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
    08439962 AZURA LAW LIMITED 12 Mar 2013
    08440651 THEFONESHOP LIMITED 12 Mar 2013
    08444237 KORS LIMITED 14 Mar 2013
    08457514 SANDBANKS APARTMENTS MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED 22 Mar 2013
    08463625 VERRECCHIA LIMITED 27 Mar 2013
    08429832 CHRISTOPGOREHAM LTD 05 Mar 2013
    08432420 LC TRAINING LTD 06 Mar 2013
    08435573 WILDFIRE CREATIVE & MARKETING LTD 07 Mar 2013
    08441780 LYNDHURST JUNIOR SCHOOL (ACADEMY) 12 Mar 2013
    08456216 GOLDWING SECURITY SERVICES (PORTSMOUTH) LIMITED 21 Mar 2013
    08459170 COPNOR LOFT CONVERSIONS LTD 25 Mar 2013
    08435895 DYNAMIC ELECTRICAL SERVICES SOUTH LIMITED 08 Mar 2013
    08464257 J C HALFORD LIMITED 27 Mar 2013
    08466480 D.M.H.BUILDERS LTD 28 Mar 2013
    08427605 RETRO ENGINEERING GARAGE SERVICES LTD 04 Mar 2013
    08429115 HOLDAN HIGHWAYS LIMITED 04 Mar 2013
    08443663 NGROVESIT LTD 13 Mar 2013
    08451992 ACORN SECURITY LIMITED 19 Mar 2013
    08454131 YOUNGENS AVIATION LIMITED 21 Mar 2013
    08454363 DAVE BINNEY LTD 21 Mar 2013
    08456631 JLJS ENGINEERING LTD 21 Mar 2013
    08456676 WRS TECH LIMITED 21 Mar 2013
    08458808 K & J KNIGHT TUNNELLING LTD 22 Mar 2013
    08463793 DUBFORCE TUNING LIMITED 27 Mar 2013
    08465008 VANQUISH SCOOTERS LIMITED 27 Mar 2013