Fareham, Hampshire

Q3 2012 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • July 2012 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 2012)

    A total of 187 companies were registered in Fareham during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).

    This figure is an increase of 10.0% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.8% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)FarehamUK
    2012187118,868
    2011170114,512
    % change10.0%3.8%
    Record Year 2006 (257) 2012 (118,868)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2012685861
    New companies in 2011595952
    % change15.3%-1.7%17.3%
    Record Year2006 (91)2006 (76)2006 (90)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    A total of 160 companies were dissolved in Fareham during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).

    This figure is an increase of 9.6% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.5% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)FarehamUK
    201216074,772
    201114672,230
    % change9.6%3.5%
    Record Year 2009 (183) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    July 2012 saw a new record in company closures in Fareham when compared to any previous July.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2012506149
    Closed companies in 2011494849
    % change2.0%27.1%0%
    Record Year2012 (50)2008 (140)2009 (85)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    Net company growth for Fareham during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) was 27 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)FarehamUK
    20122744,096
    20112442,282
    Record Year 2006 (174) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 201218-312
    Net growth in 201110113
    Record Year2006 (66)2005 (58)2006 (69)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    In the third quarter of 2012, Fareham formed 0.2% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)Fareham
    20120.2%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.2%
    20080.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1967 (0.4%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20120.2%0.2%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20110.2%0.2%0.1%
    % change3.5%-0.9%16.0%
    Record Year1967 (0.9%)1983 (0.5%)1977 (0.5%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2012 was 45.0.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.9% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.0% compared to the UK figure of 3.2%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

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

    28.3% of all director appointments in Fareham in the third quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Sep 2011-Sep 2012)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    SPECSAVERS2.65%CONSULTING5.05%
    CONSULTANCY1.83%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    MANAGEMENT1.65%CONSULTANCY3.28%
    CONSULTING1.37%PROPERTY2.35%
    TRAINING1.10%TRADING2.08%
    PROPERTY1.01%DESIGN1.87%
    SOUTH0.91%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    HAMPSHIRE0.91%ENGINEERING1.83%
    BUILDING0.82%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    DESIGN0.73%BUSINESS1.72%
    (SOUTHERN)0.73%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    CONSULTANTS0.73%MEDIA1.67%
    MARKETING0.73%LONDON1.67%
    ENGINEERING0.73%J1.55%
    SYSTEMS0.73%GLOBAL1.53%
    J0.64%INVESTMENTS1.46%
    ALL0.64%IT1.43%
    ELECTRICAL0.64%PROPERTIES1.34%
    CARE0.64%CARE1.32%
    RECRUITMENT0.64%M1.27%
    FAREHAM0.64%BUILDING1.22%
    SOUTHERN0.64%ENTERPRISES1.20%
    CRAIGARD0.55%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    GREEN0.55%S1.17%
    QUINDELL0.55%SECURITY1.16%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied431331,455
    7487 - Other business activities5735,545
    74990 - Non-trading company509,203
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified3733,677
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management3319,425
    7499 - Non-trading company296,164
    99999 - Dormant Company2625,035
    47789 - Other retail sale of new goods in specialised stores (not commercial art galleries and opticians)221,040
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities2114,774
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified1913,716
    98000 - Residents property management132,786
    41100 - Development of building projects114,965
    9999 - Dormant Company1112,598
    7260 - Other computer related activities114,979
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified109,891
    5248 - Other retail specialised stores81,244
    43210 - Electrical installation83,387
    9305 - Other service activities86,142
    43320 - Joinery installation81,220
    78109 - Other activities of employment placement agencies81,954

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08200189 TECHNICAL SPACE SOLUTIONS LTD 04 Sep 2012
    08200906 MJG INDEPENDENT TRAINING AND ASSESSING LIMITED 04 Sep 2012
    08203574 PORTSMOUTH COMMERCIAL BAKERY LIMITED 06 Sep 2012
    08223178 SMALL-Q LTD 20 Sep 2012
    08203406 ELLE & ESS CONSULTANTS LIMITED 05 Sep 2012
    08218724 DICKIE DYER LIMITED 18 Sep 2012
    08218959 1905 LTD 18 Sep 2012
    08219268 NEWTOOL LIMITED 18 Sep 2012
    08223711 MOBILE PHLEBOTOMY SERVICES LTD 21 Sep 2012
    08229242 WHITELEY SYSTEMS LTD. 26 Sep 2012
    08229727 KERMALI LTD 26 Sep 2012
    08233828 CRAIGARD (1600 PARKWAY) LIMITED 28 Sep 2012
    08207265 IPADRENT LTD 10 Sep 2012
    08207351 OFFICE SUPPORT SERVICES (UK) LTD 10 Sep 2012
    08211394 SANDERSON DOMESTIC LIMITED 12 Sep 2012
    08211898 PUMP HOUSE AUCTIONS LIMITED 12 Sep 2012
    08213737 1 SHOT PLUMBING & ELECTRICAL LIMITED 13 Sep 2012
    08215304 TL IMAGING LTD 14 Sep 2012
    08215795 MAYSMOOR LIMITED 14 Sep 2012
    08220322 SC WALMGATE MANAGEMENT LIMITED 19 Sep 2012
    08223089 CLRH TECHNICAL LIMITED 20 Sep 2012
    08223473 SOUTHAMPTON CAR BODY REPAIRS LIMITED 21 Sep 2012
    08224026 DL CARPENTRY AND BUILDING SERVICES LTD 21 Sep 2012
    08225171 CROSS COMMERCIAL (SOUTHERN) LTD 24 Sep 2012
    08231605 DUEL DESIGN LIMITED 27 Sep 2012