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
New Company Registrations
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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) Southsea UK 2010 90 101,492 2009 96 94,671 % change -6.3% 7.2% Record Year 2004 (101) 2003 (107,203) New Companies by Quarter
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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
July August September New companies in 2010 25 38 27 New companies in 2009 31 32 33 % change -19.4% 18.8% -18.2% Record Year 2004 (33) 2010 (38) 2006 (36)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Southsea UK 2010 71 87,705 2009 109 159,401 % change -34.9% -45.0% Record Year 2009 (109) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2010 18 26 27 Closed companies in 2009 21 23 65 % change -14.3% 13.0% -58% Record Year 2002 (25) 2008 (59) 2009 (65)
Net Company Growth
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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) Southsea UK 2010 19 13,787 2009 -13 -64,730 Record Year 2002 (56) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2010 7 12 0 Net growth in 2009 10 9 -32 Record Year 2006 (21) 2005 (28) 2002 (22)
UK Company Share
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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 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% 2008 0.1% 2007 0.1% 2006 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1968 (0.2%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2010 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2009 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change -25.0% 7.7% -21.6% Record Year 1965 (0.2%) 1968 (0.7%) 1962 (0.2%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2009-Sep 2010)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTANCY 1.38% MANAGEMENT 5.06% MANAGEMENT 1.03% CONSULTING 4.99% MEDIA 0.86% CONSULTANCY 3.12% CONSULTING 0.86% PROPERTY 2.38% SOUTHSEA 0.86% TRADING 2.04% IT 0.69% ASSOCIATES 2.01% (SOUTH) 0.69% DESIGN 1.93% COMPUTER 0.69% CONSTRUCTION 1.86% CONSTRUCTION 0.69% BUSINESS 1.80% GLOBAL 0.69% MEDIA 1.75% S 0.69% CONSULTANTS 1.73% ENTERPRISES 0.69% LONDON 1.59% D 0.69% ENGINEERING 1.59% TO 0.52% INVESTMENTS 1.49% PORTSMOUTH 0.52% CARE 1.44% ON 0.52% J 1.44% ENTERPRISE 0.52% INTERNATIONAL 1.43% EXPRESS 0.52% GLOBAL 1.42% SECURITY 0.52% IT 1.35% PROPERTY 0.52% PROPERTIES 1.35% RTM 0.52% BUILDING 1.32% M 0.52% ELECTRICAL 1.30% PAUL 0.52% M 1.28% JUNCTION 0.52% SYSTEMS 1.26% CENTRE 0.52% S 1.24%
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 213 202,902 7487 - Other business activities 58 69,802 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 24 25,053 7414 - Business & management consultancy 16 14,940 7499 - Non-trading company 15 13,408 9999 - Dormant Company 15 21,484 99999 - Dormant Company 12 14,072 7260 - Other computer related activities 11 8,967 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 10 8,183 9305 - Other service activities 8 9,454 5530 - Restaurants 8 5,181 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 7 7,634 56101 - Licensed restaurants 7 2,153 9800 - Residents Property Management 7 1,908 4534 - Other building installation 6 2,623 98000 - Residents property management 5 3,273 62012 - Business and domestic software development 5 2,548 61900 - Other telecommunications activities 4 999 4545 - Other building completion 4 2,970 8514 - Other human health activities 4 2,650
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION 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
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