Portsmouth, Hampshire

Q3 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.

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 (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    A total of 205 companies were registered in Portsmouth during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).

    This figure is a decrease of 19.6% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.6% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)PortsmouthUK
    2013205132,684
    2012255118,868
    % change-19.6%11.6%
    Record Year 2012 (255) 2013 (132,684)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2013767554
    New companies in 2012918084
    % change-16.5%-6.3%-35.7%
    Record Year2012 (91)2011 (85)2012 (84)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    A total of 172 companies were dissolved in Portsmouth during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).

    This figure is an increase of 55.0% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.5% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)PortsmouthUK
    201317286,170
    201211175,908
    % change55.0%13.5%
    Record Year 2009 (214) 2009 (159,405)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2013616150
    Closed companies in 2012443532
    % change38.6%74.3%56%
    Record Year2013 (61)2008 (97)2009 (92)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    Net company growth for Portsmouth during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) was 33 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)PortsmouthUK
    20133346,514
    201214442,960
    Record Year 2012 (144) 2013 (46,514)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 201315144
    Net growth in 2012474552
    Record Year2008 (51)2012 (45)2003 (67)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    In the third quarter of 2013, Portsmouth formed 0.2% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)Portsmouth
    20130.2%
    20120.2%
    20110.2%
    20100.2%
    20090.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1998 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20130.2%0.2%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20120.2%0.2%0.2%
    % change-25.2%-14.0%-43.7%
    Record Year1999 (0.2%)1995 (0.2%)1992 (0.3%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2013 was 42.2.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.4% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 5.1% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Portsmouth was in 2007 when 37.7% of all directors were female.

    24.6% of all director appointments in Portsmouth in the third quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.2% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Sep 2012-Sep 2013)

    Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT1.54%CONSULTING5.27%
    PORTSMOUTH1.31%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    PERI0.92%CONSULTANCY3.45%
    CONSULTANCY0.92%PROPERTY2.53%
    ELECTRICAL0.92%TRADING2.08%
    CLEANING0.92%ENGINEERING1.83%
    CONSULTING0.85%LONDON1.79%
    HAMPSHIRE0.77%DESIGN1.78%
    CONSTRUCTION0.77%BUSINESS1.74%
    PROPERTY0.69%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    ENGINEERING0.61%CONSULTANTS1.69%
    TRAINING0.61%CARE1.64%
    J0.61%ASSOCIATES1.61%
    HOME0.54%GLOBAL1.59%
    SOUTH0.54%J1.54%
    20.54%MEDIA1.54%
    TRADING0.46%INVESTMENTS1.53%
    N0.46%PROPERTIES1.45%
    CENTRE0.46%IT1.39%
    (PORTSMOUTH)0.46%M1.25%
    MARKETING0.46%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    SECURITY0.46%BUILDING1.19%
    D0.38%CAPITAL1.19%
    MEDIA0.38%DEVELOPMENTS1.16%
    GLOBAL0.38%TRAINING1.15%

SIC Data

  1. Previous 36 months, excluding companies less than 12 months old

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied472260,135
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management10134,970
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities9626,675
    88990 - Other social work activities without accommodation not elsewhere classified913,422
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified8454,854
    99999 - Dormant Company5646,169
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified5025,547
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified377,590
    86101 - Hospital activities332,494
    62090 - Other information technology service activities3112,516
    86900 - Other human health activities289,203
    71129 - Other engineering activities264,894
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified2317,715
    71122 - Engineering related scientific and technical consulting activities222,723
    98000 - Residents property management214,680
    62012 - Business and domestic software development219,104
    56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands186,651
    56101 - Licensed restaurants177,531
    56302 - Public houses and bars165,437
    43210 - Electrical installation165,724

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08596659 STARLING STORAGE LIMITED 04 Jul 2013
    08598183 PORTSMOUTH CONSTRUCTION SERVICES LTD 05 Jul 2013
    08598825 HALLOW LTD. 05 Jul 2013
    08600194 SQUARED UPUK LIMITED 08 Jul 2013
    08607659 EUCLIDEAN GAMES LTD 12 Jul 2013
    08610814 MMC SECURITY SOLUTIONS TWO LIMITED 16 Jul 2013
    08614559 JDS SAFETY SERVICES LIMITED 18 Jul 2013
    08628680 14I CAPITAL LIMITED 29 Jul 2013
    08595792 TENANT NETWORK FRANCHISE LIMITED 03 Jul 2013
    08599065 MACMURPHY HOMES LTD 05 Jul 2013
    08599522 POWERSCOURT MOTORS LTD 05 Jul 2013
    08599988 UNIVERSAL BUILDERS PORTSMOUTH LTD 08 Jul 2013
    08612700 BARGAIN BOOZE AND NEWS LTD 17 Jul 2013
    08612973 MHM AGENCY LTD 17 Jul 2013
    08625650 MPM NOVELTIES LTD 26 Jul 2013
    08602117 IMPERIUM 3 LIMITED 09 Jul 2013
    08609419 AURORA INNS LIMITED 15 Jul 2013
    08595881 TTMS MARKETING LTD 03 Jul 2013
    08600578 NORFOLK IN CHANCE LTD 08 Jul 2013
    08602036 1ST RECRUITMENT PORTSMOUTH LIMITED 09 Jul 2013
    08602214 WORD OF MOUTH EVENTS LTD 09 Jul 2013
    08621219 TRULY BUSINESS SOLUTIONS LIMITED 23 Jul 2013
    08623622 HIGH VOLTAGE CONNECTIONS LIMITED 24 Jul 2013
    08627560 GJL SCIENTIFIC CONSULTANCY LIMITED 29 Jul 2013
    08628417 BTMILLER LIMITED 29 Jul 2013