Southsea, Hampshire
2012 Half Year Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- The first half of 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Southsea when compared to any previous first half year.
- The first half of 2012 was a record first half year for company registrations in Southsea when compared to any half year in history.
- April 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Southsea when compared to any previous April.
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New Company Registrations
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
The first half of 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Southsea when compared to any previous first half year.
The first half of 2012 was a record first half year for company registrations in Southsea when compared to any half year in history.
In the first half of 2012 a total of 230 companies were formed in Southsea. This figure is 15.0% higher than last year, which compares well to the UK wide figure of 10.7%.
The highest total for a first half year in Southsea occurred in 2012 when a total of 230 were formed.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Southsea UK 2012 230 253,150 2011 200 228,735 % change 15.0% 10.7% Record Year 2012 (230) 2007 (279,097) New Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
A total of 96 companies were registered in Southsea during the second quarter of 2012 (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012).
This figure is a decrease of 11.9% versus the same period last year (Q2 2011). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.3% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) Southsea UK 2012 96 121,659 2011 109 112,344 % change -11.9% 8.3% Record Year 2011 (109) 2012 (121,659) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)
April 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Southsea when compared to any previous April.
New Companies by Month
April May June New companies in 2012 42 30 24 New companies in 2011 33 45 31 % change 27.3% -33.3% -22.6% Record Year 2012 (42) 2011 (45) 2007 (32)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
In the first half of 2012 a total of 123 companies were dissolved in Southsea. This figure is 21.7% lower than last year, which compares well to the UK wide change of -8.9%.
The highest total for a first half year in Southsea occurred in 2009 when a total of 281 were closed.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Southsea UK 2012 123 147,793 2011 157 162,310 % change -21.7% -8.9% Record Year 2009 (281) 2009 (289,236) Dissolved Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
A total of 63 companies were dissolved in Southsea during the second quarter of 2012 (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012).
This figure is an increase of 1.6% versus the same period last year (Q2 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 12.5% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) Southsea UK 2012 63 80,218 2011 62 71,324 % change 1.6% 12.5% Record Year 2009 (157) 2009 (181,177) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
April May June Closed companies in 2012 23 17 23 Closed companies in 2011 18 30 14 % change 27.8% -43.3% 64% Record Year 2009 (47) 2009 (62) 2009 (48)
Net Company Growth
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
In the first half of 2012 the company register for Southsea increased by 107 companies.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Southsea UK 2012 107 105,357 2011 43 66,425 Record Year 2007 (114) 2007 (171,296) Net Growth by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
Net company growth for Southsea during the second quarter of 2012 (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) was 33 companies.
second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) Southsea UK 2012 33 41,441 2011 47 41,020 Record Year 2003 (52) 2003 (69,274) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)
Net Growth by Month
April May June Net growth in 2012 19 13 1 Net growth in 2011 15 15 17 Record Year 2007 (27) 2003 (18) 2003 (19)
UK Company Share
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
In the first half of 2012 Southsea formed 0.1% of all UK companies. This is the same as the 2011 figure of 0.1%.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Southsea 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% 2008 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1968 (0.2%) Company Share by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
In the second quarter of 2012, Southsea formed 0.1% of all UK companies.
second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) Southsea 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% 2008 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1968 (0.2%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)
Company Share by Month
April May June UK formation share in 2012 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2011 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change 7.1% -41.5% -17.3% Record Year 1960 (0.3%) 1975 (0.3%) 1968 (0.3%)
Director Age
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
The average age of a director in the first half of 2012 was 41.5.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.5% compared to the UK figure of 4.9%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.6% compared to the UK figure of 3.4%.
Director Age by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
The average age of a director in the second quarter of 2012 was 41.3.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.5% compared to the UK figure of 5.2%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 1.6% compared to the UK figure of 3.3%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
The record first half year for female directors in Southsea was 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
20.1% of all director appointments in Southsea in the first half of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 23.4% for the same period.
