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 07206608 AUDIOLOCK.NET LIMITED 29 Mar 2010 07204138 RE-SOURCE CLOTHING LTD 26 Mar 2010 07201952 COSTECNO COSTRUZIONI EDILI LIMITED 24 Mar 2010 07201080 LIME SOCIAL CARE LTD 24 Mar 2010 07198631 S B FORMATIONS LIMITED 22 Mar 2010 07177716 JELLY MUSIC LIMITED 04 Mar 2010 07210439 THE FRAME ACADEMY (UK) LTD 31 Mar 2010 07206693 MEVLUT OGULLARI AUTO PARTS (UK) LTD 29 Mar 2010 07204999 MOLLYTECH LIMITED 26 Mar 2010 07204831 OTTALANKAL LTD 26 Mar 2010 07201307 GREEN SHIPPING LTD 24 Mar 2010 07200219 TREVOR GAUNT LTD 23 Mar 2010 07189828 ABC SALON MARKETING LIMITED 15 Mar 2010 07180752 ENSCO 784 LIMITED 06 Mar 2010 07180594 HWGA SOUTHERN LIMITED 06 Mar 2010 07176292 SOLENT SERVICES EASTLEIGH LIMITED 03 Mar 2010 07175942 SWEET THOUGHTS (SOUTHAMPTON) LIMITED 03 Mar 2010 07181500 MARCKLIN LTD 08 Mar 2010 07173095 SOUTH COAST TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT LIMITED 01 Mar 2010 07196698 ONCEI'VEGONE.COM LIMITED 19 Mar 2010 OC353659 SOUTHERN TIMBER PRODUCTS LLP 29 Mar 2010 07201339 SOLARIS BLINDS LTD 24 Mar 2010 07199372 KONSTANALEX LTD 23 Mar 2010 07193920 EGD-SERVICES LTD. 18 Mar 2010 07188390 JURASSIC HEALTHCARE LIMITED 12 Mar 2010
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