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
New Company Registrations
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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) Southampton UK 2011 587 116,391 2010 486 105,137 % change 20.8% 10.7% Record Year 2007 (984) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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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
January February March New companies in 2011 181 203 203 New companies in 2010 136 160 190 % change 33.1% 26.9% 6.8% Record Year 2011 (181) 2007 (216) 2007 (595)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Southampton UK 2011 465 90,986 2010 478 82,677 % change -2.7% 10.0% Record Year 2009 (512) 2009 (108,060) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2011 165 128 172 Closed companies in 2010 130 168 180 % change 26.9% -23.8% -4% Record Year 2008 (168) 2008 (276) 2009 (292)
Net Company Growth
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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) Southampton UK 2011 122 25,405 2010 8 22,460 Record Year 2007 (623) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2011 16 75 31 Net growth in 2010 6 -8 10 Record Year 2003 (87) 2004 (130) 2007 (483)
UK Company Share
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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 2011 0.5% 2010 0.5% 2009 0.4% 2008 0.5% 2007 0.6% Record Year (since 1960) 1967 (1.0%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2011 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% UK formation share in 2010 0.5% 0.5% 0.4% % change 14.8% 11.6% 1.9% Record Year 1963 (1.3%) 1977 (1.2%) 1967 (1.2%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2010-Mar 2011)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 1.88% CONSULTING 5.04% MANAGEMENT 1.47% MANAGEMENT 4.97% ELECTRICAL 1.25% CONSULTANCY 3.16% CONSULTANCY 1.00% PROPERTY 2.38% J 0.92% TRADING 2.10% BUSINESS 0.85% DESIGN 1.93% SOLENT 0.81% ASSOCIATES 1.92% SOUTHERN 0.74% BUSINESS 1.87% PROPERTY 0.74% CONSTRUCTION 1.80% NEW 0.70% CONSULTANTS 1.76% SOUTHAMPTON 0.70% MEDIA 1.69% IT 0.70% ENGINEERING 1.61% TRAINING 0.66% LONDON 1.60% DEVELOPMENTS 0.63% CARE 1.45% MARINE 0.63% J 1.45% CARE 0.59% GLOBAL 1.44% CONSULTANTS 0.59% INVESTMENTS 1.43% M 0.55% IT 1.41% FOREST 0.55% PROPERTIES 1.36% TRADING 0.55% BUILDING 1.34% ASSOCIATES 0.55% M 1.30% R 0.55% ELECTRICAL 1.28% CLEANING 0.55% S 1.24% S 0.52% INTERNATIONAL 1.23% ENGINEERING 0.52% SYSTEMS 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 871 202,798 7487 - Other business activities 254 60,968 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 105 30,253 9999 - Dormant Company 69 19,765 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 65 16,150 7414 - Business & management consultancy 57 12,916 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 54 10,085 99999 - Dormant Company 54 18,336 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 49 7,788 9305 - Other service activities 47 8,740 62090 - Other information technology service activities 43 6,996 7260 - Other computer related activities 43 7,789 7499 - Non-trading company 40 11,316 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 38 7,000 74990 - Non-trading company 37 8,695 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 36 10,246 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 35 6,183 43210 - Electrical installation 33 3,172 86900 - Other human health activities 26 4,092 5530 - Restaurants 26 4,898
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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