Southampton, Hampshire
Q3 2012 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- July 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Southampton when compared to any previous July.
- July 2012 saw a new record in company closures in Southampton when compared to any previous July.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
A total of 534 companies were registered in Southampton during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).
This figure is a decrease of 4.0% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.8% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Southampton UK 2012 534 118,868 2011 556 114,512 % change -4.0% 3.8% Record Year 2011 (556) 2012 (118,868) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
July 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Southampton when compared to any previous July.
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2012 209 177 148 New companies in 2011 168 192 196 % change 24.4% -7.8% -24.5% Record Year 2012 (209) 2011 (192) 2006 (199)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
A total of 389 companies were dissolved in Southampton during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).
This figure is a decrease of 4.0% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.5% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Southampton UK 2012 389 74,772 2011 405 72,230 % change -4.0% 3.5% Record Year 2009 (569) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
July 2012 saw a new record in company closures in Southampton when compared to any previous July.
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2012 146 140 103 Closed companies in 2011 127 148 130 % change 15.0% -5.4% -21% Record Year 2012 (146) 2008 (356) 2009 (264)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
Net company growth for Southampton during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) was 145 companies.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Southampton UK 2012 145 44,096 2011 151 42,282 Record Year 2004 (272) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2012 63 37 45 Net growth in 2011 41 44 66 Record Year 2008 (141) 2004 (88) 2006 (124)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
In the third quarter of 2012, Southampton formed 0.4% of all UK companies.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Southampton 2012 0.4% 2011 0.5% 2010 0.4% 2009 0.5% 2008 0.5% Record Year (since 1960) 1966 (1.0%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2012 0.5% 0.5% 0.4% UK formation share in 2011 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% % change 11.7% -7.1% -25.3% Record Year 1960 (1.4%) 1967 (1.3%) 1962 (1.7%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2012 was 41.8.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.8% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.5% compared to the UK figure of 3.2%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
The record third quarter for female directors in Southampton was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.
25.6% of all director appointments in Southampton in the third 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 (Sep 2011-Sep 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 5.30% CONSULTING 5.05% MANAGEMENT 1.63% MANAGEMENT 4.75% CONSULTANCY 1.48% CONSULTANCY 3.28% PROPERTY 1.08% PROPERTY 2.35% ENGINEERING 0.89% TRADING 2.08% J 0.77% DESIGN 1.87% MARINE 0.77% ASSOCIATES 1.84% SOUTHAMPTON 0.71% ENGINEERING 1.83% ELECTRICAL 0.68% CONSULTANTS 1.76% S 0.65% BUSINESS 1.72% BUILDING 0.62% CONSTRUCTION 1.70% DESIGN 0.59% MEDIA 1.67% BUSINESS 0.59% LONDON 1.67% CONSULTANTS 0.56% J 1.55% SOLENT 0.56% GLOBAL 1.53% TRAINING 0.52% INVESTMENTS 1.46% FINANCIAL 0.52% IT 1.43% HAMPSHIRE 0.52% PROPERTIES 1.34% (SOUTHAMPTON) 0.52% CARE 1.32% CONSTRUCTION 0.49% M 1.27% R 0.46% BUILDING 1.22% PROPERTIES 0.46% ENTERPRISES 1.20% IT 0.46% ELECTRICAL 1.20% ASSOCIATES 0.46% S 1.17% D 0.46% SECURITY 1.16%
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 1,475 331,455 7487 - Other business activities 153 35,545 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 101 33,677 99999 - Dormant Company 91 25,035 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 76 19,425 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 74 14,774 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 59 13,716 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 49 9,891 43210 - Electrical installation 44 3,387 74990 - Non-trading company 42 9,203 62090 - Other information technology service activities 41 7,869 9999 - Dormant Company 39 12,598 7414 - Business & management consultancy 35 8,437 86900 - Other human health activities 32 4,998 9305 - Other service activities 30 6,142 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 25 4,997 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 25 3,943 43390 - Other building completion and finishing 25 3,093 41100 - Development of building projects 24 4,965 49410 - Freight transport by road 23 2,795
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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