Fareham, Hampshire

Q1 2010 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • January 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Fareham when compared to any previous January.

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 (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    A total of 142 companies were registered in Fareham during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).

    This figure is a decrease of 25.7% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.5% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)FarehamUK
    2010142105,137
    200919191,034
    % change-25.7%15.5%
    Record Year 2007 (284) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2010453265
    New companies in 2009486380
    % change-6.3%-49.2%-18.8%
    Record Year2003 (77)2007 (84)2007 (129)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    A total of 145 companies were dissolved in Fareham during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).

    This figure is a decrease of 30.0% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 23.5% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)FarehamUK
    201014582,677
    2009207108,060
    % change-30.0%-23.5%
    Record Year 2009 (207) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    January 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Fareham when compared to any previous January.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2010544348
    Closed companies in 20093848121
    % change42.1%-10.4%-60%
    Record Year2010 (54)2009 (48)2009 (121)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    Net company growth for Fareham during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) was -3 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)FarehamUK
    2010-322,460
    2009-16-17,026
    Record Year 2007 (214) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2010-9-1117
    Net growth in 20091015-41
    Record Year2003 (56)2005 (63)2007 (111)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    In the first quarter of 2010, Fareham formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)Fareham
    20100.1%
    20090.2%
    20080.2%
    20070.2%
    20060.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1979 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20100.2%0.1%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20090.2%0.2%0.2%
    % change-13.0%-56.5%-32.5%
    Record Year1961 (0.5%)1968 (0.6%)1971 (0.6%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2010 was 46.2.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 1.6% compared to the UK figure of 2.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 5.5% compared to the UK figure of 4.9%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Fareham was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.

    25.4% of all director appointments in Fareham in the first quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 24.7% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2009-Mar 2010)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    SPECSAVERS2.42%MANAGEMENT5.01%
    MANAGEMENT2.22%CONSULTING4.60%
    CONSULTANCY1.51%CONSULTANCY2.87%
    VISIONPLUS1.31%PROPERTY2.50%
    CONSULTING0.91%ASSOCIATES2.04%
    HAMPSHIRE0.81%TRADING1.93%
    J0.81%DESIGN1.91%
    DESIGN0.71%CONSTRUCTION1.87%
    HOUSE0.71%MEDIA1.84%
    SOUTH0.71%BUSINESS1.74%
    ASSOCIATES0.71%INTERNATIONAL1.73%
    DEVELOPMENT0.61%CONSULTANTS1.63%
    CONSULTANTS0.61%ENGINEERING1.54%
    BUILDING0.61%J1.48%
    COMMERCIAL0.50%LONDON1.45%
    COMMUNICATIONS0.50%INVESTMENTS1.45%
    ENGINEERING0.50%GROUP1.37%
    TRADING0.50%GLOBAL1.35%
    SYSTEMS0.50%PROPERTIES1.35%
    RECRUITMENT0.50%BUILDING1.34%
    MARINE0.50%CARE1.33%
    CONSTRUCTION0.50%ELECTRICAL1.30%
    C0.50%M1.28%
    CENTRE0.50%SYSTEMS1.25%
    PROPERTY0.50%S1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied322228,645
    7487 - Other business activities9774,904
    47789 - Other retail sale of new goods in specialised stores (not commercial art galleries and opticians)91918
    98000 - Residents property management623,892
    5248 - Other retail specialised stores512,161
    74990 - Non-trading company398,149
    99999 - Dormant Company3713,808
    9999 - Dormant Company3419,948
    7499 - Non-trading company3415,398
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified3126,974
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities279,943
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management2514,007
    7414 - Business & management consultancy2317,003
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering239,325
    62090 - Other information technology service activities176,340
    9800 - Residents Property Management162,185
    7450 - Labour recruitment153,809
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified148,154
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified147,143
    41100 - Development of building projects124,513

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07206588 MARINE & LEISURE LTD 29 Mar 2010
    07204041 INNOVATION CARPENTRY & DESIGN LIMITED 25 Mar 2010
    07189936 CO UK REALISATIONS 2014 LIMITED 16 Mar 2010
    07189185 ENTRELL LTD 15 Mar 2010
    07176042 SANDMAN ASSOCIATES LIMITED 03 Mar 2010
    07174821 DESUMO TRADING LTD 02 Mar 2010
    07199546 WICKFORD SPECSAVERS LIMITED 23 Mar 2010
    07195741 AXIOUN FACHUEBERSETZUNGEN HAGEN LIMITED 19 Mar 2010
    07192287 KLIMA-SERVICE-NORD LIMITED 17 Mar 2010
    07191133 GARY PRYOR LTD 16 Mar 2010
    07185115 WANANCHI LIMITED 10 Mar 2010
    07180641 GUILDFORD SALON LIMITED 06 Mar 2010
    07175960 SHEARINGS CHAUFFEURS LTD 03 Mar 2010
    07206770 IDEAL ENERGY SOLUTIONS LTD 29 Mar 2010
    07201209 CONCEPT CONSTRUCTION & MANAGEMENT LIMITED 24 Mar 2010
    07197416 ONSITE SERVICES DW LIMITED 22 Mar 2010
    07197151 DEVEX COURIERS LTD 22 Mar 2010
    07191228 R J STEELE & COMPANY LIMITED 16 Mar 2010
    07187432 RAFIQUE HOMES LIMITED 12 Mar 2010
    07182277 INCREATION LIMITED 09 Mar 2010
    07177088 SICAR LTD 03 Mar 2010
    07172904 SORGIN 2 CAPITAL LIMITED 01 Mar 2010
    07172694 HAMPSHIRE GRAPHICS LIMITED 01 Mar 2010
    07172367 POTENTIAL DIFFERENCE LIMITED 01 Mar 2010
    OC352866 STUDENT CASTLE INVESTMENTS LLP 04 Mar 2010