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
    07360901 NEW ZEALAND FINANCING LTD 31 Aug 2010
    07359957 ARNOLD FURNITURES LTD 27 Aug 2010
    07353925 ABACAN LTD 23 Aug 2010
    07351851 27 SALISBURY ROAD MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED 20 Aug 2010
    07347823 LIVEWIRE THEATRE CONSULTANTS LIMITED 17 Aug 2010
    07347103 SGL SOUTHSEA (HOLDINGS) LIMITED 16 Aug 2010
    07360079 BM ARNOLD VENTURES LTD 31 Aug 2010
    07360066 SWUAVE UK LTD 31 Aug 2010
    07359968 DJ HALL SERVICES LTD 27 Aug 2010
    07359963 PALOMA VENTURES LTD 27 Aug 2010
    07355674 BATTERY GARDEN LTD 24 Aug 2010
    07354084 CAAFT LTD 24 Aug 2010
    07354012 BEAB IT SOLUTIONS LTD 23 Aug 2010
    07353534 GINGER EXPRESS MEDIA LIMITED 23 Aug 2010
    07352443 BILL & M LTD 20 Aug 2010
    07350421 BAFFINS INDIAN LIMITED 19 Aug 2010
    07350019 PROCURED SERVICES SOUTHERN LIMITED 18 Aug 2010
    07349764 F S I A LTD 18 Aug 2010
    07349068 HORNDEAN ESTATES LIMITED 18 Aug 2010
    07345591 RIVIERA PARK SANDOWN AIRPORT LTD 13 Aug 2010
    07341364 MEDITECHNIC LIMITED 10 Aug 2010
    07339845 SMITH-BESSENT PROPERTY SUPPORT LTD 09 Aug 2010
    07338560 RJM SYSTEMS LIMITED 06 Aug 2010
    07333675 RECHECK LIMITED 03 Aug 2010
    07332063 REDSHANK IT SERVICES LIMITED 02 Aug 2010