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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
    07931202 T SMITH LIMITED 01 Feb 2012
    07939352 KK CONNEXION LTD 07 Feb 2012
    07950173 A'N'R BUILDING CONTRACTORS LTD 15 Feb 2012
    07950675 MG GLOBAL MEDICAL CONSULTANCY LTD 15 Feb 2012
    07951170 J MULLEN WALL & FLOOR TILER LTD 15 Feb 2012
    07952982 MJB INVESTIGATIONS LIMITED 16 Feb 2012
    07954169 SUZANAS COMMERCIAL CLEANERS LTD 17 Feb 2012
    07954800 INHESION LIMITED 17 Feb 2012
    07955893 IVAMY ENTERPRISES LTD 20 Feb 2012
    07957165 BARGATE SPV1 LIMITED 21 Feb 2012
    07957874 C E L (UK) LIMITED 21 Feb 2012
    07961975 HELEN BOYD LTD 23 Feb 2012
    07966770 S & A HEATING AND PLUMBING LTD 27 Feb 2012
    07970214 JUNO LTD 29 Feb 2012
    OC372767 THE TEA COMPANY (MOZZO) LLP 23 Feb 2012
    07932946 STANMORE STORES LTD 02 Feb 2012
    07933626 CHIMNEY POTS LETTINGS LIMITED 02 Feb 2012
    07935355 BFB SECURITY LIMITED 03 Feb 2012
    07937994 P LAMBERT LIMITED 06 Feb 2012
    07940185 PROCORE HOLDINGS LIMITED 07 Feb 2012
    07940879 GOLDHILL EDUCATION LIMITED 08 Feb 2012
    07945494 CHEFSXPRESS LTD 10 Feb 2012
    07954677 DIAZ & HILTERSCHEID LIMITED 17 Feb 2012
    07959351 RIAZ & CO (LAWYERS AND ADVOCATES) LIMITED 21 Feb 2012
    07961279 SOUTHERN PROPERTY MAINTENANCE (HAMPSHIRE) LIMITED 23 Feb 2012