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.
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New Company Registrations
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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) Hampshire UK 2015 3,687 161,156 2014 3,429 150,722 % change 7.5% 6.9% Record Year 2015 (3,687) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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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
January February March New companies in 2015 1,058 1,161 1,468 New companies in 2014 1,103 1,009 1,317 % change -4.1% 15.1% 11.5% Record Year 2014 (1,103) 2015 (1,161) 2007 (1,785)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Hampshire UK 2015 2,204 89,523 2014 1,981 82,370 % change 11.3% 8.7% Record Year 2009 (3,007) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2015 571 770 863 Closed companies in 2014 556 733 692 % change 2.7% 5.0% 25% Record Year 2013 (814) 2009 (1,216) 2009 (1,311)
Net Company Growth
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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) Hampshire UK 2015 1,483 71,633 2014 1,448 68,352 Record Year 2007 (2,146) 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 487 391 605 Net growth in 2014 547 276 625 Record Year 2014 (547) 1999 (658) 2007 (1,344)
UK Company Share
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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 2015 2.3% 2014 2.3% 2013 2.4% 2012 2.5% 2011 2.4% Record Year (since 1960) 1999 (3.3%) 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 2.2% 2.2% 2.4% UK formation share in 2014 2.3% 2.1% 2.4% % change -5.9% 6.0% 1.6% Record Year 1992 (3.2%) 1999 (4.4%) 1992 (3.5%)
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 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
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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
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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 CONSULTING 2.74% CONSULTING 5.23% MANAGEMENT 2.20% MANAGEMENT 4.56% CONSULTANCY 2.03% CONSULTANCY 3.62% CARE 1.63% PROPERTY 2.72% PROPERTY 1.43% CONSTRUCTION 2.19% ENGINEERING 1.26% CARE 2.13% SOCIAL 1.12% ENGINEERING 2.12% ELECTRICAL 1.04% LONDON 1.91% CONSTRUCTION 0.97% TRADING 1.88% J 0.91% TRANSPORT 1.82% IT 0.84% ELECTRICAL 1.76% BUILDING 0.81% DESIGN 1.65% ASSOCIATES 0.76% PROPERTIES 1.63% DESIGN 0.74% CO., 1.58% HOLDINGS 0.68% J 1.55% CONSULTANTS 0.66% CONSULTANTS 1.54% DEVELOPMENTS 0.65% BUSINESS 1.49% M 0.63% INVESTMENTS 1.49% S 0.59% GLOBAL 1.46% R 0.56% ASSOCIATES 1.44% HAMPSHIRE 0.54% DEVELOPMENTS 1.36% PLUMBING 0.54% BUILDING 1.31% WORK 0.51% IT 1.30% C 0.51% MEDIA 1.28% BUSINESS 0.51% 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 5,156 288,953 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 1,341 43,081 99999 - Dormant Company 995 49,474 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 968 30,825 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 901 58,522 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 533 29,218 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 518 19,098 62090 - Other information technology service activities 370 12,862 86900 - Other human health activities 343 13,990 88990 - Other social work activities without accommodation not elsewhere classified 330 5,014 41100 - Development of building projects 323 11,863 62012 - Business and domestic software development 310 9,651 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 287 9,080 66190 - Activities auxiliary to financial intermediation not elsewhere classified 264 1,941 41202 - Construction of domestic buildings 247 7,797 43210 - Electrical installation 246 6,139 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 238 11,600 71129 - Other engineering activities 230 6,278 45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles 223 5,392 74990 - Non-trading company 211 13,794
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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