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Fareham, Hampshire

Q1 2011 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • February 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Fareham when compared to any previous February.
  • January 2011 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 2011)

    A total of 163 companies were registered in Fareham during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).

    This figure is an increase of 14.8% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)FarehamUK
    2011163116,391
    2010142105,137
    % change14.8%10.7%
    Record Year 2007 (284) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2011544960
    New companies in 2010453265
    % change20.0%53.1%-7.7%
    Record Year2003 (77)2007 (84)2007 (129)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    A total of 179 companies were dissolved in Fareham during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).

    This figure is an increase of 23.4% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.0% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)FarehamUK
    201117990,986
    201014582,677
    % change23.4%10.0%
    Record Year 2009 (207) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    February 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Fareham when compared to any previous February.

    January 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Fareham when compared to any previous January.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2011745748
    Closed companies in 2010544348
    % change37.0%32.6%0%
    Record Year2011 (74)2011 (57)2009 (121)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    Net company growth for Fareham during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) was -16 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)FarehamUK
    2011-1625,405
    2010-322,460
    Record Year 2007 (214) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2011-20-812
    Net growth in 2010-9-1117
    Record Year2003 (56)2005 (63)2007 (111)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    In the first quarter of 2011, Fareham formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)Fareham
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.2%
    20080.2%
    20070.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1979 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20110.2%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20100.2%0.1%0.2%
    % change3.5%34.8%-11.9%
    Record Year1961 (0.5%)1968 (0.6%)1971 (0.6%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2011 was 45.1.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.8% compared to the UK figure of 3.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.2% compared to the UK figure of 4.3%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

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

    29.1% of all director appointments in Fareham in the first quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.4% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2010-Mar 2011)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT2.53%CONSULTING5.04%
    SPECSAVERS1.46%MANAGEMENT4.97%
    CONSULTING1.36%CONSULTANCY3.16%
    CONSULTANCY1.07%PROPERTY2.38%
    SYSTEMS0.88%TRADING2.10%
    RECRUITMENT0.88%DESIGN1.93%
    FINANCIAL0.88%ASSOCIATES1.92%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.78%BUSINESS1.87%
    TRAINING0.78%CONSTRUCTION1.80%
    CARE0.68%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    FINANCE0.68%MEDIA1.69%
    TECHNICAL0.68%ENGINEERING1.61%
    PROPERTY0.68%LONDON1.60%
    MARKETING0.68%CARE1.45%
    (SOUTHERN)0.68%J1.45%
    ENGINEERING0.68%GLOBAL1.44%
    PLC0.68%INVESTMENTS1.43%
    ASSOCIATES0.58%IT1.41%
    NEW0.58%PROPERTIES1.36%
    CONSTRUCTION0.58%BUILDING1.34%
    VERWALTUNG0.58%M1.30%
    EUROPE0.58%ELECTRICAL1.28%
    ENTERPRISE0.49%S1.24%
    GROUP0.49%INTERNATIONAL1.23%
    FAREHAM0.49%SYSTEMS1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied239202,798
    7487 - Other business activities7460,968
    47789 - Other retail sale of new goods in specialised stores (not commercial art galleries and opticians)561,028
    7499 - Non-trading company4511,316
    74990 - Non-trading company408,695
    9999 - Dormant Company3919,765
    98000 - Residents property management363,154
    5248 - Other retail specialised stores361,957
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management3316,150
    99999 - Dormant Company3118,336
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified3030,253
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities2710,246
    62090 - Other information technology service activities176,996
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering176,183
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified1510,085
    7414 - Business & management consultancy1412,916
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply137,000
    70100 - Activities of head offices132,849
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified107,788
    7450 - Labour recruitment102,475

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07496902 FORCE FITNESS LTD 18 Jan 2011
    07487248 REGENCY CARE LIMITED 10 Jan 2011
    07509171 HAYWARDS HEATH SPECSAVERS HEARCARE LIMITED 28 Jan 2011
    07482392 RUSSELL RENNISON BOAT SERVICES LIMITED 05 Jan 2011
    OC360852 ELMWAY SERVICE LLP 13 Jan 2011
    07510060 CAR TRADING AND REPAIRS LIMITED 31 Jan 2011
    07506587 PRIME SECURITY SERVICES LTD 26 Jan 2011
    07503162 CENTRALEX BUILDING LTD 24 Jan 2011
    07500574 PAY (ARG) AT LTD 21 Jan 2011
    07499453 T&D MOTOR TRADERS LTD 20 Jan 2011
    07499011 DUAL ALUMINIUM SYSTEMS LIMITED 19 Jan 2011
    07497165 ENTERPRISE MUTUAL LIMITED 18 Jan 2011
    07489400 MASTERTRADE CONTRACTORS LIMITED 11 Jan 2011
    07486807 TAW ACCOUNTANCY SERVICES LIMITED 10 Jan 2011
    07483795 INTERCRM LIMITED 06 Jan 2011
    07483602 G.R. DATA SERVICES LTD 06 Jan 2011
    07483601 PINE TREE WALK LIMITED 06 Jan 2011
    07481989 REALISTIC CONSTRUCTION LIMITED 04 Jan 2011
    07508677 SANDERS-GROUP VERWALTUNG LIMITED 27 Jan 2011
    07508618 V-PACK INT LIMITED 27 Jan 2011
    07508486 ASSET AND PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LIMITED 27 Jan 2011
    07508382 KALAC BAUSTAHLVERLEGUNG LIMITED 27 Jan 2011
    07508067 NE. EMO VERWALTUNG PLC 27 Jan 2011
    07508037 CARTEC-KFZ-SERVICE STROMBERG PLC 27 Jan 2011
    07501250 SHADOWS OF ANGELS LIMITED 21 Jan 2011