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Portsmouth, Hampshire

Q1 2011 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • February 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Portsmouth when compared to any previous February.
  • February 2011 saw a new record in net growth in Portsmouth 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 2011)

    A total of 188 companies were registered in Portsmouth during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).

    This figure is an increase of 11.2% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)PortsmouthUK
    2011188116,391
    2010169105,137
    % change11.2%10.7%
    Record Year 2007 (216) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    February 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Portsmouth when compared to any previous February.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2011457271
    New companies in 2010515266
    % change-11.8%38.5%7.6%
    Record Year2004 (56)2011 (72)2007 (107)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    A total of 130 companies were dissolved in Portsmouth during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).

    This figure is a decrease of 17.2% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.0% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)PortsmouthUK
    201113090,986
    201015782,677
    % change-17.2%10.0%
    Record Year 2009 (176) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2011443353
    Closed companies in 2010474466
    % change-6.4%-25.0%-20%
    Record Year2009 (47)2008 (60)2009 (93)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    Net company growth for Portsmouth during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) was 58 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)PortsmouthUK
    20115825,405
    20101222,460
    Record Year 2007 (121) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    February 2011 saw a new record in net growth in Portsmouth when compared to any previous February.

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 201113918
    Net growth in 2010480
    Record Year1999 (37)2011 (39)2007 (76)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    In the first quarter of 2011, Portsmouth formed 0.2% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)Portsmouth
    20110.2%
    20100.2%
    20090.2%
    20080.2%
    20070.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1962 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.2%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20100.2%0.2%0.2%
    % change-23.9%21.8%2.6%
    Record Year1975 (0.4%)1960 (0.4%)1964 (0.4%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2011 was 43.4.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.7% compared to the UK figure of 3.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.7% compared to the UK figure of 4.3%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Portsmouth was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.

    26.6% of all director appointments in Portsmouth in the first quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.4% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2010-Mar 2011)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING2.15%CONSULTING5.04%
    PROPERTY1.46%MANAGEMENT4.97%
    CONSULTANCY1.46%CONSULTANCY3.16%
    MANAGEMENT1.46%PROPERTY2.38%
    PORTSMOUTH1.29%TRADING2.10%
    MAINTENANCE0.95%DESIGN1.93%
    S0.86%ASSOCIATES1.92%
    CONSTRUCTION0.86%BUSINESS1.87%
    MARINE0.69%CONSTRUCTION1.80%
    ENGINEERING0.69%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    HOUSE0.60%MEDIA1.69%
    HOME0.60%ENGINEERING1.61%
    ASSOCIATES0.60%LONDON1.60%
    CONSULTANTS0.60%CARE1.45%
    SYSTEMS0.60%J1.45%
    (PORTSMOUTH)0.60%GLOBAL1.44%
    ELECTRICAL0.60%INVESTMENTS1.43%
    PLUMBING0.60%IT1.41%
    TRADING0.60%PROPERTIES1.36%
    SOLENT0.52%BUILDING1.34%
    DESIGN0.52%M1.30%
    ENERGY0.52%ELECTRICAL1.28%
    M0.52%S1.24%
    (SOUTHERN)0.52%INTERNATIONAL1.23%
    SOCIAL0.52%SYSTEMS1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied290202,798
    7487 - Other business activities12360,968
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified7830,253
    7260 - Other computer related activities227,789
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified2110,085
    62090 - Other information technology service activities216,996
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management2016,150
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities2010,246
    9999 - Dormant Company1819,765
    7499 - Non-trading company1711,316
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering166,183
    4534 - Other building installation142,285
    99999 - Dormant Company1418,336
    9305 - Other service activities138,740
    43210 - Electrical installation133,172
    98000 - Residents property management133,154
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified117,788
    7414 - Business & management consultancy1112,916
    74990 - Non-trading company118,695
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply117,000

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07507355 JIGSAW CONSTRUCTION (SOUTHERN) LIMITED 27 Jan 2011
    07506999 CENTRIC OIL AND GAS TRADING LTD 26 Jan 2011
    07485464 OSCAR STORM EUROPE LIMITED 07 Jan 2011
    07482497 MRDP LTD 05 Jan 2011
    07509502 JONS OLIVES LIMITED 28 Jan 2011
    07508583 HLW CONSULTING LIMITED 27 Jan 2011
    07506913 WDO CONSULTING LIMITED 26 Jan 2011
    07506564 CLEAR FIGURES LTD 26 Jan 2011
    07499500 CITY TRADING PORTSMOUTH LIMITED 20 Jan 2011
    07498379 SJM RECRUITMENT LTD 19 Jan 2011
    07495329 ALTERNATORMAN LTD. 17 Jan 2011
    07492715 3 BROTHERS LTD 14 Jan 2011
    07487816 MARINE ENGINE PARTS LIMITED 11 Jan 2011
    07481504 TDR (SOUTHERN) LIMITED 04 Jan 2011
    07488498 WOOD FLOORING SOLUTIONS LIMITED 11 Jan 2011
    07481336 DENNY DOODLE LTD 04 Jan 2011
    07500780 SELWOOD MARINE SERVICES LIMITED 21 Jan 2011
    07494155 SUPERSTART MARINE LIMITED 17 Jan 2011
    07490335 THE MORRELL IT CONSULTANCY LIMITED 12 Jan 2011
    07488152 JRC UTILITIES LIMITED 11 Jan 2011
    07487950 A. M. SHEPPARD LIMITED 11 Jan 2011
    07485679 CM COMMODITIES LTD 07 Jan 2011
    07485379 FIELDS OF GOLD BUSINESSES LIMITED 07 Jan 2011
    07484130 CUBE ACCOUNTANCY LTD 06 Jan 2011
    07481236 HATTY BOOTS LIMITED 04 Jan 2011