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
New Company Registrations
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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) Southampton UK 2011 556 114,512 2010 451 101,492 % change 23.3% 12.8% Record Year 2011 (556) 2011 (114,512) New Companies by Quarter
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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
July August September New companies in 2011 168 192 196 New companies in 2010 138 149 164 % change 21.7% 28.9% 19.5% Record Year 2007 (186) 2011 (192) 2006 (199)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Southampton UK 2011 405 72,230 2010 443 87,705 % change -8.6% -17.6% Record Year 2009 (569) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2011 127 148 130 Closed companies in 2010 137 160 146 % change -7.3% -7.5% -11% Record Year 2009 (144) 2008 (356) 2009 (264)
Net Company Growth
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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) Southampton UK 2011 151 42,282 2010 8 13,787 Record Year 2004 (272) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2011 41 44 66 Net growth in 2010 1 -11 18 Record Year 2008 (141) 2004 (88) 2006 (124)
UK Company Share
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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 2011 0.5% 2010 0.4% 2009 0.5% 2008 0.5% 2007 0.5% Record Year (since 1960) 1966 (1.0%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2011 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% UK formation share in 2010 0.4% 0.5% 0.5% % change 11.4% 8.4% 7.9% Record Year 1960 (1.4%) 1967 (1.3%) 1962 (1.7%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2010-Sep 2011)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 2.90% CONSULTING 5.11% MANAGEMENT 1.45% MANAGEMENT 4.75% CONSULTANCY 1.31% CONSULTANCY 3.19% J 0.86% PROPERTY 2.41% ELECTRICAL 0.86% TRADING 2.06% PROPERTY 0.83% DESIGN 1.94% SOUTHERN 0.79% ASSOCIATES 1.85% SOLENT 0.76% BUSINESS 1.82% IT 0.76% CONSULTANTS 1.76% SOUTHAMPTON 0.76% ENGINEERING 1.74% DESIGN 0.69% MEDIA 1.72% TRADING 0.66% CONSTRUCTION 1.72% BUSINESS 0.66% LONDON 1.63% TRAINING 0.62% J 1.47% HAMPSHIRE 0.55% GLOBAL 1.46% CONSTRUCTION 0.55% INVESTMENTS 1.43% ENGINEERING 0.55% CARE 1.42% S 0.52% IT 1.38% BUILDING 0.52% BUILDING 1.30% ASSOCIATES 0.52% PROPERTIES 1.28% (SOUTHAMPTON) 0.48% ELECTRICAL 1.27% (SOUTHERN) 0.48% M 1.25% NEW 0.45% ENERGY 1.22% R 0.45% TRAINING 1.21% M 0.45% S 1.21%
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 830 204,493 7487 - Other business activities 283 65,177 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 109 29,245 9999 - Dormant Company 85 22,587 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 67 15,760 7414 - Business & management consultancy 64 14,755 9305 - Other service activities 55 10,525 99999 - Dormant Company 52 18,281 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 48 10,018 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 45 8,345 62090 - Other information technology service activities 45 6,798 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 43 7,551 7499 - Non-trading company 39 11,543 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 38 10,137 74990 - Non-trading company 38 8,064 7260 - Other computer related activities 37 8,686 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 37 6,321 43210 - Electrical installation 33 2,938 6024 - Freight transport by road 27 2,601 86900 - Other human health activities 26 4,019
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 07702572 STEAM (HAMPSHIRE) LIMITED 12 Jul 2011 07702574 XCELL FORENSICS LTD. 12 Jul 2011 07707815 HAFA INC, U.K LTD 18 Jul 2011 07710080 FERBEL PROPERTIES LTD 19 Jul 2011 07716198 HAMPSHIRE DOGS LIMITED 25 Jul 2011 07711041 LOVE THY NEIGHBOUR LTD 19 Jul 2011 07711861 INDIAN LTD 20 Jul 2011 07711965 BARONIA RESTAURANTS LIMITED 20 Jul 2011 07720804 MINOR WORKS ELECTRICAL SERVICES LTD 28 Jul 2011 07721176 LIES AND DELUSIONS LIMITED 28 Jul 2011 OC366733 COLD RED FILMS LLP 22 Jul 2011 07691721 SKYLIGHT PHOTOGRAPHY LIMITED 04 Jul 2011 07692459 RISK RESEARCH & CONSULTING (UK) LIMITED 04 Jul 2011 07700091 BEERFESTUK LTD 11 Jul 2011 07717882 L&G PROPERTY LTD 26 Jul 2011 07718156 DUCU LTD 26 Jul 2011 07689625 CARROWKEEL CONSULTING LTD 01 Jul 2011 07700254 LANDMARK BUILDING AND MAINTENANCE LIMITED 11 Jul 2011 07719476 BROADWAY FISHERIES LIMITED 27 Jul 2011 07690615 FAMFOR LIMITED 04 Jul 2011 07701562 ATHERLEY EC LTD 12 Jul 2011 07705148 HOUSE OF RELATIVES ENTERTAINMENT LIMITED 14 Jul 2011 07707891 THE PORTFOLIO MASTER LTD 18 Jul 2011 07713778 ZEPHYR PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LTD 21 Jul 2011 07719446 ECO LIFE HOME IMPROVEMENTS LTD 27 Jul 2011
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