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.

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 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)HampshireUK
    20122,726118,868
    20112,672114,512
    % change2.0%3.8%
    Record Year 2012 (2,726) 2012 (118,868)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2012948885893
    New companies in 2011814967891
    % change16.5%-8.5%0.2%
    Record Year2012 (948)2011 (967)2012 (893)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)HampshireUK
    20121,66774,772
    20111,79872,230
    % change-7.3%3.5%
    Record Year 2009 (2,644) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2012613596458
    Closed companies in 2011638623537
    % change-3.9%-4.3%-15%
    Record Year2009 (665)2008 (1,662)2009 (1,208)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)HampshireUK
    20121,05944,096
    201187442,282
    Record Year 2006 (1,142) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2012335289435
    Net growth in 2011176344354
    Record Year2008 (556)2006 (345)2002 (594)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20122.3%
    20112.3%
    20102.3%
    20092.3%
    20082.3%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1966 (3.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20122.3%2.3%2.3%
    UK formation share in 20112.2%2.5%2.3%
    % change4.6%-7.8%-0.9%
    Record Year1960 (4.2%)1982 (3.8%)1962 (3.7%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Sep 2011-Sep 2012)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING4.29%CONSULTING5.06%
    MANAGEMENT2.31%MANAGEMENT4.77%
    CONSULTANCY2.14%CONSULTANCY3.29%
    PROPERTY1.18%PROPERTY2.36%
    ENGINEERING1.16%TRADING2.08%
    ASSOCIATES1.09%DESIGN1.87%
    DESIGN1.00%ASSOCIATES1.83%
    CONSULTANTS0.98%ENGINEERING1.83%
    IT0.85%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    BUILDING0.84%BUSINESS1.72%
    CONSTRUCTION0.83%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    J0.81%MEDIA1.68%
    BUSINESS0.77%LONDON1.67%
    ELECTRICAL0.77%J1.55%
    SOUTHERN0.75%GLOBAL1.54%
    HAMPSHIRE0.74%INVESTMENTS1.47%
    CARE0.68%IT1.43%
    TRAINING0.67%PROPERTIES1.34%
    S0.64%CARE1.32%
    M0.61%M1.27%
    SYSTEMS0.57%BUILDING1.22%
    MEDIA0.56%ENTERPRISES1.21%
    TRADING0.56%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.55%S1.17%
    GLOBAL0.54%SECURITY1.16%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied3,953228,243
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified91450,446
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management87128,990
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities76121,969
    99999 - Dormant Company68537,912
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified46314,809
    62090 - Other information technology service activities43511,950
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified40420,742
    7487 - Other business activities31716,361
    74990 - Non-trading company31413,641
    43210 - Electrical installation2095,151
    41100 - Development of building projects1957,545
    47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets1924,568
    86900 - Other human health activities1927,550
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified1896,008
    62012 - Business and domestic software development1886,943
    43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation1733,880
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings1574,591
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet1535,760
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate1516,519

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08170258 FREE IDEAL BIOMASS (STAGE 1) LIMITED 07 Aug 2012
    08174435 ASSOCIATED ARTISTE MANAGEMENT LIMITED 09 Aug 2012
    08185306 LIAM BOWATER PERSONAL TRAINING LTD 20 Aug 2012
    08165884 JOANCE LIMITED 02 Aug 2012
    08185653 AXXIUM LIMITED 20 Aug 2012
    08189859 PURE HUMAN RESOURCES LIMITED 23 Aug 2012
    08168641 ARU SHOP LIMITED 06 Aug 2012
    08173970 BOOT POWER RECORDS LTD 09 Aug 2012
    08180197 GN BUSINESS LTD 15 Aug 2012
    08180612 J.M PROPERTY MAINTANENCE LIMITED 15 Aug 2012
    08173565 CLEAR RUN LTD 09 Aug 2012
    08190972 WOODLANDS PLACE DEVELOPMENT COMPANY LTD. 24 Aug 2012
    08164058 LANDSCAPES 1ST LTD 01 Aug 2012
    08165154 INNOVATIVE SATELLITE APPLICATIONS TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED 02 Aug 2012
    08174097 SCOTT DAVISON LTD 09 Aug 2012
    08178463 RELY-ABLE ELECTRICS LTD 14 Aug 2012
    08191458 SPEEDY SEALERS LTD 24 Aug 2012
    08197743 GAMA AVIATION GROUP LIMITED 31 Aug 2012
    08170926 JERA ASSOCIATES LTD 07 Aug 2012
    08177378 BROOKHAM ENERGY LIMITED 13 Aug 2012
    08193074 YATES & CO (ACCOUNTANTS) LIMITED 28 Aug 2012
    08167258 ANOTHER USEFUL BOOK AUSTRALIA LTD 03 Aug 2012
    08166782 GLOBAL INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES LTD. 03 Aug 2012
    08173834 THE SPICE LOUNGE PETERSFIELD LIMITED 09 Aug 2012
    08176011 NEIL DICKINSON DAIRIES LTD 10 Aug 2012