Portsmouth, Hampshire

Q1 2010 Business Confidence Report

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 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)PortsmouthUK
    2010169105,137
    200913891,034
    % change22.5%15.5%
    Record Year 2007 (216) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2010515266
    New companies in 2009374556
    % change37.8%15.6%17.9%
    Record Year2004 (56)2007 (64)2007 (107)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)PortsmouthUK
    201015782,677
    2009176108,060
    % change-10.8%-23.5%
    Record Year 2009 (176) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2010474466
    Closed companies in 2009473693
    % change0.0%22.2%-29%
    Record Year2009 (47)2008 (60)2009 (93)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)PortsmouthUK
    20101222,460
    2009-38-17,026
    Record Year 2007 (121) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2010480
    Net growth in 2009-109-37
    Record Year1999 (37)2007 (38)2007 (76)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20100.2%
    20090.2%
    20080.2%
    20070.1%
    20060.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1962 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20100.2%0.2%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20090.1%0.2%0.2%
    % change27.9%-1.0%-2.0%
    Record Year1975 (0.4%)1960 (0.4%)1964 (0.4%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2009-Mar 2010)

    Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT1.76%MANAGEMENT5.01%
    CONSTRUCTION1.27%CONSULTING4.60%
    PORTSMOUTH1.27%CONSULTANCY2.87%
    PROPERTY1.18%PROPERTY2.50%
    (PORTSMOUTH)1.08%ASSOCIATES2.04%
    CONSULTANCY0.98%TRADING1.93%
    ASSOCIATES0.88%DESIGN1.91%
    IT0.88%CONSTRUCTION1.87%
    BUSINESS0.69%MEDIA1.84%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.59%BUSINESS1.74%
    SOUTHERN0.59%INTERNATIONAL1.73%
    HAMPSHIRE0.59%CONSULTANTS1.63%
    SYSTEMS0.59%ENGINEERING1.54%
    CLEANING0.59%J1.48%
    GROUP0.49%LONDON1.45%
    P0.49%INVESTMENTS1.45%
    ENGINEERING0.49%GROUP1.37%
    HOLDINGS0.49%GLOBAL1.35%
    TRUST0.49%PROPERTIES1.35%
    STORE0.49%BUILDING1.34%
    D0.49%CARE1.33%
    S0.49%ELECTRICAL1.30%
    SALES0.49%M1.28%
    SOUTH0.49%SYSTEMS1.25%
    SOLENT0.39%S1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied322228,645
    7487 - Other business activities16474,904
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified8726,974
    9999 - Dormant Company2919,948
    7260 - Other computer related activities2710,331
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering239,325
    7499 - Non-trading company2115,398
    9305 - Other service activities199,038
    4545 - Other building completion183,346
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply179,659
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing172,540
    62090 - Other information technology service activities166,340
    4534 - Other building installation152,840
    98000 - Residents property management143,892
    99999 - Dormant Company1413,808
    7414 - Business & management consultancy1417,003
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities139,943
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management1314,007
    5510 - Hotels and Motels with (or without) restaurant13917
    74990 - Non-trading company118,149

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07133592 MAXSHIP UK LTD 22 Jan 2010
    07131202 MCQUEENS FITNESS LIMITED 20 Jan 2010
    07129639 DYNAMIC STUDENT SERVICES LTD 19 Jan 2010
    07126478 THE MERMAID (NEW ROAD) LIMITED 15 Jan 2010
    OC351741 MCCULLOCH AND COMPANY LLP 26 Jan 2010
    07126951 VICTORY TRAINING SERVICES (UK) LIMITED 15 Jan 2010
    07124542 HAINESNET LTD 13 Jan 2010
    07122159 ROOFOLOGY LIMITED 12 Jan 2010
    07119486 I.A. COMMERCIAL DECKING LIMITED 07 Jan 2010
    07115034 L&S SUPPLIES LIMITED 04 Jan 2010
    07136092 CITY BAKERS (HAMPSHIRE) LTD 26 Jan 2010
    07138869 NAAN BREAD LIMITED 28 Jan 2010
    07138628 SI PROJECTS LIMITED 28 Jan 2010
    07137262 JOHN J CAMPBELL LIMITED 26 Jan 2010
    07135419 JW EYECARE LIMITED 26 Jan 2010
    07134362 BARNDEN FINANCIAL SERVICES LTD 25 Jan 2010
    07133959 PORTLAND CLARENDON LIMITED 22 Jan 2010
    07133241 D GARRATT LIMITED 22 Jan 2010
    07131515 COMPARE TODAY LIMITED 20 Jan 2010
    07130066 BAILESH LTD 19 Jan 2010
    07129412 LITTLE PEOPLES NURSERY (PORTSMOUTH) LIMITED 19 Jan 2010
    07129079 CON-TEMPO FURNISHING LIMITED 19 Jan 2010
    07126441 SEMLOH ATC SERVICES LIMITED 15 Jan 2010
    07125795 RICHARD JACKSON DRIVING SERVICES LIMITED 14 Jan 2010
    07118360 HELVID LTD 07 Jan 2010