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Southsea, Hampshire

Q1 2011 Business Confidence Report

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 (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    A total of 91 companies were registered in Southsea during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).

    This figure is an increase of 12.3% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)SouthseaUK
    201191116,391
    201081105,137
    % change12.3%10.7%
    Record Year 2007 (119) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2011301744
    New companies in 2010222831
    % change36.4%-39.3%41.9%
    Record Year2008 (35)2008 (35)2007 (59)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    A total of 95 companies were dissolved in Southsea during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).

    This figure is a decrease of 13.6% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.0% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)SouthseaUK
    20119590,986
    201011082,677
    % change-13.6%10.0%
    Record Year 2009 (124) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2011372137
    Closed companies in 2010402446
    % change-7.5%-12.5%-20%
    Record Year2010 (40)2009 (28)2009 (80)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    Net company growth for Southsea during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) was -4 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)SouthseaUK
    2011-425,405
    2010-2922,460
    Record Year 2007 (72) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2011-7-47
    Net growth in 2010-184-15
    Record Year2005 (16)2006 (21)2007 (45)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    In the first quarter of 2011, Southsea formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)Southsea
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    20070.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1978 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.0%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20100.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change17.6%-46.6%35.3%
    Record Year1967 (0.2%)1978 (0.3%)1978 (0.2%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2011 was 40.9.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.4% compared to the UK figure of 3.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.2% compared to the UK figure of 4.3%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Southsea was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.

    21.1% of all director appointments in Southsea in the first quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.4% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2010-Mar 2011)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT1.10%CONSULTING5.04%
    CONSULTING1.10%MANAGEMENT4.97%
    CONSTRUCTION0.79%CONSULTANCY3.16%
    PORTSMOUTH0.63%PROPERTY2.38%
    CATERING0.63%TRADING2.10%
    COMPUTER0.63%DESIGN1.93%
    SOUTHSEA0.63%ASSOCIATES1.92%
    HEATING0.63%BUSINESS1.87%
    ROAD0.63%CONSTRUCTION1.80%
    MEDIA0.63%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    SOUTHERN0.63%MEDIA1.69%
    CONSULTANCY0.63%ENGINEERING1.61%
    JUNCTION0.47%LONDON1.60%
    GLOBAL0.47%CARE1.45%
    IT0.47%J1.45%
    S0.47%GLOBAL1.44%
    FINEST0.47%INVESTMENTS1.43%
    PROPERTY0.47%IT1.41%
    J0.47%PROPERTIES1.36%
    DINING0.47%BUILDING1.34%
    ELECTRICAL0.47%M1.30%
    ENTERPRISES0.47%ELECTRICAL1.28%
    BUILDING0.47%S1.24%
    CLUB0.47%INTERNATIONAL1.23%
    CONTRACTORS0.47%SYSTEMS1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied193202,798
    7487 - Other business activities5260,968
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified2430,253
    7414 - Business & management consultancy1412,916
    99999 - Dormant Company1318,336
    9999 - Dormant Company1319,765
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified1010,085
    7499 - Non-trading company911,316
    7260 - Other computer related activities87,789
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply87,000
    56101 - Licensed restaurants82,736
    5530 - Restaurants74,898
    9305 - Other service activities78,740
    9800 - Residents Property Management61,503
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities610,246
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management516,150
    62090 - Other information technology service activities56,996
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering56,183
    98000 - Residents property management53,154
    71129 - Other engineering activities41,590

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07584902 LIVINGROOMS HOME IMPROVEMENTS LTD 30 Mar 2011
    07582939 FM TRADER LIMITED 29 Mar 2011
    07578417 VERIFIED LIMITED 25 Mar 2011
    07576561 AUTO LEASE & FINANCE (UK) LIMITED 24 Mar 2011
    07576169 BDTS CONSULTANCY LTD. 24 Mar 2011
    07565885 AIROPON LTD 16 Mar 2011
    07562735 EURO-ELEVEN LIMITED 14 Mar 2011
    07560342 HUNTER INNOVATIONS LTD 11 Mar 2011
    07556092 SOUTH COAST WAKEBOARDING LIMITED 08 Mar 2011
    07549972 VIKTOR & OTTER LTD 03 Mar 2011
    07586293 FIRETECH LIMITED 31 Mar 2011
    07585460 ANDREW SHAW TRANSPORT SERVICES LTD 31 Mar 2011
    07574571 TAG INTERNET LIMITED 23 Mar 2011
    07571587 BILASH DINING LIMITED 21 Mar 2011
    07569673 SAJ SALES MANAGEMENT LTD 18 Mar 2011
    07568582 QVIS LIMITED 17 Mar 2011
    07567191 STELLA CLAVISQUE REAL ESTATE INTERNATIONAL LTD 16 Mar 2011
    07565359 LANGMOOR FARM LTD 15 Mar 2011
    07563758 DIGITALBOXCOVER LTD 15 Mar 2011
    07562796 CALICE LIMITED 14 Mar 2011
    07558343 SO INDIA PULBOROUGH LIMITED 09 Mar 2011
    07552795 STILLWATER (UK) LIMITED 04 Mar 2011
    07550220 ANODOS SOLUTIONS LIMITED 03 Mar 2011
    07550178 CRAFTY WALRUS LTD 03 Mar 2011
    07548825 CAMS CONTRACTING LIMITED 02 Mar 2011