Portsmouth, Hampshire

Q1 2015 Business Confidence Report

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 (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)PortsmouthUK
    2015245161,156
    2014226150,722
    % change8.4%6.9%
    Record Year 2012 (305) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2015807095
    New companies in 2014646795
    % change25.0%4.5%0.0%
    Record Year2012 (86)2012 (90)2012 (129)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)PortsmouthUK
    201517389,523
    201416782,370
    % change3.6%8.7%
    Record Year 2009 (176) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2015495965
    Closed companies in 2014467447
    % change6.5%-20.3%38%
    Record Year2013 (51)2014 (74)2009 (93)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)PortsmouthUK
    20157271,633
    20145968,352
    Record Year 2012 (174) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2015311130
    Net growth in 201418-748
    Record Year2012 (37)2012 (46)2012 (91)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20150.2%
    20140.1%
    20130.2%
    20120.2%
    20110.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2012 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20150.2%0.1%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20140.1%0.1%0.2%
    % change22.5%-3.7%-8.8%
    Record Year1999 (0.3%)2002 (0.3%)1997 (0.3%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2014-Mar 2015)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT1.85%CONSULTING5.23%
    PORTSMOUTH1.35%MANAGEMENT4.56%
    CONSULTANCY1.28%CONSULTANCY3.62%
    PROPERTY0.99%PROPERTY2.72%
    J0.92%CONSTRUCTION2.19%
    ELECTRICAL0.85%CARE2.13%
    PLUMBING0.78%ENGINEERING2.12%
    CARE0.78%LONDON1.91%
    (SOUTHERN)0.78%TRADING1.88%
    SOUTHERN0.78%TRANSPORT1.82%
    ENGINEERING0.71%ELECTRICAL1.76%
    ROAD0.71%DESIGN1.65%
    MARKETING0.64%PROPERTIES1.63%
    CONTRACTORS0.64%CO.,1.58%
    HEATING0.64%J1.55%
    CONSULTING0.64%CONSULTANTS1.54%
    CONSTRUCTION0.57%BUSINESS1.49%
    SOUTH0.50%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    PROJECTS0.50%GLOBAL1.46%
    RECRUITMENT0.50%ASSOCIATES1.44%
    TRAINING0.50%DEVELOPMENTS1.36%
    CAR0.50%BUILDING1.31%
    HOME0.50%IT1.30%
    INVENTION0.50%MEDIA1.28%
    TRADING0.50%M1.27%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied512288,953
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management9143,081
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified8029,218
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified8058,522
    99999 - Dormant Company6249,474
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities5530,825
    88990 - Other social work activities without accommodation not elsewhere classified525,014
    86900 - Other human health activities2713,990
    86101 - Hospital activities255,043
    62090 - Other information technology service activities2512,862
    98000 - Residents property management235,308
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified239,080
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing216,052
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate2111,600
    74990 - Non-trading company2013,794
    43210 - Electrical installation196,139
    56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands188,607
    56101 - Licensed restaurants188,909
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified1619,098
    62012 - Business and domestic software development159,651

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    09419328 BAR 2 LIMITED 03 Feb 2015
    09419898 DASH OF LUXURY LTD. 03 Feb 2015
    09428006 FONE ACCESSORIES PORTSMOUTH LIMITED 09 Feb 2015
    09432332 KHS PROPERTY INNS MAINTANACE LTD 10 Feb 2015
    09436459 WINK TANNING LTD 12 Feb 2015
    09438681 NMM EDUCATION LTD 13 Feb 2015
    09440797 AQUA BUSINESS CONSULTANCY LIMITED 16 Feb 2015
    09459317 DIMENSIONS HEALTH CARE LIMITED 26 Feb 2015
    09425372 JRL MULTITRADES LIMITED 06 Feb 2015
    09427483 P&A SUPERSTORE LIMITED 06 Feb 2015
    09441043 JB PLUMBING N HEATING LIMITED 16 Feb 2015
    09441049 WPHS SOUTHERN LIMITED 16 Feb 2015
    09447312 G.BUCKENHAM PLUMBING & HEATING LIMITED 19 Feb 2015
    09452872 THE CAR FINANCE COMPANY (2015) LIMITED 23 Feb 2015
    09454193 M & C LTD 23 Feb 2015
    09461846 UP ACCOUNTANCY LTD 27 Feb 2015
    09427066 TMR SOUTHCOAST LIMITED 06 Feb 2015
    09428000 ALPHA ENVIRONMENT SERVICES LIMITED 09 Feb 2015
    09455761 HEALTHCARE MARKETPLACE LIMITED 24 Feb 2015
    09417058 GROVES GROUNDWORKS LTD 02 Feb 2015
    09421096 HERBIES BIG BROTHER LTD 04 Feb 2015
    09430366 ESSENTIAL TEACHING SOLUTIONS LIMITED 09 Feb 2015
    09439850 LANCASTER BRIDGE HOMES LIMITED 13 Feb 2015
    09448139 SAMANTHA D MARTIN LIMITED 19 Feb 2015
    09458094 JIM KYNVIN LTD 25 Feb 2015