Gosport, Hampshire
2010 Half Year Business Confidence Report

Contents
New Company Registrations
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2010)
In the first half of 2010 a total of 109 companies were formed in Gosport. This figure is 6.8% lower than last year, which compares badly to the UK wide figure of 11.9%.
The highest total for a first half year in Gosport occurred in 2007 when a total of 147 were formed.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Gosport UK 2010 109 203,749 2009 117 182,021 % change -6.8% 11.9% Record Year 2007 (147) 2007 (279,097) New Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2010)
A total of 45 companies were registered in Gosport during the second quarter of 2010 (Apr 2010 - Jun 2010).
This figure is a decrease of 18.2% versus the same period last year (Q2 2009). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.4% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2010 - Jun 2010) Gosport UK 2010 45 98,612 2009 55 90,987 % change -18.2% 8.4% Record Year 2007 (63) 2007 (112,283) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2010)
New Companies by Month
April May June New companies in 2010 13 13 19 New companies in 2009 25 11 19 % change -48.0% 18.2% 0.0% Record Year 2007 (28) 2002 (23) 2008 (21)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2010)
In the first half of 2010 a total of 82 companies were dissolved in Gosport. This figure is 44.6% lower than last year, which compares well to the UK wide change of -38.6%.
The highest total for a first half year in Gosport occurred in 2009 when a total of 148 were closed.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Gosport UK 2010 82 177,631 2009 148 289,236 % change -44.6% -38.6% Record Year 2009 (148) 2009 (289,236) Dissolved Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2010)
A total of 45 companies were dissolved in Gosport during the second quarter of 2010 (Apr 2010 - Jun 2010).
This figure is a decrease of 53.6% versus the same period last year (Q2 2009). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 47.6% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2010 - Jun 2010) Gosport UK 2010 45 94,954 2009 97 181,176 % change -53.6% -47.6% Record Year 2009 (97) 2009 (181,176) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2010)
Dissolved Companies by Month
April May June Closed companies in 2010 14 15 16 Closed companies in 2009 28 38 31 % change -50.0% -60.5% -48% Record Year 2009 (28) 2009 (38) 2009 (31)
Net Company Growth
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2010)
In the first half of 2010 the company register for Gosport increased by 27 companies.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Gosport UK 2010 27 26,118 2009 -31 -107,215 Record Year 2007 (79) 2007 (171,296) Net Growth by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2010)
Net company growth for Gosport during the second quarter of 2010 (Apr 2010 - Jun 2010) was 0 companies.
second quarter (Apr 2010 - Jun 2010) Gosport UK 2010 0 3,658 2009 -42 -90,189 Record Year 1997 (34) 2003 (69,274) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2010)
Net Growth by Month
April May June Net growth in 2010 -1 -2 3 Net growth in 2009 -3 -27 -12 Record Year 2007 (14) 2005 (17) 2008 (20)
UK Company Share
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2010)
In the first half of 2010 Gosport formed 0.1% of all UK companies. This is the same as the 2009 figure of 0.1%.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Gosport 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% 2008 0.1% 2007 0.1% 2006 0.0% Record Year (since 1960) 1997 (0.1%) Company Share by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2010)
In the second quarter of 2010, Gosport formed 0.0% of all UK companies.
second quarter (Apr 2010 - Jun 2010) Gosport 2010 0.0% 2009 0.1% 2008 0.1% 2007 0.1% 2006 0.0% Record Year (since 1960) 1967 (0.1%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2010)
Company Share by Month
April May June UK formation share in 2010 0.0% 0.0% 0.1% UK formation share in 2009 0.1% 0.0% 0.1% % change -52.2% 12.8% -10.0% Record Year 1967 (0.2%) 1999 (0.1%) 1969 (0.2%)
Director Age
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2010)
The average age of a director in the first half of 2010 was 43.7.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 1.9% compared to the UK figure of 2.1%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.8% compared to the UK figure of 4.7%.
