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
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