Eastleigh, Hampshire

Q1 2015 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • January 2015 saw a new record in net growth in Eastleigh when compared to any previous January.

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 2015)

    A total of 206 companies were registered in Eastleigh during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).

    This figure is a decrease of 7.2% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 6.9% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)EastleighUK
    2015206161,156
    2014222150,722
    % change-7.2%6.9%
    Record Year 2014 (222) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2015635984
    New companies in 2014675996
    % change-6.0%0.0%-12.5%
    Record Year2014 (67)2011 (64)2014 (96)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    A total of 123 companies were dissolved in Eastleigh during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).

    This figure is an increase of 0.0% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)EastleighUK
    201512389,523
    201412382,370
    % change0.0%8.7%
    Record Year 2011 (142) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2015344445
    Closed companies in 2014394539
    % change-12.8%-2.2%15%
    Record Year2013 (55)2011 (53)2009 (56)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    Net company growth for Eastleigh during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) was 83 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)EastleighUK
    20158371,633
    20149968,352
    Record Year 2014 (99) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    January 2015 saw a new record in net growth in Eastleigh when compared to any previous January.

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2015291539
    Net growth in 2014281457
    Record Year2004 (29)2004 (32)2008 (57)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    In the first quarter of 2015, Eastleigh formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)Eastleigh
    20150.1%
    20140.1%
    20130.1%
    20120.1%
    20110.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1995 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20150.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20140.1%0.1%0.2%
    % change-7.7%-7.9%-20.2%
    Record Year1983 (0.3%)1995 (0.3%)1995 (0.3%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2015 was 44.6.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 6.3% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.6% compared to the UK figure of 3.6%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

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

    31.2% of all director appointments in Eastleigh in the first quarter of 2015 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 2014-Mar 2015)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT2.20%CONSULTING5.23%
    CONSULTANCY1.65%MANAGEMENT4.56%
    CONSULTING1.34%CONSULTANCY3.62%
    ELECTRICAL1.02%PROPERTY2.72%
    BUILDING0.86%CONSTRUCTION2.19%
    CARE0.86%CARE2.13%
    PROPERTY0.86%ENGINEERING2.12%
    ENGINEERING0.71%LONDON1.91%
    RAIL0.63%TRADING1.88%
    PLUMBING0.63%TRANSPORT1.82%
    ASSOCIATES0.63%ELECTRICAL1.76%
    HEALTHCARE0.55%DESIGN1.65%
    BEAUTY0.47%PROPERTIES1.63%
    J0.47%CO.,1.58%
    WAY0.47%J1.55%
    GLOBAL0.47%CONSULTANTS1.54%
    GELATO0.47%BUSINESS1.49%
    PROPERTIES0.39%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    INVESTMENTS0.39%GLOBAL1.46%
    SOUTHERN0.39%ASSOCIATES1.44%
    ONE0.39%DEVELOPMENTS1.36%
    HOME0.39%BUILDING1.31%
    CHANDLERS0.39%IT1.30%
    EXTREME0.39%MEDIA1.28%
    HAIR0.39%M1.27%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied230288,953
    99999 - Dormant Company7949,474
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management6443,081
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified5758,522
    43210 - Electrical installation476,139
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities4730,825
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified2929,218
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified2519,098
    98000 - Residents property management255,308
    45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles215,392
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified209,080
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities197,682
    74990 - Non-trading company1813,794
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate1811,600
    49410 - Freight transport by road1712,485
    86220 - Specialists medical practice activities174,088
    62090 - Other information technology service activities1612,862
    62012 - Business and domestic software development159,651
    49320 - Taxi operation151,740
    41100 - Development of building projects1511,863

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    09373516 SOUL RETREATS LIMITED 05 Jan 2015
    09374511 BBDR LTD 06 Jan 2015
    09376547 CLIVE LINTON LIMITED 06 Jan 2015
    09378438 A.M.M.P. LIMITED 07 Jan 2015
    09383916 RMOC LIMITED 12 Jan 2015
    09386123 C.H ANALYSIS & CONSULTANCY LTD 13 Jan 2015
    OC397484 BEACON BUSINESS ADVISORY LLP 14 Jan 2015
    09389449 HARLEY STREET SMILE IMPLANT CENTRE LTD 14 Jan 2015
    09394384 YAP MEDICAL LIMITED 19 Jan 2015
    09399339 HDLYONS CONSULTANCY LIMITED 21 Jan 2015
    09403400 BEETHERE FILMS LIMITED 23 Jan 2015
    09408609 GRAHAM HUTCHINGS LTD 27 Jan 2015
    09411509 GEDOONIX LTD 28 Jan 2015
    09412703 BURGESS COMMERCIAL INVESTMENTS LTD 29 Jan 2015
    09412893 SUNDAES GELATO BASINGSTOKE LTD 29 Jan 2015
    09414853 PERSIAN BAZAR LTD 30 Jan 2015
    09371659 TRAM CONSULTANCY LTD 02 Jan 2015
    09376441 M.R. TIMBY ELECTRICAL SERVICES LTD 06 Jan 2015
    09382473 ENTERTV LIMITED 09 Jan 2015
    09387948 FOREST PRECAST (COMPTON) LIMITED 14 Jan 2015
    09397172 STILLWELL HOMES LIMITED 20 Jan 2015
    09403242 SUPERMASSIVE GAMES 2 LIMITED 23 Jan 2015
    09403329 SUPERMASSIVE GAMES 1 LIMITED 23 Jan 2015
    09403974 FLUTTERYOUNIQUE LTD. 23 Jan 2015
    09415301 NO DIET REQUIRED LIMITED 30 Jan 2015