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 09111390 CONSORTIO RG LTD 02 Jul 2014 09116070 BURRELL CONSULTING LTD 04 Jul 2014 09116252 IMNUB LIMITED 04 Jul 2014 09121308 PXB LTD 08 Jul 2014 09121971 SPRINKLES GELATO 3 LIMITED 08 Jul 2014 09128371 DELTA X GAMING LIMITED 14 Jul 2014 09128990 BLUSHES AND BRUSHES LTD 14 Jul 2014 09129824 NESSIAN LTD 14 Jul 2014 09131654 DURLICIOIU LIMITED 15 Jul 2014 09132476 AUCASAURUS 36M LTD 15 Jul 2014 09133417 ALAMOSAURUS 9M LTD 16 Jul 2014 09133583 ALBERTACERATOPS 10M LTD 16 Jul 2014 09136049 ANCHICERATOPS 21M LTD 17 Jul 2014 09137992 ARAGOSAURUS 28M LTD 18 Jul 2014 09138287 ARCHAEOPTERYX 31M LTD 18 Jul 2014 09138316 ARCHAEORNITHOMIMUS 32M LTD 18 Jul 2014 09138459 ARRHINOCERATOPS 34M LTD 18 Jul 2014 09138513 ROSS81AVIATION LTD 18 Jul 2014 09144974 AVALONIA 39M LTD 23 Jul 2014 09145496 AZENDOHSAURUS 41M LTD 24 Jul 2014 09156061 BAROSAURUS 46M LTD 31 Jul 2014 09110617 WESSEX TUTORS LTD 01 Jul 2014 09110674 TJJ BUILDERS LTD 01 Jul 2014 09110835 JMS INTERIORS SPECIALIST LTD 01 Jul 2014 09118187 E-SCRIPTIONS LTD 07 Jul 2014
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