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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
    07545484 HEATING PARTS DIRECT LIMITED 28 Feb 2011
    07539760 SC CARS LTD 23 Feb 2011
    07539143 MONEYFIELDS SPORTS & SOCIAL CLUB LIMITED 22 Feb 2011
    07538076 1ST AMI-CABLE LTD 22 Feb 2011
    07537830 WHL DESIGN LTD 22 Feb 2011
    07535213 THE RANDOM SCARVES LTD 18 Feb 2011
    07534402 FOREXTRADING LTD 18 Feb 2011
    07534107 TALL MAN MEDIA LTD 17 Feb 2011
    07532494 C3MS COLLABORATION LIMITED 16 Feb 2011
    07512137 AJPD CONSULTING LTD 01 Feb 2011
    07511690 KC HUMAN RESOURCES LTD 01 Feb 2011
    07546083 LIBBY LEMONADE LIMITED 28 Feb 2011
    07545820 AGE UK PORTSMOUTH (TRADING) LIMITED 28 Feb 2011
    07531060 TERENCE DOUGLAS LIMITED 16 Feb 2011
    07529440 CAP INSTALLATIONS LTD 15 Feb 2011
    07514825 BODYMIND PRINCIPLES LIMITED 02 Feb 2011
    07512080 NMA FAREHAM LIMITED 01 Feb 2011