Portsmouth, Hampshire
Q1 2010 Business Confidence Report
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
A total of 169 companies were registered in Portsmouth during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).
This figure is an increase of 22.5% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.5% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) Portsmouth UK 2010 169 105,137 2009 138 91,034 % change 22.5% 15.5% Record Year 2007 (216) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2010 51 52 66 New companies in 2009 37 45 56 % change 37.8% 15.6% 17.9% Record Year 2004 (56) 2007 (64) 2007 (107)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
A total of 157 companies were dissolved in Portsmouth during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).
This figure is a decrease of 10.8% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 23.5% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) Portsmouth UK 2010 157 82,677 2009 176 108,060 % change -10.8% -23.5% Record Year 2009 (176) 2009 (108,060) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2010 47 44 66 Closed companies in 2009 47 36 93 % change 0.0% 22.2% -29% Record Year 2009 (47) 2008 (60) 2009 (93)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
Net company growth for Portsmouth during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) was 12 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) Portsmouth UK 2010 12 22,460 2009 -38 -17,026 Record Year 2007 (121) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2010 4 8 0 Net growth in 2009 -10 9 -37 Record Year 1999 (37) 2007 (38) 2007 (76)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
In the first quarter of 2010, Portsmouth formed 0.2% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) Portsmouth 2010 0.2% 2009 0.2% 2008 0.2% 2007 0.1% 2006 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1962 (0.3%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2010 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% UK formation share in 2009 0.1% 0.2% 0.2% % change 27.9% -1.0% -2.0% Record Year 1975 (0.4%) 1960 (0.4%) 1964 (0.4%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2010 was 44.0.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.0% compared to the UK figure of 2.0%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.0% compared to the UK figure of 4.9%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
The record first quarter for female directors in Portsmouth was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
22.8% of all director appointments in Portsmouth in the first quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 24.7% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2009-Mar 2010)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 1.76% MANAGEMENT 5.01% CONSTRUCTION 1.27% CONSULTING 4.60% PORTSMOUTH 1.27% CONSULTANCY 2.87% PROPERTY 1.18% PROPERTY 2.50% (PORTSMOUTH) 1.08% ASSOCIATES 2.04% CONSULTANCY 0.98% TRADING 1.93% ASSOCIATES 0.88% DESIGN 1.91% IT 0.88% CONSTRUCTION 1.87% BUSINESS 0.69% MEDIA 1.84% DEVELOPMENTS 0.59% BUSINESS 1.74% SOUTHERN 0.59% INTERNATIONAL 1.73% HAMPSHIRE 0.59% CONSULTANTS 1.63% SYSTEMS 0.59% ENGINEERING 1.54% CLEANING 0.59% J 1.48% GROUP 0.49% LONDON 1.45% P 0.49% INVESTMENTS 1.45% ENGINEERING 0.49% GROUP 1.37% HOLDINGS 0.49% GLOBAL 1.35% TRUST 0.49% PROPERTIES 1.35% STORE 0.49% BUILDING 1.34% D 0.49% CARE 1.33% S 0.49% ELECTRICAL 1.30% SALES 0.49% M 1.28% SOUTH 0.49% SYSTEMS 1.25% SOLENT 0.39% S 1.23%
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 322 228,645 7487 - Other business activities 164 74,904 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 87 26,974 9999 - Dormant Company 29 19,948 7260 - Other computer related activities 27 10,331 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 23 9,325 7499 - Non-trading company 21 15,398 9305 - Other service activities 19 9,038 4545 - Other building completion 18 3,346 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 17 9,659 43390 - Other building completion and finishing 17 2,540 62090 - Other information technology service activities 16 6,340 4534 - Other building installation 15 2,840 98000 - Residents property management 14 3,892 99999 - Dormant Company 14 13,808 7414 - Business & management consultancy 14 17,003 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 13 9,943 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 13 14,007 5510 - Hotels and Motels with (or without) restaurant 13 917 74990 - Non-trading company 11 8,149
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 07209254 CASSIUS CLAY LIMITED 31 Mar 2010 07205545 CARBON GUERRILLA LIMITED 29 Mar 2010 07204859 PPS TRANSPORT LIMITED 26 Mar 2010 07203595 T CLARK ENGINEERING LTD 25 Mar 2010 07201254 CONEX CONSTRUCTION LIMITED 24 Mar 2010 07189674 MB CAD DESIGN LTD 15 Mar 2010 07183127 GURDISH LIMITED 09 Mar 2010 07173386 HBAS (CONTRACTORS) LIMITED 02 Mar 2010 07183180 REALE LIMITED 09 Mar 2010 07182469 THY NAIL STUDIO LIMITED 09 Mar 2010 07180929 1ST - SOLAR LTD 06 Mar 2010 07175139 CLOUD PUBLISHING LIMITED 02 Mar 2010 07194514 D A DRY LINING LIMITED 18 Mar 2010 07185197 METAL TREATMENTS (PORTSMOUTH) LIMITED 10 Mar 2010 07173221 SSS IT LTD 01 Mar 2010 07207758 PARRY ALEXANDER LTD 30 Mar 2010 07201532 WOW MY GUESTS LIMITED 24 Mar 2010 07201331 SUMMIT SOFTWARE LIMITED 24 Mar 2010 07193710 SPIERS FARM MANAGEMENT LIMITED 17 Mar 2010 07188428 EDMONDS SERVICES (UK) LIMITED 12 Mar 2010 07183147 ENCLAVE LIMITED 09 Mar 2010 07178930 THE CRAFTY COW LTD 04 Mar 2010 07178853 OMICRON PROPERTY PORTFOLIO LIMITED 04 Mar 2010 07173873 GRENVILLE YOUNG LIMITED 02 Mar 2010 07173017 OPAL FACILITIES MAINTENANCE LIMITED 01 Mar 2010
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