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
New Company Registrations
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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) Portsmouth UK 2013 208 134,802 2012 305 131,491 % change -31.8% 2.5% Record Year 2012 (305) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2013 75 62 71 New companies in 2012 86 90 129 % change -12.8% -31.1% -45.0% Record Year 2012 (86) 2012 (90) 2012 (129)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Portsmouth UK 2013 131 77,914 2012 131 67,576 % change 0.0% 15.3% Record Year 2009 (176) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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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
January February March Closed companies in 2013 51 38 42 Closed companies in 2012 49 44 38 % change 4.1% -13.6% 11% Record Year 2013 (51) 2008 (60) 2009 (93)
Net Company Growth
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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) Portsmouth UK 2013 77 56,888 2012 174 63,915 Record Year 2012 (174) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2013 24 24 29 Net growth in 2012 37 46 91 Record Year 1999 (37) 2012 (46) 2012 (91)
UK Company Share
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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 2013 0.2% 2012 0.2% 2011 0.2% 2010 0.2% 2009 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 2012 (0.2%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2013 0.2% 0.1% 0.2% UK formation share in 2012 0.2% 0.2% 0.3% % change -21.9% -31.6% -43.1% Record Year 1999 (0.3%) 2002 (0.3%) 1997 (0.3%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2012-Mar 2013)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 2.01% CONSULTING 5.18% CONSULTANCY 1.39% MANAGEMENT 4.78% CONSULTING 1.32% CONSULTANCY 3.30% SOCIAL 1.25% PROPERTY 2.44% WORK 1.04% TRADING 2.06% ENGINEERING 1.04% DESIGN 1.79% PERI 0.83% ENGINEERING 1.78% PROPERTY 0.76% BUSINESS 1.77% PORTSMOUTH 0.76% ASSOCIATES 1.75% IT 0.69% LONDON 1.72% SOUTHERN 0.62% CONSULTANTS 1.71% GROUP 0.62% CONSTRUCTION 1.69% CONSULTANTS 0.62% MEDIA 1.63% J 0.56% GLOBAL 1.57% M 0.56% J 1.56% SYSTEMS 0.49% CARE 1.46% CONSTRUCTION 0.49% IT 1.43% PROPERTIES 0.49% INVESTMENTS 1.41% CARE 0.49% PROPERTIES 1.36% HOUSE 0.49% M 1.25% DESIGN 0.49% BUILDING 1.21% C 0.49% ENTERPRISES 1.19% ELECTRICAL 0.49% ELECTRICAL 1.18% HEALTHCARE 0.49% TRAINING 1.17% SOUTH 0.42% SECURITY 1.15%
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 429 249,183 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 100 54,531 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 79 24,894 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 66 32,624 88990 - Other social work activities without accommodation not elsewhere classified 58 3,096 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 50 23,532 99999 - Dormant Company 46 43,384 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 32 6,954 86101 - Hospital activities 28 2,314 62090 - Other information technology service activities 25 12,664 98000 - Residents property management 21 4,579 86900 - Other human health activities 19 8,465 71129 - Other engineering activities 17 4,226 56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands 17 5,629 56101 - Licensed restaurants 17 6,894 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 15 16,448 62012 - Business and domestic software development 15 8,099 56302 - Public houses and bars 15 4,952 74990 - Non-trading company 15 14,129 70100 - Activities of head offices 15 3,950
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 08387135 MINDY560 LIMITED 04 Feb 2013 08395350 U DIRECT LIMITED 08 Feb 2013 08401936 ANISOR HOLDINGS C.I.C. 14 Feb 2013 08406918 MULTIFOX LIMITED 18 Feb 2013 08410942 SOLENT INNOVATION LTD 20 Feb 2013 08415788 HOLIDAY HOME & LEISURE SERVICES LIMITED 22 Feb 2013 08419364 BEAUTYGO2 LIMITED 26 Feb 2013 08424920 CHRIS WEBB PODIATRY LIMITED 28 Feb 2013 08393668 ALLBROOK FARM MANAGEMENT LIMITED 07 Feb 2013 08395315 GERINTECH LIMITED 08 Feb 2013 08395777 K.B.E ELECTRICAL SERVICES LTD. 08 Feb 2013 08400960 L&Y CARPENTRY LTD 13 Feb 2013 08422332 WMD STUDIOS LTD 27 Feb 2013 08387153 PORTSDOWN PROPERTY SERVICES LIMITED 04 Feb 2013 08394813 BUDGET ENERGY SOLUTIONS LIMITED 08 Feb 2013 08397954 POMPEY GARAGE LTD 11 Feb 2013 08414133 CANDYSUSHI LTD 21 Feb 2013 08421306 Y&L CARPENTRY LTD 27 Feb 2013 08388240 CHANGES CLINIC LIMITED 05 Feb 2013 08390674 SANJON PROPERTY LIMITED 06 Feb 2013 08392084 STELLA QUALITY LIMITED 07 Feb 2013 OC382299 CLH HEALTHCARE LLP 08 Feb 2013 08400863 SARISBURY INVESTMENTS LIMITED 13 Feb 2013 08401614 PORTSMOUTH FIBREGLASS LIMITED 13 Feb 2013 08411471 HOME TO HOME CARPETS LTD 20 Feb 2013
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