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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