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
    09162120 CUBE LEASING LIMITED 05 Aug 2014
    09175051 ANG FRANCOISE 1153 LIMITED 14 Aug 2014
    09180177 JGRF TECHNOLOGIES LTD 18 Aug 2014
    09184393 CUT-PRICE REPAIRS AND RECYCLING LIMITED 20 Aug 2014
    09187844 IMPROVEMENTS PLUS LTD 28 Aug 2014
    09157644 ESSEX 2 DOMICILIARY SPECSAVERS LIMITED 01 Aug 2014
    09157810 KENT 2 DOMICILIARY SPECSAVERS LIMITED 01 Aug 2014
    09162598 SEAXE PROPERTIES LIMITED 05 Aug 2014
    09180669 LJP QUALITY SERVICES LIMITED 18 Aug 2014
    09158153 J HENDERSON ROOFING SERVICES LIMITED 01 Aug 2014
    09158803 MARCO MAINTENANCE LTD 04 Aug 2014
    09159189 NICOLA SMITH COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED 04 Aug 2014
    09160693 MALLWORKS LIMITED 05 Aug 2014
    09162114 LANCASTER LANDSCAPE LIMITED 05 Aug 2014
    09166824 MECHELEC BODIES LTD 07 Aug 2014
    09169024 SC PULTENEY ROAD LIMITED 11 Aug 2014
    09173088 HORIZON RESTRUCTURING LIMITED 13 Aug 2014
    09178348 BEAMES CONSTRUCTION LTD 15 Aug 2014
    09179415 KUBEX VENTURES LIMITED 18 Aug 2014
    09184891 H80 LIMITED 21 Aug 2014
    09191112 TRENDINVESTOR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LIMITED 28 Aug 2014
    09193706 YES 2 YOUTH LIMITED 29 Aug 2014
    09196738 CARDY CONSULTANCY LTD 30 Aug 2014
    09173026 MUNCHIES KITCHEN LIMITED 13 Aug 2014
    09184903 THE CARING FOOD COMPANY AND/OR THE LITTLE GREEN BAKERY LTD 21 Aug 2014