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
New Company Registrations
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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) Fareham UK 2012 187 118,868 2011 170 114,512 % change 10.0% 3.8% Record Year 2006 (257) 2012 (118,868) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2012 68 58 61 New companies in 2011 59 59 52 % change 15.3% -1.7% 17.3% Record Year 2006 (91) 2006 (76) 2006 (90)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Fareham UK 2012 160 74,772 2011 146 72,230 % change 9.6% 3.5% Record Year 2009 (183) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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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
July August September Closed companies in 2012 50 61 49 Closed companies in 2011 49 48 49 % change 2.0% 27.1% 0% Record Year 2012 (50) 2008 (140) 2009 (85)
Net Company Growth
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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) Fareham UK 2012 27 44,096 2011 24 42,282 Record Year 2006 (174) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2012 18 -3 12 Net growth in 2011 10 11 3 Record Year 2006 (66) 2005 (58) 2006 (69)
UK Company Share
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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 2012 0.2% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.2% 2008 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1967 (0.4%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2012 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% UK formation share in 2011 0.2% 0.2% 0.1% % change 3.5% -0.9% 16.0% Record Year 1967 (0.9%) 1983 (0.5%) 1977 (0.5%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2011-Sep 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage SPECSAVERS 2.65% CONSULTING 5.05% CONSULTANCY 1.83% MANAGEMENT 4.75% MANAGEMENT 1.65% CONSULTANCY 3.28% CONSULTING 1.37% PROPERTY 2.35% TRAINING 1.10% TRADING 2.08% PROPERTY 1.01% DESIGN 1.87% SOUTH 0.91% ASSOCIATES 1.84% HAMPSHIRE 0.91% ENGINEERING 1.83% BUILDING 0.82% CONSULTANTS 1.76% DESIGN 0.73% BUSINESS 1.72% (SOUTHERN) 0.73% CONSTRUCTION 1.70% CONSULTANTS 0.73% MEDIA 1.67% MARKETING 0.73% LONDON 1.67% ENGINEERING 0.73% J 1.55% SYSTEMS 0.73% GLOBAL 1.53% J 0.64% INVESTMENTS 1.46% ALL 0.64% IT 1.43% ELECTRICAL 0.64% PROPERTIES 1.34% CARE 0.64% CARE 1.32% RECRUITMENT 0.64% M 1.27% FAREHAM 0.64% BUILDING 1.22% SOUTHERN 0.64% ENTERPRISES 1.20% CRAIGARD 0.55% ELECTRICAL 1.20% GREEN 0.55% S 1.17% QUINDELL 0.55% SECURITY 1.16%
SIC Data
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Previous 36 months, excluding companies less than 12 months old
sic code number of companies uk companies None Supplied 431 331,455 7487 - Other business activities 57 35,545 74990 - Non-trading company 50 9,203 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 37 33,677 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 33 19,425 7499 - Non-trading company 29 6,164 99999 - Dormant Company 26 25,035 47789 - Other retail sale of new goods in specialised stores (not commercial art galleries and opticians) 22 1,040 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 21 14,774 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 19 13,716 98000 - Residents property management 13 2,786 41100 - Development of building projects 11 4,965 9999 - Dormant Company 11 12,598 7260 - Other computer related activities 11 4,979 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 10 9,891 5248 - Other retail specialised stores 8 1,244 43210 - Electrical installation 8 3,387 9305 - Other service activities 8 6,142 43320 - Joinery installation 8 1,220 78109 - Other activities of employment placement agencies 8 1,954
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 08168229 THE HAIRY BREAKERS LIMITED 03 Aug 2012 08171611 AUDIO 27 LTD 08 Aug 2012 08180330 FOUR. MANAGEMENT LIMITED 15 Aug 2012 08184649 SAY IT WITH A CARD LTD 20 Aug 2012 08168735 RED HOT GREEN LIMITED 06 Aug 2012 08182839 WHITMORE CONSULTANCY LIMITED 16 Aug 2012 08186076 B & D RESOURCES LTD 21 Aug 2012 08198053 LRB VALETING LIMITED 31 Aug 2012 08167034 EAGLE INTERNATIONAL (WORLDWIDE) LIMITED 03 Aug 2012 08167147 DESIGN AND MARKETING (FAREHAM) LTD 03 Aug 2012 08167948 FUSION TP (BOURNEMOUTH) LIMITED 03 Aug 2012 08169536 N&B MANAGEMENT LTD 06 Aug 2012 08169585 SALES MARKETING AND RECRUITMENT LTD 06 Aug 2012 08169769 SKI AUTONOMY LTD 06 Aug 2012 08176806 PAINPOD LTD 13 Aug 2012 08177179 GREEN DELIGHT LIMITED 13 Aug 2012 08179818 FIRMBASE (SOUTHERN) LTD 14 Aug 2012 08183584 M. E. FOWLER LTD 17 Aug 2012 08191627 YOU TRADING LIMITED 24 Aug 2012 08194151 SMOOTHLY OPERATED LIMITED 29 Aug 2012 08180918 BLISSALL LIMITED 15 Aug 2012 08185419 HPS CONTRACTING LIMITED 20 Aug 2012 08189414 PRACTICALLY MAGIC LOTIONS AND POTIONS LTD 23 Aug 2012 08196802 QUINTICA HOLDINGS LIMITED 30 Aug 2012 08198159 PETRUS CAPITAL UK LIMITED 31 Aug 2012
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