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
    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