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
    08591674 CAR DENT REMOVAL LIMITED 01 Jul 2013
    08598632 BRP (UK) LIMITED 05 Jul 2013
    08599946 AIS SYNERGY GROUP LIMITED 08 Jul 2013
    08612641 VITAL PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT LIMITED 16 Jul 2013
    08618916 PHONES AWAY LIMITED 22 Jul 2013
    08621641 STAT BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED 23 Jul 2013
    08624735 HAOCHIA LTD. 25 Jul 2013
    08629282 HIINK LTD 29 Jul 2013
    08592456 K&K WASTE DISPOSAL LIMITED 01 Jul 2013
    08597416 ALAN WALL PHOTOGRAPHY LIMITED 04 Jul 2013
    08599611 ORSPINE LIMITED 05 Jul 2013
    08603715 HOISTQUIP LIFTING (UK) LIMITED 10 Jul 2013
    08605837 GARMSBY LTD 11 Jul 2013
    08609994 APULLA RESTAURANTS LIMITED 15 Jul 2013
    08613696 ATTWOOD FINANCIAL SERVICES LIMITED 17 Jul 2013
    08616557 LAND LICENCES LIMITED 19 Jul 2013
    08620783 A M MOORE LIMITED 23 Jul 2013
    08631429 VIVATE RECRUITMENT LIMITED 31 Jul 2013
    OC386307 LA CASSEROLE LLP 02 Jul 2013
    08599470 MOFEBISOLA FOODS AND GOODS LIMITED 05 Jul 2013
    08613520 SUMMER CONSULTING LTD 17 Jul 2013
    08615550 RUN AFRICA LTD 18 Jul 2013
    08620946 SHAD MEDICAL LIMITED 23 Jul 2013
    08590434 CELL PHONES ONLINE LIMITED 01 Jul 2013
    08594671 RAMSEY HALL PROFESSIONALS LIMITED 02 Jul 2013