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Southsea, Hampshire

Q3 2011 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q3 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Southsea when compared to any previous Q3.
  • September 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Southsea when compared to any previous September.
  • September 2011 saw a new record in net growth in Southsea when compared to any previous September.

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 2011)

    Q3 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Southsea when compared to any previous Q3.

    A total of 106 companies were registered in Southsea during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).

    This figure is an increase of 17.8% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 12.8% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)SouthseaUK
    2011106114,512
    201090101,492
    % change17.8%12.8%
    Record Year 2011 (106) 2011 (114,512)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    September 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Southsea when compared to any previous September.

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2011223747
    New companies in 2010253827
    % change-12.0%-2.6%74.1%
    Record Year2004 (33)2010 (38)2011 (47)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    A total of 54 companies were dissolved in Southsea during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).

    This figure is a decrease of 23.9% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 17.6% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)SouthseaUK
    20115472,230
    20107187,705
    % change-23.9%-17.6%
    Record Year 2009 (109) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2011162117
    Closed companies in 2010182627
    % change-11.1%-19.2%-37%
    Record Year2002 (25)2008 (59)2009 (65)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    Net company growth for Southsea during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) was 52 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)SouthseaUK
    20115242,282
    20101913,787
    Record Year 2002 (56) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    September 2011 saw a new record in net growth in Southsea when compared to any previous September.

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 201161630
    Net growth in 20107120
    Record Year2006 (21)2005 (28)2011 (30)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

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

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)Southsea
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    20070.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1968 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20100.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change-19.6%-18.1%57.3%
    Record Year1965 (0.2%)1968 (0.7%)1962 (0.2%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2011 was 42.2.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.1% compared to the UK figure of 4.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.9% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Southsea was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.

    22.7% of all director appointments in Southsea in the third quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.0% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT1.19%CONSULTING5.11%
    CONSTRUCTION1.04%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    SOUTHSEA1.04%CONSULTANCY3.19%
    CONSULTING1.04%PROPERTY2.41%
    PORTSMOUTH0.89%TRADING2.06%
    CATERING0.89%DESIGN1.94%
    ENGINEERING0.74%ASSOCIATES1.85%
    MEDIA0.74%BUSINESS1.82%
    BUILDING0.59%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    CONSULTANCY0.59%ENGINEERING1.74%
    CO0.59%MEDIA1.72%
    STUDENT0.59%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    CONTRACTORS0.59%LONDON1.63%
    SOUTHERN0.59%J1.47%
    SALES0.59%GLOBAL1.46%
    ELECTRICAL0.59%INVESTMENTS1.43%
    ROAD0.59%CARE1.42%
    INTERNATIONAL0.45%IT1.38%
    SOUTH0.45%BUILDING1.30%
    FINEST0.45%PROPERTIES1.28%
    J0.45%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    CARS0.45%M1.25%
    (PORTSMOUTH)0.45%ENERGY1.22%
    REAL0.45%TRAINING1.21%
    FARM0.45%S1.21%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied199204,493
    7487 - Other business activities4865,177
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified2129,245
    99999 - Dormant Company1518,281
    9999 - Dormant Company1322,587
    9305 - Other service activities1110,525
    7414 - Business & management consultancy1114,755
    7260 - Other computer related activities108,686
    5530 - Restaurants95,640
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified910,018
    7499 - Non-trading company911,543
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply88,345
    56101 - Licensed restaurants72,332
    62090 - Other information technology service activities76,798
    98000 - Residents property management62,664
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities610,137
    5552 - Catering62,363
    4545 - Other building completion62,731
    56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands51,777
    4533 - Plumbing51,565

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07723845 CUTSIEPIE PRODUCTIONS LTD 01 Aug 2011
    07725438 GB INSPECTION AND SURVEYING SERVICES LTD 02 Aug 2011
    07737710 OMKAR TECHNOLOGIES LTD 11 Aug 2011
    07745954 EXCEL AUTOMOTIVE PORTSMOUTH LIMITED 18 Aug 2011
    07746858 SOUTHAMPTON STUDENT PROPERTIES LIMITED 19 Aug 2011
    07752235 P & L PLASTICS & FLOORING LIMITED 25 Aug 2011
    07734742 ABACUS BUILDING SERVICES (HANTS) LTD 09 Aug 2011
    07723762 DERZI REAL ESTATE LIMITED 01 Aug 2011
    07725492 LAS VEGAS NAILS & WAXING LTD 02 Aug 2011
    07726024 ADTRONIX LTD 02 Aug 2011
    07728856 FINE FOOD (GB) LTD 04 Aug 2011
    07728992 APRENDO IT LTD 04 Aug 2011
    07732210 SSIPFFO LIMITED 08 Aug 2011
    07733278 COSHAM FISH & CHIPS LTD 08 Aug 2011
    07733666 THE WIZARD OF OZAN LTD 09 Aug 2011
    07736061 DEJIVU TRADING LIMITED 10 Aug 2011
    07745055 QUEST COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED 18 Aug 2011
    07748194 STRIKETEAM PROJECT SERVICES LIMITED 22 Aug 2011
    07754649 MIDDLETON CLARKE LTD 26 Aug 2011
    07755140 INDUSTRY SOLUTIONS LTD 30 Aug 2011
    07755142 EUROPE CONSTRUCTION LTD 30 Aug 2011
    07732949 LIVE ICONIC LIMITED 08 Aug 2011
    07737751 JOINT VENTURE DISTRIBUTION LIMITED 11 Aug 2011
    07740118 COMPUTERS SYSTEMS SOLUTION LTD 15 Aug 2011
    07744992 E-MECH ENGINEERING LIMITED 18 Aug 2011