Southsea, Hampshire
Q3 2012 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- Q3 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Southsea when compared to any previous Q3.
- Q3 2012 was a record quarter for company registrations in Southsea when compared to any quarter in history.
- August 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Southsea when compared to any previous August.
- July 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Southsea when compared to any previous July.
- Q3 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Southsea when compared to any previous Q3.
- Q3 2012 was a record quarter for net growth in Southsea when compared to any quarter in history.
- August 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Southsea when compared to any previous August.
- July 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Southsea when compared to any previous July.
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
Q3 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Southsea when compared to any previous Q3.
Q3 2012 was a record quarter for company registrations in Southsea when compared to any quarter in history.
A total of 138 companies were registered in Southsea during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).
This figure is an increase of 30.2% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.8% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Southsea UK 2012 138 118,868 2011 106 114,512 % change 30.2% 3.8% Record Year 2012 (138) 2012 (118,868) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
August 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Southsea when compared to any previous August.
July 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Southsea when compared to any previous July.
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2012 53 46 39 New companies in 2011 22 37 47 % change 140.9% 24.3% -17.0% Record Year 2012 (53) 2012 (46) 2011 (47)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
A total of 40 companies were dissolved in Southsea during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).
This figure is a decrease of 25.9% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.5% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Southsea UK 2012 40 74,772 2011 54 72,230 % change -25.9% 3.5% Record Year 2009 (109) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2012 12 17 11 Closed companies in 2011 16 21 17 % change -25.0% -19.0% -35% Record Year 2002 (25) 2008 (59) 2009 (65)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
Q3 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Southsea when compared to any previous Q3.
Q3 2012 was a record quarter for net growth in Southsea when compared to any quarter in history.
Net company growth for Southsea during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) was 98 companies.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Southsea UK 2012 98 44,096 2011 52 42,282 Record Year 2012 (98) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
August 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Southsea when compared to any previous August.
July 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Southsea when compared to any previous July.
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2012 41 29 28 Net growth in 2011 6 16 30 Record Year 2012 (41) 2012 (29) 2011 (30)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
In the third quarter of 2012, Southsea formed 0.1% of all UK companies.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 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 (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2012 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2011 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change 116.4% 25.3% -18.0% Record Year 1965 (0.2%) 1968 (0.7%) 1962 (0.2%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2012 was 40.4.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 6.7% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 5.0% compared to the UK figure of 3.2%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
The record third quarter for female directors in Southsea was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.
25.5% of all director appointments in Southsea in the third 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 (Sep 2011-Sep 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 2.10% CONSULTING 5.05% CONSULTING 1.11% MANAGEMENT 4.75% BUILDING 0.99% CONSULTANCY 3.28% SOUTHERN 0.86% PROPERTY 2.35% PORTSMOUTH 0.86% TRADING 2.08% RTM 0.74% DESIGN 1.87% ROAD 0.74% ASSOCIATES 1.84% R 0.74% ENGINEERING 1.83% TRADING 0.74% CONSULTANTS 1.76% GLOBAL 0.74% BUSINESS 1.72% PROPERTY 0.62% CONSTRUCTION 1.70% DESIGN 0.62% MEDIA 1.67% TECHNOLOGIES 0.62% LONDON 1.67% SYSTEMS 0.62% J 1.55% SOUTHSEA 0.62% GLOBAL 1.53% PERFORMANCE 0.62% INVESTMENTS 1.46% TRAINING 0.62% IT 1.43% PROPERTIES 0.49% PROPERTIES 1.34% (PORTSMOUTH) 0.49% CARE 1.32% RESTAURANT 0.49% M 1.27% ALBERT 0.49% BUILDING 1.22% CONSULTANTS 0.49% ENTERPRISES 1.20% NMA 0.49% ELECTRICAL 1.20% CONSULTANCY 0.49% S 1.17% GREEN 0.49% SECURITY 1.16%
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 295 331,455 7487 - Other business activities 27 35,545 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 24 33,677 99999 - Dormant Company 16 25,035 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 15 13,716 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 12 14,774 56101 - Licenced restaurants 9 2,563 9305 - Other service activities 9 6,142 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 8 19,425 62090 - Other information technology service activities 8 7,869 5552 - Catering 6 1,290 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 6 3,712 98000 - Residents property management 6 2,786 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 5 3,943 7414 - Business & management consultancy 5 8,437 56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands 5 3,094 41100 - Development of building projects 5 4,965 43390 - Other building completion and finishing 5 3,093 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 5 9,891 9999 - Dormant Company 5 12,598
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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