Director Gender by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
The record second quarter for female directors in Southsea was in 1866 when 57.1% of all directors were female.
20.4% of all director appointments in Southsea in the second quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Jun 2011-Jun 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 1.86% CONSULTING 5.07% CONSULTING 1.20% MANAGEMENT 4.74% BUILDING 1.06% CONSULTANCY 3.28% SOUTHSEA 0.93% PROPERTY 2.35% SOUTHERN 0.93% TRADING 2.10% PORTSMOUTH 0.93% DESIGN 1.89% TRADING 0.80% ENGINEERING 1.87% PERFORMANCE 0.66% ASSOCIATES 1.82% CONSULTANCY 0.66% CONSULTANTS 1.78% R 0.66% CONSTRUCTION 1.71% (PORTSMOUTH) 0.66% BUSINESS 1.70% RESTAURANT 0.66% MEDIA 1.69% PROPERTY 0.66% LONDON 1.68% DESIGN 0.66% J 1.57% NMA 0.53% GLOBAL 1.51% INC 0.53% INVESTMENTS 1.48% FOOD 0.53% IT 1.42% ENGINEERING 0.53% CARE 1.31% PROPERTIES 0.53% PROPERTIES 1.31% CONSTRUCTION 0.53% M 1.26% ALBERT 0.53% ELECTRICAL 1.23% MEDIA 0.53% BUILDING 1.23% PRODUCTIONS 0.40% SECURITY 1.19% CONSULTANTS 0.40% S 1.18% CO 0.40% ENTERPRISES 1.17%
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 221 244,457 7487 - Other business activities 34 47,029 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 27 35,447 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 16 14,220 99999 - Dormant Company 16 26,088 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 14 15,280 7414 - Business & management consultancy 9 10,978 9305 - Other service activities 9 7,926 56101 - Licenced restaurants 9 2,540 62090 - Other information technology service activities 8 8,258 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 8 20,390 9999 - Dormant Company 8 16,469 7260 - Other computer related activities 7 6,456 98000 - Residents property management 7 3,001 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 7 3,818 5552 - Catering 6 1,722 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 6 6,356 5530 - Restaurants 6 4,037 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 6 10,271 7499 - Non-trading company 6 8,023
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 08062944 PROSERVE BUILDING SOLUTIONS LTD 09 May 2012 08063397 POMPEY 1898 LIMITED 10 May 2012 08063667 SUCH CONSULTANTS LTD 10 May 2012 08066244 JANE SANDERS CONTRACT SOLUTIONS LTD 11 May 2012 08068526 BEAR BATHROOMS LIMITED 14 May 2012 08074885 T REX ELECTRICAL SERVICES LTD 18 May 2012 08080750 PURE GROUND MILTON C.I.C. 23 May 2012 08082238 DAHNEO LTD 24 May 2012 08082682 DISHGUYS LIMITED 24 May 2012 08056852 ALLSTARS RECORDS LTD 03 May 2012 08057786 WE DO LTD 04 May 2012 08058662 PREMIER SOLUTIONS INC LTD 04 May 2012 08059922 HAHA TRAINING LTD 08 May 2012 08062171 URBARNO LTD 09 May 2012 08063378 CONCRETE HOSPITALITY SOLUTIONS LIMITED 10 May 2012 08065814 MYNTEC LTD 11 May 2012 08066995 RAINBOW FOOD MART LTD 14 May 2012 08072876 WILLIAMS YACHT SERVICES LIMITED 17 May 2012 08074347 KALISI LTD 18 May 2012 08075029 AYTHER & CO LIMITED 18 May 2012 08075576 AMBARABA LIMITED 18 May 2012 08079155 YE TRADING LTD 22 May 2012 08083500 TIAN YU UK LTD 25 May 2012 08083593 UNDERGROUND SOIREE OF ECLECTIC DELIGHTS LIMITED 25 May 2012 08090606 PEDSOFT CONSULTING LTD 31 May 2012
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