Portsmouth, Hampshire
Q3 2014 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- July 2014 saw a new record in company closures in Portsmouth when compared to any previous July.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)
A total of 203 companies were registered in Portsmouth during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014).
This figure is a decrease of 1.0% versus the same period last year (Q3 2013). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.1% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) Portsmouth UK 2014 203 143,414 2013 205 132,684 % change -1.0% 8.1% Record Year 2012 (255) 2014 (143,414) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2014 70 71 62 New companies in 2013 76 75 54 % change -7.9% -5.3% 14.8% Record Year 2012 (91) 2011 (85) 2012 (84)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)
A total of 166 companies were dissolved in Portsmouth during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014).
This figure is a decrease of 3.5% versus the same period last year (Q3 2013). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 18.0% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) Portsmouth UK 2014 166 101,670 2013 172 86,170 % change -3.5% 18.0% Record Year 2009 (214) 2009 (159,405) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)
July 2014 saw a new record in company closures in Portsmouth when compared to any previous July.
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2014 64 47 55 Closed companies in 2013 61 61 50 % change 4.9% -23.0% 10% Record Year 2014 (64) 2008 (97) 2009 (92)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)
Net company growth for Portsmouth during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) was 37 companies.
third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) Portsmouth UK 2014 37 41,744 2013 33 46,514 Record Year 2012 (144) 2013 (46,514) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2014 6 24 7 Net growth in 2013 15 14 4 Record Year 2008 (51) 2012 (45) 2003 (67)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)
In the third quarter of 2014, Portsmouth formed 0.1% of all UK companies.
third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) Portsmouth 2014 0.1% 2013 0.2% 2012 0.2% 2011 0.2% 2010 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1998 (0.2%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2014 0.1% 0.2% 0.1% UK formation share in 2013 0.2% 0.2% 0.1% % change -16.4% -9.8% 5.4% Record Year 1999 (0.2%) 1995 (0.2%) 1992 (0.3%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)
The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2014 was 43.7.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.7% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 7.8% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)
The record third quarter for female directors in Portsmouth was in 2007 when 37.7% of all directors were female.
25.5% of all director appointments in Portsmouth in the third quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.3% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2013-Sep 2014)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 2.10% CONSULTING 5.17% CONSULTING 1.57% MANAGEMENT 4.63% PORTSMOUTH 1.12% CONSULTANCY 3.55% PROPERTY 1.05% PROPERTY 2.62% CONSULTANCY 1.05% ENGINEERING 2.07% PROPERTIES 0.82% CONSTRUCTION 2.05% SOUTH 0.82% TRADING 2.00% SOUTHERN 0.75% LONDON 1.95% CONSTRUCTION 0.75% CARE 1.94% ENGINEERING 0.75% TRANSPORT 1.76% MARKETING 0.60% DESIGN 1.70% RECRUITMENT 0.60% CONSULTANTS 1.70% (SOUTHERN) 0.60% PROPERTIES 1.63% TRAINING 0.60% BUSINESS 1.62% CARE 0.60% J 1.53% J 0.52% ELECTRICAL 1.53% CENTRE 0.52% GLOBAL 1.51% GROUP 0.52% INVESTMENTS 1.50% GREEN 0.45% ASSOCIATES 1.48% FITNESS 0.45% MEDIA 1.38% R 0.45% CO., 1.36% ENTERPRISES 0.45% DEVELOPMENTS 1.35% H 0.45% BUILDING 1.30% S 0.45% IT 1.30% ROAD 0.45% M 1.23%
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 515 278,481 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 101 40,717 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 81 57,264 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 78 29,313 88990 - Other social work activities without accommodation not elsewhere classified 67 4,382 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 66 28,224 99999 - Dormant Company 57 48,286 86101 - Hospital activities 31 3,680 62090 - Other information technology service activities 31 12,795 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 27 8,501 86900 - Other human health activities 26 11,807 74990 - Non-trading company 25 14,006 43210 - Electrical installation 21 5,922 56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands 21 7,917 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 20 18,890 56101 - Licensed restaurants 20 8,546 43390 - Other building completion and finishing 19 5,786 98000 - Residents property management 19 5,047 71129 - Other engineering activities 18 5,930 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 17 10,361
Recent Companies
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