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.
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New Company Registrations
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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) Portsmouth UK 2013 205 132,684 2012 255 118,868 % change -19.6% 11.6% Record Year 2012 (255) 2013 (132,684) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2013 76 75 54 New companies in 2012 91 80 84 % change -16.5% -6.3% -35.7% Record Year 2012 (91) 2011 (85) 2012 (84)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Portsmouth UK 2013 172 86,170 2012 111 75,908 % change 55.0% 13.5% Record Year 2009 (214) 2009 (159,405) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2013 61 61 50 Closed companies in 2012 44 35 32 % change 38.6% 74.3% 56% Record Year 2013 (61) 2008 (97) 2009 (92)
Net Company Growth
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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) Portsmouth UK 2013 33 46,514 2012 144 42,960 Record Year 2012 (144) 2013 (46,514) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2013 15 14 4 Net growth in 2012 47 45 52 Record Year 2008 (51) 2012 (45) 2003 (67)
UK Company Share
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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 2013 0.2% 2012 0.2% 2011 0.2% 2010 0.2% 2009 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1998 (0.2%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2013 0.2% 0.2% 0.1% UK formation share in 2012 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% % change -25.2% -14.0% -43.7% Record Year 1999 (0.2%) 1995 (0.2%) 1992 (0.3%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2012-Sep 2013)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 1.54% CONSULTING 5.27% PORTSMOUTH 1.31% MANAGEMENT 4.75% PERI 0.92% CONSULTANCY 3.45% CONSULTANCY 0.92% PROPERTY 2.53% ELECTRICAL 0.92% TRADING 2.08% CLEANING 0.92% ENGINEERING 1.83% CONSULTING 0.85% LONDON 1.79% HAMPSHIRE 0.77% DESIGN 1.78% CONSTRUCTION 0.77% BUSINESS 1.74% PROPERTY 0.69% CONSTRUCTION 1.70% ENGINEERING 0.61% CONSULTANTS 1.69% TRAINING 0.61% CARE 1.64% J 0.61% ASSOCIATES 1.61% HOME 0.54% GLOBAL 1.59% SOUTH 0.54% J 1.54% 2 0.54% MEDIA 1.54% TRADING 0.46% INVESTMENTS 1.53% N 0.46% PROPERTIES 1.45% CENTRE 0.46% IT 1.39% (PORTSMOUTH) 0.46% M 1.25% MARKETING 0.46% ELECTRICAL 1.20% SECURITY 0.46% BUILDING 1.19% D 0.38% CAPITAL 1.19% MEDIA 0.38% DEVELOPMENTS 1.16% GLOBAL 0.38% TRAINING 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 472 260,135 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 101 34,970 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 96 26,675 88990 - Other social work activities without accommodation not elsewhere classified 91 3,422 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 84 54,854 99999 - Dormant Company 56 46,169 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 50 25,547 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 37 7,590 86101 - Hospital activities 33 2,494 62090 - Other information technology service activities 31 12,516 86900 - Other human health activities 28 9,203 71129 - Other engineering activities 26 4,894 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 23 17,715 71122 - Engineering related scientific and technical consulting activities 22 2,723 98000 - Residents property management 21 4,680 62012 - Business and domestic software development 21 9,104 56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands 18 6,651 56101 - Licensed restaurants 17 7,531 56302 - Public houses and bars 16 5,437 43210 - Electrical installation 16 5,724
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 08596659 STARLING STORAGE LIMITED 04 Jul 2013 08597750 GLOBAL ALLIANCE (UK) LIMITED 04 Jul 2013 08604200 THE A-PLAN DESIGN & BUILD LTD 10 Jul 2013 08609814 LOVEPARDY LTD 15 Jul 2013 08615464 TAPAS INNS LTD 18 Jul 2013 08619420 CL PROPERTY LIMITED 22 Jul 2013 08626933 ROWAN A ADAMS MASONRY LIMITED 26 Jul 2013 08612700 BARGAIN BOOZE AND NEWS LTD 17 Jul 2013 08612973 MHM AGENCY LTD 17 Jul 2013 08615474 CAR SPARES LIMITED 18 Jul 2013 08624978 SLRTEC LTD 25 Jul 2013 08625650 MPM NOVELTIES LTD 26 Jul 2013 08595804 N.G.P. WINDOWS & DOORS LTD 03 Jul 2013 08602117 IMPERIUM 3 LIMITED 09 Jul 2013 08608375 WICKED WAFFLE LIMITED 12 Jul 2013 08609419 AURORA INNS LIMITED 15 Jul 2013 08615756 IRGB TECHNICAL SERVICES LIMITED 18 Jul 2013 08624587 KD CREATE LTD 25 Jul 2013 08591387 SPORTING DIFFERENCE LIMITED 01 Jul 2013 08592511 BOLLYWOOD MENSWEAR LTD 01 Jul 2013 08598972 PARRY ALEXANDER MEDIA LIMITED 05 Jul 2013 08602214 WORD OF MOUTH EVENTS LTD 09 Jul 2013 08607272 CAULFIELD CONSULTING LIMITED 12 Jul 2013 08621219 TRULY BUSINESS SOLUTIONS LIMITED 23 Jul 2013 08621478 SARABAND LIMITED 23 Jul 2013
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