Southampton, Hampshire
2012 Half Year Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- Q2 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Southampton when compared to any previous Q2.
- May 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Southampton when compared to any previous May.
- April 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Southampton when compared to any previous April.
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New Company Registrations
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
In the first half of 2012 a total of 1,272 companies were formed in Southampton. This figure is 16.3% higher than last year, which compares well to the UK wide figure of 10.7%.
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 2012 1,272 253,150 2011 1,094 228,735 % change 16.3% 10.7% Record Year 2007 (1,459) 2007 (279,097) New Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
Q2 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Southampton when compared to any previous Q2.
A total of 588 companies were registered in Southampton during the second quarter of 2012 (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012).
This figure is an increase of 16.0% versus the same period last year (Q2 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.3% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) Southampton UK 2012 588 121,659 2011 507 112,344 % change 16.0% 8.3% Record Year 2012 (588) 2012 (121,659) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)
May 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Southampton when compared to any previous May.
April 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Southampton when compared to any previous April.
New Companies by Month
April May June New companies in 2012 189 213 186 New companies in 2011 130 189 188 % change 45.4% 12.7% -1.1% Record Year 2012 (189) 2012 (213) 2011 (188)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
In the first half of 2012 a total of 780 companies were dissolved in Southampton. This figure is 16.2% lower than last year, which compares well to the UK wide change of -8.9%.
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 2012 780 147,793 2011 931 162,310 % change -16.2% -8.9% Record Year 2009 (1,142) 2009 (289,236) Dissolved Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
A total of 387 companies were dissolved in Southampton during the second quarter of 2012 (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012).
This figure is a decrease of 17.0% versus the same period last year (Q2 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 12.5% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) Southampton UK 2012 387 80,218 2011 466 71,324 % change -17.0% 12.5% Record Year 2009 (630) 2009 (181,177) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
April May June Closed companies in 2012 127 133 127 Closed companies in 2011 117 193 156 % change 8.5% -31.1% -19% Record Year 2008 (403) 2009 (288) 2009 (171)
Net Company Growth
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
In the first half of 2012 the company register for Southampton increased by 492 companies.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Southampton UK 2012 492 105,357 2011 163 66,425 Record Year 2007 (738) 2007 (171,296) Net Growth by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
Net company growth for Southampton during the second quarter of 2012 (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) was 201 companies.
second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) Southampton UK 2012 201 41,441 2011 41 41,020 Record Year 2003 (313) 2003 (69,274) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)
Net Growth by Month
April May June Net growth in 2012 62 80 59 Net growth in 2011 13 -4 32 Record Year 1997 (150) 2003 (100) 2008 (105)
UK Company Share
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
In the first half of 2012 Southampton formed 0.5% of all UK companies. This is the same as the 2011 figure of 0.5%.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Southampton 2012 0.5% 2011 0.5% 2010 0.5% 2009 0.5% 2008 0.5% Record Year (since 1960) 1963 (0.9%) Company Share by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
In the second quarter of 2012, Southampton formed 0.5% of all UK companies.
second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) Southampton 2012 0.5% 2011 0.5% 2010 0.5% 2009 0.5% 2008 0.5% Record Year (since 1960) 1964 (1.0%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)
Company Share by Month
April May June UK formation share in 2012 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% UK formation share in 2011 0.4% 0.5% 0.5% % change 22.4% -1.2% 5.6% Record Year 1970 (1.5%) 1964 (1.8%) 1963 (1.2%)
Director Age
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
The average age of a director in the first half of 2012 was 42.8.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.1% compared to the UK figure of 4.9%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.1% compared to the UK figure of 3.4%.
Director Age by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
The average age of a director in the second quarter of 2012 was 43.4.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.4% compared to the UK figure of 5.2%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.9% compared to the UK figure of 3.3%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
The record first half year for female directors in Southampton was 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
24.3% of all director appointments in Southampton in the first half of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 23.4% for the same period.
Director Gender by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
The record second quarter for female directors in Southampton was in 1866 when 57.1% of all directors were female.
