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
    07326976 SPACE PROMOTIONS LIMITED 27 Jul 2010
    07325704 NOMVUME LIMITED 26 Jul 2010
    07324218 MYNAIJAUNION INCORPORATED LTD 23 Jul 2010
    07320656 CATHEDRAL PLUMBING & HEATING LIMITED 20 Jul 2010
    07319036 YOU DREAM WE ACHIEVE LIMITED 19 Jul 2010
    07318564 BIG VOICE DIRECTORIES LIMITED 19 Jul 2010
    07317704 LUSH LGV LIMITED 16 Jul 2010
    07317030 SHREE SAP SOLUTIONS LIMITED 16 Jul 2010
    07314904 SPOT ON INKS LIMITED 14 Jul 2010
    07314124 ONACHA CONSULTING SERVICES LIMITED 14 Jul 2010
    07314089 CONSTRUCTCOM LTD 14 Jul 2010
    07310839 CUTPRICE SHOPS LIMITED 12 Jul 2010
    07303450 INNOVATIVE LEADERSHIP AND ENTERPRISE SOLUTIONS LIMITED 02 Jul 2010
    07330815 INDIGUS LTD 30 Jul 2010
    07330410 JUSTMARSH LTD 29 Jul 2010
    07328092 SPIDER ELECTRICS LTD 28 Jul 2010
    07327249 AJB PROJECT MANAGEMENT LTD 27 Jul 2010
    07326120 PREMIER YACHT PAINTING LTD 26 Jul 2010
    07320534 CROSS STORES LIMITED 20 Jul 2010
    07319789 JIMS GOLF SHACK LIMITED 20 Jul 2010
    07315937 APPROACHWAYS LIMITED 15 Jul 2010
    07309932 SAR CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITED 09 Jul 2010
    07306440 QUAGMIRE LIMITED 07 Jul 2010
    07303608 GREENFELLERS LIMITED 05 Jul 2010
    07300977 DAY'S ESTATES LTD 01 Jul 2010