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
    08126672 JIT PROCUREMENT LTD 02 Jul 2012
    08129159 BIF ENTERPRISES LTD 04 Jul 2012
    08129555 TRETH 123 LIMITED 04 Jul 2012
    08140024 W.V.A. ENGINEERING CO LIMITED 12 Jul 2012
    08145162 LS TRADE LTD 16 Jul 2012
    08145329 BRILENS INTL LIMITED 17 Jul 2012
    08148653 OUTRIGHT MANAGEMENT LTD 18 Jul 2012
    08149172 THE PEOPLES PIER LTD 19 Jul 2012
    08149286 CMC BUILDING SOLUTIONS LTD 19 Jul 2012
    08150114 ST HELENS PARK COURT, 133-135 CLARENDON ROAD RTM LIMITED 19 Jul 2012
    08150585 GRANADA ROAD MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED 20 Jul 2012
    08151505 BABY BARGAIN BASEMENT LIMITED 20 Jul 2012
    08154315 EREV LTD 24 Jul 2012
    08159704 GLOBAL FURNITURE EXPRESS LTD 27 Jul 2012
    08126539 ABDULSALAM'S QUALITY CONSULTANTS LIMITED 02 Jul 2012
    08129651 PALMERSTON FOLLIES LIMITED 04 Jul 2012
    08130477 QUEENS CLOSE RTM COMPANY LTD 04 Jul 2012
    08131988 BREAKWATERS LIMITED 05 Jul 2012
    08147460 FALBROS LTD 18 Jul 2012
    08148952 ROWLANDS CASTLE BUILDERS LTD 19 Jul 2012
    08149143 LOVESOUTHSEA LIMITED 19 Jul 2012
    08151165 EMPOWER ME NOW LIMITED 20 Jul 2012
    08151453 SAIGON CAFE LTD 20 Jul 2012
    08152724 MULTI TRADE SOUTHERN LIMITED 23 Jul 2012
    08160512 ZAIL EDUCATION LIMITED 30 Jul 2012