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Fareham, Hampshire

Q3 2011 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • July 2011 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 2011)

    A total of 170 companies were registered in Fareham during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).

    This figure is an increase of 15.6% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 12.8% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)FarehamUK
    2011170114,512
    2010147101,492
    % change15.6%12.8%
    Record Year 2006 (257) 2011 (114,512)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2011595952
    New companies in 2010455349
    % change31.1%11.3%6.1%
    Record Year2006 (91)2006 (76)2006 (90)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    A total of 146 companies were dissolved in Fareham during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).

    This figure is a decrease of 14.1% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 17.6% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)FarehamUK
    201114672,230
    201017087,705
    % change-14.1%-17.6%
    Record Year 2009 (183) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

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

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2011494849
    Closed companies in 2010476459
    % change4.3%-25.0%-17%
    Record Year2011 (49)2008 (140)2009 (85)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    Net company growth for Fareham during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) was 24 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)FarehamUK
    20112442,282
    2010-2313,787
    Record Year 2006 (174) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 201110113
    Net growth in 2010-2-11-10
    Record Year2006 (66)2005 (58)2006 (69)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

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

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)Fareham
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.2%
    20080.2%
    20070.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1967 (0.4%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20110.2%0.2%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20100.1%0.2%0.1%
    % change20.0%-6.3%-4.2%
    Record Year1967 (0.9%)1983 (0.5%)1977 (0.5%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2011 was 44.9.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.8% compared to the UK figure of 4.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.2% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

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

    30.0% of all director appointments in Fareham in the third quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.0% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT2.63%CONSULTING5.11%
    CONSULTING1.36%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    SPECSAVERS1.27%CONSULTANCY3.19%
    GLOBAL0.88%PROPERTY2.41%
    ENGINEERING0.88%TRADING2.06%
    RECRUITMENT0.88%DESIGN1.94%
    TECHNICAL0.78%ASSOCIATES1.85%
    CONSULTANCY0.78%BUSINESS1.82%
    SYSTEMS0.78%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    SCHOOL0.68%ENGINEERING1.74%
    GAS0.68%MEDIA1.72%
    FAREHAM0.68%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    DESIGN0.68%LONDON1.63%
    ELECTRICAL0.68%J1.47%
    ASSOCIATES0.68%GLOBAL1.46%
    M0.58%INVESTMENTS1.43%
    CONSTRUCTION0.58%CARE1.42%
    TRADING0.58%IT1.38%
    NETWORK0.58%BUILDING1.30%
    BUSINESS0.58%PROPERTIES1.28%
    SOUTH0.58%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    PLC0.58%M1.25%
    CORPORATION0.58%ENERGY1.22%
    PROPERTY0.58%TRAINING1.21%
    PROJECTS0.49%S1.21%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied237204,493
    7487 - Other business activities8765,177
    7499 - Non-trading company5711,543
    74990 - Non-trading company488,064
    47789 - Other retail sale of new goods in specialised stores (not commercial art galleries and opticians)48976
    9999 - Dormant Company3822,587
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified3129,245
    5248 - Other retail specialised stores302,240
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management2915,760
    99999 - Dormant Company2818,281
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities2710,137
    98000 - Residents property management202,664
    62090 - Other information technology service activities176,798
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply168,345
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering156,321
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified1310,018
    7260 - Other computer related activities128,686
    9305 - Other service activities1110,525
    7414 - Business & management consultancy1014,755
    41100 - Development of building projects93,697

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07725686 IAN FRITH LIMITED 02 Aug 2011
    07728459 CERTAINTY MANAGEMENT LTD 03 Aug 2011
    07730203 CHEETAH CRAFTS LTD 05 Aug 2011
    07734601 GREEN PEPPER TRADING LTD 09 Aug 2011
    07755835 EMROE MAC LTD 30 Aug 2011
    07749815 M KNELLER SERVICES LTD 23 Aug 2011
    07727162 ALLIED BUILDING CONSTRUCTIONS LIMITED 03 Aug 2011
    07755987 L P QUALITY SERVICES LIMITED 30 Aug 2011
    07754012 BRICKSET LIMITED 26 Aug 2011
    07723812 MJS STRAWBERRY LIPO LTD 01 Aug 2011
    07729455 CRAFTED SOLUTIONS LIMITED 04 Aug 2011
    07732040 THEMEWORLD LTD 08 Aug 2011
    07734964 WHITELEY TRADING LTD 09 Aug 2011
    07735741 SC ADAM STREET MANAGEMENT LIMITED 10 Aug 2011
    07736978 DREAM DESIGN BUILDING SERVICES LTD 11 Aug 2011
    07738098 CROSS FIRE NETWORK SOLUTIONS LTD 11 Aug 2011
    07744865 THE DOOR STORE (SOUTHERN) LTD 18 Aug 2011
    07751519 1ST TAXI SOLUTIONS LTD 24 Aug 2011
    07753704 KGO LIMITED 26 Aug 2011
    07754476 SAFE BUILDING ENVIRONMENTS LTD 26 Aug 2011
    07755715 COOLKOTE LIMITED 30 Aug 2011
    07742541 EXTENDED SKY PROTECTION LIMITED 16 Aug 2011
    07751587 RITCHIE SOLUTIONS LIMITED 24 Aug 2011
    07727945 ALEXANDER VAUGHAN LIMITED 03 Aug 2011
    07739802 SOLUTIONS 4 RECRUITMENT LTD 15 Aug 2011