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.

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 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)SouthseaUK
    2012138118,868
    2011106114,512
    % change30.2%3.8%
    Record Year 2012 (138) 2012 (118,868)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2012534639
    New companies in 2011223747
    % change140.9%24.3%-17.0%
    Record Year2012 (53)2012 (46)2011 (47)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)SouthseaUK
    20124074,772
    20115472,230
    % change-25.9%3.5%
    Record Year 2009 (109) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2012121711
    Closed companies in 2011162117
    % change-25.0%-19.0%-35%
    Record Year2002 (25)2008 (59)2009 (65)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)SouthseaUK
    20129844,096
    20115242,282
    Record Year 2012 (98) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. 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
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2012412928
    Net growth in 201161630
    Record Year2012 (41)2012 (29)2011 (30)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1968 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20120.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change116.4%25.3%-18.0%
    Record Year1965 (0.2%)1968 (0.7%)1962 (0.2%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Sep 2011-Sep 2012)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT2.10%CONSULTING5.05%
    CONSULTING1.11%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    BUILDING0.99%CONSULTANCY3.28%
    SOUTHERN0.86%PROPERTY2.35%
    PORTSMOUTH0.86%TRADING2.08%
    RTM0.74%DESIGN1.87%
    ROAD0.74%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    R0.74%ENGINEERING1.83%
    TRADING0.74%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    GLOBAL0.74%BUSINESS1.72%
    PROPERTY0.62%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    DESIGN0.62%MEDIA1.67%
    TECHNOLOGIES0.62%LONDON1.67%
    SYSTEMS0.62%J1.55%
    SOUTHSEA0.62%GLOBAL1.53%
    PERFORMANCE0.62%INVESTMENTS1.46%
    TRAINING0.62%IT1.43%
    PROPERTIES0.49%PROPERTIES1.34%
    (PORTSMOUTH)0.49%CARE1.32%
    RESTAURANT0.49%M1.27%
    ALBERT0.49%BUILDING1.22%
    CONSULTANTS0.49%ENTERPRISES1.20%
    NMA0.49%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    CONSULTANCY0.49%S1.17%
    GREEN0.49%SECURITY1.16%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied295331,455
    7487 - Other business activities2735,545
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified2433,677
    99999 - Dormant Company1625,035
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified1513,716
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities1214,774
    56101 - Licenced restaurants92,563
    9305 - Other service activities96,142
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management819,425
    62090 - Other information technology service activities87,869
    5552 - Catering61,290
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet63,712
    98000 - Residents property management62,786
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified53,943
    7414 - Business & management consultancy58,437
    56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands53,094
    41100 - Development of building projects54,965
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing53,093
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified59,891
    9999 - Dormant Company512,598

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08167683 ARIA MOTORS LTD 03 Aug 2012
    08175304 WDM MARINE AND MOTOR CONSAULTANTS LIMITED 10 Aug 2012
    08178667 MRC DIGITAL CONSULTING LIMITED 14 Aug 2012
    08180491 HAPPY EATING LIMITED 15 Aug 2012
    08186247 FIRSTFUEL LIMITED 21 Aug 2012
    08189902 DRS PROTECTION LIMITED 23 Aug 2012
    08193086 SMALL BUSINESS SAFETY SYSTEMS LIMITED 28 Aug 2012
    08194075 FREEDOM OF SEEDS LIMITED 29 Aug 2012
    08197611 SECURE SUPPORT SOLUTIONS LIMITED 31 Aug 2012
    08164857 WEY EDUCATION SCHOOLS TRUST 01 Aug 2012
    08165724 CMKIN LIMITED 02 Aug 2012
    08170128 QVIS CCTV LIMITED 07 Aug 2012
    08170381 SSG MANAGEMENT LIMITED 07 Aug 2012
    08171935 33 ST ANDREWS ROAD LIMITED 08 Aug 2012
    08173938 META MARKETING (UK) LTD 09 Aug 2012
    08174947 TRIBE WATERSPORTS LTD 10 Aug 2012
    08175495 ACCEL CAPITAL LTD 10 Aug 2012
    08176842 SOLENT LAW LIMITED 13 Aug 2012
    08178170 JC CONSTRUCTION (SOUTH) LTD 14 Aug 2012
    08180430 FULL HOUSE PORTSMOUTH LIMITED 15 Aug 2012
    08186818 SOILCON LIMITED 21 Aug 2012
    08190654 CHALLIS COURT RTM COMPANY LTD 24 Aug 2012
    08193557 S&F BROTHERS LIMITED 29 Aug 2012
    08196294 KARBO TRADE SOLUTIONS LIMITED 30 Aug 2012
    08164902 BRIGHT SMILE SALON LIMITED 01 Aug 2012