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Southampton, Hampshire

Q3 2011 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q3 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Southampton when compared to any previous Q3.
  • August 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Southampton when compared to any previous August.

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 (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    Q3 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Southampton when compared to any previous Q3.

    A total of 556 companies were registered in Southampton during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).

    This figure is an increase of 23.3% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 12.8% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)SouthamptonUK
    2011556114,512
    2010451101,492
    % change23.3%12.8%
    Record Year 2011 (556) 2011 (114,512)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

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

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2011168192196
    New companies in 2010138149164
    % change21.7%28.9%19.5%
    Record Year2007 (186)2011 (192)2006 (199)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    A total of 405 companies were dissolved in Southampton during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).

    This figure is a decrease of 8.6% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 17.6% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)SouthamptonUK
    201140572,230
    201044387,705
    % change-8.6%-17.6%
    Record Year 2009 (569) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2011127148130
    Closed companies in 2010137160146
    % change-7.3%-7.5%-11%
    Record Year2009 (144)2008 (356)2009 (264)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    Net company growth for Southampton during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) was 151 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)SouthamptonUK
    201115142,282
    2010813,787
    Record Year 2004 (272) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2011414466
    Net growth in 20101-1118
    Record Year2008 (141)2004 (88)2006 (124)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

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

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)Southampton
    20110.5%
    20100.4%
    20090.5%
    20080.5%
    20070.5%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1966 (1.0%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20110.5%0.5%0.5%
    UK formation share in 20100.4%0.5%0.5%
    % change11.4%8.4%7.9%
    Record Year1960 (1.4%)1967 (1.3%)1962 (1.7%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

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

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.1% compared to the UK figure of 4.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.6% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Southampton was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.

    28.7% of all director appointments in Southampton in the third quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.0% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING2.90%CONSULTING5.11%
    MANAGEMENT1.45%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    CONSULTANCY1.31%CONSULTANCY3.19%
    J0.86%PROPERTY2.41%
    ELECTRICAL0.86%TRADING2.06%
    PROPERTY0.83%DESIGN1.94%
    SOUTHERN0.79%ASSOCIATES1.85%
    SOLENT0.76%BUSINESS1.82%
    IT0.76%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    SOUTHAMPTON0.76%ENGINEERING1.74%
    DESIGN0.69%MEDIA1.72%
    TRADING0.66%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    BUSINESS0.66%LONDON1.63%
    TRAINING0.62%J1.47%
    HAMPSHIRE0.55%GLOBAL1.46%
    CONSTRUCTION0.55%INVESTMENTS1.43%
    ENGINEERING0.55%CARE1.42%
    S0.52%IT1.38%
    BUILDING0.52%BUILDING1.30%
    ASSOCIATES0.52%PROPERTIES1.28%
    (SOUTHAMPTON)0.48%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    (SOUTHERN)0.48%M1.25%
    NEW0.45%ENERGY1.22%
    R0.45%TRAINING1.21%
    M0.45%S1.21%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied830204,493
    7487 - Other business activities28365,177
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified10929,245
    9999 - Dormant Company8522,587
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management6715,760
    7414 - Business & management consultancy6414,755
    9305 - Other service activities5510,525
    99999 - Dormant Company5218,281
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified4810,018
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply458,345
    62090 - Other information technology service activities456,798
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified437,551
    7499 - Non-trading company3911,543
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities3810,137
    74990 - Non-trading company388,064
    7260 - Other computer related activities378,686
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering376,321
    43210 - Electrical installation332,938
    6024 - Freight transport by road272,601
    86900 - Other human health activities264,019

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07760489 M & S MARKETING LTD 02 Sep 2011
    07779248 GORILLAAPPS LIMITED 19 Sep 2011
    07781921 INSPIRE ACADEMY TRUST 21 Sep 2011
    07793446 RA COMMUNICATION (UK) LTD 30 Sep 2011
    07766557 CASTLEWAY COOLING LIMITED 08 Sep 2011
    07769654 SECTOR 54 LIMITED 12 Sep 2011
    07773485 CONTRACTOR WEALTH MANAGEMENT LIMITED 14 Sep 2011
    07775511 HIN WONG LTD 15 Sep 2011
    07781235 COCO RIO LTD 21 Sep 2011
    OC367715 TRELOAR ROOFING SUPPLIES LLP 01 Sep 2011
    OC368065 ILOVEDUST MOTION LLP 15 Sep 2011
    07791535 PEPETUA LTD 29 Sep 2011
    07773548 ARORA CORPORATION LIMITED 14 Sep 2011
    07781772 TOPOUT SOFTWARE LTD 21 Sep 2011
    07793241 EMU CLEANAIR LIMITED 30 Sep 2011
    07760233 HMF CRANES LTD 02 Sep 2011
    07770747 A.M.R INTERIOR LIMITED 12 Sep 2011
    07780258 ECO TYRES SOUTHAM LTD 20 Sep 2011
    07783181 FREEMAN COURIER SERVICES LTD 22 Sep 2011
    07769315 SMILES HOMEMADE CRAFTS LTD 12 Sep 2011
    07771210 A C READER LTD 13 Sep 2011
    07787587 GCJ BUILDING SERVICES LTD 26 Sep 2011
    07788469 KCB INTERIORS LTD 27 Sep 2011
    07793122 QUALITY FISH & CHIPS LIMITED 30 Sep 2011
    07765921 DARK FIBRE LIMITED 07 Sep 2011