Fareham, Hampshire

Q3 2014 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • July 2014 saw a new record in company closures in Fareham when compared to any previous July.

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 2014)

    A total of 164 companies were registered in Fareham during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014).

    This figure is a decrease of 34.1% versus the same period last year (Q3 2013). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.1% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)FarehamUK
    2014164143,414
    2013249132,684
    % change-34.1%8.1%
    Record Year 2006 (257) 2014 (143,414)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2014654455
    New companies in 20137410372
    % change-12.2%-57.3%-23.6%
    Record Year2006 (91)2013 (103)2006 (90)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    A total of 211 companies were dissolved in Fareham during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014).

    This figure is an increase of 51.8% versus the same period last year (Q3 2013). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 18.0% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)FarehamUK
    2014211101,670
    201313986,170
    % change51.8%18.0%
    Record Year 2014 (211) 2009 (159,405)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    July 2014 saw a new record in company closures in Fareham when compared to any previous July.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2014667966
    Closed companies in 2013474250
    % change40.4%88.1%32%
    Record Year2014 (66)2008 (140)2009 (85)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    Net company growth for Fareham during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) was -47 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)FarehamUK
    2014-4741,744
    201311046,514
    Record Year 2006 (174) 2013 (46,514)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2014-1-35-11
    Net growth in 2013276122
    Record Year2006 (66)2013 (61)2006 (69)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

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

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)Fareham
    20140.1%
    20130.2%
    20120.2%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1992 (0.4%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20140.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20130.2%0.2%0.2%
    % change-20.2%-59.3%-30.0%
    Record Year1992 (0.4%)1983 (0.5%)1992 (0.4%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2014 was 45.8.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.0% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.4% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

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

    32.7% of all director appointments in Fareham in the third quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.3% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    SPECSAVERS3.09%CONSULTING5.17%
    DOMICILIARY2.20%MANAGEMENT4.63%
    CONSULTING1.46%CONSULTANCY3.55%
    MANAGEMENT1.30%PROPERTY2.62%
    CONSULTANCY1.06%ENGINEERING2.07%
    ENGINEERING0.90%CONSTRUCTION2.05%
    HAMPSHIRE0.90%TRADING2.00%
    10.90%LONDON1.95%
    PROPERTY0.81%CARE1.94%
    TRAINING0.81%TRANSPORT1.76%
    20.73%DESIGN1.70%
    IT0.73%CONSULTANTS1.70%
    J0.73%PROPERTIES1.63%
    SOUTHERN0.73%BUSINESS1.62%
    SC0.65%J1.53%
    BUSINESS0.65%ELECTRICAL1.53%
    CONSTRUCTION0.65%GLOBAL1.51%
    ELECTRICAL0.57%INVESTMENTS1.50%
    HOLDINGS0.49%ASSOCIATES1.48%
    LITTLE0.49%MEDIA1.38%
    ENTERPRISES0.49%CO.,1.36%
    T0.49%DEVELOPMENTS1.35%
    PROPERTIES0.49%BUILDING1.30%
    R0.49%IT1.30%
    BLUE0.41%M1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied284278,481
    99999 - Dormant Company8948,286
    47789 - Other retail sale of new goods in specialised stores (not commercial art galleries and opticians)821,650
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management7140,717
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified5857,264
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities5729,313
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified2728,224
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified2518,890
    74990 - Non-trading company2514,006
    62012 - Business and domestic software development179,675
    68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis175,749
    62090 - Other information technology service activities1712,795
    41100 - Development of building projects1710,604
    45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles165,335
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified158,501
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing155,786
    43210 - Electrical installation155,922
    96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment156,630
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings147,151
    71122 - Engineering related scientific and technical consulting activities143,143

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    09120534 BURNT HOUSE BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED 08 Jul 2014
    09121856 SECURA TRAINING LIMITED 08 Jul 2014
    09142187 CARS OF FAREHAM LIMITED 22 Jul 2014
    09148224 ACACIA TAXIS (FAREHAM) LIMITED 25 Jul 2014
    09110296 RSA MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED 01 Jul 2014
    09115204 OPALINE GEMS LTD 03 Jul 2014
    09117524 S T GIBBINS LIMITED 04 Jul 2014
    09134093 XEBRA ACCOUNTING FAREHAM LIMITED 16 Jul 2014
    09134982 SPACEPORT UK LIMITED 17 Jul 2014
    09137175 ARCMAW LTD 18 Jul 2014
    09147036 EUROPEAN GRASS SOLUTIONS LTD 24 Jul 2014
    09147530 RIVER RISE FARM MANAGEMENT LTD 25 Jul 2014
    09147537 WOODLEIGH FARM MANAGEMENT LTD 25 Jul 2014
    09152338 AXIOM SOLUTIONS LIMITED 29 Jul 2014
    09156301 CATVOG DOMICILIARY SPECSAVERS LIMITED 31 Jul 2014
    09110052 DSC MARINE LTD 01 Jul 2014
    09112482 H&W SURVEYING LIMITED 02 Jul 2014
    09116416 DELME ARMS LIMITED 04 Jul 2014
    09119161 THE GREEN CHAIR (UK) LTD 07 Jul 2014
    09121741 J B TRAVEL LIMITED 08 Jul 2014
    09122082 UK TYRE RECYCLING LIMITED 08 Jul 2014
    09125614 CENTRAL HEATING SUPPLIES LTD 10 Jul 2014
    09138512 FAKE BAITZ LIMITED 18 Jul 2014
    09140150 TEST & TAG LIMITED 21 Jul 2014
    09126849 BRETT'S DRIVER HIRE LIMITED 11 Jul 2014