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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
    07541426 LANDKIND LTD 24 Feb 2011
    07534449 CROWE CONSULTING LTD 18 Feb 2011
    07531048 GEERING AUTOMOTIVE LTD 16 Feb 2011
    07523428 SDPS ELECTRONICS LIMITED 09 Feb 2011
    07515853 CURA FACILITIES GROUP LIMITED 03 Feb 2011
    07545116 DELTA PHASE LIMITED 28 Feb 2011
    07542509 VALLEY LETS (2011) LIMITED 25 Feb 2011
    07537530 CHISWICK SPECSAVERS LIMITED 21 Feb 2011
    07528971 MARCH SPECSAVERS LIMITED 14 Feb 2011
    07520443 SPECSAVERS RECRUITMENT SERVICES LIMITED 08 Feb 2011
    07512823 OCCUPATIONAL PSYCHIATRY LIMITED 01 Feb 2011
    OC361610 ECOTEAM ORGANIZATION LLP 08 Feb 2011
    OC361720 ULTRAMARINE OVERSEAS LLP 10 Feb 2011
    07545577 D B NETWORK SYSTEMS LTD 28 Feb 2011
    07542654 FULL CYCLE SOLUTIONS LIMITED 25 Feb 2011
    07541214 FPS150 LIMITED 24 Feb 2011
    07540198 WESSEX ENTERPRISE ALLIANCE LTD 23 Feb 2011
    07538393 GERRELL & HARD LIMITED 22 Feb 2011
    07534712 EMPIRICAL RECRUITMENT SOLUTIONS LTD 18 Feb 2011
    07532974 STILES HEATING AND PLUMBING LTD 17 Feb 2011
    07528853 CPH PROPERTY MAINTENANCE LIMITED 14 Feb 2011
    07524986 HORIZON SOURCES UK LIMITED 10 Feb 2011
    07519549 SAW DEVELOPMENTS LTD 07 Feb 2011
    07518699 MCKENNA BRINKMANN LIMITED 07 Feb 2011
    07515016 JOONBO LIMITED 02 Feb 2011