Southampton, Hampshire

Q1 2013 Business Confidence Report

NOTICE: We have improved our calculations of the statistics in these reports, so some figures and records may not match previous reports.

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 (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    A total of 648 companies were registered in Southampton during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).

    This figure is a decrease of 5.3% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 2.5% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)SouthamptonUK
    2013648134,802
    2012684131,491
    % change-5.3%2.5%
    Record Year 2007 (984) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2013195217236
    New companies in 2012227229228
    % change-14.1%-5.2%3.5%
    Record Year2012 (227)2012 (229)2007 (595)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    A total of 392 companies were dissolved in Southampton during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).

    This figure is a decrease of 1.3% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.3% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)SouthamptonUK
    201339277,914
    201239767,576
    % change-1.3%15.3%
    Record Year 2009 (510) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2013156110126
    Closed companies in 2012149129119
    % change4.7%-14.7%6%
    Record Year2008 (167)2008 (275)2009 (291)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    Net company growth for Southampton during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) was 256 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)SouthamptonUK
    201325656,888
    201228763,915
    Record Year 2007 (626) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 201339107110
    Net growth in 201278100109
    Record Year2003 (87)2003 (129)2007 (485)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    In the first quarter of 2013, Southampton formed 0.5% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)Southampton
    20130.5%
    20120.5%
    20110.5%
    20100.5%
    20090.4%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1975 (0.8%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20130.4%0.5%0.5%
    UK formation share in 20120.6%0.5%0.5%
    % change-23.0%-5.9%7.0%
    Record Year1975 (1.2%)1985 (0.9%)1975 (1.0%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2013 was 46.8.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 7.0% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.1% compared to the UK figure of 1.8%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Southampton was in 2007 when 34.0% of all directors were female.

    27.9% of all director appointments in Southampton in the first quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 28.1% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2012-Mar 2013)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING2.89%CONSULTING5.18%
    CARE1.57%MANAGEMENT4.78%
    MANAGEMENT1.44%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    CONSULTANCY1.09%PROPERTY2.44%
    PROPERTY0.96%TRADING2.06%
    ELECTRICAL0.90%DESIGN1.79%
    ENGINEERING0.77%ENGINEERING1.78%
    SOUTHAMPTON0.77%BUSINESS1.77%
    CONSTRUCTION0.71%ASSOCIATES1.75%
    J0.71%LONDON1.72%
    S0.61%CONSULTANTS1.71%
    DESIGN0.61%CONSTRUCTION1.69%
    IT0.58%MEDIA1.63%
    BUSINESS0.58%GLOBAL1.57%
    MAINTENANCE0.55%J1.56%
    TRAINING0.55%CARE1.46%
    MARINE0.55%IT1.43%
    (SOUTHAMPTON)0.51%INVESTMENTS1.41%
    ASSOCIATES0.51%PROPERTIES1.36%
    GLOBAL0.51%M1.25%
    TRANSPORT0.51%BUILDING1.21%
    BUILDING0.51%ENTERPRISES1.19%
    FINANCIAL0.51%ELECTRICAL1.18%
    SOUTH0.51%TRAINING1.17%
    NEW0.48%SECURITY1.15%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied1,050249,183
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified17554,531
    66190 - Activities auxiliary to financial intermediation not elsewhere classified1741,397
    99999 - Dormant Company15843,384
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management13332,624
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities12124,894
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified9216,448
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified8623,532
    62090 - Other information technology service activities6212,664
    43210 - Electrical installation625,625
    86900 - Other human health activities508,465
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified486,954
    74990 - Non-trading company4814,129
    62012 - Business and domestic software development478,099
    41100 - Development of building projects448,637
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet437,199
    56101 - Licensed restaurants416,894
    49410 - Freight transport by road395,834
    43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation384,332
    56302 - Public houses and bars354,952

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08389877 FLEUR & FRIENDS LIMITED 05 Feb 2013
    08399423 DJC PRIVATE HIRE LIMITED 12 Feb 2013
    08402267 HORIZON WEYMOUTH LTD 14 Feb 2013
    08409329 BEN GOODE PHOTOGRAPHY LIMITED 19 Feb 2013
    08416077 HASINI IT SERVICE LIMITED 22 Feb 2013
    08387252 GRADINARU CARE LIMITED 04 Feb 2013
    08389976 OSAN CARE LIMITED 05 Feb 2013
    08392978 NETAPEEK LTD 07 Feb 2013
    08398802 GLOBAL SECURITIES SOLUTIONS LTD 12 Feb 2013
    08399165 NEAR MISS STUDIOS LTD 12 Feb 2013
    08399666 9 ROCKSTONE PLACE LTD 12 Feb 2013
    08403890 SPAREONE UK LIMITED 14 Feb 2013
    08407868 MY BEAUTITUDE LIMITED 18 Feb 2013
    08407905 FUTURE FLOORING LIMITED 18 Feb 2013
    08409674 PAUL CHIVERS LTD 19 Feb 2013
    08412211 MARIK SERVICES LIMITED 20 Feb 2013
    08417921 MADE FOUR ME LIMITED 25 Feb 2013
    08423568 TAYLOR JONES ELECTRICAL WHOLESALERS LTD 28 Feb 2013
    08423967 ELSTOB CONSULTANCY LIMITED 28 Feb 2013
    08386203 LA EXECUTIVES LOVE ANGEL UK LIMITED 04 Feb 2013
    08392457 FALLEN APPLES LTD 07 Feb 2013
    08396596 TRUE AND VERIFIED LIMITED 11 Feb 2013
    08409167 FREE ECO SOLUTIONS LTD 19 Feb 2013
    08414746 GDR DAVIES LTD 22 Feb 2013
    08399862 MARSHALL WESTBOURNE CORPORATE TRUSTEE LIMITED 12 Feb 2013