Director Age by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2010)
The average age of a director in the second quarter of 2010 was 42.5.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 1.4% compared to the UK figure of 2.3%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.9% compared to the UK figure of 4.4%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2010)
The record first half year for female directors in Gosport was 1857 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
24.6% of all director appointments in Gosport in the first half of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 24.9% for the same period.
Director Gender by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2010)
The record second quarter for female directors in Gosport was in 1866 when 66.7% of all directors were female.
25.6% of all director appointments in Gosport in the second quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.1% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Jun 2009-Jun 2010)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage SOLENT 1.54% MANAGEMENT 5.01% MARINE 1.54% CONSULTING 4.79% CONSULTANCY 1.28% CONSULTANCY 3.02% GOSPORT 1.28% PROPERTY 2.40% ENGINEERING 1.28% ASSOCIATES 2.02% HEATING 1.03% TRADING 2.01% MANAGEMENT 1.03% DESIGN 1.91% HOLDINGS 1.03% CONSTRUCTION 1.85% PUB 0.77% MEDIA 1.80% COMMUNICATIONS 0.77% BUSINESS 1.75% DEVELOPMENTS 0.77% CONSULTANTS 1.71% VALLEYMORE 0.77% INTERNATIONAL 1.59% S 0.77% ENGINEERING 1.56% (SOUTHERN) 0.77% LONDON 1.52% SOUTH 0.77% INVESTMENTS 1.49% COAST 0.77% J 1.46% C 0.77% CARE 1.41% SYSTEMS 0.77% GLOBAL 1.39% CARPENTRY 0.51% PROPERTIES 1.35% BUILDING 0.51% BUILDING 1.33% STONE 0.51% M 1.29% ALLOY 0.51% IT 1.28% ACCOUNTANTS 0.51% ELECTRICAL 1.27% ESSENTIAL 0.51% GROUP 1.25% L 0.51% DEVELOPMENTS 1.25%
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 125 207,125 7487 - Other business activities 54 68,525 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 17 13,490 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 13 25,942 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 9 6,684 9999 - Dormant Company 8 19,842 74990 - Non-trading company 8 7,893 7414 - Business & management consultancy 7 14,598 62090 - Other information technology service activities 7 5,854 7499 - Non-trading company 6 13,997 9305 - Other service activities 6 8,822 99999 - Dormant Company 6 14,342 5248 - Other retail specialised stores 5 2,131 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 5 8,262 5530 - Restaurants 5 4,879 4525 - Other special trades construction 4 2,224 7260 - Other computer related activities 4 9,122 7420 - Architectural, technical consult 4 2,425 98000 - Residents property management 4 3,540 4531 - Installation electrical wiring etc. 4 2,504
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 07300415 SOLENT ENTERTAINMENT LIMITED 30 Jun 2010 07297397 C-A-K LOCK & KEYS LIMITED 28 Jun 2010 07296274 S P NEWMAN 25 Jun 2010 07296186 THE FALCON PUB SHANKLIN LTD 25 Jun 2010 07294247 BURRINGTON CONTRACTORS LTD 24 Jun 2010 07290610 YOUR TIME TO DANCE LIMITED 21 Jun 2010 07289243 BLACK ROSE ELECTRONICS LTD 18 Jun 2010 07288381 ALVER VALLEY COACHING LIMITED 17 Jun 2010 07285680 PJ I.T. PROJECTS LIMITED 16 Jun 2010 07282581 JASPER COVERS (SOUTHERN) LIMITED 14 Jun 2010 07282105 J C HUMPHREYS LIMITED 11 Jun 2010 07280410 BLUE PLANET EXPEDITIONS LIMITED 10 Jun 2010 07277470 JHC CARPENTRY LIMITED 08 Jun 2010 07271616 ESSENTIAL BATHROOMS LIMITED 02 Jun 2010 07271027 FR MEDIA LTD 02 Jun 2010 07268809 SARDAV LIMITED 01 Jun 2010 07295686 ESSENTIAL EVENT SUPPORT LTD 25 Jun 2010 07291724 CLASS TRAVEL SOUTH COAST LIMITED 22 Jun 2010 07277770 VISION ENGINEERING AND ELECTRICAL SERVICES LTD 08 Jun 2010
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