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 08348028 JD BOOKKEEPERS LTD 04 Jan 2013 08365147 KENS PERI PERI CHICKEN LTD 17 Jan 2013 08365209 KANGOS PERI PERI CHICKEN LTD 17 Jan 2013 08365456 KENS KEBAB LTD 17 Jan 2013 08365464 CHICKO'S PERI PERI LTD 17 Jan 2013 08375053 BERWICK PAINTING LIMITED 25 Jan 2013 08376168 LEARNING VISION LIMITED 25 Jan 2013 08382893 BLUE & SNOW LIMITED 31 Jan 2013 08344691 YES TRANSPORT SERVICES LIMITED 02 Jan 2013 08349129 CRAYDEN HOLIDAYS LTD 07 Jan 2013 08357783 T & N PRINT HOLDINGS LTD 11 Jan 2013 08358475 BEST GOODS LTD 14 Jan 2013 08360762 VIRTUAL OFFICE FAIRIES LTD 15 Jan 2013 08363004 MTEST LTD 16 Jan 2013 08369775 RAJU IT SERVICES LIMITED 22 Jan 2013 08350182 RMD ELECTRICAL SOLUTIONS LIMITED 07 Jan 2013 08366533 JP CONNOLLY LIMITED 18 Jan 2013 08381039 CEDAR LAW LIMITED 30 Jan 2013 08345561 HAMPSHIRE VEHICLE SOLUTIONS LTD 03 Jan 2013 08348018 COSHAM CHIPPY LIMITED 04 Jan 2013 08348859 HUB 14 LTD 07 Jan 2013 08363511 STREETPAVE TRAINING ACADEMY LIMITED 16 Jan 2013 08366537 SHAREPINTO LIMITED 18 Jan 2013 08373220 WESSEX LAWNCARE LTD 24 Jan 2013 08375262 THE ORIGINAL FLOWER STALL LIMITED 25 Jan 2013
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