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.
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New Company Registrations
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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) Southampton UK 2013 584 132,684 2012 534 118,868 % change 9.4% 11.6% Record Year 2013 (584) 2013 (132,684) New Companies by Quarter
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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
July August September New companies in 2013 215 164 205 New companies in 2012 209 177 148 % change 2.9% -7.3% 38.5% Record Year 2013 (215) 2011 (192) 2013 (205)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Southampton UK 2013 448 86,170 2012 408 75,908 % change 9.8% 13.5% Record Year 2009 (568) 2009 (159,405) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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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
July August September Closed companies in 2013 172 122 154 Closed companies in 2012 146 140 122 % change 17.8% -12.9% 26% Record Year 2013 (172) 2008 (357) 2009 (263)
Net Company Growth
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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) Southampton UK 2013 136 46,514 2012 126 42,960 Record Year 2004 (272) 2013 (46,514) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2013 43 42 51 Net growth in 2012 63 37 26 Record Year 2008 (141) 2004 (88) 2006 (125)
UK Company Share
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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 2013 0.4% 2012 0.4% 2011 0.5% 2010 0.4% 2009 0.5% Record Year (since 1960) 1993 (0.8%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2013 0.5% 0.4% 0.5% UK formation share in 2012 0.5% 0.5% 0.4% % change -7.9% -15.0% 21.5% Record Year 1970 (1.1%) 1978 (1.1%) 1991 (1.0%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2012-Sep 2013)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CARE 1.59% CONSULTING 5.27% MANAGEMENT 1.31% MANAGEMENT 4.75% CONSULTING 1.19% CONSULTANCY 3.45% CONSULTANCY 1.16% PROPERTY 2.53% PROPERTY 1.09% TRADING 2.08% SOUTHAMPTON 0.91% ENGINEERING 1.83% ELECTRICAL 0.75% LONDON 1.79% MAINTENANCE 0.75% DESIGN 1.78% BUSINESS 0.72% BUSINESS 1.74% CONSTRUCTION 0.69% CONSTRUCTION 1.70% ENGINEERING 0.69% CONSULTANTS 1.69% DESIGN 0.69% CARE 1.64% SOUTHERN 0.63% ASSOCIATES 1.61% TRAINING 0.59% GLOBAL 1.59% TRADING 0.56% J 1.54% SOUTH 0.56% MEDIA 1.54% GLOBAL 0.56% INVESTMENTS 1.53% IT 0.56% PROPERTIES 1.45% MARINE 0.56% IT 1.39% J 0.53% M 1.25% BUILDING 0.53% ELECTRICAL 1.20% CLEANING 0.53% BUILDING 1.19% NEW 0.53% CAPITAL 1.19% ASSOCIATES 0.50% DEVELOPMENTS 1.16% (SOUTHAMPTON) 0.50% TRAINING 1.15%
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 1,096 260,135 66190 - Activities auxiliary to financial intermediation not elsewhere classified 247 1,652 99999 - Dormant Company 173 46,169 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 156 54,854 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 140 34,970 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 117 26,675 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 91 17,715 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 87 25,547 43210 - Electrical installation 65 5,724 62090 - Other information technology service activities 62 12,516 41100 - Development of building projects 56 9,271 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 55 7,590 62012 - Business and domestic software development 53 9,104 74990 - Non-trading company 49 14,228 86900 - Other human health activities 46 9,203 56302 - Public houses and bars 40 5,437 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 40 8,475 43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation 40 4,590 56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands 39 6,651 56101 - Licensed restaurants 39 7,531
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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