Southampton, Hampshire
Q1 2010 Business Confidence Report
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
A total of 486 companies were registered in Southampton during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).
This figure is an increase of 20.0% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.5% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) Southampton UK 2010 486 105,137 2009 405 91,034 % change 20.0% 15.5% Record Year 2007 (984) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2010 136 160 190 New companies in 2009 115 133 157 % change 18.3% 20.3% 21.0% Record Year 2007 (173) 2007 (216) 2007 (595)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
A total of 478 companies were dissolved in Southampton during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).
This figure is a decrease of 6.6% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 23.5% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) Southampton UK 2010 478 82,677 2009 512 108,060 % change -6.6% -23.5% Record Year 2009 (512) 2009 (108,060) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2010 130 168 180 Closed companies in 2009 121 99 292 % change 7.4% 69.7% -38% Record Year 2008 (168) 2008 (276) 2009 (292)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
Net company growth for Southampton during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) was 8 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) Southampton UK 2010 8 22,460 2009 -107 -17,026 Record Year 2007 (623) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2010 6 -8 10 Net growth in 2009 -6 34 -135 Record Year 2003 (87) 2004 (130) 2007 (483)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
In the first quarter of 2010, Southampton formed 0.5% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) Southampton 2010 0.5% 2009 0.4% 2008 0.5% 2007 0.6% 2006 0.5% Record Year (since 1960) 1967 (1.0%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2010 0.5% 0.5% 0.4% UK formation share in 2009 0.4% 0.5% 0.4% % change 9.7% 3.0% 0.5% Record Year 1963 (1.3%) 1977 (1.2%) 1967 (1.2%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2010 was 44.7.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 1.0% compared to the UK figure of 2.0%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.4% compared to the UK figure of 4.9%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
The record first quarter for female directors in Southampton was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
26.1% of all director appointments in Southampton in the first quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 24.7% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2009-Mar 2010)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 1.83% MANAGEMENT 5.01% CONSULTING 1.19% CONSULTING 4.60% PROPERTY 1.07% CONSULTANCY 2.87% ELECTRICAL 0.99% PROPERTY 2.50% CONSULTANCY 0.87% ASSOCIATES 2.04% ASSOCIATES 0.75% TRADING 1.93% (SOUTHAMPTON) 0.75% DESIGN 1.91% SOUTHAMPTON 0.71% CONSTRUCTION 1.87% MARINE 0.68% MEDIA 1.84% BUILDING 0.64% BUSINESS 1.74% CONSTRUCTION 0.64% INTERNATIONAL 1.73% SOUTHERN 0.60% CONSULTANTS 1.63% (SOUTHERN) 0.60% ENGINEERING 1.54% DEVELOPMENTS 0.56% J 1.48% MAINTENANCE 0.56% LONDON 1.45% CARE 0.56% INVESTMENTS 1.45% DESIGN 0.52% GROUP 1.37% ENGINEERING 0.52% GLOBAL 1.35% S 0.52% PROPERTIES 1.35% BUSINESS 0.52% BUILDING 1.34% R 0.48% CARE 1.33% J 0.48% ELECTRICAL 1.30% RECRUITMENT 0.48% M 1.28% SOUTH 0.48% SYSTEMS 1.25% IT 0.48% S 1.23%
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 1,183 228,645 7487 - Other business activities 299 74,904 7414 - Business & management consultancy 83 17,003 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 77 26,974 7499 - Non-trading company 72 15,398 9999 - Dormant Company 68 19,948 7260 - Other computer related activities 61 10,331 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 53 14,007 99999 - Dormant Company 53 13,808 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 52 9,325 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 51 9,659 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 46 8,154 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 44 7,143 9305 - Other service activities 44 9,038 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 41 9,943 62090 - Other information technology service activities 38 6,340 43210 - Electrical installation 31 3,163 98000 - Residents property management 29 3,892 74990 - Non-trading company 27 8,149 4531 - Installation electrical wiring etc. 26 2,729
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 07133979 A2Z PROBATE RESEARCH LTD 22 Jan 2010 07129057 SEWARD (HOLDINGS) LIMITED 19 Jan 2010 07128157 HAMPSHIRE DENTISTS LTD 18 Jan 2010 07127721 AJF TRAINING LIMITED 16 Jan 2010 07126319 C&H HEATING SERVICES LTD 15 Jan 2010 07121701 AGB TRADING LTD 11 Jan 2010 07121663 S B ENERGY BROKER LIMITED 11 Jan 2010 07140648 FT4U LIMITED 29 Jan 2010 07138724 SIMON & JASON COOK LTD 28 Jan 2010 07126758 FUTURE FUNCTIONS LIMITED 15 Jan 2010 07124950 MINMAR (929) LIMITED 13 Jan 2010 07119829 STADDLESTONE CONSTRUCTION LIMITED 08 Jan 2010 07138690 PCW TECHNOLOGY LIMITED 28 Jan 2010 07138571 BEERHEADS LIMITED 28 Jan 2010 07120288 THOMAS GRACE CONSULTING LIMITED 08 Jan 2010 07138521 S C DOWMAN LIMITED 27 Jan 2010 07115626 RON MELDRUM LTD 04 Jan 2010 07137559 EXCITE PHOTOS LTD 27 Jan 2010 07134961 ALPHABYTE RECRUITMENT LIMITED 25 Jan 2010 07118313 MACYTSU LTD. 07 Jan 2010 07140100 TLC BROTHERS LIMITED 29 Jan 2010 07122658 CBCS (SOUTH) LTD 12 Jan 2010 07116040 THIRD MIND LTD 05 Jan 2010 07141426 BENNETT ACQUISITIONS LTD 31 Jan 2010 07139448 1ST SAXON HOME INSULATION LIMITED 28 Jan 2010
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