Southampton, Hampshire

Q3 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.

Headlines

  • Q3 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Southampton when compared to any previous Q3.
  • September 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Southampton when compared to any previous September.
  • July 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Southampton when compared to any previous July.
  • July 2013 saw a new record in company closures in Southampton when compared to any previous July.

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 (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    Q3 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Southampton when compared to any previous Q3.

    A total of 584 companies were registered in Southampton during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).

    This figure is an increase of 9.4% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.6% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)SouthamptonUK
    2013584132,684
    2012534118,868
    % change9.4%11.6%
    Record Year 2013 (584) 2013 (132,684)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    September 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Southampton when compared to any previous September.

    July 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Southampton when compared to any previous July.

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2013215164205
    New companies in 2012209177148
    % change2.9%-7.3%38.5%
    Record Year2013 (215)2011 (192)2013 (205)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    A total of 448 companies were dissolved in Southampton during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).

    This figure is an increase of 9.8% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.5% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)SouthamptonUK
    201344886,170
    201240875,908
    % change9.8%13.5%
    Record Year 2009 (568) 2009 (159,405)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    July 2013 saw a new record in company closures in Southampton when compared to any previous July.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2013172122154
    Closed companies in 2012146140122
    % change17.8%-12.9%26%
    Record Year2013 (172)2008 (357)2009 (263)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    Net company growth for Southampton during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) was 136 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)SouthamptonUK
    201313646,514
    201212642,960
    Record Year 2004 (272) 2013 (46,514)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2013434251
    Net growth in 2012633726
    Record Year2008 (141)2004 (88)2006 (125)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    In the third quarter of 2013, Southampton formed 0.4% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)Southampton
    20130.4%
    20120.4%
    20110.5%
    20100.4%
    20090.5%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1993 (0.8%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20130.5%0.4%0.5%
    UK formation share in 20120.5%0.5%0.4%
    % change-7.9%-15.0%21.5%
    Record Year1970 (1.1%)1978 (1.1%)1991 (1.0%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2013 was 42.9.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.4% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 5.7% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Southampton was in 2006 when 30.4% of all directors were female.

    26.5% of all director appointments in Southampton in the third quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.2% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CARE1.59%CONSULTING5.27%
    MANAGEMENT1.31%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    CONSULTING1.19%CONSULTANCY3.45%
    CONSULTANCY1.16%PROPERTY2.53%
    PROPERTY1.09%TRADING2.08%
    SOUTHAMPTON0.91%ENGINEERING1.83%
    ELECTRICAL0.75%LONDON1.79%
    MAINTENANCE0.75%DESIGN1.78%
    BUSINESS0.72%BUSINESS1.74%
    CONSTRUCTION0.69%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    ENGINEERING0.69%CONSULTANTS1.69%
    DESIGN0.69%CARE1.64%
    SOUTHERN0.63%ASSOCIATES1.61%
    TRAINING0.59%GLOBAL1.59%
    TRADING0.56%J1.54%
    SOUTH0.56%MEDIA1.54%
    GLOBAL0.56%INVESTMENTS1.53%
    IT0.56%PROPERTIES1.45%
    MARINE0.56%IT1.39%
    J0.53%M1.25%
    BUILDING0.53%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    CLEANING0.53%BUILDING1.19%
    NEW0.53%CAPITAL1.19%
    ASSOCIATES0.50%DEVELOPMENTS1.16%
    (SOUTHAMPTON)0.50%TRAINING1.15%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied1,096260,135
    66190 - Activities auxiliary to financial intermediation not elsewhere classified2471,652
    99999 - Dormant Company17346,169
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified15654,854
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management14034,970
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities11726,675
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified9117,715
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified8725,547
    43210 - Electrical installation655,724
    62090 - Other information technology service activities6212,516
    41100 - Development of building projects569,271
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified557,590
    62012 - Business and domestic software development539,104
    74990 - Non-trading company4914,228
    86900 - Other human health activities469,203
    56302 - Public houses and bars405,437
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet408,475
    43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation404,590
    56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands396,651
    56101 - Licensed restaurants397,531

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08634993 SONG (135) LIMITED 02 Aug 2013
    08635462 SHISHA DELIGHT LTD 02 Aug 2013
    08638509 57 NORTH LIMITED 05 Aug 2013
    08641167 ATS (1976) LIMITED 07 Aug 2013
    08643698 SHOCK SEATING LTD 08 Aug 2013
    08647066 QUAY APPOINTMENTS LIMITED 12 Aug 2013
    08654083 TOM AND OLLY FOOD LTD 16 Aug 2013
    08661696 MYRIAD MALL LTD 22 Aug 2013
    08664990 TOUCAN IT LTD 27 Aug 2013
    08646323 G.HOUSE LIMITED 12 Aug 2013
    08648356 BUSINESS UTILITY SAVERS LIMITED 13 Aug 2013
    08658410 FINCA MANAGEMENT LIMITED 20 Aug 2013
    08660337 OUTSIDE HELP LIMITED 22 Aug 2013
    08661474 CASA BRASIL (BOURNEMOUTH) LIMITED 22 Aug 2013
    08662826 QUAY FIFTEEN LTD 27 Aug 2013
    08632689 LO-COST DOMESTIC GOODS 4U (0713) LIMITED 01 Aug 2013
    08634235 SELINA CORP LIMITED 01 Aug 2013
    08645912 HIGH CORNER ASSOCIATES LTD 12 Aug 2013
    08649157 ELLA BELLE LTD 13 Aug 2013
    08638095 MADDISON'S NAILS AND BEAUTY LIMITED 05 Aug 2013
    08642681 WHELYN LIMITED 08 Aug 2013
    08649008 STINGO LTD 13 Aug 2013
    08657136 G93 LTD 20 Aug 2013
    08640596 MG FINANCE LTD 06 Aug 2013
    08648020 SL4 CONTROLS LTD 13 Aug 2013