Fareham, Hampshire

Q3 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.

Headlines

  • August 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Fareham when compared to any previous August.
  • August 2013 saw a new record in net growth in Fareham when compared to any previous August.

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 2013)

    A total of 249 companies were registered in Fareham during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).

    This figure is an increase of 33.2% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.6% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)FarehamUK
    2013249132,684
    2012187118,868
    % change33.2%11.6%
    Record Year 2006 (257) 2013 (132,684)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    August 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Fareham when compared to any previous August.

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 20137410372
    New companies in 2012685861
    % change8.8%77.6%18.0%
    Record Year2006 (91)2013 (103)2006 (90)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    A total of 139 companies were dissolved in Fareham during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).

    This figure is a decrease of 15.2% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.5% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)FarehamUK
    201313986,170
    201216475,908
    % change-15.2%13.5%
    Record Year 2009 (183) 2009 (159,405)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2013474250
    Closed companies in 2012506153
    % change-6.0%-31.1%-6%
    Record Year2012 (50)2008 (140)2009 (85)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    Net company growth for Fareham during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) was 110 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)FarehamUK
    201311046,514
    20122342,960
    Record Year 2006 (174) 2013 (46,514)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    August 2013 saw a new record in net growth in Fareham when compared to any previous August.

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2013276122
    Net growth in 201218-38
    Record Year2006 (66)2013 (61)2006 (69)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    In the third quarter of 2013, Fareham formed 0.2% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)Fareham
    20130.2%
    20120.2%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1992 (0.4%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20130.2%0.2%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20120.2%0.2%0.2%
    % change-2.6%62.9%3.5%
    Record Year1992 (0.4%)1983 (0.5%)1992 (0.4%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2013 was 44.9.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 7.9% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.3% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Fareham was in 2005 when 34.5% of all directors were female.

    31.5% of all director appointments in Fareham in the third quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.2% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    SPECSAVERS4.35%CONSULTING5.27%
    HEARCARE2.22%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    MANAGEMENT1.79%CONSULTANCY3.45%
    DOMICILIARY1.62%PROPERTY2.53%
    CONSULTING1.28%TRADING2.08%
    CONSULTANCY1.11%ENGINEERING1.83%
    ENGINEERING0.94%LONDON1.79%
    SOLENT0.77%DESIGN1.78%
    DESIGN0.77%BUSINESS1.74%
    PROPERTY0.77%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    10.68%CONSULTANTS1.69%
    TRAINING0.68%CARE1.64%
    ELECTRICAL0.68%ASSOCIATES1.61%
    J0.68%GLOBAL1.59%
    CONSTRUCTION0.68%J1.54%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.60%MEDIA1.54%
    (SOUTHERN)0.60%INVESTMENTS1.53%
    MARINE0.60%PROPERTIES1.45%
    20.60%IT1.39%
    DIRECT0.51%M1.25%
    SOUTHERN0.51%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    PROPERTIES0.51%BUILDING1.19%
    GLOBAL0.51%CAPITAL1.19%
    HOME0.51%DEVELOPMENTS1.16%
    SC0.51%TRAINING1.15%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied276260,135
    99999 - Dormant Company7046,169
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management6634,970
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified5954,854
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities5326,675
    47789 - Other retail sale of new goods in specialised stores (not commercial art galleries and opticians)451,596
    74990 - Non-trading company3614,228
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified2825,547
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified2417,715
    43210 - Electrical installation185,724
    41100 - Development of building projects159,271
    56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands156,651
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities146,979
    78109 - Other activities of employment placement agencies143,601
    62012 - Business and domestic software development129,104
    62090 - Other information technology service activities1212,516
    43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation124,590
    71122 - Engineering related scientific and technical consulting activities122,723
    43290 - Other construction installation123,158
    85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified115,576

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08681614 GAROEVANS LTD 09 Sep 2013
    08687483 SOLENT DEVELOPMENTS LTD 12 Sep 2013
    08688401 SOTA ELECTRICAL LTD 12 Sep 2013
    08692787 ZEBRA HOME SERVICES LIMITED 17 Sep 2013
    08709014 BROAD ELECTRICAL SERVICES LTD 27 Sep 2013
    08670749 BUTTERFLY VALVE SOLUTIONS LIMITED 02 Sep 2013
    08671664 TRIPLE AAA CONTROL LIMITED 02 Sep 2013
    08672971 MUGFORD & CO WILLS (FAREHAM) LTD 02 Sep 2013
    08673552 SHUTTERBOOTH LIMITED 03 Sep 2013
    08681978 REVEROF LTD 09 Sep 2013
    08685111 SOUTH EAST AUTOMATIONS LIMITED 10 Sep 2013
    08686191 BLUE ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS LTD 11 Sep 2013
    08686235 START YOUR DREAM LTD 11 Sep 2013
    08690972 JAKE & LEAH LIMITED 16 Sep 2013
    08707677 3KTM LIMITED 26 Sep 2013
    08711106 DMC DOUBLE GLAZING LTD 30 Sep 2013
    08678015 EKNIC SOLUTIONS LIMITED 05 Sep 2013
    08680136 SOUTHWICK FORESTRY LIMITED 06 Sep 2013
    08680854 CASSON BECKMAN WEALTH MANAGEMENT LIMITED 06 Sep 2013
    08681221 SIMPLE SAILING SOLUTIONS LTD 09 Sep 2013
    08681992 E2E LOGISTICS SOLUTIONS LTD 09 Sep 2013
    08690352 CANARIAN SUN VILLAS LIMITED 13 Sep 2013
    08696078 SWITCHED ON (DOMESTIC) LIMITED 18 Sep 2013
    08698267 GREEN AND SONS LIMITED 19 Sep 2013
    08698374 BC FISH HOUSE LIMITED 19 Sep 2013