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.

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 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)SouthamptonUK
    2014938143,414
    2013584132,684
    % change60.6%8.1%
    Record Year 2014 (938) 2014 (143,414)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2014289338311
    New companies in 2013215164205
    % change34.4%106.1%51.7%
    Record Year2014 (289)2014 (338)2014 (311)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)SouthamptonUK
    2014561101,670
    201344886,170
    % change25.2%18.0%
    Record Year 2009 (568) 2009 (159,405)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2014252151158
    Closed companies in 2013172122154
    % change46.5%23.8%3%
    Record Year2014 (252)2008 (357)2009 (263)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)SouthamptonUK
    201437741,744
    201313646,514
    Record Year 2014 (377) 2013 (46,514)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. 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
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 201437187153
    Net growth in 2013434251
    Record Year2008 (141)2014 (187)2014 (153)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20140.7%
    20130.4%
    20120.4%
    20110.5%
    20100.4%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1993 (0.8%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20140.6%0.8%0.6%
    UK formation share in 20130.5%0.4%0.5%
    % change22.1%96.5%39.2%
    Record Year1970 (1.1%)1978 (1.1%)1991 (1.0%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Sep 2013-Sep 2014)

    Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING1.19%CONSULTING5.17%
    MANAGEMENT1.14%MANAGEMENT4.63%
    CONSULTANCY0.97%CONSULTANCY3.55%
    PROPERTY0.92%PROPERTY2.62%
    CARE0.87%ENGINEERING2.07%
    CONSTRUCTION0.84%CONSTRUCTION2.05%
    ELECTRICAL0.77%TRADING2.00%
    ENGINEERING0.65%LONDON1.95%
    SOUTHAMPTON0.60%CARE1.94%
    CONSULTANTS0.55%TRANSPORT1.76%
    IT0.52%DESIGN1.70%
    BUILDING0.52%CONSULTANTS1.70%
    DESIGN0.50%PROPERTIES1.63%
    SOUTHERN0.50%BUSINESS1.62%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.47%J1.53%
    MAINTENANCE0.45%ELECTRICAL1.53%
    MARINE0.42%GLOBAL1.51%
    INVESTMENTS0.42%INVESTMENTS1.50%
    S0.42%ASSOCIATES1.48%
    TRADING0.42%MEDIA1.38%
    HOLDINGS0.40%CO.,1.36%
    CARPENTRY0.37%DEVELOPMENTS1.35%
    BUSINESS0.37%BUILDING1.30%
    CLEANING0.37%IT1.30%
    SOLENT0.35%M1.23%

SIC Data

  1. Previous 36 months, excluding companies less than 12 months old

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied1,190278,481
    66190 - Activities auxiliary to financial intermediation not elsewhere classified2132,006
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management18040,717
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified17957,264
    99999 - Dormant Company16348,286
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities12129,313
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified8718,890
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified8328,224
    62090 - Other information technology service activities6712,795
    43210 - Electrical installation625,922
    41100 - Development of building projects6010,604
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified528,501
    62012 - Business and domestic software development529,675
    45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles485,335
    56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands457,917
    86900 - Other human health activities4511,807
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet439,914
    56101 - Licensed restaurants428,546
    49410 - Freight transport by road429,960
    74990 - Non-trading company4214,006

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    09158050 BOROGOVIA 51M LTD 01 Aug 2014
    09159406 ANBO INVESTMENTS UK LIMITED 04 Aug 2014
    09160306 D&R FRIPP LIMITED 04 Aug 2014
    09160380 CAMPTOSAURUS 59M LTD 04 Aug 2014
    09160621 CAUDIPTERYX 62M LTD 05 Aug 2014
    09160836 ANBO UK LIMITED 05 Aug 2014
    09160856 CENTROSAURUS 64M LTD 05 Aug 2014
    09160860 CEDARPELTA 63M LTD 05 Aug 2014
    09161491 IMPERIAL INVESTMENT & MORTGAGE SERVICES LTD 05 Aug 2014
    09162793 SUSSEX SUBS LTD 05 Aug 2014
    09163292 CERATOSAURUS 65M LTD 05 Aug 2014
    09164620 CHIALINGOSAURUS 70M LTD 06 Aug 2014
    09164693 CHINDESAURUS 71M LTD 06 Aug 2014
    09165487 GLOWTANNING LTD 07 Aug 2014
    09165552 COLORADISAURUS 79M LTD 07 Aug 2014
    09167811 M.V.O UK CAR TRADING LIMITED 08 Aug 2014
    09169341 MEDICDOC LIMITED 11 Aug 2014
    09171374 DELTADROMEUS 90M LTD 12 Aug 2014
    09171584 DICERATOPS 91M LTD 12 Aug 2014
    09171862 CONCHORAPTOR 81M LTD 12 Aug 2014
    09171943 CONFUCIUSORNIS 82M LTD 12 Aug 2014
    09174067 EUOPLOCEPHALUS 115M LTD 13 Aug 2014
    09174123 EUSKELOSAURUS 117M LTD 13 Aug 2014
    09174335 FUKUIRAPTOR 119M LTD 13 Aug 2014
    09174503 GARGOYLEOSAURUS 122M LTD 13 Aug 2014