Eastleigh, Hampshire

Q1 2013 Business Confidence Report

NOTICE: We have improved our calculations of the statistics in these reports, so some figures and records may not match previous reports.

Headlines

  • January 2013 saw a new record in company closures in Eastleigh when compared to any previous January.
  • The record first quarter for female directors in Eastleigh was in 2013 when 37.7% of all directors were female.

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 2013)

    A total of 170 companies were registered in Eastleigh during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).

    This figure is a decrease of 11.9% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 2.5% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)EastleighUK
    2013170134,802
    2012193131,491
    % change-11.9%2.5%
    Record Year 2012 (193) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2013604961
    New companies in 2012626269
    % change-3.2%-21.0%-11.6%
    Record Year2012 (62)2011 (64)2007 (79)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    A total of 130 companies were dissolved in Eastleigh during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).

    This figure is an increase of 3.2% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.3% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)EastleighUK
    201313077,914
    201212667,576
    % change3.2%15.3%
    Record Year 2011 (142) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    January 2013 saw a new record in company closures in Eastleigh when compared to any previous January.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2013553144
    Closed companies in 2012454932
    % change22.2%-36.7%38%
    Record Year2013 (55)2011 (53)2009 (56)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    Net company growth for Eastleigh during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) was 40 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)EastleighUK
    20134056,888
    20126763,915
    Record Year 2004 (112) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 201351817
    Net growth in 2012171337
    Record Year2004 (29)2004 (32)2008 (57)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    In the first quarter of 2013, Eastleigh formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)Eastleigh
    20130.1%
    20120.1%
    20110.2%
    20100.2%
    20090.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1995 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20130.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20120.2%0.1%0.1%
    % change-13.3%-21.5%-8.6%
    Record Year1983 (0.3%)1995 (0.3%)1995 (0.3%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2013 was 49.8.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 14.2% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 0.9% compared to the UK figure of 1.8%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Eastleigh was in 2013 when 37.7% of all directors were female.

    37.7% of all director appointments in Eastleigh in the first quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 28.1% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2012-Mar 2013)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT1.81%CONSULTING5.18%
    CONSULTING1.72%MANAGEMENT4.78%
    CONSTRUCTION0.82%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    SOUTHERN0.73%PROPERTY2.44%
    J0.73%TRADING2.06%
    CONSULTANCY0.73%DESIGN1.79%
    GLOBAL0.73%ENGINEERING1.78%
    FINANCIAL0.73%BUSINESS1.77%
    GREEN0.73%ASSOCIATES1.75%
    CARE0.63%LONDON1.72%
    ENGINEERING0.63%CONSULTANTS1.71%
    INVESTMENTS0.63%CONSTRUCTION1.69%
    PROPERTY0.63%MEDIA1.63%
    ASSOCIATES0.63%GLOBAL1.57%
    CONSULTANTS0.54%J1.56%
    HEALTH0.54%CARE1.46%
    CONTRACTORS0.45%IT1.43%
    CLEANING0.45%INVESTMENTS1.41%
    SECURITY0.45%PROPERTIES1.36%
    DESIGN0.45%M1.25%
    IT0.45%BUILDING1.21%
    R0.45%ENTERPRISES1.19%
    MARINE0.45%ELECTRICAL1.18%
    INTERNATIONAL0.45%TRAINING1.17%
    C0.45%SECURITY1.15%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied226249,183
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management7632,624
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified7454,531
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities4524,894
    99999 - Dormant Company4443,384
    74990 - Non-trading company3214,129
    98000 - Residents property management304,579
    62090 - Other information technology service activities2612,664
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified2416,448
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified2323,532
    43210 - Electrical installation225,625
    47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets185,186
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet187,199
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate187,507
    86900 - Other human health activities178,465
    41100 - Development of building projects168,637
    56101 - Licensed restaurants156,894
    49410 - Freight transport by road145,834
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings135,372
    7487 - Other business activities137,556

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08429560 MS-KENZI LTD 05 Mar 2013
    08436048 NEIL RODGER LIMITED 08 Mar 2013
    08439491 JP POSTAL SERVICES LTD 11 Mar 2013
    08444792 AS COURIERS LTD 14 Mar 2013
    08444927 LOCATION TESTING LTD 14 Mar 2013
    08445990 MAMAI LTD 14 Mar 2013
    08446001 PLHGV LTD 14 Mar 2013
    08446373 FABERCO LIMITED 15 Mar 2013
    08449838 BOBBY CONSULTANTS LIMITED 18 Mar 2013
    08451197 MACMANUS LIMITED 19 Mar 2013
    08452490 DIMAND LIMITED 20 Mar 2013
    08452552 TSC CONSULTANCY LTD 20 Mar 2013
    08463094 GOODBUY CONSTRUCTION LIMITED 26 Mar 2013
    08463957 SKIPADVISOR.CO.UK LIMITED 27 Mar 2013
    08425579 CRANE DIGITAL MEDIA LIMITED 01 Mar 2013
    08427634 HILTINGBURY WINE MERCHANTS LTD 04 Mar 2013
    08435402 APPTILITY LIMITED 07 Mar 2013
    08438748 JCC GLASS LIMITED 11 Mar 2013
    08439141 UK MEDICAL SUPPLIES LTD 11 Mar 2013
    08440090 48K APPLICATIONS LIMITED 12 Mar 2013
    08441016 PKB MANAGEMENT AND PRODUCTION LIMITED 12 Mar 2013
    08442240 KINGSWAY DESIGN & ADVERTISING LTD 13 Mar 2013
    08457578 HEALTH FINANCE CONSULTING LIMITED 22 Mar 2013
    08459978 YOUNG TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT LIMITED 25 Mar 2013
    08462491 THAI KITCHEN RESTAURANTS LIMITED 26 Mar 2013