Portsmouth, Hampshire

Q3 2010 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q3 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Portsmouth when compared to any previous Q3.
  • August 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Portsmouth when compared to any previous August.

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 (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    Q3 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Portsmouth when compared to any previous Q3.

    A total of 188 companies were registered in Portsmouth during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).

    This figure is an increase of 16.0% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 7.2% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)PortsmouthUK
    2010188101,492
    200916294,671
    % change16.0%7.2%
    Record Year 2003 (188) 2003 (107,203)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    August 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Portsmouth when compared to any previous August.

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2010566864
    New companies in 2009456057
    % change24.4%13.3%12.3%
    Record Year2007 (66)2010 (68)2003 (81)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    A total of 147 companies were dissolved in Portsmouth during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).

    This figure is a decrease of 31.3% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 45.0% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)PortsmouthUK
    201014787,705
    2009214159,401
    % change-31.3%-45.0%
    Record Year 2009 (214) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2010505047
    Closed companies in 2009616192
    % change-18.0%-18.0%-49%
    Record Year2009 (61)2008 (97)2009 (92)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    Net company growth for Portsmouth during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) was 41 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)PortsmouthUK
    20104113,787
    2009-52-64,730
    Record Year 2003 (116) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 201061817
    Net growth in 2009-16-1-35
    Record Year2008 (51)1999 (30)2003 (67)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    In the third quarter of 2010, Portsmouth formed 0.2% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)Portsmouth
    20100.2%
    20090.2%
    20080.2%
    20070.2%
    20060.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1990 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20100.2%0.2%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20090.1%0.2%0.2%
    % change15.7%2.8%7.7%
    Record Year1963 (0.3%)1960 (0.4%)1967 (0.4%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2010 was 44.2.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.2% compared to the UK figure of 2.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 6.0% compared to the UK figure of 4.4%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Portsmouth was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.

    23.8% of all director appointments in Portsmouth in the third quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.2% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT1.28%MANAGEMENT5.06%
    PROPERTY1.19%CONSULTING4.99%
    CONSTRUCTION1.09%CONSULTANCY3.12%
    PORTSMOUTH1.09%PROPERTY2.38%
    CONSULTANCY0.91%TRADING2.04%
    (PORTSMOUTH)0.91%ASSOCIATES2.01%
    S0.73%DESIGN1.93%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.64%CONSTRUCTION1.86%
    MAINTENANCE0.64%BUSINESS1.80%
    ASSOCIATES0.64%MEDIA1.75%
    IT0.55%CONSULTANTS1.73%
    ENGINEERING0.55%LONDON1.59%
    M0.55%ENGINEERING1.59%
    ENERGY0.55%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    SYSTEMS0.55%CARE1.44%
    PLUMBING0.55%J1.44%
    CONSULTING0.55%INTERNATIONAL1.43%
    SALES0.55%GLOBAL1.42%
    COMMUNICATIONS0.46%IT1.35%
    DESIGN0.46%PROPERTIES1.35%
    CLEANING0.46%BUILDING1.32%
    POWER0.46%ELECTRICAL1.30%
    BUSINESS0.46%M1.28%
    SOUTHERN0.46%SYSTEMS1.26%
    HEATING0.46%S1.24%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied300202,902
    7487 - Other business activities14169,802
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified8225,053
    9999 - Dormant Company2421,484
    7260 - Other computer related activities238,967
    7499 - Non-trading company1813,408
    62090 - Other information technology service activities175,716
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering177,634
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply168,183
    9305 - Other service activities159,454
    4534 - Other building installation152,623
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management1413,161
    7414 - Business & management consultancy1214,940
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities128,292
    99999 - Dormant Company1214,072
    43210 - Electrical installation122,747
    43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation122,020
    74990 - Non-trading company117,649
    98000 - Residents property management113,273
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified107,767

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07385611 FUNDRAISING SPECIALIST SERVICES LIMITED 23 Sep 2010
    07381821 DANDELION LIMITED 20 Sep 2010
    07374626 MICHAEL'S ATTIRE LTD 14 Sep 2010
    07372899 FORMIDAVEL LIMITED 10 Sep 2010
    07370256 MEDICINES MANAGEMENT PORTSMOUTH LTD 09 Sep 2010
    07364555 HAMPSHIRE PLUMBING AND HEATING SERVICES LTD 03 Sep 2010
    07380066 KTM BUILDERS LIMITED 17 Sep 2010
    07367543 KENS FRIED CHICKEN (PORTSMOUTH) LIMITED 07 Sep 2010
    07362012 THREE PROPERTY MAINTENANCE LTD 01 Sep 2010
    07376471 EASTNEY PUB CO LIMITED 15 Sep 2010
    07371990 CHARIOT ACCOUNTANTS LTD 10 Sep 2010
    07370698 ELECTRIC BLUE MARKETING LTD 09 Sep 2010
    07368259 HARVEST HOME COPNOR LIMITED 07 Sep 2010
    07367466 UK TRADING ONLINE LIMITED 07 Sep 2010
    07367254 ISPAHANI RESTAURANTS LTD 07 Sep 2010
    07361999 DAVE GOBLE PAINTING&DECORATING LTD 01 Sep 2010
    07388262 THALIA ALI ASB SOLUTIONS LTD 27 Sep 2010
    07385081 DAVID SALTER PLANTS LIMITED 23 Sep 2010
    07384073 MEON LIMITED 22 Sep 2010
    07381429 TOTAL INTERIOR CLEANING LIMITED 20 Sep 2010
    07376466 NPA COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED 15 Sep 2010
    07373617 S.L.G DECOR LTD 13 Sep 2010
    07372728 ALL STAR EVENTS LIMITED 10 Sep 2010
    07370690 E M S DECORATING LTD 09 Sep 2010
    07374711 DEWAZ TRADING (UK) LIMITED 14 Sep 2010