Southampton, Hampshire
Q1 2014 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- January 2014 saw a new record in net growth in Southampton when compared to any previous January.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
A total of 647 companies were registered in Southampton during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).
This figure is a decrease of 0.2% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.8% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) Southampton UK 2014 647 150,722 2013 648 134,802 % change -0.2% 11.8% Record Year 2007 (984) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2014 207 183 257 New companies in 2013 195 217 236 % change 6.2% -15.7% 8.9% Record Year 2012 (227) 2012 (229) 2007 (595)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
A total of 428 companies were dissolved in Southampton during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).
This figure is an increase of 9.2% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 5.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) Southampton UK 2014 428 82,370 2013 392 77,914 % change 9.2% 5.7% Record Year 2009 (510) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2014 105 153 170 Closed companies in 2013 156 110 126 % change -32.7% 39.1% 35% Record Year 2008 (167) 2008 (275) 2009 (291)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
Net company growth for Southampton during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) was 219 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) Southampton UK 2014 219 68,352 2013 256 56,888 Record Year 2007 (626) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
January 2014 saw a new record in net growth in Southampton when compared to any previous January.
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2014 102 30 87 Net growth in 2013 39 107 110 Record Year 2014 (102) 2003 (129) 2007 (485)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
In the first quarter of 2014, Southampton formed 0.4% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) Southampton 2014 0.4% 2013 0.5% 2012 0.5% 2011 0.5% 2010 0.5% Record Year (since 1960) 1975 (0.8%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2014 0.4% 0.4% 0.5% UK formation share in 2013 0.4% 0.5% 0.5% % change -0.7% -22.2% -9.1% Record Year 1975 (1.2%) 1985 (0.9%) 1975 (1.0%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2014 was 43.9.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.1% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.2% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
The record first quarter for female directors in Southampton was in 2007 when 34.0% of all directors were female.
27.2% of all director appointments in Southampton in the first quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.4% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2013-Mar 2014)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 1.40% CONSULTING 5.22% MANAGEMENT 1.28% MANAGEMENT 4.67% CONSULTANCY 1.22% CONSULTANCY 3.49% PROPERTY 1.16% PROPERTY 2.64% SOUTHAMPTON 1.07% TRADING 2.05% CARE 0.92% LONDON 1.88% CONSTRUCTION 0.76% ENGINEERING 1.86% SOUTHERN 0.73% CARE 1.79% ELECTRICAL 0.73% CONSTRUCTION 1.75% MARINE 0.73% DESIGN 1.75% TRADING 0.70% CONSULTANTS 1.73% MAINTENANCE 0.70% BUSINESS 1.71% HOMES 0.64% PROPERTIES 1.60% ENGINEERING 0.64% INVESTMENTS 1.60% BUILDING 0.61% GLOBAL 1.58% DESIGN 0.61% J 1.48% BUSINESS 0.55% ASSOCIATES 1.48% HAMPSHIRE 0.49% MEDIA 1.48% (SOUTHAMPTON) 0.49% IT 1.33% IT 0.49% TRANSPORT 1.30% SOUTH 0.49% DEVELOPMENTS 1.29% NEW 0.49% BUILDING 1.24% J 0.46% M 1.21% INVESTMENTS 0.46% CAPITAL 1.20% DEVELOPMENTS 0.46% ELECTRICAL 1.19%
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 1,216 280,210 66190 - Activities auxiliary to financial intermediation not elsewhere classified 242 1,902 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 169 56,411 99999 - Dormant Company 160 47,084 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 153 37,882 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 119 27,750 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 88 18,491 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 77 26,700 62090 - Other information technology service activities 66 12,813 43210 - Electrical installation 65 5,885 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 58 8,155 62012 - Business and domestic software development 49 9,509 41100 - Development of building projects 49 9,855 86900 - Other human health activities 44 10,273 74990 - Non-trading company 43 14,135 43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation 40 4,866 49410 - Freight transport by road 40 8,014 56302 - Public houses and bars 39 5,732 56101 - Licensed restaurants 39 7,965 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 38 9,358
Recent Companies
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