Portsmouth, Hampshire
Q1 2015 Business Confidence Report
Contents
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
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