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Southsea, Hampshire

Q1 2012 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q1 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Southsea when compared to any previous Q1.
  • Q1 2012 was a record quarter for company registrations in Southsea when compared to any quarter in history.
  • February 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Southsea when compared to any previous February.
  • January 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Southsea when compared to any previous January.
  • Q1 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Southsea when compared to any previous Q1.
  • Q1 2012 was a record quarter for net growth in Southsea when compared to any quarter in history.
  • February 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Southsea when compared to any previous February.
  • January 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Southsea when compared to any previous January.

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 2012)

    Q1 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Southsea when compared to any previous Q1.

    Q1 2012 was a record quarter for company registrations in Southsea when compared to any quarter in history.

    A total of 134 companies were registered in Southsea during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).

    This figure is an increase of 47.3% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.0% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)SouthseaUK
    2012134131,491
    201191116,391
    % change47.3%13.0%
    Record Year 2012 (134) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    February 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Southsea when compared to any previous February.

    January 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Southsea when compared to any previous January.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2012395144
    New companies in 2011301744
    % change30.0%200.0%0.0%
    Record Year2012 (39)2012 (51)2007 (59)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    A total of 60 companies were dissolved in Southsea during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).

    This figure is a decrease of 36.8% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 25.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)SouthseaUK
    20126067,576
    20119590,987
    % change-36.8%-25.7%
    Record Year 2009 (124) 2009 (108,065)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2012222117
    Closed companies in 2011372137
    % change-40.5%0.0%-54%
    Record Year2010 (40)2009 (28)2009 (80)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    Q1 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Southsea when compared to any previous Q1.

    Q1 2012 was a record quarter for net growth in Southsea when compared to any quarter in history.

    Net company growth for Southsea during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) was 74 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)SouthseaUK
    20127463,915
    2011-425,404
    Record Year 2012 (74) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    February 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Southsea when compared to any previous February.

    January 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Southsea when compared to any previous January.

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2012173027
    Net growth in 2011-7-47
    Record Year2012 (17)2012 (30)2007 (45)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    In the first quarter of 2012, Southsea formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)Southsea
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1978 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20120.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.0%0.1%
    % change11.5%156.7%-6.4%
    Record Year1967 (0.2%)1978 (0.3%)1978 (0.2%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2012 was 41.7.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.8% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.2% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

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

    23.0% of all director appointments in Southsea in the first quarter of 2012 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 (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT1.30%CONSULTING5.07%
    PORTSMOUTH1.17%MANAGEMENT4.74%
    CONSULTING1.17%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    SOUTHSEA1.04%PROPERTY2.37%
    BUILDING0.78%TRADING2.07%
    CONSULTANCY0.78%DESIGN1.93%
    SOUTHERN0.78%ENGINEERING1.86%
    CATERING0.78%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    CONSTRUCTION0.78%CONSULTANTS1.79%
    MEDIA0.78%BUSINESS1.73%
    STUDENT0.65%MEDIA1.72%
    PERFORMANCE0.65%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    PROPERTY0.65%LONDON1.66%
    ENGINEERING0.52%J1.54%
    NMA0.52%INVESTMENTS1.51%
    ALBERT0.52%GLOBAL1.50%
    TECHNOLOGIES0.52%IT1.40%
    GREEN0.52%CARE1.34%
    ASSOCIATES0.52%PROPERTIES1.31%
    (PORTSMOUTH)0.52%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    PROPERTIES0.39%M1.27%
    L0.39%BUILDING1.24%
    INTERNATIONAL0.39%ENERGY1.20%
    SPICE0.39%S1.20%
    CAR0.39%ENTERPRISES1.19%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied206216,665
    7487 - Other business activities4052,735
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified2735,233
    99999 - Dormant Company1625,084
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified1213,637
    62090 - Other information technology service activities108,145
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities1014,303
    7414 - Business & management consultancy912,113
    9305 - Other service activities98,818
    9999 - Dormant Company818,617
    7260 - Other computer related activities87,154
    5530 - Restaurants84,633
    98000 - Residents property management83,050
    5552 - Catering71,960
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified79,892
    56101 - Licenced restaurants72,051
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management719,704
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply66,934
    7499 - Non-trading company69,102
    56101 - Licensed restaurants51,885

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07975567 SMALL GARDEN SHOP LTD 05 Mar 2012
    07979939 SALMON PROPERTY TRADING LTD 07 Mar 2012
    07984211 JDH TECHNOLOGIES LTD 09 Mar 2012
    07986463 RAM STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING LTD 12 Mar 2012
    07987892 SEASONS LETTING LTD 13 Mar 2012
    07990280 DAL MARINE LTD 14 Mar 2012
    07995908 MARKETING CONNEXIONS LIMITED 19 Mar 2012
    07996476 HOME SYSTEMS LIMITED 19 Mar 2012
    08002435 I.MILNER & SONS LIMITED 22 Mar 2012
    08004337 DRINK REPUBLIC LIMITED 23 Mar 2012
    08011874 JANE FIELD LIMITED 29 Mar 2012
    08012433 ADB ENGINEERS LTD 29 Mar 2012
    07973572 KRZ LEARNING LTD 02 Mar 2012
    07974373 MACKINNON BROWN LTD 02 Mar 2012
    07979274 EDPS SOUTHERN LTD 07 Mar 2012
    07980630 LASER LIPO PORTSMOUTH LIMITED 07 Mar 2012
    07980688 FISHOR CONSULTING LTD 07 Mar 2012
    07981778 INDIGO (SOCIAL) LTD 08 Mar 2012
    07984588 LLEDRITH LTD 09 Mar 2012
    07988911 R & L GRINDING LIMITED 13 Mar 2012
    07990127 POLAR SOLUTIONS INC LTD 14 Mar 2012
    07991662 GREEN EFFICIENCY LTD. 15 Mar 2012
    07994782 PERFORMANCE YACHT CHARTER LIMITED 19 Mar 2012
    07997727 J HOWARD ROOFING LTD 20 Mar 2012
    08001043 HONG KONG EXPRESS (NEWPORT) LTD 22 Mar 2012