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Fareham, Hampshire

Q1 2012 Business Confidence Report

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 2012)

    A total of 173 companies were registered in Fareham during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).

    This figure is an increase of 6.1% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.0% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)FarehamUK
    2012173131,491
    2011163116,391
    % change6.1%13.0%
    Record Year 2007 (284) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2012516854
    New companies in 2011544960
    % change-5.6%38.8%-10.0%
    Record Year2003 (77)2007 (84)2007 (129)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    A total of 145 companies were dissolved in Fareham during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).

    This figure is a decrease of 19.0% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 25.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)FarehamUK
    201214567,576
    201117990,987
    % change-19.0%-25.7%
    Record Year 2009 (207) 2009 (108,065)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2012584938
    Closed companies in 2011745748
    % change-21.6%-14.0%-21%
    Record Year2011 (74)2011 (57)2009 (121)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    Net company growth for Fareham during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) was 28 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)FarehamUK
    20122863,915
    2011-1625,404
    Record Year 2007 (214) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2012-71916
    Net growth in 2011-20-812
    Record Year2003 (56)2005 (63)2007 (111)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    In the first quarter of 2012, Fareham formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)Fareham
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.2%
    20080.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1979 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20120.1%0.2%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20110.2%0.1%0.1%
    % change-19.0%18.6%-15.8%
    Record Year1961 (0.5%)1968 (0.6%)1971 (0.6%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2012 was 43.1.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.2% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 1.6% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

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

    22.6% of all director appointments in Fareham in the first quarter of 2012 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 (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT2.12%CONSULTING5.07%
    SPECSAVERS1.57%MANAGEMENT4.74%
    CONSULTANCY1.39%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    GLOBAL0.92%PROPERTY2.37%
    PROPERTY0.92%TRADING2.07%
    FAREHAM0.83%DESIGN1.93%
    SOUTH0.83%ENGINEERING1.86%
    CONSULTING0.83%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    ENGINEERING0.83%CONSULTANTS1.79%
    ELECTRICAL0.74%BUSINESS1.73%
    CONSULTANTS0.74%MEDIA1.72%
    M0.74%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    BUILDING0.74%LONDON1.66%
    ALL0.65%J1.54%
    G0.65%INVESTMENTS1.51%
    DESIGN0.65%GLOBAL1.50%
    CENTRE0.55%IT1.40%
    RECRUITMENT0.55%CARE1.34%
    GAS0.55%PROPERTIES1.31%
    CORPORATION0.55%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    MARINE0.55%M1.27%
    TRAINING0.55%BUILDING1.24%
    PROJECT0.55%ENERGY1.20%
    (SOUTHERN)0.55%S1.20%
    ENERGY0.55%ENTERPRISES1.19%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied254216,665
    7487 - Other business activities7352,735
    74990 - Non-trading company589,729
    7499 - Non-trading company499,102
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified3835,233
    47789 - Other retail sale of new goods in specialised stores (not commercial art galleries and opticians)381,133
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management3319,704
    9999 - Dormant Company3118,617
    99999 - Dormant Company2825,084
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities2814,303
    5248 - Other retail specialised stores171,837
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified1513,637
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply156,934
    98000 - Residents property management143,050
    41100 - Development of building projects134,984
    7260 - Other computer related activities127,154
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified119,892
    62090 - Other information technology service activities108,145
    9305 - Other service activities98,818
    7414 - Business & management consultancy912,113

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07897248 PAUL NEW PHYSIOTHERAPY LTD 04 Jan 2012
    07910000 SWING KEEL SAILING LTD 16 Jan 2012
    07916278 IGM DRAUGHTING LTD 19 Jan 2012
    07916479 VIB VISADIENST & CONSULARSERVICES CONSULTANCY LIMITED 19 Jan 2012
    07930450 PUNTO GASTRO LIMITED 31 Jan 2012
    07910714 I4 INTERACTIVE MEDIA LIMITED 16 Jan 2012
    07918867 NSQA LIMITED 23 Jan 2012
    07920203 GLASSTECHWINDSCREENS UK LTD 23 Jan 2012
    07926360 MILLS JOHNSON PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LTD 27 Jan 2012
    07928962 SOLAR SURVEYS LIMITED 30 Jan 2012
    07896275 U PROTECT LIMITED 04 Jan 2012
    07896843 FAREHAM AUTOCENTRE LTD 04 Jan 2012
    07902210 ITGL VISION LIMITED 09 Jan 2012
    07902312 ITGL LIMITED 09 Jan 2012
    07904523 PENTLAND LOGISTICS LTD 10 Jan 2012
    07906508 THE WESSEX SAUSAGE COMPANY LIMITED 11 Jan 2012
    07910715 TURTLES DAY NURSERY LIMITED 16 Jan 2012
    07911639 SINGLETON GAS SERVICES LIMITED 16 Jan 2012
    07912279 KENS FRIED CHICKEN FAREHAM LTD 17 Jan 2012
    07912609 STRENGTH-TEC UK LTD 17 Jan 2012
    07914337 STEPH BRIGGS DESIGN LIMITED 18 Jan 2012
    07918239 HI TEC BUILDING SOLUTIONS LTD 20 Jan 2012
    07919537 ROBINSONRANCE LIMITED 23 Jan 2012
    07923570 J COOKSON LTD 25 Jan 2012
    07925394 BCS AUDIO LIMITED 26 Jan 2012