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Portsmouth, Hampshire

Q1 2012 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q1 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Portsmouth when compared to any previous Q1.
  • Q1 2012 was a record quarter for company registrations in Portsmouth when compared to any quarter in history.
  • March 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Portsmouth when compared to any previous March.
  • March 2012 was a record month for company registrations in Portsmouth when compared to any month in history.
  • February 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Portsmouth when compared to any previous February.
  • January 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Portsmouth when compared to any previous January.
  • January 2012 saw a new record in company closures in Portsmouth when compared to any previous January.
  • Q1 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Portsmouth when compared to any previous Q1.
  • Q1 2012 was a record quarter for net growth in Portsmouth when compared to any quarter in history.
  • March 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Portsmouth when compared to any previous March.
  • March 2012 was a record month for net growth in Portsmouth when compared to any month in history.
  • February 2012 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 2012)

    Q1 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Portsmouth when compared to any previous Q1.

    Q1 2012 was a record quarter for company registrations in Portsmouth when compared to any quarter in history.

    A total of 305 companies were registered in Portsmouth during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).

    This figure is an increase of 62.2% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.0% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)PortsmouthUK
    2012305131,491
    2011188116,391
    % change62.2%13.0%
    Record Year 2012 (305) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    March 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Portsmouth when compared to any previous March.

    March 2012 was a record month for company registrations in Portsmouth when compared to any month in history.

    February 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Portsmouth when compared to any previous February.

    January 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Portsmouth when compared to any previous January.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 20128690129
    New companies in 2011457271
    % change91.1%25.0%81.7%
    Record Year2012 (86)2012 (90)2012 (129)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    A total of 133 companies were dissolved in Portsmouth during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).

    This figure is an increase of 2.3% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 25.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)PortsmouthUK
    201213367,576
    201113090,987
    % change2.3%-25.7%
    Record Year 2009 (176) 2009 (108,065)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    January 2012 saw a new record in company closures in Portsmouth when compared to any previous January.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2012504439
    Closed companies in 2011443353
    % change13.6%33.3%-26%
    Record Year2012 (50)2008 (60)2009 (93)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    Q1 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Portsmouth when compared to any previous Q1.

    Q1 2012 was a record quarter for net growth in Portsmouth when compared to any quarter in history.

    Net company growth for Portsmouth during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) was 172 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)PortsmouthUK
    201217263,915
    20115825,404
    Record Year 2012 (172) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    March 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Portsmouth when compared to any previous March.

    March 2012 was a record month for net growth in Portsmouth when compared to any month in history.

    February 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Portsmouth when compared to any previous February.

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2012364690
    Net growth in 201113918
    Record Year1999 (37)2012 (46)2012 (90)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    In the first quarter of 2012, Portsmouth formed 0.2% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)Portsmouth
    20120.2%
    20110.2%
    20100.2%
    20090.2%
    20080.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1962 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20120.2%0.2%0.3%
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.2%0.2%
    % change63.9%6.9%70.0%
    Record Year1975 (0.4%)1960 (0.4%)1964 (0.4%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2012 was 42.0.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.3% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.8% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

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

    21.8% of all director appointments in Portsmouth in the first quarter of 2012 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 (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING3.39%CONSULTING5.07%
    CONSULTANCY2.47%MANAGEMENT4.74%
    SOCIAL2.28%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    CARE1.37%PROPERTY2.37%
    MANAGEMENT1.37%TRADING2.07%
    ENGINEERING1.24%DESIGN1.93%
    CONSULTANTS1.04%ENGINEERING1.86%
    IT1.04%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    ASSOCIATES0.91%CONSULTANTS1.79%
    WORK0.85%BUSINESS1.73%
    ELECTRICAL0.78%MEDIA1.72%
    PROPERTY0.78%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    PORTSMOUTH0.72%LONDON1.66%
    SOUTHERN0.72%J1.54%
    CONSTRUCTION0.65%INVESTMENTS1.51%
    PROPERTIES0.59%GLOBAL1.50%
    HAMPSHIRE0.52%IT1.40%
    S0.52%CARE1.34%
    HIRE0.46%PROPERTIES1.31%
    M0.46%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    BUSINESS0.46%M1.27%
    DESIGN0.46%BUILDING1.24%
    MEDIA0.46%ENERGY1.20%
    CONTRACTORS0.46%S1.20%
    MARKETING0.39%ENTERPRISES1.19%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied317216,665
    7487 - Other business activities9952,735
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified6935,233
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities3314,303
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management2819,704
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified2713,637
    99999 - Dormant Company2125,084
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified193,931
    9999 - Dormant Company1718,617
    98000 - Residents property management173,050
    7260 - Other computer related activities167,154
    62090 - Other information technology service activities158,145
    9305 - Other service activities128,818
    43210 - Electrical installation123,573
    56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands112,902
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings113,052
    74990 - Non-trading company109,729
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply106,934
    7499 - Non-trading company109,102
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering95,169

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07976982 MPL CONSULTING LIMITED 06 Mar 2012
    07989951 GT FINANCIAL SERVICES (SOUTH) LTD 14 Mar 2012
    08013540 FAREHAM PLANT HIRE LIMITED 30 Mar 2012
    07970854 ASSOCIATED FORENSIC LIMITED 01 Mar 2012
    07975052 ASYMPTOTIX LTD 05 Mar 2012
    07975823 RNRMC ENTERPRISES LIMITED 05 Mar 2012
    07979291 RED STAR CONTRACTORS LIMITED 07 Mar 2012
    07980492 HAMPSHIRE VAN SALES DIRECT LIMITED 07 Mar 2012
    07983018 TD CARE SUPPORT LIMITED 08 Mar 2012
    07984053 THERESA LIMITED 09 Mar 2012
    07984223 CPB SOCIAL CARE LIMITED 09 Mar 2012
    07984874 SANLEMPKANA LIMITED 09 Mar 2012
    07986335 TANAKAGONO LIMITED 12 Mar 2012
    07991373 LINS LEISURE LIMITED 15 Mar 2012
    07992131 PHUMUDZO LIMITED 15 Mar 2012
    07992584 A N KHAN LIMITED 15 Mar 2012
    07993257 LIONHEART ENTERPRISES LIMITED 16 Mar 2012
    07993912 JP LAKE CONSULTING LIMITED 16 Mar 2012
    07994197 TRIPTYCH PHOTOART LIMITED 16 Mar 2012
    07994547 GH SOCIAL CONSULTING LIMITED 16 Mar 2012
    08003979 OMONO LIMITED 23 Mar 2012
    08006225 GUELLAL RA CONSULTING LIMITED 26 Mar 2012
    08007174 ISAACS CONSULTING LIMITED 27 Mar 2012
    08009842 JOP CONSULTING (UK) LIMITED 28 Mar 2012
    08011873 PROJECT SECURE LIMITED 29 Mar 2012