Portsmouth, Hampshire

Q1 2013 Business Confidence Report

NOTICE: We have improved our calculations of the statistics in these reports, so some figures and records may not match previous reports.

Headlines

  • January 2013 saw a new record in company closures in Portsmouth when compared to any previous January.

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 2013)

    A total of 208 companies were registered in Portsmouth during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).

    This figure is a decrease of 31.8% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 2.5% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)PortsmouthUK
    2013208134,802
    2012305131,491
    % change-31.8%2.5%
    Record Year 2012 (305) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2013756271
    New companies in 20128690129
    % change-12.8%-31.1%-45.0%
    Record Year2012 (86)2012 (90)2012 (129)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    A total of 131 companies were dissolved in Portsmouth during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).

    This figure is an increase of 0.0% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.3% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)PortsmouthUK
    201313177,914
    201213167,576
    % change0.0%15.3%
    Record Year 2009 (176) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    January 2013 saw a new record in company closures in Portsmouth when compared to any previous January.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2013513842
    Closed companies in 2012494438
    % change4.1%-13.6%11%
    Record Year2013 (51)2008 (60)2009 (93)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    Net company growth for Portsmouth during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) was 77 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)PortsmouthUK
    20137756,888
    201217463,915
    Record Year 2012 (174) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2013242429
    Net growth in 2012374691
    Record Year1999 (37)2012 (46)2012 (91)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    In the first quarter of 2013, Portsmouth formed 0.2% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)Portsmouth
    20130.2%
    20120.2%
    20110.2%
    20100.2%
    20090.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2012 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20130.2%0.1%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20120.2%0.2%0.3%
    % change-21.9%-31.6%-43.1%
    Record Year1999 (0.3%)2002 (0.3%)1997 (0.3%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2013 was 50.2.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 9.6% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.7% compared to the UK figure of 1.8%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Portsmouth was in 2006 when 35.2% of all directors were female.

    19.3% of all director appointments in Portsmouth in the first quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 28.1% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2012-Mar 2013)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT2.01%CONSULTING5.18%
    CONSULTANCY1.39%MANAGEMENT4.78%
    CONSULTING1.32%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    SOCIAL1.25%PROPERTY2.44%
    WORK1.04%TRADING2.06%
    ENGINEERING1.04%DESIGN1.79%
    PERI0.83%ENGINEERING1.78%
    PROPERTY0.76%BUSINESS1.77%
    PORTSMOUTH0.76%ASSOCIATES1.75%
    IT0.69%LONDON1.72%
    SOUTHERN0.62%CONSULTANTS1.71%
    GROUP0.62%CONSTRUCTION1.69%
    CONSULTANTS0.62%MEDIA1.63%
    J0.56%GLOBAL1.57%
    M0.56%J1.56%
    SYSTEMS0.49%CARE1.46%
    CONSTRUCTION0.49%IT1.43%
    PROPERTIES0.49%INVESTMENTS1.41%
    CARE0.49%PROPERTIES1.36%
    HOUSE0.49%M1.25%
    DESIGN0.49%BUILDING1.21%
    C0.49%ENTERPRISES1.19%
    ELECTRICAL0.49%ELECTRICAL1.18%
    HEALTHCARE0.49%TRAINING1.17%
    SOUTH0.42%SECURITY1.15%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied429249,183
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified10054,531
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities7924,894
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management6632,624
    88990 - Other social work activities without accommodation not elsewhere classified583,096
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified5023,532
    99999 - Dormant Company4643,384
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified326,954
    86101 - Hospital activities282,314
    62090 - Other information technology service activities2512,664
    98000 - Residents property management214,579
    86900 - Other human health activities198,465
    71129 - Other engineering activities174,226
    56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands175,629
    56101 - Licensed restaurants176,894
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified1516,448
    62012 - Business and domestic software development158,099
    56302 - Public houses and bars154,952
    74990 - Non-trading company1514,129
    70100 - Activities of head offices153,950

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08428293 DOLPHIN IOW MANAGEMENT LIMITED 04 Mar 2013
    08429916 SOUTHSEA PSYCHOLOGICAL CONSULTANCY LTD 05 Mar 2013
    08440651 THEFONESHOP LIMITED 12 Mar 2013
    08462659 MARIUS LOGISTICS LIMITED 26 Mar 2013
    08429832 CHRISTOPGOREHAM LTD 05 Mar 2013
    08435573 WILDFIRE CREATIVE & MARKETING LTD 07 Mar 2013
    08436401 COYI LIMITED 08 Mar 2013
    08440867 CHESTNUT MEAD (WINCHESTER) MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED 12 Mar 2013
    08444415 R.WELCH PLUMBING & HEATING LTD 14 Mar 2013
    08444759 NICK ALDRIDGE ROOFING LTD 14 Mar 2013
    08446750 SOLENT BOTTLED GAS SUPPLIES LIMITED 15 Mar 2013
    08456216 GOLDWING SECURITY SERVICES (PORTSMOUTH) LIMITED 21 Mar 2013
    08459170 COPNOR LOFT CONVERSIONS LTD 25 Mar 2013
    08434256 THE COMPUTER SOLUTIONS PEOPLE LIMITED 07 Mar 2013
    08435895 DYNAMIC ELECTRICAL SERVICES SOUTH LIMITED 08 Mar 2013
    08439972 SIMPSON-HAYNES INNS LTD 12 Mar 2013
    08442021 HAMPSHIRE AND SURREY DEVELOPMENTS LTD 12 Mar 2013
    08459084 POMPEY HOMES LIMITED 25 Mar 2013
    08429326 APACE CONSULTING LIMITED 05 Mar 2013
    08430623 CLIVE RIDGE LIMITED 05 Mar 2013
    08454363 DAVE BINNEY LTD 21 Mar 2013
    08458808 K & J KNIGHT TUNNELLING LTD 22 Mar 2013
    08460215 OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY OPERATIONS LIMITED 25 Mar 2013
    08463205 GREAT ALTERNATIVE STORES LTD 26 Mar 2013
    08466361 HORNDEAN SPICE LIMITED 28 Mar 2013