Southampton, Hampshire

Q3 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 (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    A total of 451 companies were registered in Southampton during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).

    This figure is a decrease of 2.4% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 7.2% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)SouthamptonUK
    2010451101,492
    200946294,671
    % change-2.4%7.2%
    Record Year 2006 (502) 2003 (107,203)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2010138149164
    New companies in 2009174124164
    % change-20.7%20.2%0.0%
    Record Year2007 (186)2004 (175)2006 (199)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    A total of 443 companies were dissolved in Southampton during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).

    This figure is a decrease of 22.1% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 45.0% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)SouthamptonUK
    201044387,705
    2009569159,401
    % change-22.1%-45.0%
    Record Year 2009 (569) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2010137160146
    Closed companies in 2009144161264
    % change-4.9%-0.6%-45%
    Record Year2009 (144)2008 (356)2009 (264)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    Net company growth for Southampton during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) was 8 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)SouthamptonUK
    2010813,787
    2009-107-64,730
    Record Year 2004 (272) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 20101-1118
    Net growth in 200930-37-100
    Record Year2008 (141)2004 (88)2006 (124)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    In the third quarter of 2010, Southampton formed 0.4% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)Southampton
    20100.4%
    20090.5%
    20080.5%
    20070.5%
    20060.5%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1966 (1.0%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20100.4%0.5%0.5%
    UK formation share in 20090.6%0.4%0.5%
    % change-26.2%9.0%-4.1%
    Record Year1960 (1.4%)1967 (1.3%)1962 (1.7%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2010 was 43.1.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 1.6% compared to the UK figure of 2.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.8% compared to the UK figure of 4.4%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Southampton was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.

    28.1% of all director appointments in Southampton in the third quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.2% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT1.92%MANAGEMENT5.06%
    CONSULTING1.80%CONSULTING4.99%
    ELECTRICAL1.33%CONSULTANCY3.12%
    CONSULTANCY0.82%PROPERTY2.38%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.78%TRADING2.04%
    SOUTHERN0.78%ASSOCIATES2.01%
    MARINE0.71%DESIGN1.93%
    PROPERTY0.71%CONSTRUCTION1.86%
    SOUTHAMPTON0.71%BUSINESS1.80%
    ENGINEERING0.67%MEDIA1.75%
    J0.67%CONSULTANTS1.73%
    BUSINESS0.67%LONDON1.59%
    CARE0.59%ENGINEERING1.59%
    CONSTRUCTION0.59%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    INVESTMENTS0.59%CARE1.44%
    CONSULTANTS0.55%J1.44%
    DESIGN0.55%INTERNATIONAL1.43%
    ASSOCIATES0.55%GLOBAL1.42%
    SOLENT0.55%IT1.35%
    S0.51%PROPERTIES1.35%
    DEVELOPMENT0.51%BUILDING1.32%
    NEW0.51%ELECTRICAL1.30%
    R0.51%M1.28%
    SOUTH0.51%SYSTEMS1.26%
    BUILDING0.47%S1.24%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied858202,902
    7487 - Other business activities29969,802
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified7925,053
    9999 - Dormant Company7521,484
    7414 - Business & management consultancy6214,940
    7499 - Non-trading company5513,408
    7260 - Other computer related activities518,967
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified477,767
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply458,183
    9305 - Other service activities459,454
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified436,460
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering437,634
    99999 - Dormant Company4214,072
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management4213,161
    62090 - Other information technology service activities345,716
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities318,292
    5540 - Bars282,208
    5530 - Restaurants265,181
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified252,664
    74990 - Non-trading company257,649

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07329178 CHARBRAND LIMITED 28 Jul 2010
    07317051 OCEAN QUAY INTERIORS LTD 16 Jul 2010
    07329468 ECONOMIC INTELLIGENCE LIMITED 28 Jul 2010
    07326101 HOULTONS PARK MANAGEMENT LIMITED 26 Jul 2010
    07310500 MS NETWORKS LTD 09 Jul 2010
    07302037 SHIPPING & AIR FREIGHT LTD 01 Jul 2010
    07330016 EUTHENIUS LTD 29 Jul 2010
    07329239 MELLOR HEATING & PLUMBING LIMITED 28 Jul 2010
    07323732 ALL ABOUT ART LIMITED 22 Jul 2010
    07312043 DUNCANS PROPERTY LIMITED 12 Jul 2010
    07305961 K AUSTIN LIMITED 06 Jul 2010
    07303741 PATHWAY PUBLISHING LIMITED 05 Jul 2010
    07300853 JOSEF MEIERS LIMITED 01 Jul 2010
    07313183 ESSARO LTD 13 Jul 2010
    07320506 HG (BITTERNE) LIMITED 20 Jul 2010
    07312917 R GRATTON COURIERS LIMITED 13 Jul 2010
    07322867 M2M PLASTERING LIMITED 22 Jul 2010
    07309006 ATC PROPERTY MAINTENANCE LIMITED 08 Jul 2010
    07304061 R & W COURIERS LIMITED 05 Jul 2010
    07319436 QUAD STAR LTD 20 Jul 2010
    07318576 VIKING PROJECTS (UK) LTD 19 Jul 2010
    07316223 AFFORDABLE RECOVERY LIMITED 15 Jul 2010
    07309628 MCT PERFORMANCE LTD 09 Jul 2010
    07305950 ALTEK INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT UK LIMITED 06 Jul 2010
    07304744 CHARITYWORKS 05 Jul 2010