Eastleigh, Hampshire

Q3 2014 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q3 2014 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 2014)

    Q3 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Eastleigh when compared to any previous Q3.

    A total of 179 companies were registered in Eastleigh during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014).

    This figure is an increase of 8.5% versus the same period last year (Q3 2013). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.1% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)EastleighUK
    2014179143,414
    2013165132,684
    % change8.5%8.1%
    Record Year 2014 (179) 2014 (143,414)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2014675953
    New companies in 2013595551
    % change13.6%7.3%3.9%
    Record Year2003 (68)2011 (60)2012 (55)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    A total of 130 companies were dissolved in Eastleigh during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014).

    This figure is an increase of 0.8% versus the same period last year (Q3 2013). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 18.0% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)EastleighUK
    2014130101,670
    201312986,170
    % change0.8%18.0%
    Record Year 2009 (167) 2009 (159,405)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2014474340
    Closed companies in 2013413850
    % change14.6%13.2%-20%
    Record Year2009 (56)2008 (114)2009 (63)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    Net company growth for Eastleigh during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) was 49 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)EastleighUK
    20144941,744
    20133646,514
    Record Year 2012 (62) 2013 (46,514)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2014201613
    Net growth in 201318171
    Record Year2003 (42)2006 (32)2002 (44)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

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

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)Eastleigh
    20140.1%
    20130.1%
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1994 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20140.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20130.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change3.1%2.3%-4.7%
    Record Year1995 (0.2%)1983 (0.3%)2000 (0.2%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2014 was 46.8.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 7.5% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 1.3% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Eastleigh was in 2006 when 36.0% of all directors were female.

    24.9% of all director appointments in Eastleigh in the third quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.3% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT2.47%CONSULTING5.17%
    CONSULTANCY1.08%MANAGEMENT4.63%
    CONSULTING1.08%CONSULTANCY3.55%
    RAIL0.93%PROPERTY2.62%
    ELECTRICAL0.85%ENGINEERING2.07%
    CARE0.85%CONSTRUCTION2.05%
    PROPERTY0.77%TRADING2.00%
    EARTH0.70%LONDON1.95%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.70%CARE1.94%
    ENGINEERING0.62%TRANSPORT1.76%
    SOUTHERN0.62%DESIGN1.70%
    FORGED0.54%CONSULTANTS1.70%
    INSTALLATIONS0.54%PROPERTIES1.63%
    ASSOCIATES0.54%BUSINESS1.62%
    J0.54%J1.53%
    IT0.46%ELECTRICAL1.53%
    BUILDING0.46%GLOBAL1.51%
    PLUMBING0.46%INVESTMENTS1.50%
    HOME0.46%ASSOCIATES1.48%
    ENTERPRISES0.46%MEDIA1.38%
    CONSTRUCTION0.46%CO.,1.36%
    HAMPSHIRE0.46%DEVELOPMENTS1.35%
    FINANCE0.39%BUILDING1.30%
    PROJECTS0.39%IT1.30%
    HEALTHCARE0.39%M1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied226278,481
    99999 - Dormant Company7448,286
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management5940,717
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified5257,264
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities4529,313
    43210 - Electrical installation335,922
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified2828,224
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified2718,890
    98000 - Residents property management235,047
    74990 - Non-trading company2114,006
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified198,501
    62090 - Other information technology service activities1812,795
    86220 - Specialists medical practice activities173,889
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate1610,361
    45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles165,335
    62012 - Business and domestic software development169,675
    56101 - Licensed restaurants168,546
    49320 - Taxi operation161,693
    49410 - Freight transport by road159,960
    56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands147,917

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    09157804 BLACKROCHE LTD 01 Aug 2014
    09158903 FACADE AND CLADDING ENGINEERING LTD 04 Aug 2014
    09158976 AGILE ORK LIMITED 04 Aug 2014
    09159101 REC (RAIL ELECTRIFICATION CONSULTANTS) LTD 04 Aug 2014
    09160513 BJT GROUNDWORKS LIMITED 05 Aug 2014
    09165510 LA-VITA CAFE LTD 07 Aug 2014
    09168151 THE KO BOXING COMPANY LTD 08 Aug 2014
    09168928 TOPAZ ACCOUNTING LIMITED 11 Aug 2014
    09169371 U & Q LIMITED 11 Aug 2014
    09169940 ANDHEL LTD 11 Aug 2014
    09173804 SOUTH COAST TYRES LIMITED 13 Aug 2014
    09179704 ARKAYA VENTURE LIMITED 18 Aug 2014
    09181388 ASHWOOD CARE HOME LTD 19 Aug 2014
    09182585 ALCATRAZ INFORMATION SECURITY CONSULTANCY LTD 20 Aug 2014
    09184475 TERIS FINANCE LTD 21 Aug 2014
    09185820 DSB CONSULTING LTD 21 Aug 2014
    09158715 LHCOM LIMITED 04 Aug 2014
    09160735 MEASURED RESPONSE 527 LIMITED 05 Aug 2014
    09176674 EVERLAST ROOFING & GUTTERING LTD 14 Aug 2014
    09178613 REDLANDS GRANGE (EMSWORTH) MANAGEMENT LIMITED 15 Aug 2014
    09182271 WORKDRY INTERNATIONAL LIMITED 19 Aug 2014
    09187120 GECKO METAL WORKS LTD 22 Aug 2014
    09188139 DUSTY ROAD AHEAD LTD 28 Aug 2014
    09191283 REILLY JDM HOLDINGS LIMITED 28 Aug 2014
    09164542 TOP Z LTD 06 Aug 2014