.5%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2011 was 46.0.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 1.6% compared to the UK figure of 4.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.7% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

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

    25.7% of all director appointments in Eastleigh in the third quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.0% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT2.43%CONSULTING5.11%
    CONSULTING1.85%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    CONSULTANCY1.17%CONSULTANCY3.19%
    ENGINEERING0.97%PROPERTY2.41%
    DESIGN0.88%TRADING2.06%
    CONSULTANTS0.88%DESIGN1.94%
    PROPERTY0.88%ASSOCIATES1.85%
    BUSINESS0.88%BUSINESS1.82%
    ENTERPRISES0.78%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    ASSOCIATES0.78%ENGINEERING1.74%
    SOUTHERN0.78%MEDIA1.72%
    CONSTRUCTION0.58%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    J0.58%LONDON1.63%
    IT0.58%J1.47%
    PROPERTIES0.58%GLOBAL1.46%
    TRAINING0.58%INVESTMENTS1.43%
    CAR0.49%CARE1.42%
    RTM0.49%IT1.38%
    SOUTH0.49%BUILDING1.30%
    CLEANING0.49%PROPERTIES1.28%
    HAMPSHIRE0.49%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    HEALTH0.49%M1.25%
    COURT0.49%ENERGY1.22%
    BUILDERS0.39%TRAINING1.21%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.39%S1.21%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied205204,493
    7487 - Other business activities8465,177
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified4329,245
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management3715,760
    99999 - Dormant Company3418,281
    9999 - Dormant Company2222,587
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities2210,137
    7414 - Business & management consultancy2114,755
    74990 - Non-trading company198,064
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering186,321
    7499 - Non-trading company1811,543
    7260 - Other computer related activities168,686
    62090 - Other information technology service activities166,798
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified910,018
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified97,551
    86900 - Other human health activities94,019
    41100 - Development of building projects93,697
    8514 - Other human health activities92,943
    4531 - Installation electrical wiring etc.92,234
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate83,614

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07760395 NOVUS UTILITY SOLUTIONS LIMITED 02 Sep 2011
    07771223 TASTE OF INDIA CATERING LTD 13 Sep 2011
    07772017 SILVERBACK IT SERVICES LIMITED 13 Sep 2011
    07773990 ENGAGE PLUS LIMITED 14 Sep 2011
    07774465 ROOFING MANAGEMENT SOUTHERN LIMITED 15 Sep 2011
    07775505 HOLMES & CO. STORE LTD 15 Sep 2011
    07779791 365 EVENTS SOUTHAMPTON LIMITED 20 Sep 2011
    07787538 STRATOCOMMS LTD 26 Sep 2011
    07792029 AZIZ INTERPRETING LTD 29 Sep 2011
    07792618 HAMPSHIRE TYRES (EASTLEIGH) LTD 30 Sep 2011
    07758735 MR KEBAB LIMITED 01 Sep 2011
    07759584 AMPFIELD TRAFFIC CONSULTANTS LTD 01 Sep 2011
    07759931 ELDER ENTERPRISES LIMITED 02 Sep 2011
    07764046 P R STEVENS LIMITED 06 Sep 2011
    07766556 FLOWER INNOVATIONS LIMITED 08 Sep 2011
    07768615 MELFORT PROPERTIES LIMITED 09 Sep 2011
    07768786 ASHCROFT COURT (SOUTHAMPTON) MANAGEMENT LIMITED 09 Sep 2011
    07765384 ANP PAINTING CONTRACTORS LIMITED 07 Sep 2011
    07771208 PLASTIC MOULDINGS DIRECT LTD 13 Sep 2011
    07780167 SLG PRACTICE CONSULTANTS LTD 20 Sep 2011
    07781857 THORNDEN SCHOOL SERVICES LIMITED 21 Sep 2011
    07784237 STICKYSTONE LIMITED 23 Sep 2011
    07787633 DAVID BOWRING LIMITED 26 Sep 2011
    07790045 VENTURA HAIR DESIGN LTD 28 Sep 2011
    07792287 STARFIZZ WORDS AND LEARNING LIMITED 29 Sep 2011