Waterlooville, Hampshire

Q3 2012 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q3 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Waterlooville when compared to any previous Q3.
  • September 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Waterlooville when compared to any previous September.
  • September 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Waterlooville when compared to any previous September.

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 Waterlooville when compared to any previous Q3.

    A total of 153 companies were registered in Waterlooville during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).

    This figure is an increase of 8.5% 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)WaterloovilleUK
    2012153118,868
    2011141114,512
    % change8.5%3.8%
    Record Year 2012 (153) 2012 (118,868)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    September 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Waterlooville when compared to any previous September.

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2012394470
    New companies in 2011415743
    % change-4.9%-22.8%62.8%
    Record Year2003 (43)2011 (57)2012 (70)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    A total of 88 companies were dissolved in Waterlooville during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).

    This figure is an increase of 6.0% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares poorly 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)WaterloovilleUK
    20128874,772
    20118372,230
    % change6.0%3.5%
    Record Year 2009 (108) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2012283129
    Closed companies in 2011422516
    % change-33.3%24.0%81%
    Record Year2011 (42)2008 (67)2009 (56)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    Net company growth for Waterlooville during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) was 65 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)WaterloovilleUK
    20126544,096
    20115842,282
    Record Year 2002 (73) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    September 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Waterlooville when compared to any previous September.

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2012111341
    Net growth in 2011-13227
    Record Year2008 (31)2011 (32)2012 (41)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    In the third quarter of 2012, Waterlooville formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)Waterlooville
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1966 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20120.1%0.1%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change-14.6%-22.2%61.0%
    Record Year1968 (0.2%)1966 (0.5%)1966 (0.3%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2012 was 42.6.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.5% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.2% 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 Waterlooville was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.

    25.0% of all director appointments in Waterlooville 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
    SOUTHERN1.87%CONSULTING5.05%
    MANAGEMENT1.56%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    BUILDING1.14%CONSULTANCY3.28%
    M1.14%PROPERTY2.35%
    CONSULTANCY1.14%TRADING2.08%
    BUSINESS0.93%DESIGN1.87%
    HOLDINGS0.93%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    CONSULTING0.93%ENGINEERING1.83%
    HAMPSHIRE0.93%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    ENGINEERING0.83%BUSINESS1.72%
    DESIGN0.83%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    CONSTRUCTION0.83%MEDIA1.67%
    ELECTRICAL0.83%LONDON1.67%
    J0.83%J1.55%
    CAR0.73%GLOBAL1.53%
    S0.73%INVESTMENTS1.46%
    ASSOCIATES0.62%IT1.43%
    (SOUTHERN)0.62%PROPERTIES1.34%
    ENTERPRISES0.62%CARE1.32%
    CONSULTANTS0.62%M1.27%
    TRADING0.62%BUILDING1.22%
    R0.62%ENTERPRISES1.20%
    ROOFING0.62%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    HAIR0.52%S1.17%
    DENTAL0.52%SECURITY1.16%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied311331,455
    7487 - Other business activities4335,545
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified3633,677
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified249,891
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management2419,425
    9999 - Dormant Company2212,598
    74990 - Non-trading company209,203
    99999 - Dormant Company2025,035
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities1614,774
    43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation132,607
    62090 - Other information technology service activities137,869
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified1313,716
    43210 - Electrical installation123,387
    96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment112,891
    7414 - Business & management consultancy118,437
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering103,493
    56302 - Public houses and bars102,823
    41100 - Development of building projects94,965
    43290 - Other construction installation81,714
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified83,943

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08201100 OCEAN MEDICAL SERVICES (SOUTH) LIMITED 04 Sep 2012
    08201365 HAMBLEDON SPICE LTD 04 Sep 2012
    08205071 RIDGEWAY MANAGEMENT SERVICES (UK) LIMITED 06 Sep 2012
    08207684 PINK AUDIO VISUAL LIMITED 10 Sep 2012
    08208096 RED PIXEL CREATIVE LTD 10 Sep 2012
    08210325 KBDC LIMITED 11 Sep 2012
    08215213 TH PERFORMANCE LIMITED 14 Sep 2012
    08219056 CHAPPLINS LETTINGS LIMITED 18 Sep 2012
    08219659 PERMATIC ENGINEERING SOLUTIONS LIMITED 18 Sep 2012
    08220724 MARATHON HAYLING ISLAND LIMITED 19 Sep 2012
    08220768 MARATHON (HAMPSHIRE) LIMITED 19 Sep 2012
    08221214 DIPROSE ASSOCIATES LIMITED 19 Sep 2012
    08224856 MAGENTA SOLUTIONS LIMITED 21 Sep 2012
    08226174 ROBOT HOUSE GAMES LIMITED 24 Sep 2012
    08226675 JECA PROPERTIES LIMITED 24 Sep 2012
    08226931 DODDS CIVIL ENGINEERING LIMITED 25 Sep 2012
    08227226 R & S YOUNG MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED 25 Sep 2012
    08230957 PICTON 100 LIMITED 27 Sep 2012
    08233954 UNITY INTERNET LIMITED 28 Sep 2012
    08234151 SPINNAKER BUILDING SERVICES LIMITED 30 Sep 2012
    08201006 ECOBUILDIT LIMITED 04 Sep 2012
    08210458 FANS EMPORIUM LIMITED 11 Sep 2012
    08225964 THE HAMPSHIRE FOOT CLINIC LIMITED 24 Sep 2012
    08227039 STARFRUITS NETWORK LTD 25 Sep 2012
    08232379 BLUE SKY HOSTS LIMITED 27 Sep 2012