Hampshire
Q1 2012 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- February 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Hampshire when compared to any previous February.
- January 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Hampshire when compared to any previous January.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
A total of 3,249 companies were registered in Hampshire during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).
This figure is an increase of 17.5% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.0% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Hampshire UK 2012 3,249 131,491 2011 2,764 116,391 % change 17.5% 13.0% Record Year 2007 (3,595) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
February 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Hampshire when compared to any previous February.
January 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Hampshire when compared to any previous January.
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2012 943 1,166 1,140 New companies in 2011 784 893 1,087 % change 20.3% 30.6% 4.9% Record Year 2012 (943) 2012 (1,166) 2007 (1,790)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
A total of 1,615 companies were dissolved in Hampshire during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).
This figure is a decrease of 22.0% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 25.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Hampshire UK 2012 1,615 67,576 2011 2,071 90,986 % change -22.0% -25.7% Record Year 2009 (3,022) 2009 (108,060) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2012 583 573 459 Closed companies in 2011 764 625 682 % change -23.7% -8.3% -33% Record Year 2011 (764) 2009 (1,219) 2009 (1,319)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
Net company growth for Hampshire during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) was 1,634 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Hampshire UK 2012 1,634 63,915 2011 693 25,405 Record Year 2007 (2,152) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2012 360 593 681 Net growth in 2011 20 268 405 Record Year 2003 (448) 1999 (661) 2007 (1,348)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
In the first quarter of 2012, Hampshire formed 2.5% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Hampshire 2012 2.5% 2011 2.4% 2010 2.4% 2009 2.3% 2008 2.4% Record Year (since 1960) 1999 (3.3%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2012 2.4% 2.6% 2.4% UK formation share in 2011 2.3% 2.4% 2.4% % change 3.1% 11.7% -1.9% Record Year 1969 (3.5%) 1999 (4.5%) 1992 (3.5%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2012 was 43.3.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.5% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.3% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
The record first quarter for female directors in Hampshire was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
26.5% of all director appointments in Hampshire in the first quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.2% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 3.92% CONSULTING 5.07% MANAGEMENT 2.27% MANAGEMENT 4.74% CONSULTANCY 2.23% CONSULTANCY 3.30% PROPERTY 1.16% PROPERTY 2.37% ENGINEERING 1.11% TRADING 2.07% CONSULTANTS 1.03% DESIGN 1.93% DESIGN 1.02% ENGINEERING 1.86% IT 0.99% ASSOCIATES 1.84% ASSOCIATES 0.99% CONSULTANTS 1.79% CONSTRUCTION 0.81% BUSINESS 1.73% BUSINESS 0.80% MEDIA 1.72% J 0.78% CONSTRUCTION 1.72% HAMPSHIRE 0.75% LONDON 1.66% BUILDING 0.74% J 1.54% ELECTRICAL 0.73% INVESTMENTS 1.51% SOUTHERN 0.69% GLOBAL 1.50% MEDIA 0.61% IT 1.40% TRAINING 0.61% CARE 1.34% CARE 0.61% PROPERTIES 1.31% TRADING 0.61% ELECTRICAL 1.27% S 0.60% M 1.27% M 0.59% BUILDING 1.24% SYSTEMS 0.59% ENERGY 1.20% DEVELOPMENTS 0.57% S 1.20% SOUTH 0.53% ENTERPRISES 1.19%
SIC Data
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Previous 36 months, excluding companies less than 12 months old
sic code number of companies uk companies None Supplied 3,874 216,665 7487 - Other business activities 1,116 52,735 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 672 35,233 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 594 19,704 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 515 14,303 99999 - Dormant Company 444 25,084 9999 - Dormant Company 396 18,617 7414 - Business & management consultancy 367 12,113 62090 - Other information technology service activities 312 8,145 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 304 9,892 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 266 13,637 74990 - Non-trading company 254 9,729 7260 - Other computer related activities 253 7,154 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 232 6,934 7499 - Non-trading company 195 9,102 9305 - Other service activities 174 8,818 43210 - Electrical installation 151 3,573 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 146 3,931 47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets 146 3,129 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 144 5,169
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 07983337 SIGGERS MEDICAL LIMITED 09 Mar 2012 07988158 NJA EVENTS LIMITED 13 Mar 2012 07988550 EQUELATES LIMITED 13 Mar 2012 07989112 DURAHEAT MPS LTD 13 Mar 2012 08001395 SECTION 27 LTD 22 Mar 2012 08005695 GREENHEAT ECO SOLUTIONS LTD 26 Mar 2012 07977308 UNIVERSAL TURBOS LIMITED 06 Mar 2012 07982616 FERNDENE FARM SHOP LIMITED 08 Mar 2012 08002798 LONDON & SOUTHERN ESTATES (WEYBRIDGE) LIMITED 22 Mar 2012 08008523 IT OVERDRIVE LIMITED 27 Mar 2012 07992400 BENTLEY KNIGHT LIMITED 15 Mar 2012 08000630 PERIOD PROPERTY REFURBISHMENT LTD 21 Mar 2012 08004306 SIMBOX LIMITED 23 Mar 2012 07972048 PARA FITNESS (UK) LIMITED 01 Mar 2012 07972532 ORANGE GROVE FACILITIES LTD 01 Mar 2012 07973770 MLA PHARMA LTD 02 Mar 2012 07978213 ANNAPURNA SUPPLIES UK LTD 06 Mar 2012 07980191 RIDLEY ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS LTD 07 Mar 2012 07981879 CPQ ATM LTD 08 Mar 2012 07983619 BERGSTROM PARFITT HAIRDRESSING LTD 09 Mar 2012 07989811 GSW CATERING & FACILITIES CONSULTANCY LTD 14 Mar 2012 07991138 HAIR BY SARAH LIMITED 15 Mar 2012 07997678 KOSELI LIMITED 20 Mar 2012 08006738 PLAYSCENE LIMITED 26 Mar 2012 08010138 CMI FORENSICS LIMITED 28 Mar 2012
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