Hampshire
Q3 2012 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- Q3 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Hampshire when compared to any previous Q3.
- September 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Hampshire when compared to any previous September.
- July 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Hampshire when compared to any previous July.
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
Q3 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Hampshire when compared to any previous Q3.
A total of 2,726 companies were registered in Hampshire during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).
This figure is an increase of 2.0% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.8% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Hampshire UK 2012 2,726 118,868 2011 2,672 114,512 % change 2.0% 3.8% Record Year 2012 (2,726) 2012 (118,868) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
September 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Hampshire when compared to any previous September.
July 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Hampshire when compared to any previous July.
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2012 948 885 893 New companies in 2011 814 967 891 % change 16.5% -8.5% 0.2% Record Year 2012 (948) 2011 (967) 2012 (893)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
A total of 1,667 companies were dissolved in Hampshire during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).
This figure is a decrease of 7.3% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.5% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Hampshire UK 2012 1,667 74,772 2011 1,798 72,230 % change -7.3% 3.5% Record Year 2009 (2,644) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2012 613 596 458 Closed companies in 2011 638 623 537 % change -3.9% -4.3% -15% Record Year 2009 (665) 2008 (1,662) 2009 (1,208)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
Net company growth for Hampshire during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) was 1,059 companies.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Hampshire UK 2012 1,059 44,096 2011 874 42,282 Record Year 2006 (1,142) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2012 335 289 435 Net growth in 2011 176 344 354 Record Year 2008 (556) 2006 (345) 2002 (594)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
In the third quarter of 2012, Hampshire formed 2.3% of all UK companies.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Hampshire 2012 2.3% 2011 2.3% 2010 2.3% 2009 2.3% 2008 2.3% Record Year (since 1960) 1966 (3.3%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2012 2.3% 2.3% 2.3% UK formation share in 2011 2.2% 2.5% 2.3% % change 4.6% -7.8% -0.9% Record Year 1960 (4.2%) 1982 (3.8%) 1962 (3.7%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2012 was 42.9.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.0% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.4% compared to the UK figure of 3.2%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
The record third quarter for female directors in Hampshire was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.
27.6% of all director appointments in Hampshire in the third quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2011-Sep 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 4.29% CONSULTING 5.06% MANAGEMENT 2.31% MANAGEMENT 4.77% CONSULTANCY 2.14% CONSULTANCY 3.29% PROPERTY 1.18% PROPERTY 2.36% ENGINEERING 1.16% TRADING 2.08% ASSOCIATES 1.09% DESIGN 1.87% DESIGN 1.00% ASSOCIATES 1.83% CONSULTANTS 0.98% ENGINEERING 1.83% IT 0.85% CONSULTANTS 1.76% BUILDING 0.84% BUSINESS 1.72% CONSTRUCTION 0.83% CONSTRUCTION 1.70% J 0.81% MEDIA 1.68% BUSINESS 0.77% LONDON 1.67% ELECTRICAL 0.77% J 1.55% SOUTHERN 0.75% GLOBAL 1.54% HAMPSHIRE 0.74% INVESTMENTS 1.47% CARE 0.68% IT 1.43% TRAINING 0.67% PROPERTIES 1.34% S 0.64% CARE 1.32% M 0.61% M 1.27% SYSTEMS 0.57% BUILDING 1.22% MEDIA 0.56% ENTERPRISES 1.21% TRADING 0.56% ELECTRICAL 1.20% DEVELOPMENTS 0.55% S 1.17% GLOBAL 0.54% SECURITY 1.16%
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 3,953 228,243 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 914 50,446 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 871 28,990 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 761 21,969 99999 - Dormant Company 685 37,912 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 463 14,809 62090 - Other information technology service activities 435 11,950 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 404 20,742 7487 - Other business activities 317 16,361 74990 - Non-trading company 314 13,641 43210 - Electrical installation 209 5,151 41100 - Development of building projects 195 7,545 47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets 192 4,568 86900 - Other human health activities 192 7,550 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 189 6,008 62012 - Business and domestic software development 188 6,943 43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation 173 3,880 41202 - Construction of domestic buildings 157 4,591 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 153 5,760 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 151 6,519
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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