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
New Company Registrations
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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) Fareham UK 2015 230 161,156 2014 207 150,722 % change 11.1% 6.9% Record Year 2007 (284) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2015 68 69 93 New companies in 2014 62 69 76 % change 9.7% 0.0% 22.4% Record Year 2003 (77) 2007 (84) 2007 (129)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Fareham UK 2015 170 89,523 2014 141 82,370 % change 20.6% 8.7% Record Year 2009 (207) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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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
January February March Closed companies in 2015 41 67 62 Closed companies in 2014 29 54 58 % change 41.4% 24.1% 7% Record Year 2011 (74) 2015 (67) 2009 (121)
Net Company Growth
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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) Fareham UK 2015 60 71,633 2014 66 68,352 Record Year 2007 (214) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2015 27 2 31 Net growth in 2014 33 15 18 Record Year 2003 (56) 2005 (63) 2007 (111)
UK Company Share
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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 2015 0.1% 2014 0.1% 2013 0.1% 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1992 (0.3%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2015 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% UK formation share in 2014 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change 7.6% -7.9% 11.5% Record Year 1983 (0.4%) 1999 (0.3%) 1993 (0.4%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2014-Mar 2015)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage SPECSAVERS 2.92% CONSULTING 5.23% DOMICILIARY 1.62% MANAGEMENT 4.56% CONSULTING 1.46% CONSULTANCY 3.62% MANAGEMENT 1.38% PROPERTY 2.72% HOLDINGS 1.05% CONSTRUCTION 2.19% 2 1.05% CARE 2.13% ELECTRICAL 0.89% ENGINEERING 2.12% CONSULTANCY 0.81% LONDON 1.91% PROPERTY 0.73% TRADING 1.88% HAMPSHIRE 0.73% TRANSPORT 1.82% IT 0.73% ELECTRICAL 1.76% SOUTH 0.65% DESIGN 1.65% CONSTRUCTION 0.65% PROPERTIES 1.63% ENGINEERING 0.65% CO., 1.58% J 0.65% J 1.55% CARE 0.57% CONSULTANTS 1.54% PLUMBING 0.57% BUSINESS 1.49% HEARCARE 0.57% INVESTMENTS 1.49% R 0.57% GLOBAL 1.46% GREEN 0.57% ASSOCIATES 1.44% SOLENT 0.49% DEVELOPMENTS 1.36% SOFTWARE 0.49% BUILDING 1.31% 1 0.49% IT 1.30% TRAINING 0.49% MEDIA 1.28% COAST 0.49% M 1.27%
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 289 288,953 99999 - Dormant Company 89 49,474 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 83 43,081 47789 - Other retail sale of new goods in specialised stores (not commercial art galleries and opticians) 79 1,680 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 68 58,522 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 60 30,825 41100 - Development of building projects 29 11,863 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 26 19,098 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 24 29,218 74990 - Non-trading company 22 13,794 62090 - Other information technology service activities 20 12,862 45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles 18 5,392 41202 - Construction of domestic buildings 17 7,797 43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation 16 5,331 62012 - Business and domestic software development 15 9,651 43210 - Electrical installation 14 6,139 96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment 14 6,815 68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis 14 6,154 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 14 11,600 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 13 9,080
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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