Southampton, Hampshire
Q3 2014 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- Q3 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Southampton when compared to any previous Q3.
- September 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Southampton when compared to any previous September.
- August 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Southampton when compared to any previous August.
- July 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Southampton when compared to any previous July.
- July 2014 saw a new record in company closures in Southampton when compared to any previous July.
- September 2014 saw a new record in net growth in Southampton when compared to any previous September.
- August 2014 saw a new record in net growth in Southampton when compared to any previous August.
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)
Q3 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Southampton when compared to any previous Q3.
A total of 938 companies were registered in Southampton during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014).
This figure is an increase of 60.6% versus the same period last year (Q3 2013). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.1% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) Southampton UK 2014 938 143,414 2013 584 132,684 % change 60.6% 8.1% Record Year 2014 (938) 2014 (143,414) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)
September 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Southampton when compared to any previous September.
August 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Southampton when compared to any previous August.
July 2014 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 2014 289 338 311 New companies in 2013 215 164 205 % change 34.4% 106.1% 51.7% Record Year 2014 (289) 2014 (338) 2014 (311)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)
A total of 561 companies were dissolved in Southampton during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014).
This figure is an increase of 25.2% versus the same period last year (Q3 2013). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 18.0% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) Southampton UK 2014 561 101,670 2013 448 86,170 % change 25.2% 18.0% Record Year 2009 (568) 2009 (159,405) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)
July 2014 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 2014 252 151 158 Closed companies in 2013 172 122 154 % change 46.5% 23.8% 3% Record Year 2014 (252) 2008 (357) 2009 (263)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)
Net company growth for Southampton during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) was 377 companies.
third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) Southampton UK 2014 377 41,744 2013 136 46,514 Record Year 2014 (377) 2013 (46,514) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)
September 2014 saw a new record in net growth in Southampton when compared to any previous September.
August 2014 saw a new record in net growth in Southampton when compared to any previous August.
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2014 37 187 153 Net growth in 2013 43 42 51 Record Year 2008 (141) 2014 (187) 2014 (153)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)
In the third quarter of 2014, Southampton formed 0.7% of all UK companies.
third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) Southampton 2014 0.7% 2013 0.4% 2012 0.4% 2011 0.5% 2010 0.4% Record Year (since 1960) 1993 (0.8%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2014 0.6% 0.8% 0.6% UK formation share in 2013 0.5% 0.4% 0.5% % change 22.1% 96.5% 39.2% Record Year 1970 (1.1%) 1978 (1.1%) 1991 (1.0%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)
The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2014 was 41.3.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.9% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 10.2% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)
The record third quarter for female directors in Southampton was in 2006 when 30.4% of all directors were female.
22.4% of all director appointments in Southampton in the third quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.3% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2013-Sep 2014)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 1.19% CONSULTING 5.17% MANAGEMENT 1.14% MANAGEMENT 4.63% CONSULTANCY 0.97% CONSULTANCY 3.55% PROPERTY 0.92% PROPERTY 2.62% CARE 0.87% ENGINEERING 2.07% CONSTRUCTION 0.84% CONSTRUCTION 2.05% ELECTRICAL 0.77% TRADING 2.00% ENGINEERING 0.65% LONDON 1.95% SOUTHAMPTON 0.60% CARE 1.94% CONSULTANTS 0.55% TRANSPORT 1.76% IT 0.52% DESIGN 1.70% BUILDING 0.52% CONSULTANTS 1.70% DESIGN 0.50% PROPERTIES 1.63% SOUTHERN 0.50% BUSINESS 1.62% DEVELOPMENTS 0.47% J 1.53% MAINTENANCE 0.45% ELECTRICAL 1.53% MARINE 0.42% GLOBAL 1.51% INVESTMENTS 0.42% INVESTMENTS 1.50% S 0.42% ASSOCIATES 1.48% TRADING 0.42% MEDIA 1.38% HOLDINGS 0.40% CO., 1.36% CARPENTRY 0.37% DEVELOPMENTS 1.35% BUSINESS 0.37% BUILDING 1.30% CLEANING 0.37% IT 1.30% SOLENT 0.35% M 1.23%
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 1,190 278,481 66190 - Activities auxiliary to financial intermediation not elsewhere classified 213 2,006 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 180 40,717 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 179 57,264 99999 - Dormant Company 163 48,286 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 121 29,313 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 87 18,890 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 83 28,224 62090 - Other information technology service activities 67 12,795 43210 - Electrical installation 62 5,922 41100 - Development of building projects 60 10,604 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 52 8,501 62012 - Business and domestic software development 52 9,675 45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles 48 5,335 56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands 45 7,917 86900 - Other human health activities 45 11,807 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 43 9,914 56101 - Licensed restaurants 42 8,546 49410 - Freight transport by road 42 9,960 74990 - Non-trading company 42 14,006
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 09157812 VIKKERSEN LOGISTICS LIMITED 01 Aug 2014 09160380 CAMPTOSAURUS 59M LTD 04 Aug 2014 09160431 BUITRERAPTOR 57M LTD 04 Aug 2014 09160472 CARCHARODONTOSAURUS 60M LIMITED 05 Aug 2014 09160609 LYCOLIFE LIMITED 05 Aug 2014 09160621 CAUDIPTERYX 62M LTD 05 Aug 2014 09160860 CEDARPELTA 63M LTD 05 Aug 2014 09164620 CHIALINGOSAURUS 70M LTD 06 Aug 2014 09164843 CHIROSTENOTES 73M LTD 06 Aug 2014 09165454 CITIPATI 76M LTD 07 Aug 2014 09165487 GLOWTANNING LTD 07 Aug 2014 09171016 UDACENTRURUS 85M LTD 12 Aug 2014 09171374 DELTADROMEUS 90M LTD 12 Aug 2014 09171584 DICERATOPS 91M LTD 12 Aug 2014 09171943 CONFUCIUSORNIS 82M LTD 12 Aug 2014 09171970 DILOPHOSAURUS 93M LTD 12 Aug 2014 09172663 DUBREUILLOSAURUS 101M LTD 12 Aug 2014 09173183 EOTYRANNUS 110M LTD 13 Aug 2014 09173233 EORAPTOR 109M LTD 13 Aug 2014 09173425 ERKETU 112M LTD 13 Aug 2014 09174335 FUKUIRAPTOR 119M LTD 13 Aug 2014 09174610 GARUDIMIMUS 123M LTD 13 Aug 2014 09174810 GASTONIA 126M LTD 14 Aug 2014 09175124 GORGOSAURUS 131M LTD 14 Aug 2014 09175370 GRACILICERATOPS 133M LTD 14 Aug 2014
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