Fareham, Hampshire

Q1 2015 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • February 2015 saw a new record in company closures in Fareham when compared to any previous February.

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 2015)

    A total of 230 companies were registered in Fareham during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).

    This figure is an increase of 11.1% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 6.9% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)FarehamUK
    2015230161,156
    2014207150,722
    % change11.1%6.9%
    Record Year 2007 (284) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2015686993
    New companies in 2014626976
    % change9.7%0.0%22.4%
    Record Year2003 (77)2007 (84)2007 (129)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    A total of 170 companies were dissolved in Fareham during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).

    This figure is an increase of 20.6% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)FarehamUK
    201517089,523
    201414182,370
    % change20.6%8.7%
    Record Year 2009 (207) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    February 2015 saw a new record in company closures in Fareham when compared to any previous February.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2015416762
    Closed companies in 2014295458
    % change41.4%24.1%7%
    Record Year2011 (74)2015 (67)2009 (121)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    Net company growth for Fareham during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) was 60 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)FarehamUK
    20156071,633
    20146668,352
    Record Year 2007 (214) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 201527231
    Net growth in 2014331518
    Record Year2003 (56)2005 (63)2007 (111)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    In the first quarter of 2015, Fareham formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)Fareham
    20150.1%
    20140.1%
    20130.1%
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1992 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20150.1%0.1%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20140.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change7.6%-7.9%11.5%
    Record Year1983 (0.4%)1999 (0.3%)1993 (0.4%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2015 was 45.0.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.5% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 1.6% compared to the UK figure of 3.6%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Fareham was in 2006 when 30.8% of all directors were female.

    28.8% of all director appointments in Fareham in the first quarter of 2015 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 2014-Mar 2015)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    SPECSAVERS2.92%CONSULTING5.23%
    DOMICILIARY1.62%MANAGEMENT4.56%
    CONSULTING1.46%CONSULTANCY3.62%
    MANAGEMENT1.38%PROPERTY2.72%
    HOLDINGS1.05%CONSTRUCTION2.19%
    21.05%CARE2.13%
    ELECTRICAL0.89%ENGINEERING2.12%
    CONSULTANCY0.81%LONDON1.91%
    PROPERTY0.73%TRADING1.88%
    HAMPSHIRE0.73%TRANSPORT1.82%
    IT0.73%ELECTRICAL1.76%
    SOUTH0.65%DESIGN1.65%
    CONSTRUCTION0.65%PROPERTIES1.63%
    ENGINEERING0.65%CO.,1.58%
    J0.65%J1.55%
    CARE0.57%CONSULTANTS1.54%
    PLUMBING0.57%BUSINESS1.49%
    HEARCARE0.57%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    R0.57%GLOBAL1.46%
    GREEN0.57%ASSOCIATES1.44%
    SOLENT0.49%DEVELOPMENTS1.36%
    SOFTWARE0.49%BUILDING1.31%
    10.49%IT1.30%
    TRAINING0.49%MEDIA1.28%
    COAST0.49%M1.27%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied289288,953
    99999 - Dormant Company8949,474
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management8343,081
    47789 - Other retail sale of new goods in specialised stores (not commercial art galleries and opticians)791,680
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified6858,522
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities6030,825
    41100 - Development of building projects2911,863
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified2619,098
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified2429,218
    74990 - Non-trading company2213,794
    62090 - Other information technology service activities2012,862
    45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles185,392
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings177,797
    43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation165,331
    62012 - Business and domestic software development159,651
    43210 - Electrical installation146,139
    96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment146,815
    68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis146,154
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate1411,600
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified139,080

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    09388141 AVENUE HOME IMPROVEMENTS LTD 14 Jan 2015
    09393383 COD ALMIGHTY LTD 16 Jan 2015
    09372631 POTTY FOR PUDS LIMITED 05 Jan 2015
    09381784 GARDENS 2 GO LIMITED 09 Jan 2015
    09398933 VISION LOGISTICS (LEEDS) LIMITED 21 Jan 2015
    09401510 KPI EVENTS LIMITED 22 Jan 2015
    09403269 TRAFALGAR BRICKWORK LIMITED 23 Jan 2015
    09405484 GO FRESH HAMPSHIRE FARM FOODS LIMITED 26 Jan 2015
    09405666 S.P.A.H. LIMITED 26 Jan 2015
    09410383 JIVAH LIMITED 28 Jan 2015
    09413746 COMPLETE RESOURCING LIMITED 30 Jan 2015
    09414956 E.N.I.M.S. ESYSTEMS LIMITED 30 Jan 2015
    09372739 JAVAJAVA PETERSFIELD LIMITED 05 Jan 2015
    09379725 ENGINEERED APPLICATIONS LIMITED 08 Jan 2015
    09383047 TECH-MET LTD 12 Jan 2015
    09385295 BAYLISS PRIVATE HIRE LIMITED 12 Jan 2015
    09385886 ANDY'S BUILDING SERVICES LIMITED 13 Jan 2015
    09386813 MD ISOMER LTD 13 Jan 2015
    09387452 WHITE H LIMITED 13 Jan 2015
    09392544 RKA INNOVATIONS LIMITED 16 Jan 2015
    09397821 RICKARDS I.T. SERVICES LIMITED 20 Jan 2015
    09397876 MORTGAGE REQUIRED (SOUTHAMPTON) LIMITED 20 Jan 2015
    09405125 THE CELEBRATION FESTIVAL LIMITED 26 Jan 2015
    09385587 ENCOVER SYSTEMS LIMITED 13 Jan 2015
    09394911 FIFTH ELEVATION LIMITED 19 Jan 2015