Southsea, Hampshire

Q1 2010 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • January 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Southsea when compared to any previous January.

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 2010)

    A total of 81 companies were registered in Southsea during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).

    This figure is an increase of 20.9% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.5% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)SouthseaUK
    201081105,137
    20096791,034
    % change20.9%15.5%
    Record Year 2007 (119) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2010222831
    New companies in 2009162130
    % change37.5%33.3%3.3%
    Record Year2008 (35)2006 (35)2007 (59)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    A total of 110 companies were dissolved in Southsea during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).

    This figure is a decrease of 11.3% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 23.5% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)SouthseaUK
    201011082,677
    2009124108,060
    % change-11.3%-23.5%
    Record Year 2009 (124) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    January 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Southsea when compared to any previous January.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2010402446
    Closed companies in 2009162880
    % change150.0%-14.3%-43%
    Record Year2010 (40)2009 (28)2009 (80)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    Net company growth for Southsea during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) was -29 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)SouthseaUK
    2010-2922,460
    2009-57-17,026
    Record Year 2007 (72) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2010-184-15
    Net growth in 20090-7-50
    Record Year2005 (16)2006 (21)2007 (45)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    In the first quarter of 2010, Southsea formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)Southsea
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    20070.1%
    20060.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1978 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20100.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20090.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change27.5%14.2%-14.1%
    Record Year1967 (0.2%)1978 (0.3%)1978 (0.2%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2010 was 43.9.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.0% compared to the UK figure of 2.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.5% compared to the UK figure of 4.9%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Southsea was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.

    25.0% of all director appointments in Southsea in the first quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 24.7% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2009-Mar 2010)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSTRUCTION1.23%MANAGEMENT5.01%
    CONSULTANCY1.23%CONSULTING4.60%
    RTM1.05%CONSULTANCY2.87%
    NAP1.05%PROPERTY2.50%
    SOUTHSEA0.88%ASSOCIATES2.04%
    CONSULTING0.88%TRADING1.93%
    D0.88%DESIGN1.91%
    ROAD0.88%CONSTRUCTION1.87%
    APARTMENTS0.70%MEDIA1.84%
    DESIGN0.70%BUSINESS1.74%
    TWO0.70%INTERNATIONAL1.73%
    MANAGEMENT0.70%CONSULTANTS1.63%
    (SOUTH)0.70%ENGINEERING1.54%
    ON0.53%J1.48%
    CONSTRUTION0.53%LONDON1.45%
    INTERNATIONAL0.53%INVESTMENTS1.45%
    MY0.53%GROUP1.37%
    M0.53%GLOBAL1.35%
    CENTRE0.53%PROPERTIES1.35%
    SECURITY0.53%BUILDING1.34%
    ENTERPRISES0.53%CARE1.33%
    (SOUTHSEA)0.53%ELECTRICAL1.30%
    TRAINING0.53%M1.28%
    PAUL0.53%SYSTEMS1.25%
    IT0.53%S1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied222228,645
    7487 - Other business activities5674,904
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified2626,974
    7499 - Non-trading company2515,398
    7414 - Business & management consultancy1217,003
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering119,325
    4534 - Other building installation112,840
    9999 - Dormant Company1119,948
    99999 - Dormant Company1013,808
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply99,659
    7260 - Other computer related activities910,331
    9305 - Other service activities89,038
    9800 - Residents Property Management72,185
    4545 - Other building completion63,346
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing62,540
    56101 - Licensed restaurants62,138
    62012 - Business and domestic software development52,646
    98000 - Residents property management53,892
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified43,069
    5248 - Other retail specialised stores42,161

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07207128 JM PARKER LIMITED 29 Mar 2010
    07206898 ARCLIGHT MEDIA LTD 29 Mar 2010
    07206178 ZONDA CONSULTANCY LTD 29 Mar 2010
    07197029 DURNFORD COURT RTM COMPANY LIMITED 22 Mar 2010
    07195869 TKR DECORATORS LIMITED 19 Mar 2010
    07195745 PREMIER FITNESS AND MARTIAL ARTS LIMITED 19 Mar 2010
    07186137 LOGISTIC CONSULTANCY LTD 11 Mar 2010
    07185547 STINGING BULL FILMS LTD 10 Mar 2010
    07185296 CLIMB DIGITAL LIMITED 10 Mar 2010
    07179453 220 PARTS LTD 05 Mar 2010
    07175936 SYKESCO LTD 03 Mar 2010
    07175032 HALLIDAY ASSETS LTD 02 Mar 2010
    07174934 D&R INVESTMENT LTD 02 Mar 2010
    07174568 DJM DEVELOPERS LIMITED 02 Mar 2010
    07202830 PURPLE FREESIAS LIMITED 25 Mar 2010
    07200241 MEDIC SERVICES INTERNATIONAL LIMITED 23 Mar 2010
    07200198 MY VERY OWN WEBSITE LIMITED 23 Mar 2010
    07198182 ABSOLUT CONSTRUCTION LIMITED 22 Mar 2010
    07194211 EK CARS (KENT) LIMITED 18 Mar 2010
    07189293 LOVEPHOTOGRAPHY LTD 15 Mar 2010
    07187284 ACTION POINT MARKETING LTD 12 Mar 2010
    07186366 CHRISTIES FLORISTS OF SOUTHSEA LTD 11 Mar 2010
    07176029 YUAN FAN LIMITED 03 Mar 2010
    07173680 P S L MOTORS LTD 02 Mar 2010
    07173292 ISLAND CORPORATE FINANCE LTD 02 Mar 2010