Portsmouth, Hampshire

Q3 2012 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q3 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Portsmouth when compared to any previous Q3.
  • September 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Portsmouth when compared to any previous September.
  • July 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Portsmouth when compared to any previous July.
  • Q3 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Portsmouth when compared to any previous Q3.
  • August 2012 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 2012)

    Q3 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Portsmouth when compared to any previous Q3.

    A total of 255 companies were registered in Portsmouth during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).

    This figure is an increase of 5.8% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.8% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)PortsmouthUK
    2012255118,868
    2011241114,512
    % change5.8%3.8%
    Record Year 2012 (255) 2012 (118,868)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

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

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

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2012918084
    New companies in 2011878569
    % change4.6%-5.9%21.7%
    Record Year2012 (91)2011 (85)2012 (84)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    A total of 108 companies were dissolved in Portsmouth during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).

    This figure is a decrease of 17.6% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.5% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)PortsmouthUK
    201210874,772
    201113172,230
    % change-17.6%3.5%
    Record Year 2009 (214) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2012443430
    Closed companies in 2011484637
    % change-8.3%-26.1%-19%
    Record Year2009 (61)2008 (97)2009 (92)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    Q3 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Portsmouth when compared to any previous Q3.

    Net company growth for Portsmouth during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) was 147 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)PortsmouthUK
    201214744,096
    201111042,282
    Record Year 2012 (147) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

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

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2012474654
    Net growth in 2011393932
    Record Year2008 (51)2012 (46)2003 (67)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

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

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)Portsmouth
    20120.2%
    20110.2%
    20100.2%
    20090.2%
    20080.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1990 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20120.2%0.2%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20110.2%0.2%0.2%
    % change-6.1%-5.2%20.4%
    Record Year1963 (0.3%)1960 (0.4%)1967 (0.4%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2012 was 40.3.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.8% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.1% compared to the UK figure of 3.2%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Portsmouth was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.

    23.4% of all director appointments in Portsmouth in the third quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Sep 2011-Sep 2012)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING2.62%CONSULTING5.05%
    CONSULTANCY1.95%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    SOCIAL1.95%CONSULTANCY3.28%
    MANAGEMENT1.64%PROPERTY2.35%
    ENGINEERING1.40%TRADING2.08%
    CARE1.16%DESIGN1.87%
    IT1.10%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    CONSULTANTS1.03%ENGINEERING1.83%
    WORK1.03%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    PORTSMOUTH0.85%BUSINESS1.72%
    SOUTHERN0.85%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    ASSOCIATES0.67%MEDIA1.67%
    DESIGN0.67%LONDON1.67%
    PROPERTY0.61%J1.55%
    PROJECT0.61%GLOBAL1.53%
    ELECTRICAL0.55%INVESTMENTS1.46%
    HEALTHCARE0.55%IT1.43%
    M0.55%PROPERTIES1.34%
    J0.55%CARE1.32%
    S0.55%M1.27%
    SYSTEMS0.49%BUILDING1.22%
    C0.49%ENTERPRISES1.20%
    (SOUTHERN)0.49%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    GROUP0.49%S1.17%
    PROPERTIES0.49%SECURITY1.16%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied586331,455
    7487 - Other business activities6735,545
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified5833,677
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities3314,774
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management3119,425
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified2713,716
    99999 - Dormant Company2725,035
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified223,943
    98000 - Residents property management172,786
    88990 - Other social work activities without accommodation not elsewhere classified131,749
    9999 - Dormant Company1312,598
    62090 - Other information technology service activities137,869
    71129 - Other engineering activities112,350
    7260 - Other computer related activities114,979
    86900 - Other human health activities104,998
    62012 - Business and domestic software development104,584
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings103,086
    7499 - Non-trading company96,164
    78109 - Other activities of employment placement agencies91,954
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified99,891

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08128173 IT WITH LEGS LTD 03 Jul 2012
    08131767 HELLO CUTIE LTD 05 Jul 2012
    08136657 BIRDBOX DIGITAL LTD 10 Jul 2012
    08140323 LOCO LOCO LTD 12 Jul 2012
    08157491 LOCAL HEROES DAY LIMITED 26 Jul 2012
    08162544 DISCOVERY INTELLIGENCE AND RESEARCH SERVICES LIMITED 31 Jul 2012
    08163038 DUNSTAN THOMAS ENERGY LIMITED 31 Jul 2012
    08127024 BEDFIELD PHYSIOTHERAPY LIMITED 02 Jul 2012
    08134779 ASIA PRIDE LIMITED 09 Jul 2012
    08136650 SOUTHDOWN PROPERTIES LTD 10 Jul 2012
    08146442 ANDYGARNER LIMITED 17 Jul 2012
    08149961 PJ HAIN SPEECH LIMITED 19 Jul 2012
    08151502 AJM FABRICATIONS LIMITED 20 Jul 2012
    08154175 SMV SURVEYING LTD 24 Jul 2012
    08157505 KEITH PRINT LIMITED 26 Jul 2012
    08157951 HC CONTRACTING LIMITED 26 Jul 2012
    08158181 BOTTOMLINE SAVINGS LIMITED 26 Jul 2012
    08160259 P3 CLARITY LIMITED 27 Jul 2012
    08161068 ELITE COMPUTING LIMITED 30 Jul 2012
    08161534 WE CARE HOMECARE LIMITED 30 Jul 2012
    08126054 NATIONAL HEROES DAY LIMITED 02 Jul 2012
    08133598 L & W (PORTSMOUTH) LTD 06 Jul 2012
    08138839 SOUTHERN CONSOLE SERVICES LIMITED 11 Jul 2012
    08144526 FANCYPANTSDRINKS LTD 16 Jul 2012
    08152246 WHEELHOUSE ASSETS HOLDINGS LIMITED 23 Jul 2012