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
New Company Registrations
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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) Portsmouth UK 2010 188 101,492 2009 162 94,671 % change 16.0% 7.2% Record Year 2003 (188) 2003 (107,203) New Companies by Quarter
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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
July August September New companies in 2010 56 68 64 New companies in 2009 45 60 57 % change 24.4% 13.3% 12.3% Record Year 2007 (66) 2010 (68) 2003 (81)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Portsmouth UK 2010 147 87,705 2009 214 159,401 % change -31.3% -45.0% Record Year 2009 (214) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2010 50 50 47 Closed companies in 2009 61 61 92 % change -18.0% -18.0% -49% Record Year 2009 (61) 2008 (97) 2009 (92)
Net Company Growth
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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) Portsmouth UK 2010 41 13,787 2009 -52 -64,730 Record Year 2003 (116) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2010 6 18 17 Net growth in 2009 -16 -1 -35 Record Year 2008 (51) 1999 (30) 2003 (67)
UK Company Share
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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 2010 0.2% 2009 0.2% 2008 0.2% 2007 0.2% 2006 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1990 (0.2%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2010 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% UK formation share in 2009 0.1% 0.2% 0.2% % change 15.7% 2.8% 7.7% Record Year 1963 (0.3%) 1960 (0.4%) 1967 (0.4%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2009-Sep 2010)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 1.28% MANAGEMENT 5.06% PROPERTY 1.19% CONSULTING 4.99% CONSTRUCTION 1.09% CONSULTANCY 3.12% PORTSMOUTH 1.09% PROPERTY 2.38% CONSULTANCY 0.91% TRADING 2.04% (PORTSMOUTH) 0.91% ASSOCIATES 2.01% S 0.73% DESIGN 1.93% DEVELOPMENTS 0.64% CONSTRUCTION 1.86% MAINTENANCE 0.64% BUSINESS 1.80% ASSOCIATES 0.64% MEDIA 1.75% IT 0.55% CONSULTANTS 1.73% ENGINEERING 0.55% LONDON 1.59% M 0.55% ENGINEERING 1.59% ENERGY 0.55% INVESTMENTS 1.49% SYSTEMS 0.55% CARE 1.44% PLUMBING 0.55% J 1.44% CONSULTING 0.55% INTERNATIONAL 1.43% SALES 0.55% GLOBAL 1.42% COMMUNICATIONS 0.46% IT 1.35% DESIGN 0.46% PROPERTIES 1.35% CLEANING 0.46% BUILDING 1.32% POWER 0.46% ELECTRICAL 1.30% BUSINESS 0.46% M 1.28% SOUTHERN 0.46% SYSTEMS 1.26% HEATING 0.46% S 1.24%
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 300 202,902 7487 - Other business activities 141 69,802 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 82 25,053 9999 - Dormant Company 24 21,484 7260 - Other computer related activities 23 8,967 7499 - Non-trading company 18 13,408 62090 - Other information technology service activities 17 5,716 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 17 7,634 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 16 8,183 9305 - Other service activities 15 9,454 4534 - Other building installation 15 2,623 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 14 13,161 7414 - Business & management consultancy 12 14,940 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 12 8,292 99999 - Dormant Company 12 14,072 43210 - Electrical installation 12 2,747 43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation 12 2,020 74990 - Non-trading company 11 7,649 98000 - Residents property management 11 3,273 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 10 7,767
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 07388266 EPIPHANY DANCE LTD 27 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 07363438 DARIOS VENTURES LTD 02 Sep 2010 07390065 POMPEY LTD 28 Sep 2010 07384088 FET A MA LIMITED 22 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 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 07386198 CARECORP LIMITED 23 Sep 2010 07384073 MEON LIMITED 22 Sep 2010 07373617 S.L.G DECOR LTD 13 Sep 2010 07372861 HAMPTONS MANUFACTURING LIMITED 10 Sep 2010 07370690 E M S DECORATING LTD 09 Sep 2010 07369874 ACE (SOUTHERN) LTD 08 Sep 2010 07366634 VERITAS CORPORATE SECURITY LIMITED 06 Sep 2010 07366470 FOREVERENERGY EUROPE LIMITED 06 Sep 2010
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