Fareham, Hampshire

Q1 2014 Business Confidence Report

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 2014)

    A total of 207 companies were registered in Fareham during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).

    This figure is an increase of 5.1% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.8% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)FarehamUK
    2014207150,722
    2013197134,802
    % change5.1%11.8%
    Record Year 2007 (284) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2014626976
    New companies in 2013627065
    % change0.0%-1.4%16.9%
    Record Year2003 (77)2007 (84)2007 (129)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    A total of 141 companies were dissolved in Fareham during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).

    This figure is a decrease of 9.6% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 5.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)FarehamUK
    201414182,370
    201315677,914
    % change-9.6%5.7%
    Record Year 2009 (207) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2014295458
    Closed companies in 2013544656
    % change-46.3%17.4%4%
    Record Year2011 (74)2011 (57)2009 (121)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    Net company growth for Fareham during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) was 66 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)FarehamUK
    20146668,352
    20134156,888
    Record Year 2007 (214) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2014331518
    Net growth in 20138249
    Record Year2003 (56)2005 (63)2007 (111)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    In the first quarter of 2014, Fareham formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)Fareham
    20140.1%
    20130.1%
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1992 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20140.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20130.1%0.2%0.1%
    % change-6.4%-9.0%-2.4%
    Record Year1983 (0.4%)1999 (0.3%)1993 (0.4%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2014 was 45.6.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.6% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 0.8% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

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

    30.4% of all director appointments in Fareham in the first quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.4% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2013-Mar 2014)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    SPECSAVERS4.19%CONSULTING5.22%
    DOMICILIARY1.85%MANAGEMENT4.67%
    HEARCARE1.69%CONSULTANCY3.49%
    CONSULTING1.45%PROPERTY2.64%
    MANAGEMENT1.29%TRADING2.05%
    CONSULTANCY1.13%LONDON1.88%
    ENGINEERING0.97%ENGINEERING1.86%
    HAMPSHIRE0.97%CARE1.79%
    10.89%CONSTRUCTION1.75%
    TRAINING0.81%DESIGN1.75%
    BUSINESS0.81%CONSULTANTS1.73%
    PROPERTY0.72%BUSINESS1.71%
    SOLENT0.72%PROPERTIES1.60%
    SOUTHERN0.64%INVESTMENTS1.60%
    CONSTRUCTION0.64%GLOBAL1.58%
    (SOUTHERN)0.64%J1.48%
    J0.64%ASSOCIATES1.48%
    ELECTRICAL0.64%MEDIA1.48%
    20.56%IT1.33%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.56%TRANSPORT1.30%
    MARINE0.56%DEVELOPMENTS1.29%
    40.48%BUILDING1.24%
    MAINTENANCE0.48%M1.21%
    FAREHAM0.48%CAPITAL1.20%
    DESIGN0.48%ELECTRICAL1.19%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied284280,210
    99999 - Dormant Company8447,084
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management7737,882
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified6056,411
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities5327,750
    47789 - Other retail sale of new goods in specialised stores (not commercial art galleries and opticians)461,580
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified2926,700
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified2518,491
    74990 - Non-trading company2114,135
    62090 - Other information technology service activities1612,813
    43210 - Electrical installation165,885
    41100 - Development of building projects159,855
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities157,313
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate159,284
    62012 - Business and domestic software development159,509
    96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment146,236
    78109 - Other activities of employment placement agencies143,840
    45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles135,130
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified138,155
    71122 - Engineering related scientific and technical consulting activities133,022

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08892940 GLOBE TOTS LIMITED 13 Feb 2014
    08913896 OCEAN DYNAMIC LIMITED 26 Feb 2014
    08915549 MARK HARBOUR ENGINEERING LIMITED 27 Feb 2014
    08878157 LONDON 4 DOMICILIARY SPECSAVERS LIMITED 05 Feb 2014
    08883611 MISS S BUSINESS SUPPORT LTD 10 Feb 2014
    08884223 EVERGREEN AIR CONDITIONING LTD 10 Feb 2014
    08885168 LIVERPOOL 2 DOMICILIARY SPECSAVERS LIMITED 11 Feb 2014
    08886887 AMELIE ROSE LTD 11 Feb 2014
    08897682 CROWN TRAINING CONSULTANTS LIMITED 17 Feb 2014
    08901594 AIRSTEM LIMITED 19 Feb 2014
    08902736 CAROLINE GARDENS 1971 LIMITED 19 Feb 2014
    08909047 MATRA HOLDINGS (UK) LIMITED 24 Feb 2014
    08872287 8 BOAR LIMITED 03 Feb 2014
    08872843 SPIRE METALS LIMITED 03 Feb 2014
    08884649 ASHTON ASSETS LIMITED 10 Feb 2014
    08884654 BRADY BUILDING SERVICES LTD 10 Feb 2014
    08884696 DES ROOFING LIMITED 10 Feb 2014
    08884752 A4 DRIVER HIRE LIMITED 10 Feb 2014
    08884802 THE CORMORANT (PORTCHESTER) LIMITED 10 Feb 2014
    08895630 SOLENT ADVENTURE GOLF LIMITED 14 Feb 2014
    08901876 MATT TAYLOR FARRIERS LIMITED 19 Feb 2014
    08903779 INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY WORKS LIMITED 20 Feb 2014
    08905237 HI SPEC (PORTSMOUTH) LIMITED 20 Feb 2014
    08914967 HAMPSHIRE RESTAURANTS (SPORTS) LIMITED 27 Feb 2014
    08904879 TO RENT OR NOT TO RENT LIMITED 20 Feb 2014