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.
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New Company Registrations
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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) Portsmouth UK 2012 255 118,868 2011 241 114,512 % change 5.8% 3.8% Record Year 2012 (255) 2012 (118,868) New Companies by Quarter
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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
July August September New companies in 2012 91 80 84 New companies in 2011 87 85 69 % change 4.6% -5.9% 21.7% Record Year 2012 (91) 2011 (85) 2012 (84)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Portsmouth UK 2012 108 74,772 2011 131 72,230 % change -17.6% 3.5% Record Year 2009 (214) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2012 44 34 30 Closed companies in 2011 48 46 37 % change -8.3% -26.1% -19% Record Year 2009 (61) 2008 (97) 2009 (92)
Net Company Growth
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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) Portsmouth UK 2012 147 44,096 2011 110 42,282 Record Year 2012 (147) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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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
July August September Net growth in 2012 47 46 54 Net growth in 2011 39 39 32 Record Year 2008 (51) 2012 (46) 2003 (67)
UK Company Share
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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 2012 0.2% 2011 0.2% 2010 0.2% 2009 0.2% 2008 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1990 (0.2%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2012 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% UK formation share in 2011 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% % change -6.1% -5.2% 20.4% Record Year 1963 (0.3%) 1960 (0.4%) 1967 (0.4%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2011-Sep 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 2.62% CONSULTING 5.05% CONSULTANCY 1.95% MANAGEMENT 4.75% SOCIAL 1.95% CONSULTANCY 3.28% MANAGEMENT 1.64% PROPERTY 2.35% ENGINEERING 1.40% TRADING 2.08% CARE 1.16% DESIGN 1.87% IT 1.10% ASSOCIATES 1.84% CONSULTANTS 1.03% ENGINEERING 1.83% WORK 1.03% CONSULTANTS 1.76% PORTSMOUTH 0.85% BUSINESS 1.72% SOUTHERN 0.85% CONSTRUCTION 1.70% ASSOCIATES 0.67% MEDIA 1.67% DESIGN 0.67% LONDON 1.67% PROPERTY 0.61% J 1.55% PROJECT 0.61% GLOBAL 1.53% ELECTRICAL 0.55% INVESTMENTS 1.46% HEALTHCARE 0.55% IT 1.43% M 0.55% PROPERTIES 1.34% J 0.55% CARE 1.32% S 0.55% M 1.27% SYSTEMS 0.49% BUILDING 1.22% C 0.49% ENTERPRISES 1.20% (SOUTHERN) 0.49% ELECTRICAL 1.20% GROUP 0.49% S 1.17% PROPERTIES 0.49% SECURITY 1.16%
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 586 331,455 7487 - Other business activities 67 35,545 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 58 33,677 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 33 14,774 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 31 19,425 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 27 13,716 99999 - Dormant Company 27 25,035 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 22 3,943 98000 - Residents property management 17 2,786 88990 - Other social work activities without accommodation not elsewhere classified 13 1,749 9999 - Dormant Company 13 12,598 62090 - Other information technology service activities 13 7,869 71129 - Other engineering activities 11 2,350 7260 - Other computer related activities 11 4,979 86900 - Other human health activities 10 4,998 62012 - Business and domestic software development 10 4,584 41202 - Construction of domestic buildings 10 3,086 7499 - Non-trading company 9 6,164 78109 - Other activities of employment placement agencies 9 1,954 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 9 9,891
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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