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
    08831247 QUBE NIGHTLIFE LIMITED 03 Jan 2014
    08838654 HANUMAN ANALYTICS LIMITED 09 Jan 2014
    08839097 ECONOPOWER LIMITED 09 Jan 2014
    08847071 FABULOUS FIRST TIMES LIMITED 15 Jan 2014
    08863540 MUIRCASTLE LTD 27 Jan 2014
    08863556 SO FIFTY LTD 27 Jan 2014
    08863597 DATA FIT SOLUTIONS LIMITED 27 Jan 2014
    08865832 SAM RICHARDS AVIATION SERVICES LTD. 28 Jan 2014
    08866622 EAGLE INVESTMENT COMPANY(UK) LTD 29 Jan 2014
    08833717 SKT SAME DAY LIMITED 07 Jan 2014
    08842144 GREENKEEPER PRO LIMITED 13 Jan 2014
    08843849 HAYNES MEDICAL LIMITED 14 Jan 2014
    08844350 WESSEX RHEUMATOLOGY LIMITED 14 Jan 2014
    08846323 WHELAN PEST PREVENTION FRANCHISING LIMITED 15 Jan 2014
    08846713 ARBEXCELLENCE LIMITED 15 Jan 2014
    08851192 HURSLEY ROAD 1959 LIMITED 20 Jan 2014
    08852998 LAWN UPTON MANAGEMENT LIMITED 20 Jan 2014
    08853926 BROOKVALE CARE HOMES LIMITED 21 Jan 2014
    08859793 OLD GOALED AND BLACK LIMITED 24 Jan 2014
    08864641 L&S INTERIOR SYSTEMS LIMITED 28 Jan 2014
    08865727 BARON B CHARTERS LIMITED 28 Jan 2014
    08866380 BOS ENGINEERING LIMITED 29 Jan 2014
    08867002 EATIN247 LIMITED 29 Jan 2014
    08868289 TRIGGER FISH TECHNOLOGIES LTD 30 Jan 2014
    08868815 MEMOIRE LIMITED 30 Jan 2014