Portsmouth, Hampshire
Q3 2011 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- Q3 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Portsmouth when compared to any previous Q3.
- Q3 2011 was a record quarter for company registrations in Portsmouth when compared to any quarter in history.
- August 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Portsmouth when compared to any previous August.
- July 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Portsmouth when compared to any previous July.
- August 2011 saw a new record in net growth in Portsmouth when compared to any previous August.
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
Q3 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Portsmouth when compared to any previous Q3.
Q3 2011 was a record quarter for company registrations in Portsmouth when compared to any quarter in history.
A total of 241 companies were registered in Portsmouth during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).
This figure is an increase of 28.2% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 12.8% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) Portsmouth UK 2011 241 114,512 2010 188 101,492 % change 28.2% 12.8% Record Year 2011 (241) 2011 (114,512) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
August 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Portsmouth when compared to any previous August.
July 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Portsmouth when compared to any previous July.
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2011 87 85 69 New companies in 2010 56 68 64 % change 55.4% 25.0% 7.8% Record Year 2011 (87) 2011 (85) 2003 (81)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
A total of 131 companies were dissolved in Portsmouth during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).
This figure is a decrease of 10.9% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 17.6% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) Portsmouth UK 2011 131 72,230 2010 147 87,705 % change -10.9% -17.6% Record Year 2009 (214) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2011 48 46 37 Closed companies in 2010 50 50 47 % change -4.0% -8.0% -21% Record Year 2009 (61) 2008 (97) 2009 (92)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
Net company growth for Portsmouth during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) was 110 companies.
third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) Portsmouth UK 2011 110 42,282 2010 41 13,787 Record Year 2003 (116) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
August 2011 saw a new record in net growth in Portsmouth when compared to any previous August.
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2011 39 39 32 Net growth in 2010 6 18 17 Record Year 2008 (51) 2011 (39) 2003 (67)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
In the third quarter of 2011, Portsmouth formed 0.2% of all UK companies.
third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) Portsmouth 2011 0.2% 2010 0.2% 2009 0.2% 2008 0.2% 2007 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1990 (0.2%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2011 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% UK formation share in 2010 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% % change 42.2% 5.2% -2.6% Record Year 1963 (0.3%) 1960 (0.4%) 1967 (0.4%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2011 was 42.4.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.0% compared to the UK figure of 4.0%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.4% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
The record third quarter for female directors in Portsmouth was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.
22.1% of all director appointments in Portsmouth in the third quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.0% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2010-Sep 2011)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 3.09% CONSULTING 5.11% CONSULTANCY 2.72% MANAGEMENT 4.75% SOCIAL 2.11% CONSULTANCY 3.19% MANAGEMENT 1.74% PROPERTY 2.41% PROPERTY 1.21% TRADING 2.06% ENGINEERING 1.13% DESIGN 1.94% CONSTRUCTION 1.13% ASSOCIATES 1.85% CONSULTANTS 0.98% BUSINESS 1.82% PORTSMOUTH 0.91% CONSULTANTS 1.76% WORK 0.91% ENGINEERING 1.74% IT 0.75% MEDIA 1.72% SOUTHERN 0.75% CONSTRUCTION 1.72% ASSOCIATES 0.75% LONDON 1.63% ELECTRICAL 0.68% J 1.47% CARE 0.68% GLOBAL 1.46% MARINE 0.60% INVESTMENTS 1.43% MAINTENANCE 0.60% CARE 1.42% TRAINING 0.53% IT 1.38% M 0.53% BUILDING 1.30% S 0.53% PROPERTIES 1.28% SOUTH 0.45% ELECTRICAL 1.27% BUILDING 0.45% M 1.25% BUILDERS 0.45% ENERGY 1.22% PROPERTIES 0.45% TRAINING 1.21% TRADING 0.45% S 1.21%
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 298 204,493 7487 - Other business activities 125 65,177 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 72 29,245 7260 - Other computer related activities 24 8,686 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 22 10,137 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 21 10,018 9999 - Dormant Company 20 22,587 62090 - Other information technology service activities 19 6,798 7499 - Non-trading company 19 11,543 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 18 15,760 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 14 8,345 9305 - Other service activities 14 10,525 4534 - Other building installation 12 2,443 99999 - Dormant Company 12 18,281 98000 - Residents property management 11 2,664 43210 - Electrical installation 11 2,938 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 11 6,321 5530 - Restaurants 11 5,640 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 9 7,551 7415 - Holding companies including head offices 9 1,904
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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