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
    07324561 SOUTHCOAST CONSULTING MANAGEMENT LTD 23 Jul 2010
    07303322 JAG DECORATORS LIMITED 02 Jul 2010
    07321549 ALTON SPECSAVERS LIMITED 21 Jul 2010
    07318370 SWEET JEANIE'S LTD 19 Jul 2010
    07317928 INGENUITI LTD 19 Jul 2010
    07317383 SCIROCCO WIND & RENEWAL ENERGIES LTD 16 Jul 2010
    07316710 URBAN PARKLAND DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED 15 Jul 2010
    07310715 UNIQUE CARPENTRY AND BUILDING SERVICES LIMITED 12 Jul 2010
    07310675 CURA MAINTENANCE (SOUTHERN) LIMITED 12 Jul 2010
    07310292 POSDESK LIMITED 09 Jul 2010
    07331940 WAY TO GO CATERING LTD 30 Jul 2010
    07331623 THE FURNITURE COLLECTION LTD 30 Jul 2010
    07328387 ADVANTAGE AUTOMOTIVE LIMITED 28 Jul 2010
    07325680 ADVANCED ROOFING & DRIVEWAY SYSTEMS LIMITED 26 Jul 2010
    07321069 CHILWORTH PARTNERSHIP LTD 21 Jul 2010
    07320927 W HART (FAREHAM) LIMITED 21 Jul 2010
    07320592 DAVID EAST LIMITED 20 Jul 2010
    07317023 RELATE & COMMUNICATE LTD 16 Jul 2010
    07315212 ROSSEAU CONSULTING SERVICES LIMITED 15 Jul 2010
    07312763 PERFECT PIZZA FAREHAM LTD 13 Jul 2010
    07310662 PUREMED LTD 12 Jul 2010
    07310330 CHARLES GALE TAILORING LIMITED 09 Jul 2010
    07305295 STARBUCK AND MACK 06 Jul 2010
    07323996 BAUKOORDINATION SCHMIDT LIMITED 23 Jul 2010
    07323313 BEREWOOD PROJECTS LIMITED 22 Jul 2010