28.3% of all director appointments in Southampton in the second quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Jun 2011-Jun 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 5.80% CONSULTING 5.07% CONSULTANCY 1.62% MANAGEMENT 4.74% MANAGEMENT 1.59% CONSULTANCY 3.28% PROPERTY 1.16% PROPERTY 2.35% J 0.82% TRADING 2.10% ENGINEERING 0.82% DESIGN 1.89% ELECTRICAL 0.73% ENGINEERING 1.87% DESIGN 0.70% ASSOCIATES 1.82% SOUTHAMPTON 0.64% CONSULTANTS 1.78% BUILDING 0.61% CONSTRUCTION 1.71% S 0.58% BUSINESS 1.70% CONSTRUCTION 0.58% MEDIA 1.69% SOLENT 0.58% LONDON 1.68% MARINE 0.58% J 1.57% HAMPSHIRE 0.55% GLOBAL 1.51% SOUTHERN 0.55% INVESTMENTS 1.48% TRADING 0.52% IT 1.42% BUSINESS 0.52% CARE 1.31% (SOUTHERN) 0.52% PROPERTIES 1.31% D 0.49% M 1.26% TRAINING 0.49% ELECTRICAL 1.23% CONSULTANTS 0.46% BUILDING 1.23% FINANCIAL 0.46% SECURITY 1.19% IT 0.46% S 1.18% SECURITY 0.43% ENTERPRISES 1.17%
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 1,041 244,457 7487 - Other business activities 204 47,029 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 111 35,447 99999 - Dormant Company 95 26,088 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 80 20,390 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 75 15,280 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 63 14,220 9999 - Dormant Company 58 16,469 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 52 10,271 74990 - Non-trading company 45 9,706 7414 - Business & management consultancy 44 10,978 62090 - Other information technology service activities 44 8,258 43210 - Electrical installation 44 3,557 9305 - Other service activities 36 7,926 86900 - Other human health activities 34 5,222 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 30 4,644 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 30 6,356 7260 - Other computer related activities 26 6,456 49410 - Freight transport by road 26 2,912 41100 - Development of building projects 25 5,149
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 08097341 COMPLETE YACHT CARE LIMITED 08 Jun 2012 08098930 TAILOR MADE FILMS LIMITED 08 Jun 2012 08104132 THE COLLABORATION MAN LTD 13 Jun 2012 08107602 TOMOTEC LIMITED 15 Jun 2012 08109408 ADAN TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED 18 Jun 2012 08119626 BRINK DEVELOPMENT LTD 26 Jun 2012 08093509 ST JOHN'S (ROWNHAMS) PRE-SCHOOL LIMITED 06 Jun 2012 08096697 LIMELIGHT LADIES LIMITED 07 Jun 2012 OC375871 YELLOWSTONE PARK LLP 08 Jun 2012 08106807 TRAVARKE TECHNOLOGY LIMITED 15 Jun 2012 OC376195 POLYGON MAINTENANCE LLP 19 Jun 2012 08114092 HOLT CONSULT LIMITED 21 Jun 2012 OC376333 AMICA VENTURES LLP 22 Jun 2012 08116495 COOK (E&P) LIMITED 22 Jun 2012 08118395 FAITH CLINIC INT'L LTD 25 Jun 2012 08123531 CAMS HAIR & BEAUTY LIMITED 28 Jun 2012 08095797 FLORI-KAN LTD 07 Jun 2012 08106063 YANO TRANSPORT LTD 14 Jun 2012 08108327 FLEET CARS 24/7 LTD 18 Jun 2012 08108986 RKCHVAC LIMITED 18 Jun 2012 08109951 QLIQ GROUP LTD 18 Jun 2012 OC376281 ORDNANCE SURVEY INTERNATIONAL LLP 20 Jun 2012 08102690 BITTERNE PARK SCHOOL 12 Jun 2012 08109469 MAGNUM TRANSPORT SERVICES LIMITED 18 Jun 2012 08118210 VOTECH SERVICES (UK) LIMITED 25 Jun 2012
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