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

  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 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)PortsmouthUK
    2014203143,414
    2013205132,684
    % change-1.0%8.1%
    Record Year 2012 (255) 2014 (143,414)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2014707162
    New companies in 2013767554
    % change-7.9%-5.3%14.8%
    Record Year2012 (91)2011 (85)2012 (84)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)PortsmouthUK
    2014166101,670
    201317286,170
    % change-3.5%18.0%
    Record Year 2009 (214) 2009 (159,405)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2014644755
    Closed companies in 2013616150
    % change4.9%-23.0%10%
    Record Year2014 (64)2008 (97)2009 (92)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)PortsmouthUK
    20143741,744
    20133346,514
    Record Year 2012 (144) 2013 (46,514)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 20146247
    Net growth in 201315144
    Record Year2008 (51)2012 (45)2003 (67)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20140.1%
    20130.2%
    20120.2%
    20110.2%
    20100.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1998 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20140.1%0.2%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20130.2%0.2%0.1%
    % change-16.4%-9.8%5.4%
    Record Year1999 (0.2%)1995 (0.2%)1992 (0.3%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Sep 2013-Sep 2014)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT2.10%CONSULTING5.17%
    CONSULTING1.57%MANAGEMENT4.63%
    PORTSMOUTH1.12%CONSULTANCY3.55%
    PROPERTY1.05%PROPERTY2.62%
    CONSULTANCY1.05%ENGINEERING2.07%
    PROPERTIES0.82%CONSTRUCTION2.05%
    SOUTH0.82%TRADING2.00%
    SOUTHERN0.75%LONDON1.95%
    CONSTRUCTION0.75%CARE1.94%
    ENGINEERING0.75%TRANSPORT1.76%
    MARKETING0.60%DESIGN1.70%
    RECRUITMENT0.60%CONSULTANTS1.70%
    (SOUTHERN)0.60%PROPERTIES1.63%
    TRAINING0.60%BUSINESS1.62%
    CARE0.60%J1.53%
    J0.52%ELECTRICAL1.53%
    CENTRE0.52%GLOBAL1.51%
    GROUP0.52%INVESTMENTS1.50%
    GREEN0.45%ASSOCIATES1.48%
    FITNESS0.45%MEDIA1.38%
    R0.45%CO.,1.36%
    ENTERPRISES0.45%DEVELOPMENTS1.35%
    H0.45%BUILDING1.30%
    S0.45%IT1.30%
    ROAD0.45%M1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied515278,481
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management10140,717
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified8157,264
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities7829,313
    88990 - Other social work activities without accommodation not elsewhere classified674,382
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified6628,224
    99999 - Dormant Company5748,286
    86101 - Hospital activities313,680
    62090 - Other information technology service activities3112,795
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified278,501
    86900 - Other human health activities2611,807
    74990 - Non-trading company2514,006
    43210 - Electrical installation215,922
    56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands217,917
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified2018,890
    56101 - Licensed restaurants208,546
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing195,786
    98000 - Residents property management195,047
    71129 - Other engineering activities185,930
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate1710,361

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    09157178 M J ROBINSON GRP/COMPOSITE LIMITED 01 Aug 2014
    09159282 UP CONSTRUCT (SOLUTIONS) LIMITED 04 Aug 2014
    09159451 SMILING EYES COFFEE CO LTD 04 Aug 2014
    09163829 GS INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED 06 Aug 2014
    09164449 UK GATEWAY EDUCATION CONSULTANCY LTD 06 Aug 2014
    09180521 BAMBI TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED 18 Aug 2014
    09183746 ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT PROJECTS LTD 20 Aug 2014
    09189385 BYNGS PROPERTIES LIMITED 28 Aug 2014
    09164654 ORIGINS SUPPORT LTD 06 Aug 2014
    09183733 DESIGN AND ADVERTISING BY SONIA SINGLETON LTD 20 Aug 2014
    09186897 KENS CHICKEN & PIZZA NORTH END LTD 22 Aug 2014
    09158617 SIETSKE VETERINARY IMAGING LTD 01 Aug 2014
    09169477 WESTFIELD ENTERPRISES (UK) LIMITED 11 Aug 2014
    09171094 ATLANTIC TECHINCAL LTD 12 Aug 2014
    09173730 E.C. COLE HOLDINGS LIMITED 13 Aug 2014
    09192478 WOOLMER CONSULTANCY LIMITED 29 Aug 2014
    09158441 PARRONDA COURT FREEHOLD LIMITED 01 Aug 2014
    09167364 DGH ROOFING LIMITED 08 Aug 2014
    09168378 CERRADO SOLUTIONS LTD 08 Aug 2014
    09168380 WHITES OF SUSSEX LTD 08 Aug 2014
    09175900 BEE JAYS CONTRACTORS LIMITED 14 Aug 2014
    09176716 SCOTT AQUACULTURE RISK MANAGEMENT LIMITED 14 Aug 2014
    09179418 EVM IT CONSULTING LIMITED 18 Aug 2014
    09185594 ABSOLUT AUDIO LIMITED 21 Aug 2014
    09193611 PURESTAR CONSULTANCY LIMITED 29 Aug 2014