Fareham, Hampshire

Q1 2013 Business Confidence Report

NOTICE: We have improved our calculations of the statistics in these reports, so some figures and records may not match previous reports.

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 2013)

    A total of 197 companies were registered in Fareham during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).

    This figure is an increase of 13.9% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 2.5% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)FarehamUK
    2013197134,802
    2012173131,491
    % change13.9%2.5%
    Record Year 2007 (284) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2013627065
    New companies in 2012516854
    % change21.6%2.9%20.4%
    Record Year2003 (77)2007 (84)2007 (129)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    A total of 156 companies were dissolved in Fareham during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).

    This figure is an increase of 7.6% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.3% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)FarehamUK
    201315677,914
    201214567,576
    % change7.6%15.3%
    Record Year 2009 (207) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2013544656
    Closed companies in 2012584938
    % change-6.9%-6.1%47%
    Record Year2011 (74)2011 (57)2009 (121)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    Net company growth for Fareham during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) was 41 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)FarehamUK
    20134156,888
    20122863,915
    Record Year 2007 (214) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 20138249
    Net growth in 2012-71916
    Record Year2003 (56)2005 (63)2007 (111)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    In the first quarter of 2013, Fareham formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)Fareham
    20130.1%
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1992 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20130.1%0.2%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20120.1%0.2%0.1%
    % change9.0%2.2%24.5%
    Record Year1983 (0.4%)1999 (0.3%)1993 (0.4%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2013 was 49.8.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 13.5% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 0.2% compared to the UK figure of 1.8%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Fareham was in 2005 when 34.3% of all directors were female.

    16.2% of all director appointments in Fareham in the first quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 28.1% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2012-Mar 2013)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    SPECSAVERS2.11%CONSULTING5.18%
    MANAGEMENT1.85%MANAGEMENT4.78%
    CONSULTING1.58%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    CONSULTANCY1.23%PROPERTY2.44%
    TRAINING1.06%TRADING2.06%
    HEARCARE1.06%DESIGN1.79%
    ENGINEERING1.06%ENGINEERING1.78%
    SYSTEMS0.88%BUSINESS1.77%
    HAMPSHIRE0.88%ASSOCIATES1.75%
    PROPERTY0.79%LONDON1.72%
    MARKETING0.79%CONSULTANTS1.71%
    COMMERCIAL0.79%CONSTRUCTION1.69%
    DESIGN0.70%MEDIA1.63%
    J0.70%GLOBAL1.57%
    BUILDING0.70%J1.56%
    SC0.70%CARE1.46%
    RECRUITMENT0.70%IT1.43%
    SUPPORT0.62%INVESTMENTS1.41%
    SOUTHERN0.62%PROPERTIES1.36%
    PROPERTIES0.53%M1.25%
    HOME0.53%BUILDING1.21%
    GREEN0.53%ENTERPRISES1.19%
    D0.53%ELECTRICAL1.18%
    ELECTRICAL0.53%TRAINING1.17%
    CARE0.53%SECURITY1.15%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied263249,183
    99999 - Dormant Company6443,384
    74990 - Non-trading company5614,129
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified5554,531
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management5332,624
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities4924,894
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified3523,532
    47789 - Other retail sale of new goods in specialised stores (not commercial art galleries and opticians)331,630
    41100 - Development of building projects218,637
    43210 - Electrical installation195,625
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified1716,448
    98000 - Residents property management164,579
    7487 - Other business activities147,556
    56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands135,629
    78109 - Other activities of employment placement agencies123,240
    96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment115,248
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing115,145
    62090 - Other information technology service activities1012,664
    43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation104,332
    86900 - Other human health activities108,465

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08393878 OKC CONSULTANTS LIMITED 07 Feb 2013
    08407856 CURA (GROUP) LIMITED 18 Feb 2013
    08412456 INSPIRE AND FLOURISH LTD. 20 Feb 2013
    08386869 TJB AUTOSERVICES LIMITED 04 Feb 2013
    08395272 WAXINVENT LIMITED 08 Feb 2013
    08395402 TREXSOL18 LIMITED 08 Feb 2013
    08404703 POPPIES PLAICE LIMITED 15 Feb 2013
    08420479 GMK LIMITED 26 Feb 2013
    08385022 CARBASE (2013) LIMITED 01 Feb 2013
    08387763 TOUZEL ACCOUNTANCY SERVICES LTD 04 Feb 2013
    08388740 SL PROPERTIES SOUTHERN LIMITED 05 Feb 2013
    08391588 1ST CLASS COATING SPECIALISTS LIMITED 06 Feb 2013
    08392968 SKYWORKERS (UK) LIMITED 07 Feb 2013
    08395451 HSO CAPITAL LIMITED 08 Feb 2013
    08396083 OMEGA GENERAL CONTRACTORS LIMITED 08 Feb 2013
    08396104 J B GREEN GENERAL CONTRACTORS LIMITED 08 Feb 2013
    08408068 SHDM LIMITED 18 Feb 2013
    08424666 C O METAL RECYCLING LIMITED 28 Feb 2013
    08385183 PORTSMOUTH TENNIS ACADEMY LTD 01 Feb 2013
    08390522 INDESIGN INTERIORS LTD 06 Feb 2013
    08393039 OFFICE CLEARANCE LIMITED 07 Feb 2013
    08393691 DENMEAD CONSTRUCTION LIMITED 07 Feb 2013
    08402452 CELLER HIGHTS LIMITED 14 Feb 2013
    08406421 MJG PLANNING LIMITED 18 Feb 2013
    08422613 REDLOBSTER DESIGN LTD 27 Feb 2013