Southampton, Hampshire
Q1 2015 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- February 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Southampton when compared to any previous February.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
A total of 803 companies were registered in Southampton during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).
This figure is an increase of 24.1% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 6.9% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Southampton UK 2015 803 161,156 2014 647 150,722 % change 24.1% 6.9% Record Year 2007 (984) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
February 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Southampton when compared to any previous February.
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2015 223 242 338 New companies in 2014 207 183 257 % change 7.7% 32.2% 31.5% Record Year 2012 (227) 2015 (242) 2007 (595)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
A total of 444 companies were dissolved in Southampton during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).
This figure is an increase of 3.7% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Southampton UK 2015 444 89,523 2014 428 82,370 % change 3.7% 8.7% Record Year 2009 (510) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2015 135 161 148 Closed companies in 2014 105 153 170 % change 28.6% 5.2% -13% Record Year 2008 (167) 2008 (275) 2009 (291)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
Net company growth for Southampton during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) was 359 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Southampton UK 2015 359 71,633 2014 219 68,352 Record Year 2007 (626) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2015 88 81 190 Net growth in 2014 102 30 87 Record Year 2014 (102) 2003 (129) 2007 (485)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
In the first quarter of 2015, Southampton formed 0.5% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Southampton 2015 0.5% 2014 0.4% 2013 0.5% 2012 0.5% 2011 0.5% Record Year (since 1960) 1975 (0.8%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2015 0.5% 0.5% 0.6% UK formation share in 2014 0.4% 0.4% 0.5% % change 5.7% 21.9% 19.9% Record Year 1975 (1.2%) 1985 (0.9%) 1975 (1.0%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2015 was 43.2.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.2% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.2% compared to the UK figure of 3.6%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
The record first quarter for female directors in Southampton was in 2007 when 34.0% of all directors were female.
23.6% of all director appointments in Southampton in the first quarter of 2015 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 2014-Mar 2015)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 1.16% CONSULTING 5.23% CONSULTANCY 1.07% MANAGEMENT 4.56% CONSULTING 1.07% CONSULTANCY 3.62% CARE 0.96% PROPERTY 2.72% PROPERTY 0.91% CONSTRUCTION 2.19% ELECTRICAL 0.82% CARE 2.13% CONSTRUCTION 0.73% ENGINEERING 2.12% SOUTHAMPTON 0.58% LONDON 1.91% BUILDING 0.56% TRADING 1.88% ENGINEERING 0.56% TRANSPORT 1.82% CARPENTRY 0.51% ELECTRICAL 1.76% DESIGN 0.51% DESIGN 1.65% HOLDINGS 0.51% PROPERTIES 1.63% CONSULTANTS 0.49% CO., 1.58% DEVELOPMENTS 0.47% J 1.55% SOUTH 0.47% CONSULTANTS 1.54% IT 0.44% BUSINESS 1.49% PLUMBING 0.42% INVESTMENTS 1.49% MARINE 0.42% GLOBAL 1.46% BUSINESS 0.42% ASSOCIATES 1.44% MAINTENANCE 0.40% DEVELOPMENTS 1.36% SOUTHERN 0.40% BUILDING 1.31% TRADING 0.38% IT 1.30% CLEANING 0.38% MEDIA 1.28% TRAINING 0.36% M 1.27%
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 1,161 288,953 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 181 43,081 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 174 58,522 99999 - Dormant Company 164 49,474 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 126 30,825 66190 - Activities auxiliary to financial intermediation not elsewhere classified 99 1,941 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 86 19,098 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 85 29,218 43210 - Electrical installation 65 6,139 41100 - Development of building projects 63 11,863 62090 - Other information technology service activities 63 12,862 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 60 9,080 45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles 53 5,392 41202 - Construction of domestic buildings 52 7,797 86900 - Other human health activities 50 13,990 62012 - Business and domestic software development 48 9,651 56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands 48 8,607 74990 - Non-trading company 47 13,794 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 46 10,200 86101 - Hospital activities 45 5,043
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 09416692 A&D GROUP LTD 02 Feb 2015 09419986 DIGITISED LIPSTICK LTD 03 Feb 2015 09421995 NEXUS BUSINESS TECHNOLOGY LIMITED 04 Feb 2015 09423263 KMA TAILORED SOLUTIONS LTD 05 Feb 2015 09436092 JO'S SPORTS THERAPY LIMITED 12 Feb 2015 09439213 MY SUPERSTORE LTD. 13 Feb 2015 09444168 ABS CLOTHING SOUTHAMPTON LIMITED 17 Feb 2015 09459249 JADE SEAL LIMITED 26 Feb 2015 09462693 OCTOPUS LINK LTD 27 Feb 2015 09426193 SOUTHAMPTON KEBAB HOUSE LIMITED 06 Feb 2015 09426487 WATERMELON CONSULTANCY LIMITED 06 Feb 2015 09426632 THEULA CONSULTANCY LIMITED 06 Feb 2015 OC398144 DOWN TO EARTH HEALING LLP 09 Feb 2015 09429000 G A T LTD 09 Feb 2015 09429020 OAK TREE FINANCIAL LIMITED 09 Feb 2015 09433336 ARTESQ LIMITED 11 Feb 2015 09436149 SAHARA SANTOS LTD 12 Feb 2015 09436557 WGAT LIMITED 12 Feb 2015 09436691 OSDC LTD 12 Feb 2015 09438468 ANDOVER BUFFETS LIMITED 13 Feb 2015 09442464 GREEN OFFICE TRADING LTD 17 Feb 2015 09449051 WESTMECOTT HOLDINGS LIMITED 19 Feb 2015 09449782 BEYOND DREAMS ASSETS LTD 20 Feb 2015 OC398473 NEW FOREST MINDFULNESS AND THERAPEUTIC CENTRE LLP 23 Feb 2015 09456295 SARAH TRADING LIMITED 24 Feb 2015
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