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
    09466531 SCL98 LIMITED 03 Mar 2015
    09475704 RANGERS (DURRINGTON) LIMITED 06 Mar 2015
    09477132 A & G HOARE HOLDINGS LIMITED 09 Mar 2015
    09487814 TAEKWONDO4LIFE LIMITED 13 Mar 2015
    OC398855 MAC PROPERTY HOLDINGS LLP 14 Mar 2015
    09468410 SOLAIRE GAMES LTD 03 Mar 2015
    09469388 THE JAMBO COLLECTION LIMITED 03 Mar 2015
    09471192 THE LONDON BOARDING COMPANY LTD 04 Mar 2015
    09477370 NORTHAMPTON ENGINEERING SERVICES LTD 09 Mar 2015
    09481631 FLUXOID LTD 10 Mar 2015
    09467884 GPS HEATING & PLUMBING SERVICES LIMITED 03 Mar 2015
    09472843 HILL STORE PVT LTD 05 Mar 2015
    09477694 FAMOUS DOOR LTD 09 Mar 2015
    09498022 FLIGHT MAKERS LIMITED 19 Mar 2015
    09509633 AED TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED 25 Mar 2015
    09485928 SHEPPARD GLASS LIMITED 12 Mar 2015
    09487526 LIQUID TECHNOLOGY LIMITED 12 Mar 2015
    09492445 PROJECTS OFFICE LIMITED 16 Mar 2015
    09502963 GURKHA KITCHEN PVT LIMITED 23 Mar 2015
    09513077 BLUESPARK EUROPE LTD. 26 Mar 2015
    09468230 BBSC SHIPPING LTD 03 Mar 2015
    09476497 TAD CONSULTING LIMITED 06 Mar 2015
    09480105 CUMBRIAN PROPERTY CO LIMITED 10 Mar 2015
    09499512 51 NORTH OPERATIONS LTD 19 Mar 2015
    09500860 MARCH FORWARD LTD 20 Mar 2015