Eastleigh, Hampshire

Q3 2012 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q3 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Eastleigh when compared to any previous Q3.

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 2012)

    Q3 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Eastleigh when compared to any previous Q3.

    A total of 171 companies were registered in Eastleigh during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).

    This figure is an increase of 9.6% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.8% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)EastleighUK
    2012171118,868
    2011156114,512
    % change9.6%3.8%
    Record Year 2012 (171) 2012 (118,868)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2012645255
    New companies in 2011476049
    % change36.2%-13.3%12.2%
    Record Year2003 (68)2011 (60)2002 (55)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    A total of 107 companies were dissolved in Eastleigh during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).

    This figure is a decrease of 8.5% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.5% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)EastleighUK
    201210774,772
    201111772,230
    % change-8.5%3.5%
    Record Year 2009 (168) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2012493424
    Closed companies in 2011434430
    % change14.0%-22.7%-20%
    Record Year2009 (56)2008 (114)2009 (63)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    Net company growth for Eastleigh during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) was 64 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)EastleighUK
    20126444,096
    20113942,282
    Record Year 1998 (82) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2012151831
    Net growth in 201141619
    Record Year2003 (41)2006 (32)2002 (44)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

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

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)Eastleigh
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.2%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1979 (0.4%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20120.2%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.2%0.1%
    % change22.2%-12.6%11.0%
    Record Year1979 (0.7%)1963 (0.5%)1968 (0.5%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2012 was 42.1.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.4% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.3% compared to the UK figure of 3.2%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

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

    23.4% of all director appointments in Eastleigh in the third quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Sep 2011-Sep 2012)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT1.54%CONSULTING5.05%
    CONSULTANCY1.36%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    CONSULTING1.18%CONSULTANCY3.28%
    J0.91%PROPERTY2.35%
    ENGINEERING0.82%TRADING2.08%
    INSTALLATIONS0.82%DESIGN1.87%
    BUILDING0.73%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    CONSTRUCTION0.73%ENGINEERING1.83%
    ASSOCIATES0.73%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    IT0.73%BUSINESS1.72%
    PROPERTY0.73%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    C0.63%MEDIA1.67%
    GLOBAL0.63%LONDON1.67%
    CARE0.63%J1.55%
    INVESTMENTS0.54%GLOBAL1.53%
    HAIR0.54%INVESTMENTS1.46%
    CONSULTANTS0.54%IT1.43%
    CONTRACTORS0.54%PROPERTIES1.34%
    T0.54%CARE1.32%
    MARKETING0.45%M1.27%
    EVENTS0.45%BUILDING1.22%
    MAINTENANCE0.45%ENTERPRISES1.20%
    GROUP0.45%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    R0.45%S1.17%
    DESIGN0.45%SECURITY1.16%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied359331,455
    7487 - Other business activities5435,545
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified5033,677
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management4619,425
    99999 - Dormant Company3025,035
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities3014,774
    62090 - Other information technology service activities197,869
    9999 - Dormant Company1612,598
    7414 - Business & management consultancy158,437
    86900 - Other human health activities144,998
    74990 - Non-trading company149,203
    41100 - Development of building projects134,965
    47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets133,089
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified1213,716
    98000 - Residents property management122,786
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified129,891
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate124,294
    68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate113,003
    7260 - Other computer related activities104,979
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings103,086

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08125402 WILLIAMS RAIL LTD 02 Jul 2012
    08125814 WIGGLEWAGGLE LIMITED 02 Jul 2012
    08126368 CHESSMAN AEROSPACE LTD 02 Jul 2012
    08137615 REZZED LIMITED 10 Jul 2012
    08143274 TURNER & YOUNG FINANCIAL SERVICE LTD 13 Jul 2012
    08144818 HARBOUR BAY LIMITED 16 Jul 2012
    08148107 ALFS KEBAB HOUSE LTD 18 Jul 2012
    08148325 A&C PLASTERING LIMITED 18 Jul 2012
    08154237 SS CATERERS LTD 24 Jul 2012
    08157943 IM HEALTHCARE LIMITED 26 Jul 2012
    08159723 CN CONSULTANCY (SOUTHERN) LTD 27 Jul 2012
    08160515 M I AUTO CARE LIMITED 30 Jul 2012
    08161564 CRISPIN LIMITED 30 Jul 2012
    08161667 TURNER SQUARED LTD 30 Jul 2012
    08163434 COMPLETE FS LIMITED 31 Jul 2012
    08129250 PARANORMAL ADVENTURES (UK) LIMITED 04 Jul 2012
    08132979 STUBBSSTOREY LTD 06 Jul 2012
    08136752 ROMSEY COURIERS LIMITED 10 Jul 2012
    08144814 BENNETT HARRINGTON LIMITED 16 Jul 2012
    08149663 JOHN AHERN & ASSOCIATES LIMITED 19 Jul 2012
    08153791 MARKET FRESH (HAMPSHIRE) LTD 24 Jul 2012
    08155386 DRIVE TO GO LIMITED 24 Jul 2012
    08156489 TWINKLE TOES HEALTH & BEAUTY LTD 25 Jul 2012
    08158248 VOLTS GYM LTD 26 Jul 2012
    08160181 HDNA LIMITED 27 Jul 2012