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
    08346874 HAMPSHIRE KITCHEN AND BEDROOM COMPANY LTD. 04 Jan 2013
    08352090 A. WHYNTIE LIMITED 08 Jan 2013
    08354412 GEEMARC LIMITED 10 Jan 2013
    08357488 INVINCIBLE LEISURE LIMITED 11 Jan 2013
    08369385 PAULS HOLIDAY HOMES LIMITED 21 Jan 2013
    08374082 FIRMHOLD 2013 LIMITED 24 Jan 2013
    08376383 MAYTREE PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LIMITED 25 Jan 2013
    08344316 VTFS SYSTEMS LIMITED 02 Jan 2013
    08348898 KITSILANO VENTURES LIMITED 07 Jan 2013
    08358046 G&T METAL RECYCLING LTD 14 Jan 2013
    08359032 KA PROMO ENTERPRISES LTD 14 Jan 2013
    08361633 BYONIX DESIGN LTD 15 Jan 2013
    08364490 OMNIA ONE LTD 17 Jan 2013
    08373370 BURY SPECSAVERS HEARCARE LIMITED 24 Jan 2013
    08345011 SIANNA ORGANICS LIMITED 02 Jan 2013
    08353525 PREMIER ALLAWAY CONVENIENCE STORE LTD 09 Jan 2013
    08361311 CONSISTENTLY CREATIVE LIMITED 15 Jan 2013
    08363823 K & K PARKINSON LIMITED 17 Jan 2013
    08370181 CHASE CYCLES LIMITED 22 Jan 2013
    08371191 PLUMB DOCTOR PHD LIMITED 23 Jan 2013
    08375790 LINE RECRUITMENT LIMITED 25 Jan 2013
    08375793 NICOLAS CONSULTANTS LTD 25 Jan 2013
    08378021 K BLADEN AVIATION SERVICES LIMITED 28 Jan 2013
    08380895 H.I.T TECHNICAL SOLUTIONS LIMITED 30 Jan 2013
    08350280 BB FUNDING LINE D LIMITED 07 Jan 2013