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Southampton, Hampshire

Q1 2011 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • January 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Southampton when compared to any previous January.

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 2011)

    A total of 587 companies were registered in Southampton during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).

    This figure is an increase of 20.8% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)SouthamptonUK
    2011587116,391
    2010486105,137
    % change20.8%10.7%
    Record Year 2007 (984) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    January 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Southampton when compared to any previous January.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2011181203203
    New companies in 2010136160190
    % change33.1%26.9%6.8%
    Record Year2011 (181)2007 (216)2007 (595)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    A total of 465 companies were dissolved in Southampton during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).

    This figure is a decrease of 2.7% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.0% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)SouthamptonUK
    201146590,986
    201047882,677
    % change-2.7%10.0%
    Record Year 2009 (512) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2011165128172
    Closed companies in 2010130168180
    % change26.9%-23.8%-4%
    Record Year2008 (168)2008 (276)2009 (292)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    Net company growth for Southampton during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) was 122 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)SouthamptonUK
    201112225,405
    2010822,460
    Record Year 2007 (623) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2011167531
    Net growth in 20106-810
    Record Year2003 (87)2004 (130)2007 (483)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    In the first quarter of 2011, Southampton formed 0.5% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)Southampton
    20110.5%
    20100.5%
    20090.4%
    20080.5%
    20070.6%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1967 (1.0%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20110.5%0.5%0.5%
    UK formation share in 20100.5%0.5%0.4%
    % change14.8%11.6%1.9%
    Record Year1963 (1.3%)1977 (1.2%)1967 (1.2%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2011 was 43.1.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.3% compared to the UK figure of 3.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.6% compared to the UK figure of 4.3%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Southampton was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.

    27.2% of all director appointments in Southampton in the first quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.4% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2010-Mar 2011)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING1.88%CONSULTING5.04%
    MANAGEMENT1.47%MANAGEMENT4.97%
    ELECTRICAL1.25%CONSULTANCY3.16%
    CONSULTANCY1.00%PROPERTY2.38%
    J0.92%TRADING2.10%
    BUSINESS0.85%DESIGN1.93%
    SOLENT0.81%ASSOCIATES1.92%
    SOUTHERN0.74%BUSINESS1.87%
    PROPERTY0.74%CONSTRUCTION1.80%
    NEW0.70%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    SOUTHAMPTON0.70%MEDIA1.69%
    IT0.70%ENGINEERING1.61%
    TRAINING0.66%LONDON1.60%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.63%CARE1.45%
    MARINE0.63%J1.45%
    CARE0.59%GLOBAL1.44%
    CONSULTANTS0.59%INVESTMENTS1.43%
    M0.55%IT1.41%
    FOREST0.55%PROPERTIES1.36%
    TRADING0.55%BUILDING1.34%
    ASSOCIATES0.55%M1.30%
    R0.55%ELECTRICAL1.28%
    CLEANING0.55%S1.24%
    S0.52%INTERNATIONAL1.23%
    ENGINEERING0.52%SYSTEMS1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied871202,798
    7487 - Other business activities25460,968
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified10530,253
    9999 - Dormant Company6919,765
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management6516,150
    7414 - Business & management consultancy5712,916
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified5410,085
    99999 - Dormant Company5418,336
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified497,788
    9305 - Other service activities478,740
    62090 - Other information technology service activities436,996
    7260 - Other computer related activities437,789
    7499 - Non-trading company4011,316
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply387,000
    74990 - Non-trading company378,695
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities3610,246
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering356,183
    43210 - Electrical installation333,172
    86900 - Other human health activities264,092
    5530 - Restaurants264,898

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07506191 CLARKE INTERACTIVE LTD 26 Jan 2011
    07491131 ALICJA LTD 13 Jan 2011
    07509827 BA&JS CONSULTANCY LIMITED 28 Jan 2011
    07508807 T H T LTD 27 Jan 2011
    07505346 DATAGUILD LIMITED 25 Jan 2011
    07499390 MOTOR MANIA FAREHAM LIMITED 20 Jan 2011
    07495562 MAE DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED 17 Jan 2011
    07495186 WELL TIMED ASSESSMENTS LTD 17 Jan 2011
    07492243 MADE 2 MEASURE (HOLDINGS) LIMITED 13 Jan 2011
    07490779 THE LOWER BAR LTD 12 Jan 2011
    07489263 RAINFOREST GUARDIANS LIMITED 11 Jan 2011
    07487442 SPLASH CLEANING SERVICES LTD 10 Jan 2011
    07511234 PLASMASPACE LTD 31 Jan 2011
    07510921 PHILLIPS & HALL BRICKWORK LTD 31 Jan 2011
    07505683 LAZY BABY LIMITED 26 Jan 2011
    07504394 PSJ LOCUMS LIMITED 25 Jan 2011
    07503657 RHINO ROOF PRODUCTS LTD 24 Jan 2011
    07501637 RDV TRANSPORT LIMITED 21 Jan 2011
    OC360592 J & S FRESH FISH LLP 04 Jan 2011
    07505595 NEWLYN ESTATES LIMITED 26 Jan 2011
    07491319 GB WINE CONSULTANCY LIMITED 13 Jan 2011
    07483009 MERIDEN FURNITURE COMPANY LTD 05 Jan 2011
    07487898 OCTOPUS BUSINESS LIMITED 11 Jan 2011
    07487307 HEALTHSEARCH LIMITED 10 Jan 2011
    OC361182 MACE LOGISTICS LLP 26 Jan 2011