Hampshire

Q1 2015 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q1 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Hampshire when compared to any previous Q1.
  • Q1 2015 was a record quarter for company registrations in Hampshire when compared to any quarter in history.
  • February 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Hampshire 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)

    Q1 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Hampshire when compared to any previous Q1.

    Q1 2015 was a record quarter for company registrations in Hampshire when compared to any quarter in history.

    A total of 3,687 companies were registered in Hampshire during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).

    This figure is an increase of 7.5% 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)HampshireUK
    20153,687161,156
    20143,429150,722
    % change7.5%6.9%
    Record Year 2015 (3,687) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    February 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Hampshire when compared to any previous February.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 20151,0581,1611,468
    New companies in 20141,1031,0091,317
    % change-4.1%15.1%11.5%
    Record Year2014 (1,103)2015 (1,161)2007 (1,785)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    A total of 2,204 companies were dissolved in Hampshire during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).

    This figure is an increase of 11.3% 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)HampshireUK
    20152,20489,523
    20141,98182,370
    % change11.3%8.7%
    Record Year 2009 (3,007) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2015571770863
    Closed companies in 2014556733692
    % change2.7%5.0%25%
    Record Year2013 (814)2009 (1,216)2009 (1,311)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    Net company growth for Hampshire during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) was 1,483 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)HampshireUK
    20151,48371,633
    20141,44868,352
    Record Year 2007 (2,146) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2015487391605
    Net growth in 2014547276625
    Record Year2014 (547)1999 (658)2007 (1,344)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    In the first quarter of 2015, Hampshire formed 2.3% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)Hampshire
    20152.3%
    20142.3%
    20132.4%
    20122.5%
    20112.4%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1999 (3.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20152.2%2.2%2.4%
    UK formation share in 20142.3%2.1%2.4%
    % change-5.9%6.0%1.6%
    Record Year1992 (3.2%)1999 (4.4%)1992 (3.5%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2015 was 44.4.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.4% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.4% 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 Hampshire was in 2007 when 33.2% of all directors were female.

    27.7% of all director appointments in Hampshire 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
    CONSULTING2.74%CONSULTING5.23%
    MANAGEMENT2.20%MANAGEMENT4.56%
    CONSULTANCY2.03%CONSULTANCY3.62%
    CARE1.63%PROPERTY2.72%
    PROPERTY1.43%CONSTRUCTION2.19%
    ENGINEERING1.26%CARE2.13%
    SOCIAL1.12%ENGINEERING2.12%
    ELECTRICAL1.04%LONDON1.91%
    CONSTRUCTION0.97%TRADING1.88%
    J0.91%TRANSPORT1.82%
    IT0.84%ELECTRICAL1.76%
    BUILDING0.81%DESIGN1.65%
    ASSOCIATES0.76%PROPERTIES1.63%
    DESIGN0.74%CO.,1.58%
    HOLDINGS0.68%J1.55%
    CONSULTANTS0.66%CONSULTANTS1.54%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.65%BUSINESS1.49%
    M0.63%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    S0.59%GLOBAL1.46%
    R0.56%ASSOCIATES1.44%
    HAMPSHIRE0.54%DEVELOPMENTS1.36%
    PLUMBING0.54%BUILDING1.31%
    WORK0.51%IT1.30%
    C0.51%MEDIA1.28%
    BUSINESS0.51%M1.27%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied5,156288,953
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management1,34143,081
    99999 - Dormant Company99549,474
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities96830,825
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified90158,522
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified53329,218
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified51819,098
    62090 - Other information technology service activities37012,862
    86900 - Other human health activities34313,990
    88990 - Other social work activities without accommodation not elsewhere classified3305,014
    41100 - Development of building projects32311,863
    62012 - Business and domestic software development3109,651
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified2879,080
    66190 - Activities auxiliary to financial intermediation not elsewhere classified2641,941
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings2477,797
    43210 - Electrical installation2466,139
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate23811,600
    71129 - Other engineering activities2306,278
    45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles2235,392
    74990 - Non-trading company21113,794

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    09375627 BCF (BLACKHILL) LTD 06 Jan 2015
    09383595 PBS HEALTH AND OPTICAL LTD 12 Jan 2015
    09395965 STAR PARLOUR LIMITED 20 Jan 2015
    09407548 SAILINGANDSEA LIMITED 27 Jan 2015
    09372274 ELLIE'S RAW LTD 02 Jan 2015
    09398128 SOLENT HOMECARE LIMITED 20 Jan 2015
    09379166 TAVONGAISHE LTD. 08 Jan 2015
    09380296 BEAUTYHIVE LTD. 08 Jan 2015
    09408533 PROCEL LIMITED 27 Jan 2015
    09412913 NADIRAH TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED 29 Jan 2015
    09379329 BARKER-WYATT MARKETING SERVICES LIMITED 08 Jan 2015
    09390469 HIGHGRADE CONSTRUCTION LTD 15 Jan 2015
    09375661 BAKICO LIMITED 06 Jan 2015
    09377958 CORPORATE JET MANAGEMENT RECRUITMENT LTD 07 Jan 2015
    09387963 DEAN DAY TOURS LIMITED 14 Jan 2015
    09389484 MYHAIRDOCTOR LTD 14 Jan 2015
    09393323 ND CARTER COMPOSITES LTD 16 Jan 2015
    09393977 CHALFONT PROCUREMENT SERVICES LTD 19 Jan 2015
    09395167 SYCAMORE HEALTH LIMITED 19 Jan 2015
    09397911 GOODWILL FAMILY FUNERAL DIRECTORS LIMITED 20 Jan 2015
    09398303 2CHECKOUT (UK) LIMITED 20 Jan 2015
    09401114 MWENYA LIMITED 22 Jan 2015
    09404640 HIGHGROVE WINDOWS (UK) LTD 26 Jan 2015
    09414351 P DICKINSON LTD 30 Jan 2015
    09380051 CYBERTONIC LTD 08 Jan 2015