Fareham, Hampshire
Q1 2014 Business Confidence Report

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New Company Registrations
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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) Fareham UK 2014 207 150,722 2013 197 134,802 % change 5.1% 11.8% Record Year 2007 (284) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2014 62 69 76 New companies in 2013 62 70 65 % change 0.0% -1.4% 16.9% Record Year 2003 (77) 2007 (84) 2007 (129)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Fareham UK 2014 141 82,370 2013 156 77,914 % change -9.6% 5.7% Record Year 2009 (207) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2014 29 54 58 Closed companies in 2013 54 46 56 % change -46.3% 17.4% 4% Record Year 2011 (74) 2011 (57) 2009 (121)
Net Company Growth
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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) Fareham UK 2014 66 68,352 2013 41 56,888 Record Year 2007 (214) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2014 33 15 18 Net growth in 2013 8 24 9 Record Year 2003 (56) 2005 (63) 2007 (111)
UK Company Share
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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 2014 0.1% 2013 0.1% 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1992 (0.3%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2014 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2013 0.1% 0.2% 0.1% % change -6.4% -9.0% -2.4% Record Year 1983 (0.4%) 1999 (0.3%) 1993 (0.4%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2013-Mar 2014)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage SPECSAVERS 4.19% CONSULTING 5.22% DOMICILIARY 1.85% MANAGEMENT 4.67% HEARCARE 1.69% CONSULTANCY 3.49% CONSULTING 1.45% PROPERTY 2.64% MANAGEMENT 1.29% TRADING 2.05% CONSULTANCY 1.13% LONDON 1.88% ENGINEERING 0.97% ENGINEERING 1.86% HAMPSHIRE 0.97% CARE 1.79% 1 0.89% CONSTRUCTION 1.75% TRAINING 0.81% DESIGN 1.75% BUSINESS 0.81% CONSULTANTS 1.73% PROPERTY 0.72% BUSINESS 1.71% SOLENT 0.72% PROPERTIES 1.60% SOUTHERN 0.64% INVESTMENTS 1.60% CONSTRUCTION 0.64% GLOBAL 1.58% (SOUTHERN) 0.64% J 1.48% J 0.64% ASSOCIATES 1.48% ELECTRICAL 0.64% MEDIA 1.48% 2 0.56% IT 1.33% DEVELOPMENTS 0.56% TRANSPORT 1.30% MARINE 0.56% DEVELOPMENTS 1.29% 4 0.48% BUILDING 1.24% MAINTENANCE 0.48% M 1.21% FAREHAM 0.48% CAPITAL 1.20% DESIGN 0.48% ELECTRICAL 1.19%
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 284 280,210 99999 - Dormant Company 84 47,084 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 77 37,882 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 60 56,411 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 53 27,750 47789 - Other retail sale of new goods in specialised stores (not commercial art galleries and opticians) 46 1,580 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 29 26,700 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 25 18,491 74990 - Non-trading company 21 14,135 62090 - Other information technology service activities 16 12,813 43210 - Electrical installation 16 5,885 41100 - Development of building projects 15 9,855 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 15 7,313 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 15 9,284 62012 - Business and domestic software development 15 9,509 96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment 14 6,236 78109 - Other activities of employment placement agencies 14 3,840 45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles 13 5,130 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 13 8,155 71122 - Engineering related scientific and technical consulting activities 13 3,022
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 08919566 REPEAT NATURAL SOLUTIONS LIMITED 03 Mar 2014 08927189 STARZ ACADEMY BALLET BABES LTD 06 Mar 2014 08943734 TENANT TALK LIMITED 17 Mar 2014 08958571 JOEJAMES.IO LTD 25 Mar 2014 08968234 STH TRANSPORT LTD 31 Mar 2014 08924470 LICREN LIMITED 05 Mar 2014 08937281 LINKSWAY (UK) LIMITED 13 Mar 2014 08940246 GROUNDED IN UK LIMITED 14 Mar 2014 08940365 CONNECTED CAR SOLUTIONS LIMITED 14 Mar 2014 08965116 GREAT BARN WEDDINGS LIMITED 28 Mar 2014 08969001 WALTER NEEDS HELP ADVENTURES LIMITED 31 Mar 2014 OC391773 STELLAR DCS LLP 07 Mar 2014 08922953 PROCTORS SECURITY SOLUTIONS LIMITED 05 Mar 2014 08924645 SDM PROPERTY LIMITED 05 Mar 2014 08927948 PUBS 2B IN LTD 07 Mar 2014 08928005 THEPIP LIMITED 07 Mar 2014 08929431 STUDENT CASTLE HOLDINGS LIMITED 07 Mar 2014 08931702 PANDA DIESEL INJECTION LIMITED 10 Mar 2014 08933018 A.C.G. CONTRACTORS LIMITED 11 Mar 2014 08933545 SWENG ELECTRONICS LTD 11 Mar 2014 08948631 BEAPPS LIMITED 19 Mar 2014 08951157 ENHANCED LIVES LTD 20 Mar 2014 08950450 V28 LIMITED 20 Mar 2014 08960914 PHOTOGRAPHY BY ELEANOR LTD 26 Mar 2014 08962227 MY REFLECTIONS LTD 27 Mar 2014
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