Southampton, Hampshire
Q3 2010 Business Confidence Report
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New Company Registrations
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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) Southampton UK 2010 451 101,492 2009 462 94,671 % change -2.4% 7.2% Record Year 2006 (502) 2003 (107,203) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2010 138 149 164 New companies in 2009 174 124 164 % change -20.7% 20.2% 0.0% Record Year 2007 (186) 2004 (175) 2006 (199)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Southampton UK 2010 443 87,705 2009 569 159,401 % change -22.1% -45.0% Record Year 2009 (569) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2010 137 160 146 Closed companies in 2009 144 161 264 % change -4.9% -0.6% -45% Record Year 2009 (144) 2008 (356) 2009 (264)
Net Company Growth
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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) Southampton UK 2010 8 13,787 2009 -107 -64,730 Record Year 2004 (272) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2010 1 -11 18 Net growth in 2009 30 -37 -100 Record Year 2008 (141) 2004 (88) 2006 (124)
UK Company Share
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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 2010 0.4% 2009 0.5% 2008 0.5% 2007 0.5% 2006 0.5% Record Year (since 1960) 1966 (1.0%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2010 0.4% 0.5% 0.5% UK formation share in 2009 0.6% 0.4% 0.5% % change -26.2% 9.0% -4.1% Record Year 1960 (1.4%) 1967 (1.3%) 1962 (1.7%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2009-Sep 2010)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 1.92% MANAGEMENT 5.06% CONSULTING 1.80% CONSULTING 4.99% ELECTRICAL 1.33% CONSULTANCY 3.12% CONSULTANCY 0.82% PROPERTY 2.38% DEVELOPMENTS 0.78% TRADING 2.04% SOUTHERN 0.78% ASSOCIATES 2.01% MARINE 0.71% DESIGN 1.93% PROPERTY 0.71% CONSTRUCTION 1.86% SOUTHAMPTON 0.71% BUSINESS 1.80% ENGINEERING 0.67% MEDIA 1.75% J 0.67% CONSULTANTS 1.73% BUSINESS 0.67% LONDON 1.59% CARE 0.59% ENGINEERING 1.59% CONSTRUCTION 0.59% INVESTMENTS 1.49% INVESTMENTS 0.59% CARE 1.44% CONSULTANTS 0.55% J 1.44% DESIGN 0.55% INTERNATIONAL 1.43% ASSOCIATES 0.55% GLOBAL 1.42% SOLENT 0.55% IT 1.35% S 0.51% PROPERTIES 1.35% DEVELOPMENT 0.51% BUILDING 1.32% NEW 0.51% ELECTRICAL 1.30% R 0.51% M 1.28% SOUTH 0.51% SYSTEMS 1.26% BUILDING 0.47% S 1.24%
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 858 202,902 7487 - Other business activities 299 69,802 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 79 25,053 9999 - Dormant Company 75 21,484 7414 - Business & management consultancy 62 14,940 7499 - Non-trading company 55 13,408 7260 - Other computer related activities 51 8,967 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 47 7,767 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 45 8,183 9305 - Other service activities 45 9,454 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 43 6,460 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 43 7,634 99999 - Dormant Company 42 14,072 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 42 13,161 62090 - Other information technology service activities 34 5,716 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 31 8,292 5540 - Bars 28 2,208 5530 - Restaurants 26 5,181 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 25 2,664 74990 - Non-trading company 25 7,649
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 07393182 WORKSRETAIL LIMITED 30 Sep 2010 07392302 PEAK PERFORMANCE SPORTS LIMITED 30 Sep 2010 07388179 ACTIVE RISK MANAGEMENT 360 LTD 27 Sep 2010 07380134 INTEGRATIVE NETWORK SERVICES LIMITED 17 Sep 2010 07373380 PHOENIX COMBINED SERVICES LTD 13 Sep 2010 07393274 HANDS ON LANDSCAPES LIMITED 30 Sep 2010 07390853 PORTOBELLO PIZZA LTD 29 Sep 2010 07380259 EVELINDA LTD 17 Sep 2010 07378597 LAGOON STREET LIMITED 16 Sep 2010 07372929 RBR ONE LIMITED 10 Sep 2010 07371598 DLX LIMITED 09 Sep 2010 07365569 DL LIFT SERVICES LIMITED 03 Sep 2010 07363878 P & L CASE PAPER CONSULTING LIMITED 02 Sep 2010 07361548 GREENERAIR LIMITED 01 Sep 2010 07390657 LEADERS CARE SERVICES LTD 29 Sep 2010 07383286 HADUS IMPORT & EXPORT LIMITED 21 Sep 2010 07365773 PROTEUS CLEANING SERVICES LIMITED 03 Sep 2010 07384098 THORNHILL DANCE CENTRE LTD 22 Sep 2010 07378660 CLIFFORD CARS LTD 16 Sep 2010 07376530 1UPSEARCH LTD 15 Sep 2010 07372200 TINYGREENFINGERS LTD 10 Sep 2010 07371708 THEBULBGARDEN LIMITED 10 Sep 2010 07365248 SOUTH COAST COVERS LTD 03 Sep 2010 07363124 COMMERCIAL SEALANTS LIMITED 02 Sep 2010 07381233 ATADATA CONSULTANCY LIMITED 20 Sep 2010
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