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
New Company Registrations
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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) Southsea UK 2012 134 131,491 2011 91 116,391 % change 47.3% 13.0% Record Year 2012 (134) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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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
January February March New companies in 2012 39 51 44 New companies in 2011 30 17 44 % change 30.0% 200.0% 0.0% Record Year 2012 (39) 2012 (51) 2007 (59)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Southsea UK 2012 60 67,576 2011 95 90,987 % change -36.8% -25.7% Record Year 2009 (124) 2009 (108,065) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2012 22 21 17 Closed companies in 2011 37 21 37 % change -40.5% 0.0% -54% Record Year 2010 (40) 2009 (28) 2009 (80)
Net Company Growth
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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) Southsea UK 2012 74 63,915 2011 -4 25,404 Record Year 2012 (74) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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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
January February March Net growth in 2012 17 30 27 Net growth in 2011 -7 -4 7 Record Year 2012 (17) 2012 (30) 2007 (45)
UK Company Share
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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 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% 2008 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1978 (0.2%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2012 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2011 0.1% 0.0% 0.1% % change 11.5% 156.7% -6.4% Record Year 1967 (0.2%) 1978 (0.3%) 1978 (0.2%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 1.30% CONSULTING 5.07% PORTSMOUTH 1.17% MANAGEMENT 4.74% CONSULTING 1.17% CONSULTANCY 3.30% SOUTHSEA 1.04% PROPERTY 2.37% BUILDING 0.78% TRADING 2.07% CONSULTANCY 0.78% DESIGN 1.93% SOUTHERN 0.78% ENGINEERING 1.86% CATERING 0.78% ASSOCIATES 1.84% CONSTRUCTION 0.78% CONSULTANTS 1.79% MEDIA 0.78% BUSINESS 1.73% STUDENT 0.65% MEDIA 1.72% PERFORMANCE 0.65% CONSTRUCTION 1.72% PROPERTY 0.65% LONDON 1.66% ENGINEERING 0.52% J 1.54% NMA 0.52% INVESTMENTS 1.51% ALBERT 0.52% GLOBAL 1.50% TECHNOLOGIES 0.52% IT 1.40% GREEN 0.52% CARE 1.34% ASSOCIATES 0.52% PROPERTIES 1.31% (PORTSMOUTH) 0.52% ELECTRICAL 1.27% PROPERTIES 0.39% M 1.27% L 0.39% BUILDING 1.24% INTERNATIONAL 0.39% ENERGY 1.20% SPICE 0.39% S 1.20% CAR 0.39% ENTERPRISES 1.19%
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 206 216,665 7487 - Other business activities 40 52,735 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 27 35,233 99999 - Dormant Company 16 25,084 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 12 13,637 62090 - Other information technology service activities 10 8,145 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 10 14,303 7414 - Business & management consultancy 9 12,113 9305 - Other service activities 9 8,818 9999 - Dormant Company 8 18,617 7260 - Other computer related activities 8 7,154 5530 - Restaurants 8 4,633 98000 - Residents property management 8 3,050 5552 - Catering 7 1,960 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 7 9,892 56101 - Licenced restaurants 7 2,051 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 7 19,704 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 6 6,934 7499 - Non-trading company 6 9,102 56101 - Licensed restaurants 5 1,885
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION 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
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