Portsmouth, Hampshire
Q1 2015 Business Confidence Report
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
A total of 245 companies were registered in Portsmouth during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).
This figure is an increase of 8.4% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 6.9% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Portsmouth UK 2015 245 161,156 2014 226 150,722 % change 8.4% 6.9% Record Year 2012 (305) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2015 80 70 95 New companies in 2014 64 67 95 % change 25.0% 4.5% 0.0% Record Year 2012 (86) 2012 (90) 2012 (129)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
A total of 173 companies were dissolved in Portsmouth during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).
This figure is an increase of 3.6% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Portsmouth UK 2015 173 89,523 2014 167 82,370 % change 3.6% 8.7% Record Year 2009 (176) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2015 49 59 65 Closed companies in 2014 46 74 47 % change 6.5% -20.3% 38% Record Year 2013 (51) 2014 (74) 2009 (93)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
Net company growth for Portsmouth during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) was 72 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Portsmouth UK 2015 72 71,633 2014 59 68,352 Record Year 2012 (174) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2015 31 11 30 Net growth in 2014 18 -7 48 Record Year 2012 (37) 2012 (46) 2012 (91)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
In the first quarter of 2015, Portsmouth formed 0.2% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Portsmouth 2015 0.2% 2014 0.1% 2013 0.2% 2012 0.2% 2011 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 2012 (0.2%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2015 0.2% 0.1% 0.2% UK formation share in 2014 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% % change 22.5% -3.7% -8.8% Record Year 1999 (0.3%) 2002 (0.3%) 1997 (0.3%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2015 was 42.3.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.3% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.4% compared to the UK figure of 3.6%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
The record first quarter for female directors in Portsmouth was in 2006 when 35.2% of all directors were female.
21.4% of all director appointments in Portsmouth in the first quarter of 2015 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.4% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2014-Mar 2015)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 1.85% CONSULTING 5.23% PORTSMOUTH 1.35% MANAGEMENT 4.56% CONSULTANCY 1.28% CONSULTANCY 3.62% PROPERTY 0.99% PROPERTY 2.72% J 0.92% CONSTRUCTION 2.19% ELECTRICAL 0.85% CARE 2.13% PLUMBING 0.78% ENGINEERING 2.12% CARE 0.78% LONDON 1.91% (SOUTHERN) 0.78% TRADING 1.88% SOUTHERN 0.78% TRANSPORT 1.82% ENGINEERING 0.71% ELECTRICAL 1.76% ROAD 0.71% DESIGN 1.65% MARKETING 0.64% PROPERTIES 1.63% CONTRACTORS 0.64% CO., 1.58% HEATING 0.64% J 1.55% CONSULTING 0.64% CONSULTANTS 1.54% CONSTRUCTION 0.57% BUSINESS 1.49% SOUTH 0.50% INVESTMENTS 1.49% PROJECTS 0.50% GLOBAL 1.46% RECRUITMENT 0.50% ASSOCIATES 1.44% TRAINING 0.50% DEVELOPMENTS 1.36% CAR 0.50% BUILDING 1.31% HOME 0.50% IT 1.30% INVENTION 0.50% MEDIA 1.28% TRADING 0.50% M 1.27%
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 512 288,953 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 91 43,081 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 80 29,218 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 80 58,522 99999 - Dormant Company 62 49,474 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 55 30,825 88990 - Other social work activities without accommodation not elsewhere classified 52 5,014 86900 - Other human health activities 27 13,990 86101 - Hospital activities 25 5,043 62090 - Other information technology service activities 25 12,862 98000 - Residents property management 23 5,308 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 23 9,080 43390 - Other building completion and finishing 21 6,052 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 21 11,600 74990 - Non-trading company 20 13,794 43210 - Electrical installation 19 6,139 56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands 18 8,607 56101 - Licensed restaurants 18 8,909 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 16 19,098 62012 - Business and domestic software development 15 9,651
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 09417455 SICILIA ROOTS LIMITED 02 Feb 2015 09419328 BAR 2 LIMITED 03 Feb 2015 09424336 AZTEC MANUFACTURERS LTD 05 Feb 2015 09429812 RHINELDO LTD 09 Feb 2015 09453420 BROOKFIELD DATA COMMS LTD 23 Feb 2015 09436669 K&L TRADING LIMITED 12 Feb 2015 09441049 WPHS SOUTHERN LIMITED 16 Feb 2015 09452122 S K WARE LTD 21 Feb 2015 09461846 UP ACCOUNTANCY LTD 27 Feb 2015 09428000 ALPHA ENVIRONMENT SERVICES LIMITED 09 Feb 2015 09439870 KLAS PLANT HIRE LTD 13 Feb 2015 09448972 PORTCHESTER CARS LTD 19 Feb 2015 09463844 PAUL 68 LIMITED 27 Feb 2015 09416416 MCNALLY PARKER ASSOCIATES LTD 02 Feb 2015 09418643 COPNOR ROAD MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED 03 Feb 2015 09424969 OUT OF HOURS DISTRIBUTION LIMITED 05 Feb 2015 09432183 POWER ME UP LTD. 10 Feb 2015 09439850 LANCASTER BRIDGE HOMES LIMITED 13 Feb 2015 09440158 ARES GROUP SERVICES LTD. 16 Feb 2015 09446041 ELITE SECURITY & ELECTRICAL LTD 18 Feb 2015 09448139 SAMANTHA D MARTIN LIMITED 19 Feb 2015 09452373 GO TELESALES LIMITED 21 Feb 2015 09455532 WELLS BUILDING & RENOVATIONS LIMITED 24 Feb 2015 09458094 JIM KYNVIN LTD 25 Feb 2015 09461573 GAVIN DRIVER PLUMBING & HEATING LTD 27 Feb 2015
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