Southampton, Hampshire
2011 Half Year Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- Q2 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Southampton when compared to any previous Q2.
- June 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Southampton when compared to any previous June.
- May 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Southampton when compared to any previous May.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2011)
In the first half of 2011 a total of 1,094 companies were formed in Southampton. This figure is 15.5% higher than last year, which compares well to the UK wide figure of 12.3%.
The highest total for a first half year in Southampton occurred in 2007 when a total of 1,459 were formed.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Southampton UK 2011 1,094 228,735 2010 947 203,749 % change 15.5% 12.3% Record Year 2007 (1,459) 2007 (279,097) New Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2011)
Q2 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Southampton when compared to any previous Q2.
A total of 507 companies were registered in Southampton during the second quarter of 2011 (Apr 2011 - Jun 2011).
This figure is an increase of 10.0% versus the same period last year (Q2 2010). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.9% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2011 - Jun 2011) Southampton UK 2011 507 112,344 2010 461 98,612 % change 10.0% 13.9% Record Year 2011 (507) 2011 (112,344) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2011)
June 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Southampton when compared to any previous June.
May 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Southampton when compared to any previous May.
New Companies by Month
April May June New companies in 2011 130 189 188 New companies in 2010 160 134 167 % change -18.8% 41.0% 12.6% Record Year 2003 (179) 2011 (189) 2011 (188)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2011)
In the first half of 2011 a total of 931 companies were dissolved in Southampton. This figure is 1.3% higher than last year, which compares badly to the UK wide change of -8.6%.
The highest total for a first half year in Southampton occurred in 2009 when a total of 1,142 were closed.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Southampton UK 2011 931 162,310 2010 919 177,631 % change 1.3% -8.6% Record Year 2009 (1,142) 2009 (289,236) Dissolved Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2011)
A total of 466 companies were dissolved in Southampton during the second quarter of 2011 (Apr 2011 - Jun 2011).
This figure is an increase of 5.7% versus the same period last year (Q2 2010). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 24.9% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2011 - Jun 2011) Southampton UK 2011 466 71,324 2010 441 94,954 % change 5.7% -24.9% Record Year 2009 (630) 2009 (181,176) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2011)
Dissolved Companies by Month
April May June Closed companies in 2011 117 193 156 Closed companies in 2010 126 160 155 % change -7.1% 20.6% 1% Record Year 2008 (403) 2009 (288) 2009 (171)
Net Company Growth
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2011)
In the first half of 2011 the company register for Southampton increased by 163 companies.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Southampton UK 2011 163 66,425 2010 28 26,118 Record Year 2007 (738) 2007 (171,296) Net Growth by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2011)
Net company growth for Southampton during the second quarter of 2011 (Apr 2011 - Jun 2011) was 41 companies.
second quarter (Apr 2011 - Jun 2011) Southampton UK 2011 41 41,020 2010 20 3,658 Record Year 2003 (313) 2003 (69,274) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2011)
Net Growth by Month
April May June Net growth in 2011 13 -4 32 Net growth in 2010 34 -26 12 Record Year 1997 (150) 2003 (100) 2008 (105)
UK Company Share
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2011)
In the first half of 2011 Southampton formed 0.5% of all UK companies. This is the same as the 2010 figure of 0.5%.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Southampton 2011 0.5% 2010 0.5% 2009 0.5% 2008 0.5% 2007 0.5% Record Year (since 1960) 1963 (0.9%) Company Share by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2011)
In the second quarter of 2011, Southampton formed 0.5% of all UK companies.
second quarter (Apr 2011 - Jun 2011) Southampton 2011 0.5% 2010 0.5% 2009 0.5% 2008 0.5% 2007 0.4% Record Year (since 1960) 1964 (1.0%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2011)
Company Share by Month
April May June UK formation share in 2011 0.4% 0.5% 0.5% UK formation share in 2010 0.5% 0.4% 0.5% % change -21.4% 11.1% -0.3% Record Year 1970 (1.5%) 1964 (1.8%) 1963 (1.2%)
Director Age
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2011)
The average age of a director in the first half of 2011 was 42.8.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.3% compared to the UK figure of 3.2%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.0% compared to the UK figure of 4.3%.
Director Age by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2011)
The average age of a director in the second quarter of 2011 was 42.4.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.4% compared to the UK figure of 3.4%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.6% compared to the UK figure of 4.3%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2011)
The record first half year for female directors in Southampton was 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
28.5% of all director appointments in Southampton in the first half of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.
Director Gender by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2011)
The record second quarter for female directors in Southampton was in 1866 when 66.7% of all directors were female.
30.0% of all director appointments in Southampton in the second quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.1% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Jun 2010-Jun 2011)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 2.14% CONSULTING 5.09% MANAGEMENT 1.38% MANAGEMENT 4.86% CONSULTANCY 1.12% CONSULTANCY 3.17% ELECTRICAL 1.05% PROPERTY 2.43% J 0.91% TRADING 2.05% SOLENT 0.83% DESIGN 1.94% SOUTHAMPTON 0.80% ASSOCIATES 1.92% BUSINESS 0.76% BUSINESS 1.87% IT 0.73% CONSTRUCTION 1.77% SOUTHERN 0.73% CONSULTANTS 1.76% ENGINEERING 0.69% MEDIA 1.73% PROPERTY 0.69% ENGINEERING 1.67% TRAINING 0.65% LONDON 1.60% DESIGN 0.62% GLOBAL 1.46% ASSOCIATES 0.62% J 1.44% MARINE 0.58% CARE 1.44% NEW 0.58% INVESTMENTS 1.42% R 0.58% IT 1.39% S 0.54% BUILDING 1.32% TRADING 0.54% PROPERTIES 1.31% CARE 0.54% ELECTRICAL 1.30% CLEANING 0.51% M 1.27% M 0.51% S 1.23% CONSTRUCTION 0.51% ENTERPRISES 1.20% HOME 0.51% SYSTEMS 1.20%
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 869 202,072 7487 - Other business activities 254 60,758 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 115 30,647 9999 - Dormant Company 73 20,111 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 69 16,419 7414 - Business & management consultancy 56 13,053 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 54 10,322 99999 - Dormant Company 53 18,918 62090 - Other information technology service activities 47 7,095 9305 - Other service activities 46 9,063 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 46 7,835 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 41 7,143 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 41 10,545 7260 - Other computer related activities 40 7,849 7499 - Non-trading company 40 10,955 74990 - Non-trading company 39 8,481 43210 - Electrical installation 35 3,085 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 31 5,928 5530 - Restaurants 27 5,086 86900 - Other human health activities 27 4,154
Recent Companies
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