Eastleigh, Hampshire

Q1 2014 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q1 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Eastleigh when compared to any previous Q1.
  • Q1 2014 was a record quarter for company registrations in Eastleigh when compared to any quarter in history.
  • March 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Eastleigh when compared to any previous March.
  • March 2014 was a record month for company registrations in Eastleigh when compared to any month in history.
  • January 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Eastleigh when compared to any previous January.
  • March 2014 saw a new record in net growth in Eastleigh when compared to any previous March.
  • March 2014 was a record month for net growth in Eastleigh when compared to any month in history.

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 2014)

    Q1 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Eastleigh when compared to any previous Q1.

    Q1 2014 was a record quarter for company registrations in Eastleigh when compared to any quarter in history.

    A total of 222 companies were registered in Eastleigh during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).

    This figure is an increase of 30.6% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.8% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)EastleighUK
    2014222150,722
    2013170134,802
    % change30.6%11.8%
    Record Year 2014 (222) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    March 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Eastleigh when compared to any previous March.

    March 2014 was a record month for company registrations in Eastleigh when compared to any month in history.

    January 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Eastleigh when compared to any previous January.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2014675996
    New companies in 2013604961
    % change11.7%20.4%57.4%
    Record Year2014 (67)2011 (64)2014 (96)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    A total of 123 companies were dissolved in Eastleigh during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).

    This figure is a decrease of 5.4% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 5.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)EastleighUK
    201412382,370
    201313077,914
    % change-5.4%5.7%
    Record Year 2011 (142) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2014394539
    Closed companies in 2013553144
    % change-29.1%45.2%-11%
    Record Year2013 (55)2011 (53)2009 (56)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    Net company growth for Eastleigh during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) was 99 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)EastleighUK
    20149968,352
    20134056,888
    Record Year 2014 (99) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    March 2014 saw a new record in net growth in Eastleigh when compared to any previous March.

    March 2014 was a record month for net growth in Eastleigh when compared to any month in history.

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2014281457
    Net growth in 201351817
    Record Year2004 (29)2004 (32)2014 (57)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    In the first quarter of 2014, Eastleigh formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)Eastleigh
    20140.1%
    20130.1%
    20120.1%
    20110.2%
    20100.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1995 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20140.1%0.1%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20130.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change4.5%11.2%31.3%
    Record Year1983 (0.3%)1995 (0.3%)1995 (0.3%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2014 was 44.4.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.7% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.

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

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

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

    23.7% of all director appointments in Eastleigh in the first quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.4% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2013-Mar 2014)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT1.68%CONSULTING5.22%
    CONSULTING1.28%MANAGEMENT4.67%
    ASSOCIATES0.80%CONSULTANCY3.49%
    CONSULTANTS0.72%PROPERTY2.64%
    INSTALLATIONS0.72%TRADING2.05%
    ENGINEERING0.72%LONDON1.88%
    HAMPSHIRE0.64%ENGINEERING1.86%
    CONSULTANCY0.64%CARE1.79%
    ELECTRICAL0.64%CONSTRUCTION1.75%
    J0.56%DESIGN1.75%
    SYSTEMS0.56%CONSULTANTS1.73%
    SOUTHERN0.56%BUSINESS1.71%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.56%PROPERTIES1.60%
    IT0.56%INVESTMENTS1.60%
    EARTH0.56%GLOBAL1.58%
    PROPERTY0.56%J1.48%
    GLOBAL0.56%ASSOCIATES1.48%
    EASTLEIGH0.56%MEDIA1.48%
    CARE0.48%IT1.33%
    D0.48%TRANSPORT1.30%
    CARS0.48%DEVELOPMENTS1.29%
    GREEN0.48%BUILDING1.24%
    PROPERTIES0.48%M1.21%
    SERVICE0.48%CAPITAL1.20%
    RAIL0.40%ELECTRICAL1.19%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied257280,210
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management6937,882
    99999 - Dormant Company6347,084
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified5756,411
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities4227,750
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified3118,491
    43210 - Electrical installation275,885
    98000 - Residents property management274,832
    74990 - Non-trading company2314,135
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified2226,700
    62090 - Other information technology service activities2112,813
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate179,284
    56101 - Licensed restaurants177,965
    62012 - Business and domestic software development169,509
    49410 - Freight transport by road168,014
    41100 - Development of building projects159,855
    45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles155,130
    86220 - Specialists medical practice activities153,680
    56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands147,300
    43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation144,866

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08886840 AJ TESTING LTD 11 Feb 2014
    08892370 MAYA POLISH SUPERMARKET LTD 13 Feb 2014
    08897943 AH PERSONAL SERVICES LTD 17 Feb 2014
    08898998 ARTIOS CONSULTING LIMITED 17 Feb 2014
    08902072 PRESTIGE ELECTRICAL SOUTHERN LIMITED 19 Feb 2014
    08902281 SIDAMO CO LTD 19 Feb 2014
    08902307 SJG INSTALLATIONS LTD 19 Feb 2014
    08902667 THE ISLAND CHIPPY LTD 19 Feb 2014
    08903508 HAINES BRICKWORK LIMITED 20 Feb 2014
    08910966 LP SAFETY LTD 25 Feb 2014
    08873941 YELLOW DOT (WINCHESTER) LIMITED 03 Feb 2014
    08880329 RUTHERFORD IDE LIMITED 06 Feb 2014
    08883288 T & D PAVING AND HOME IMPROVEMENTS LTD 10 Feb 2014
    08885354 INDOOR MAGIC LIMITED 11 Feb 2014
    08894568 BRUCE T PORTER LTD 13 Feb 2014
    08894594 MEON ACCOUNTANCY SERVICES LIMITED 13 Feb 2014
    08899415 NORTH POINT STUDIO LIMITED 18 Feb 2014
    08904155 LIDDLES COURIERS LTD 20 Feb 2014
    08905347 DANIELLE SPENCER HEALTH LIMITED 20 Feb 2014
    08907683 SHURVILLE PUBLISHING LTD 24 Feb 2014
    08911685 APPEARANCE UK AM-PM SERVICES LIMITED 25 Feb 2014
    08912225 POPPIES PLAICE SOUTHERN LTD 26 Feb 2014
    08914735 WE ONLY DO MOTS LTD 27 Feb 2014
    08916607 MALON DESIGN LIMITED 28 Feb 2014
    08917708 NEHA HEALTH CARE LIMITED 28 Feb 2014