Fareham, Hampshire

Q3 2010 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • July 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Fareham 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 2010)

    A total of 147 companies were registered in Fareham during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).

    This figure is a decrease of 1.3% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 7.2% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)FarehamUK
    2010147101,492
    200914994,671
    % change-1.3%7.2%
    Record Year 2006 (257) 2003 (107,203)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2010455349
    New companies in 2009544154
    % change-16.7%29.3%-9.3%
    Record Year2006 (91)2006 (76)2006 (90)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    A total of 170 companies were dissolved in Fareham during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).

    This figure is a decrease of 7.1% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 45.0% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)FarehamUK
    201017087,705
    2009183159,401
    % change-7.1%-45.0%
    Record Year 2009 (183) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

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

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2010476459
    Closed companies in 2009415785
    % change14.6%12.3%-31%
    Record Year2010 (47)2008 (140)2009 (85)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    Net company growth for Fareham during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) was -23 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)FarehamUK
    2010-2313,787
    2009-34-64,730
    Record Year 2006 (174) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2010-2-11-10
    Net growth in 200913-16-31
    Record Year2006 (66)2005 (58)2006 (69)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

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

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)Fareham
    20100.1%
    20090.2%
    20080.2%
    20070.2%
    20060.3%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1967 (0.4%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20100.1%0.2%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20090.2%0.1%0.2%
    % change-22.5%17.3%-13.0%
    Record Year1967 (0.9%)1983 (0.5%)1977 (0.5%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

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

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 1.7% compared to the UK figure of 2.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 5.6% compared to the UK figure of 4.4%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Fareham was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.

    25.6% of all director appointments in Fareham in the third quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.2% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT2.47%MANAGEMENT5.06%
    SPECSAVERS1.68%CONSULTING4.99%
    CONSULTANCY1.48%CONSULTANCY3.12%
    CONSULTING0.79%PROPERTY2.38%
    NEW0.69%TRADING2.04%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.69%ASSOCIATES2.01%
    FINANCIAL0.69%DESIGN1.93%
    J0.59%CONSTRUCTION1.86%
    ASSOCIATES0.59%BUSINESS1.80%
    ENGINEERING0.59%MEDIA1.75%
    DEVELOPMENT0.59%CONSULTANTS1.73%
    HAMPSHIRE0.59%LONDON1.59%
    (SOUTHERN)0.59%ENGINEERING1.59%
    TRAINING0.49%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    CAPITAL0.49%CARE1.44%
    SYSTEMS0.49%J1.44%
    MARINE0.49%INTERNATIONAL1.43%
    RECRUITMENT0.49%GLOBAL1.42%
    CONSTRUCTION0.49%IT1.35%
    FINANCE0.49%PROPERTIES1.35%
    INTERNATIONAL0.49%BUILDING1.32%
    EUROPE0.49%ELECTRICAL1.30%
    COMMERCIAL0.49%M1.28%
    S0.49%SYSTEMS1.26%
    BEAUTY0.40%S1.24%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied236202,902
    7487 - Other business activities9269,802
    47789 - Other retail sale of new goods in specialised stores (not commercial art galleries and opticians)68882
    7499 - Non-trading company4813,408
    98000 - Residents property management453,273
    5248 - Other retail specialised stores442,205
    9999 - Dormant Company3921,484
    74990 - Non-trading company367,649
    99999 - Dormant Company3214,072
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified3125,053
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management2613,161
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities258,292
    7414 - Business & management consultancy2414,940
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering187,634
    62090 - Other information technology service activities175,716
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply148,183
    9800 - Residents Property Management141,908
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified127,767
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified116,460
    7450 - Labour recruitment112,972

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07352245 STREAMLINE TAXIS FAREHAM LIMITED 20 Aug 2010
    07337242 MCL (MARINE COATINGS) LIMITED 05 Aug 2010
    07335886 TEMPLE WEALTH MANAGEMENT LTD 04 Aug 2010
    07333262 LJLM SERVICES LTD 02 Aug 2010
    07350514 FAREHAM LIMITED 19 Aug 2010
    07349635 CAWTES REACH ESTATE MANAGEMENT LIMITED 18 Aug 2010
    07343462 ACE EDITORIAL SERVICES LIMITED 11 Aug 2010
    07343250 MOTION INTERACTIVE LIMITED 11 Aug 2010
    07336508 SOUTHERN ENERGY SOLUTIONS LTD 05 Aug 2010
    07359801 SALAMANDER ARCHITECTURAL GLAZING SOLUTIONS LIMITED 27 Aug 2010
    07357921 GREENWAYS ADVANCED FUEL EVACUATION SERVICES LIMITED 26 Aug 2010
    07356569 RIVERSIDE VETS LIMITED 25 Aug 2010
    07356425 BOUNDARY OAK SERVICES LIMITED 25 Aug 2010
    07354382 CAMGIL LIMITED 24 Aug 2010
    07352099 GMS (PARKING) LIMITED 20 Aug 2010
    07350475 LADBROOK ELECTRICAL CONTRACTING LIMITED 19 Aug 2010
    07347074 ALBION UTILITY D S LIMITED 16 Aug 2010
    07343193 SKYNFUL ELECTRONICS LTD 11 Aug 2010
    07342202 MTF SOLUTIONS LIMITED 11 Aug 2010
    07341466 WEST CONSULTANCY LTD 10 Aug 2010
    07340423 P.W.F. FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT LIMITED 09 Aug 2010
    07335361 PREDATOR POWER LIMITED 04 Aug 2010
    07333595 SARDINIA ORG UK LTD 03 Aug 2010
    07350822 EGUL LIMITED 19 Aug 2010
    07350813 FENNER VERWALTUNG LIMITED 19 Aug 2010