Portsmouth, Hampshire
2013 Half Year 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.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2013)
In the first half of 2013 a total of 429 companies were formed in Portsmouth. This figure is 26.9% lower than last year, which compares badly to the UK wide figure of 6.4%.
The highest total for a first half year in Portsmouth occurred in 2012 when a total of 587 were formed.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Portsmouth UK 2013 429 269,432 2012 587 253,150 % change -26.9% 6.4% Record Year 2012 (587) 2007 (279,097) New Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2013)
A total of 221 companies were registered in Portsmouth during the second quarter of 2013 (Apr 2013 - Jun 2013).
This figure is a decrease of 21.6% versus the same period last year (Q2 2012). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.7% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2013 - Jun 2013) Portsmouth UK 2013 221 134,630 2012 282 121,659 % change -21.6% 10.7% Record Year 2012 (282) 2013 (134,630) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2013)
New Companies by Month
April May June New companies in 2013 92 54 75 New companies in 2012 100 92 90 % change -8.0% -41.3% -16.7% Record Year 2012 (100) 2012 (92) 2012 (90)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2013)
In the first half of 2013 a total of 263 companies were dissolved in Portsmouth. This figure is 2.6% lower than last year, which compares well to the UK wide change of 5.0%.
The highest total for a first half year in Portsmouth occurred in 2009 when a total of 421 were closed.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Portsmouth UK 2013 263 155,192 2012 270 147,794 % change -2.6% 5.0% Record Year 2009 (421) 2009 (289,245) Dissolved Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2013)
A total of 132 companies were dissolved in Portsmouth during the second quarter of 2013 (Apr 2013 - Jun 2013).
This figure is a decrease of 5.0% versus the same period last year (Q2 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 3.7% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2013 - Jun 2013) Portsmouth UK 2013 132 77,278 2012 139 80,218 % change -5.0% -3.7% Record Year 2009 (245) 2009 (181,179) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2013)
Dissolved Companies by Month
April May June Closed companies in 2013 43 30 59 Closed companies in 2012 44 53 42 % change -2.3% -43.4% 40% Record Year 2009 (69) 2009 (100) 2009 (76)
Net Company Growth
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2013)
In the first half of 2013 the company register for Portsmouth increased by 166 companies.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Portsmouth UK 2013 166 114,240 2012 317 105,356 Record Year 2012 (317) 2007 (171,296) Net Growth by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2013)
Net company growth for Portsmouth during the second quarter of 2013 (Apr 2013 - Jun 2013) was 89 companies.
second quarter (Apr 2013 - Jun 2013) Portsmouth UK 2013 89 57,352 2012 143 41,441 Record Year 2012 (143) 2007 (60,014) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2013)
Net Growth by Month
April May June Net growth in 2013 49 24 16 Net growth in 2012 56 39 48 Record Year 2012 (56) 2003 (48) 2012 (48)
UK Company Share
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2013)
In the first half of 2013 Portsmouth formed 0.2% of all UK companies. This is the same as the 2012 figure of 0.2%.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) 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 Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2013)
In the second quarter of 2013, Portsmouth formed 0.2% of all UK companies.
second quarter (Apr 2013 - Jun 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 (Apr, May & Jun 2013)
Company Share by Month
April May June UK formation share in 2013 0.2% 0.1% 0.2% UK formation share in 2012 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% % change -22.7% -43.0% -24.6% Record Year 1997 (0.3%) 1999 (0.2%) 1994 (0.3%)
Director Age
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2013)
The average age of a director in the first half of 2013 was 44.4.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.9% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.8% compared to the UK figure of 3.3%.
Director Age by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2013)
The average age of a director in the second quarter of 2013 was 42.6.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.5% compared to the UK figure of 3.6%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 5.1% compared to the UK figure of 3.8%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2013)
The record first half year for female directors in Portsmouth was 2006 when 32.8% of all directors were female.
23.1% of all director appointments in Portsmouth in the first half of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.1% for the same period.
Director Gender by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2013)
The record second quarter for female directors in Portsmouth was in 2006 when 30.4% of all directors were female.
24.2% of all director appointments in Portsmouth in the second quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.5% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Jun 2012-Jun 2013)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 1.84% CONSULTING 5.25% CONSULTANCY 1.25% MANAGEMENT 4.80% CONSULTING 1.03% CONSULTANCY 3.41% ENGINEERING 0.95% PROPERTY 2.48% SOCIAL 0.88% TRADING 2.05% PERI 0.88% ENGINEERING 1.81% PORTSMOUTH 0.81% DESIGN 1.79% CLEANING 0.81% LONDON 1.77% J 0.73% BUSINESS 1.77% WORK 0.66% CONSULTANTS 1.68% 2 0.66% CONSTRUCTION 1.68% CONSTRUCTION 0.59% ASSOCIATES 1.67% SOUTH 0.59% GLOBAL 1.59% SOUTHERN 0.59% MEDIA 1.57% PROPERTY 0.59% CARE 1.55% ELECTRICAL 0.59% J 1.53% HAMPSHIRE 0.51% INVESTMENTS 1.46% IT 0.51% IT 1.40% M 0.51% PROPERTIES 1.40% TRAINING 0.51% M 1.26% (PORTSMOUTH) 0.51% BUILDING 1.22% MEDICAL 0.51% ELECTRICAL 1.19% HOME 0.44% ENTERPRISES 1.18% N 0.44% CAPITAL 1.16% HOLDINGS 0.44% TRAINING 1.16%
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 472 257,517 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 89 54,555 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 87 25,583 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 83 33,633 88990 - Other social work activities without accommodation not elsewhere classified 71 3,237 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 56 24,324 99999 - Dormant Company 56 44,817 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 35 7,212 86101 - Hospital activities 29 2,357 98000 - Residents property management 23 4,626 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 22 17,095 62090 - Other information technology service activities 22 12,578 86900 - Other human health activities 22 8,687 71129 - Other engineering activities 21 4,494 71122 - Engineering related scientific and technical consulting activities 19 2,502 56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands 19 6,140 62012 - Business and domestic software development 18 8,590 56101 - Licensed restaurants 16 7,148 41202 - Construction of domestic buildings 15 5,665 43390 - Other building completion and finishing 15 5,253
Recent Companies
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