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
    08199490 EMU INTERIOR DESIGN LTD 03 Sep 2012
    08204122 TNT ASSOCIATES LIMITED 06 Sep 2012
    08213521 RAVENS NETBALL CLUB LIMITED 13 Sep 2012
    08216308 RIVERSIDE HEALTH LIMITED 17 Sep 2012
    08223153 H R HEADS LIMITED 20 Sep 2012
    08226703 PROTECH CARS LIMITED 24 Sep 2012
    08228745 P R MOODY LTD 26 Sep 2012
    08230269 MODERN MARINER LTD 26 Sep 2012
    08198586 HEYWOOD CHARLTON SEARCH LIMITED 03 Sep 2012
    08205818 SHERWOOD (LTF) TREE SERVICES LTD 07 Sep 2012
    08216339 ROCKBOYNE LIMITED 17 Sep 2012
    08216777 LEWIS DEVELOPMENTS LTD. 17 Sep 2012
    08216928 SHADING PLACES LIMITED 17 Sep 2012
    08217854 PASSION FOR PROFIT LTD 17 Sep 2012
    08219177 SOUTHERN RIDGE DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED 18 Sep 2012
    08220608 SECURE ALARMS SYSTEMS LIMITED 19 Sep 2012
    08221093 KMK MANAGEMENT SERVICES LTD 19 Sep 2012
    08221299 OPOHO LIMITED 19 Sep 2012
    08221493 RUBRA LOXODONTA LIMITED 20 Sep 2012
    08226233 PRG MARKETING LIMITED 24 Sep 2012
    08228474 SOCIAL PURPOSE AND TIME UK LIMITED 25 Sep 2012
    08230945 ALAN PEARSON PAINTING & DECORATING LTD 27 Sep 2012
    08231953 ELEVATE SALES LIMITED 27 Sep 2012
    08232254 MASTER CLEAN & DECORATING LTD. 27 Sep 2012
    08233562 UBM CAPITA LIMITED 28 Sep 2012