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
    09464252 LOOLEASE LIMITED 02 Mar 2015
    09466577 ON-POINT BUILDING CONTRACTORS LTD 03 Mar 2015
    09472816 LEGACY 4 LIFE LTD 05 Mar 2015
    09489843 RWK RECRUITMENT LIMITED 13 Mar 2015
    09493558 BUSYBEE EMBROIDERY LTD 17 Mar 2015
    09500704 STEPS 2 GROW LIMITED 20 Mar 2015
    09481775 INNOVATION GROUP SOFTWARE (UK) LIMITED 10 Mar 2015
    09493035 SANSOME & CO LTD 17 Mar 2015
    09504663 D & A SMITH PROPERTIES LTD 23 Mar 2015
    09511009 TAMAR AVIATION TRAINING SERVICES LTD 26 Mar 2015
    09512253 LAMBOURNES PROPERTY HOLDINGS LIMITED 26 Mar 2015
    09512304 LAMBOURNES HOLDINGS LIMITED 26 Mar 2015
    09512309 LAMBOURNES DEVELOPMENT HOLDINGS LIMITED 26 Mar 2015
    09515231 MARQUEES BY NIXON LIMITED 27 Mar 2015
    09519576 LEO COR CONSULTANCY LIMITED 31 Mar 2015
    09478195 FAREHAM GAS SERVICES LIMITED 09 Mar 2015
    09482387 WILDKINETIX LIMITED 10 Mar 2015
    09488415 BELLS & TWO TONES FIRE & RESCUE LIMITED 13 Mar 2015
    09493129 SHERLOCK HOMES PROPERTY SERVICES LTD 17 Mar 2015
    09500240 GP4LIFE LTD 19 Mar 2015
    09503052 GARDENS OF THE FUTURE LIMITED 23 Mar 2015
    09514720 UNDERSTANDING CARE (HOLDINGS) LIMITED 27 Mar 2015
    09515375 PORTSMOUTH STEEL FABRICATIONS LIMITED 27 Mar 2015
    09519448 MSA DIVING SERVICES LTD. 31 Mar 2015
    09481501 A BECK PLUMBING & HEATING LTD 10 Mar 2015