Southampton, Hampshire
Q1 2012 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- February 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Southampton when compared to any previous February.
- January 2012 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 2012)
A total of 684 companies were registered in Southampton during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).
This figure is an increase of 16.5% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.0% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Southampton UK 2012 684 131,491 2011 587 116,391 % change 16.5% 13.0% Record Year 2007 (984) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
February 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Southampton when compared to any previous February.
January 2012 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 2012 227 229 228 New companies in 2011 181 203 203 % change 25.4% 12.8% 12.3% Record Year 2012 (227) 2012 (229) 2007 (595)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
A total of 393 companies were dissolved in Southampton during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).
This figure is a decrease of 15.5% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 25.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Southampton UK 2012 393 67,576 2011 465 90,987 % change -15.5% -25.7% Record Year 2009 (512) 2009 (108,065) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2012 149 129 115 Closed companies in 2011 165 128 172 % change -9.7% 0.8% -33% Record Year 2008 (168) 2008 (276) 2009 (292)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
Net company growth for Southampton during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) was 291 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Southampton UK 2012 291 63,915 2011 122 25,404 Record Year 2007 (623) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2012 78 100 113 Net growth in 2011 16 75 31 Record Year 2003 (87) 2004 (130) 2007 (483)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
In the first quarter of 2012, Southampton formed 0.5% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Southampton 2012 0.5% 2011 0.5% 2010 0.5% 2009 0.4% 2008 0.5% Record Year (since 1960) 1967 (1.0%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2012 0.6% 0.5% 0.5% UK formation share in 2011 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% % change 7.5% -3.5% 5.1% Record Year 1963 (1.3%) 1977 (1.2%) 1967 (1.2%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2012 was 42.2.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.8% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.2% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
The record first quarter for female directors in Southampton was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
23.1% of all director appointments in Southampton in the first quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.2% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 4.92% CONSULTING 5.07% CONSULTANCY 1.60% MANAGEMENT 4.74% MANAGEMENT 1.54% CONSULTANCY 3.30% PROPERTY 0.94% PROPERTY 2.37% ENGINEERING 0.88% TRADING 2.07% DESIGN 0.82% DESIGN 1.93% J 0.69% ENGINEERING 1.86% SOUTHAMPTON 0.66% ASSOCIATES 1.84% SOLENT 0.63% CONSULTANTS 1.79% BUILDING 0.63% BUSINESS 1.73% ELECTRICAL 0.63% MEDIA 1.72% SOUTHERN 0.63% CONSTRUCTION 1.72% TRADING 0.60% LONDON 1.66% HAMPSHIRE 0.60% J 1.54% SECURITY 0.53% INVESTMENTS 1.51% TRAINING 0.53% GLOBAL 1.50% MARINE 0.53% IT 1.40% BUSINESS 0.53% CARE 1.34% D 0.50% PROPERTIES 1.31% IT 0.50% ELECTRICAL 1.27% ASSOCIATES 0.47% M 1.27% S 0.47% BUILDING 1.24% FINANCIAL 0.44% ENERGY 1.20% INVESTMENTS 0.44% S 1.20% MAINTENANCE 0.44% ENTERPRISES 1.19%
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 907 216,665 7487 - Other business activities 230 52,735 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 124 35,233 99999 - Dormant Company 84 25,084 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 76 19,704 9999 - Dormant Company 72 18,617 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 66 14,303 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 61 13,637 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 51 9,892 7414 - Business & management consultancy 50 12,113 62090 - Other information technology service activities 47 8,145 74990 - Non-trading company 45 9,729 43210 - Electrical installation 44 3,573 9305 - Other service activities 41 8,818 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 36 6,934 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 32 5,169 45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles 31 2,832 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 30 3,931 86900 - Other human health activities 30 5,066 7260 - Other computer related activities 28 7,154
Recent Companies
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