Southampton, Hampshire

Q1 2010 Business Confidence Report

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 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)SouthamptonUK
    2010486105,137
    200940591,034
    % change20.0%15.5%
    Record Year 2007 (984) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2010136160190
    New companies in 2009115133157
    % change18.3%20.3%21.0%
    Record Year2007 (173)2007 (216)2007 (595)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)SouthamptonUK
    201047882,677
    2009512108,060
    % change-6.6%-23.5%
    Record Year 2009 (512) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2010130168180
    Closed companies in 200912199292
    % change7.4%69.7%-38%
    Record Year2008 (168)2008 (276)2009 (292)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)SouthamptonUK
    2010822,460
    2009-107-17,026
    Record Year 2007 (623) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 20106-810
    Net growth in 2009-634-135
    Record Year2003 (87)2004 (130)2007 (483)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20100.5%
    20090.4%
    20080.5%
    20070.6%
    20060.5%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1967 (1.0%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20100.5%0.5%0.4%
    UK formation share in 20090.4%0.5%0.4%
    % change9.7%3.0%0.5%
    Record Year1963 (1.3%)1977 (1.2%)1967 (1.2%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2009-Mar 2010)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT1.83%MANAGEMENT5.01%
    CONSULTING1.19%CONSULTING4.60%
    PROPERTY1.07%CONSULTANCY2.87%
    ELECTRICAL0.99%PROPERTY2.50%
    CONSULTANCY0.87%ASSOCIATES2.04%
    ASSOCIATES0.75%TRADING1.93%
    (SOUTHAMPTON)0.75%DESIGN1.91%
    SOUTHAMPTON0.71%CONSTRUCTION1.87%
    MARINE0.68%MEDIA1.84%
    BUILDING0.64%BUSINESS1.74%
    CONSTRUCTION0.64%INTERNATIONAL1.73%
    SOUTHERN0.60%CONSULTANTS1.63%
    (SOUTHERN)0.60%ENGINEERING1.54%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.56%J1.48%
    MAINTENANCE0.56%LONDON1.45%
    CARE0.56%INVESTMENTS1.45%
    DESIGN0.52%GROUP1.37%
    ENGINEERING0.52%GLOBAL1.35%
    S0.52%PROPERTIES1.35%
    BUSINESS0.52%BUILDING1.34%
    R0.48%CARE1.33%
    J0.48%ELECTRICAL1.30%
    RECRUITMENT0.48%M1.28%
    SOUTH0.48%SYSTEMS1.25%
    IT0.48%S1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied1,183228,645
    7487 - Other business activities29974,904
    7414 - Business & management consultancy8317,003
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified7726,974
    7499 - Non-trading company7215,398
    9999 - Dormant Company6819,948
    7260 - Other computer related activities6110,331
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management5314,007
    99999 - Dormant Company5313,808
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering529,325
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply519,659
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified468,154
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified447,143
    9305 - Other service activities449,038
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities419,943
    62090 - Other information technology service activities386,340
    43210 - Electrical installation313,163
    98000 - Residents property management293,892
    74990 - Non-trading company278,149
    4531 - Installation electrical wiring etc.262,729

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07201952 COSTECNO COSTRUZIONI EDILI LIMITED 24 Mar 2010
    07200443 ST MARYS CATERING LIMITED 23 Mar 2010
    07195753 FASHIONABLE FUSIONS LIMITED 19 Mar 2010
    07186889 ICON 1992 LTD 11 Mar 2010
    07177716 JELLY MUSIC LIMITED 04 Mar 2010
    07175583 GATEWAY TO PROCESS IMPROVEMENT LIMITED 03 Mar 2010
    07206510 MDH REPAIR CENTRE LIMITED 29 Mar 2010
    07201307 GREEN SHIPPING LTD 24 Mar 2010
    07200088 GENOS EUROPE LIMITED 23 Mar 2010
    07184148 AWESOME ATTIRE LIMITED 10 Mar 2010
    07180752 ENSCO 784 LIMITED 06 Mar 2010
    07180594 HWGA SOUTHERN LIMITED 06 Mar 2010
    07176130 EDWARDS FOR MEN EASTLEIGH LIMITED 03 Mar 2010
    07175769 WAITE FILMS LIMITED 03 Mar 2010
    07175704 BABYDAYZ BOUTIQUE LTD 03 Mar 2010
    07205646 AFFORDABLE HOMES IN THE SUN (SOUTH) LTD 29 Mar 2010
    07197030 FISH BAR (HAMPSHIRE) LTD 22 Mar 2010
    07188646 LJ-POL LTD 12 Mar 2010
    07186791 BRIGHT MADLALA LIMITED 11 Mar 2010
    07182031 GUGU FOR LIFE LIMITED 09 Mar 2010
    07181500 MARCKLIN LTD 08 Mar 2010
    07198440 A R TAXIS LIMITED 22 Mar 2010
    07187138 AG SOUTH MOTORS LTD 12 Mar 2010
    OC353468 JUSTIN MEDIA LLP 23 Mar 2010
    07208845 ACT-ON SOLUTIONS (UK) LTD 30 Mar 2010