Southsea, Hampshire

Q3 2010 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • August 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Southsea 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 2010)

    A total of 90 companies were registered in Southsea during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).

    This figure is a decrease of 6.3% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 7.2% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)SouthseaUK
    201090101,492
    20099694,671
    % change-6.3%7.2%
    Record Year 2004 (101) 2003 (107,203)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    August 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Southsea when compared to any previous August.

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2010253827
    New companies in 2009313233
    % change-19.4%18.8%-18.2%
    Record Year2004 (33)2010 (38)2006 (36)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    A total of 71 companies were dissolved in Southsea during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).

    This figure is a decrease of 34.9% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 45.0% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)SouthseaUK
    20107187,705
    2009109159,401
    % change-34.9%-45.0%
    Record Year 2009 (109) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2010182627
    Closed companies in 2009212365
    % change-14.3%13.0%-58%
    Record Year2002 (25)2008 (59)2009 (65)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    Net company growth for Southsea during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) was 19 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)SouthseaUK
    20101913,787
    2009-13-64,730
    Record Year 2002 (56) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 20107120
    Net growth in 2009109-32
    Record Year2006 (21)2005 (28)2002 (22)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    In the third quarter of 2010, Southsea formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)Southsea
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    20070.1%
    20060.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1968 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20100.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20090.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change-25.0%7.7%-21.6%
    Record Year1965 (0.2%)1968 (0.7%)1962 (0.2%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2010 was 44.1.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.9% compared to the UK figure of 2.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.9% compared to the UK figure of 4.4%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Southsea was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.

    18.6% of all director appointments in Southsea in the third quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.2% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Sep 2009-Sep 2010)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTANCY1.38%MANAGEMENT5.06%
    MANAGEMENT1.03%CONSULTING4.99%
    MEDIA0.86%CONSULTANCY3.12%
    CONSULTING0.86%PROPERTY2.38%
    SOUTHSEA0.86%TRADING2.04%
    IT0.69%ASSOCIATES2.01%
    (SOUTH)0.69%DESIGN1.93%
    COMPUTER0.69%CONSTRUCTION1.86%
    CONSTRUCTION0.69%BUSINESS1.80%
    GLOBAL0.69%MEDIA1.75%
    S0.69%CONSULTANTS1.73%
    ENTERPRISES0.69%LONDON1.59%
    D0.69%ENGINEERING1.59%
    TO0.52%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    PORTSMOUTH0.52%CARE1.44%
    ON0.52%J1.44%
    ENTERPRISE0.52%INTERNATIONAL1.43%
    EXPRESS0.52%GLOBAL1.42%
    SECURITY0.52%IT1.35%
    PROPERTY0.52%PROPERTIES1.35%
    RTM0.52%BUILDING1.32%
    M0.52%ELECTRICAL1.30%
    PAUL0.52%M1.28%
    JUNCTION0.52%SYSTEMS1.26%
    CENTRE0.52%S1.24%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied213202,902
    7487 - Other business activities5869,802
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified2425,053
    7414 - Business & management consultancy1614,940
    7499 - Non-trading company1513,408
    9999 - Dormant Company1521,484
    99999 - Dormant Company1214,072
    7260 - Other computer related activities118,967
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply108,183
    9305 - Other service activities89,454
    5530 - Restaurants85,181
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering77,634
    56101 - Licensed restaurants72,153
    9800 - Residents Property Management71,908
    4534 - Other building installation62,623
    98000 - Residents property management53,273
    62012 - Business and domestic software development52,548
    61900 - Other telecommunications activities4999
    4545 - Other building completion42,970
    8514 - Other human health activities42,650

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07382496 FERVOR LTD 21 Sep 2010
    07377024 PLAYFUL CHILD LIMITED 15 Sep 2010
    07373291 CENTRAL LOGISTIC COURIERS LIMITED 13 Sep 2010
    07370217 MILLS AND BLOTT LTD. 09 Sep 2010
    07369953 U.K. CIVILS AND SURVEYS LTD. 08 Sep 2010
    07366475 EDEN GATE PICTURES LIMITED 06 Sep 2010
    07365955 NATTYBO PRODUCTIONS LIMITED 06 Sep 2010
    07365290 PINK SHELL MEDIA LIMITED 03 Sep 2010
    07363389 DUCKPOND LIMITED 02 Sep 2010
    07390824 SALVE INVESTMENTS LTD 29 Sep 2010
    07389426 MONET HAIRDRESSING LIMITED 28 Sep 2010
    07387692 DARBY'S TRAVEL LIMITED 24 Sep 2010
    07386007 ENPANEL LIMITED 23 Sep 2010
    07384373 IRISTREE LTD 22 Sep 2010
    07383710 MARITIME SURVEY LTD 22 Sep 2010
    07381425 RAZORBACK ROASTERS LIMITED 20 Sep 2010
    07380423 RAIN RACER ON-SITE-SERVICES LIMITED 17 Sep 2010
    07378622 RED BEARD SOUND PRODUCTIONS LTD 16 Sep 2010
    07374702 S A H ASSOCIATES LTD 14 Sep 2010
    07373496 SINISTRAL LTD 13 Sep 2010
    07369618 BRAIN BUILDING SERVICES LIMITED 08 Sep 2010
    07368742 MB CONSULTING (SOUTH) LTD 08 Sep 2010
    07368736 AXETIOUS LTD 08 Sep 2010
    07367857 DELAS R LTD 07 Sep 2010
    07367744 SHAMPAN (SOLENT) LTD 07 Sep 2010