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Eastleigh, Hampshire

Q1 2012 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q1 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Eastleigh when compared to any previous Q1.
  • Q1 2012 was a record quarter for company registrations in Eastleigh when compared to any quarter in history.
  • January 2012 saw a new record in company registrations 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 2012)

    Q1 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Eastleigh when compared to any previous Q1.

    Q1 2012 was a record quarter for company registrations in Eastleigh when compared to any quarter in history.

    A total of 193 companies were registered in Eastleigh during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).

    This figure is an increase of 10.3% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.0% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)EastleighUK
    2012193131,491
    2011175116,391
    % change10.3%13.0%
    Record Year 2012 (193) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    January 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Eastleigh when compared to any previous January.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2012626269
    New companies in 2011396472
    % change59.0%-3.1%-4.2%
    Record Year2012 (62)2011 (64)2007 (79)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    A total of 126 companies were dissolved in Eastleigh during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).

    This figure is a decrease of 11.3% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 25.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)EastleighUK
    201212667,576
    201114290,987
    % change-11.3%-25.7%
    Record Year 2011 (142) 2009 (108,065)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2012454932
    Closed companies in 2011525337
    % change-13.5%-7.5%-14%
    Record Year2011 (52)2011 (53)2009 (56)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    Net company growth for Eastleigh during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) was 67 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)EastleighUK
    20126763,915
    20113325,404
    Record Year 2004 (111) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2012171337
    Net growth in 2011-131135
    Record Year2004 (29)2004 (32)2008 (57)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    In the first quarter of 2012, Eastleigh formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)Eastleigh
    20120.1%
    20110.2%
    20100.2%
    20090.1%
    20080.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1973 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20120.2%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.2%0.2%
    % change36.4%-17.2%-10.3%
    Record Year1964 (0.6%)1968 (0.6%)1973 (0.4%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2012 was 41.8.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 9.0% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 0.9% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

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

    21.4% of all director appointments in Eastleigh in the first quarter of 2012 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 (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT1.57%CONSULTING5.07%
    CONSULTANCY1.48%MANAGEMENT4.74%
    CONSULTING1.38%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    IT1.01%PROPERTY2.37%
    ENGINEERING0.92%TRADING2.07%
    ENTERPRISES0.92%DESIGN1.93%
    SOUTHERN0.92%ENGINEERING1.86%
    INSTALLATIONS0.83%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    CONSULTANTS0.83%CONSULTANTS1.79%
    J0.83%BUSINESS1.73%
    PROPERTIES0.74%MEDIA1.72%
    HAMPSHIRE0.65%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    BUILDING0.65%LONDON1.66%
    PROPERTY0.65%J1.54%
    ASSOCIATES0.55%INVESTMENTS1.51%
    CONSTRUCTION0.55%GLOBAL1.50%
    DESIGN0.55%IT1.40%
    SOUTH0.46%CARE1.34%
    TRAINING0.46%PROPERTIES1.31%
    GLOBAL0.46%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    RTM0.46%M1.27%
    C0.46%BUILDING1.24%
    COURT0.46%ENERGY1.20%
    CLUB0.46%S1.20%
    BUSINESS0.46%ENTERPRISES1.19%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied211216,665
    7487 - Other business activities7252,735
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified4935,233
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management4619,704
    99999 - Dormant Company3425,084
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities3314,303
    7414 - Business & management consultancy2112,113
    9999 - Dormant Company2018,617
    62090 - Other information technology service activities208,145
    74990 - Non-trading company179,729
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering155,169
    7499 - Non-trading company149,102
    7260 - Other computer related activities137,154
    47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets133,129
    86900 - Other human health activities135,066
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified129,892
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified1113,637
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate114,427
    41100 - Development of building projects114,984
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified103,931

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07973880 JUST HR ADVANTAGE LIMITED 02 Mar 2012
    07978851 SERVICE CHAMPIONS LIMITED 06 Mar 2012
    07986797 I-CHOICE SOLUTIONS LIMITED 12 Mar 2012
    07994076 TEXTARB LIMITED 16 Mar 2012
    07995022 BARRINGTONS CAFE & DELICATESSAN LIMITED 19 Mar 2012
    08007804 APEWARE LIMITED 27 Mar 2012
    08007872 D MAJEK AND CO LTD 27 Mar 2012
    08009574 TARGETT PET SUPPLIES LIMITED 28 Mar 2012
    08012803 MNP INSTALLATIONS LTD 30 Mar 2012
    07970890 2 KINGS LTD 01 Mar 2012
    07977240 SOUTHAMPTON RECRUITMENT SERVICES LIMITED 06 Mar 2012
    07984406 BIRD IN A CAGE LIMITED 09 Mar 2012
    07987809 THE ORIGINAL ONE LTD 13 Mar 2012
    07988809 INSPIRED BUILDING SOLUTIONS LIMITED 13 Mar 2012
    07990310 MASCHIO & SOAMES IP LIMITED 14 Mar 2012
    07993019 K.N.MAC LIMITED 15 Mar 2012
    07995347 HOMESTYLE LETTINGS LIMITED 19 Mar 2012
    07995639 SCINODUR LABWARE LTD 19 Mar 2012
    07995899 BROMANCO LTD 19 Mar 2012
    07997095 HEDBURY LTD 20 Mar 2012
    08003785 LOCAL MOBILES LIMITED 23 Mar 2012
    08008914 DESIGN 110 LTD 28 Mar 2012
    08008971 THIRLESTAINE HALL (CHELTENHAM) MANAGEMENT LIMITED 28 Mar 2012
    08009579 INFRASTRUCTURE SUPPORT SERVICES LTD 28 Mar 2012
    OC373344 MASCHIO & SOAMES LLP 14 Mar 2012