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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.

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 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)PortsmouthUK
    2011241114,512
    2010188101,492
    % change28.2%12.8%
    Record Year 2011 (241) 2011 (114,512)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2011878569
    New companies in 2010566864
    % change55.4%25.0%7.8%
    Record Year2011 (87)2011 (85)2003 (81)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)PortsmouthUK
    201113172,230
    201014787,705
    % change-10.9%-17.6%
    Record Year 2009 (214) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2011484637
    Closed companies in 2010505047
    % change-4.0%-8.0%-21%
    Record Year2009 (61)2008 (97)2009 (92)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)PortsmouthUK
    201111042,282
    20104113,787
    Record Year 2003 (116) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. 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
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2011393932
    Net growth in 201061817
    Record Year2008 (51)2011 (39)2003 (67)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20110.2%
    20100.2%
    20090.2%
    20080.2%
    20070.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1990 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20110.2%0.2%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20100.2%0.2%0.2%
    % change42.2%5.2%-2.6%
    Record Year1963 (0.3%)1960 (0.4%)1967 (0.4%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING3.09%CONSULTING5.11%
    CONSULTANCY2.72%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    SOCIAL2.11%CONSULTANCY3.19%
    MANAGEMENT1.74%PROPERTY2.41%
    PROPERTY1.21%TRADING2.06%
    ENGINEERING1.13%DESIGN1.94%
    CONSTRUCTION1.13%ASSOCIATES1.85%
    CONSULTANTS0.98%BUSINESS1.82%
    PORTSMOUTH0.91%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    WORK0.91%ENGINEERING1.74%
    IT0.75%MEDIA1.72%
    SOUTHERN0.75%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    ASSOCIATES0.75%LONDON1.63%
    ELECTRICAL0.68%J1.47%
    CARE0.68%GLOBAL1.46%
    MARINE0.60%INVESTMENTS1.43%
    MAINTENANCE0.60%CARE1.42%
    TRAINING0.53%IT1.38%
    M0.53%BUILDING1.30%
    S0.53%PROPERTIES1.28%
    SOUTH0.45%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    BUILDING0.45%M1.25%
    BUILDERS0.45%ENERGY1.22%
    PROPERTIES0.45%TRAINING1.21%
    TRADING0.45%S1.21%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied298204,493
    7487 - Other business activities12565,177
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified7229,245
    7260 - Other computer related activities248,686
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities2210,137
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified2110,018
    9999 - Dormant Company2022,587
    62090 - Other information technology service activities196,798
    7499 - Non-trading company1911,543
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management1815,760
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply148,345
    9305 - Other service activities1410,525
    4534 - Other building installation122,443
    99999 - Dormant Company1218,281
    98000 - Residents property management112,664
    43210 - Electrical installation112,938
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering116,321
    5530 - Restaurants115,640
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified97,551
    7415 - Holding companies including head offices91,904

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07758763 KRH ROOFING LIMITED 01 Sep 2011
    07774282 WICKHAM (RETAIL) LIMITED 14 Sep 2011
    07776590 MATTHEW A SMITH LIMITED 16 Sep 2011
    07761503 JIM LEWIS ASSOCIATES LIMITED 05 Sep 2011
    07763344 PATTINSON ASSOCIATES LIMITED 06 Sep 2011
    07777469 A.C.T. ELECTRICAL SOLUTIONS LTD 19 Sep 2011
    07781067 DELIGHTFUL THINGS R US LTD 21 Sep 2011
    07782206 AYU.COM LIMITED 21 Sep 2011
    07782737 GWG CONSTRUCTION COMMERCIAL SERVICES LIMITED 22 Sep 2011
    07784829 C&A COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED 23 Sep 2011
    07787075 LULADA IT CONSULTANCY LTD 26 Sep 2011
    07788945 J'ADORE BEAUTY LTD 27 Sep 2011
    07791111 SDE MANAGEMENT CONSULTANTS LIMITED 29 Sep 2011
    07793730 LM SOCIAL CARE CONSULTANCY LIMITED 30 Sep 2011
    07763700 DENTRO DEL MAR LTD 06 Sep 2011
    07759478 MARCHWOOD SCIENTIFIC SERVICES (HOLDINGS) LIMITED 01 Sep 2011
    07760353 HISTORIC RACING DRIVERS MAGAZINE LTD 02 Sep 2011
    07761958 TEMP PHARM LIMITED 05 Sep 2011
    07763690 CB BRIDGE LIMITED 06 Sep 2011
    07771775 4MARKETING SOLUTIONS LIMITED 13 Sep 2011
    07775345 ANCELL ASSOCIATES LTD. 15 Sep 2011
    07776300 TEACHING2FISH LTD 16 Sep 2011
    07780229 ANA WORKS LIMITED 20 Sep 2011
    07781265 CHARACTER ENCOUNTERS LIMITED 21 Sep 2011
    07784988 KIRWIN COMMUNICATIONS LTD. 23 Sep 2011