Southsea, Hampshire
Q1 2013 Business Confidence Report
NOTICE: We have improved our calculations of the statistics in these reports, so some figures and records may not match previous reports.
Headlines
- Q1 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Southsea when compared to any previous Q1.
- Q1 2013 was a record quarter for company registrations in Southsea when compared to any quarter in history.
- March 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Southsea when compared to any previous March.
- March 2013 was a record month for company registrations in Southsea when compared to any month in history.
- February 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Southsea when compared to any previous February.
- January 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Southsea when compared to any previous January.
- March 2013 saw a new record in net growth in Southsea when compared to any previous March.
- March 2013 was a record month for net growth in Southsea when compared to any month in history.
- February 2013 saw a new record in net growth in Southsea when compared to any previous February.
- February 2013 was a record month for net growth in Southsea when compared to any month in history.
- January 2013 saw a new record in net growth in Southsea when compared to any previous January.
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
Q1 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Southsea when compared to any previous Q1.
Q1 2013 was a record quarter for company registrations in Southsea when compared to any quarter in history.
A total of 282 companies were registered in Southsea during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).
This figure is an increase of 110.4% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 2.5% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Southsea UK 2013 282 134,802 2012 134 131,491 % change 110.4% 2.5% Record Year 2013 (282) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
March 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Southsea when compared to any previous March.
March 2013 was a record month for company registrations in Southsea when compared to any month in history.
February 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Southsea when compared to any previous February.
January 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Southsea when compared to any previous January.
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2013 77 95 110 New companies in 2012 39 51 44 % change 97.4% 86.3% 150.0% Record Year 2013 (77) 2013 (95) 2013 (110)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
A total of 59 companies were dissolved in Southsea during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).
This figure is a decrease of 1.7% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.3% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Southsea UK 2013 59 77,914 2012 60 67,576 % change -1.7% 15.3% Record Year 2009 (124) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2013 21 12 26 Closed companies in 2012 22 21 17 % change -4.5% -42.9% 53% Record Year 2010 (40) 2009 (28) 2009 (80)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
Net company growth for Southsea during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) was 223 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Southsea UK 2013 223 56,888 2012 74 63,915 Record Year 2013 (223) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
March 2013 saw a new record in net growth in Southsea when compared to any previous March.
March 2013 was a record month for net growth in Southsea when compared to any month in history.
February 2013 saw a new record in net growth in Southsea when compared to any previous February.
February 2013 was a record month for net growth in Southsea when compared to any month in history.
January 2013 saw a new record in net growth in Southsea when compared to any previous January.
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2013 56 83 84 Net growth in 2012 17 30 27 Record Year 2013 (56) 2013 (83) 2013 (84)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
In the first quarter of 2013, Southsea formed 0.2% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Southsea 2013 0.2% 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 2013 (0.2%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2013 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% UK formation share in 2012 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change 77.0% 84.9% 158.4% Record Year 2013 (0.2%) 2013 (0.2%) 2013 (0.2%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2013 was 46.9.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 8.5% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 8.5% compared to the UK figure of 1.8%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
The record first quarter for female directors in Southsea was in 2007 when 33.6% of all directors were female.
23.7% of all director appointments in Southsea in the first quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 28.1% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2012-Mar 2013)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage SOCIAL 3.85% CONSULTING 5.18% CARE 3.16% MANAGEMENT 4.78% MANAGEMENT 2.05% CONSULTANCY 3.30% CONSULTING 1.97% PROPERTY 2.44% CONSULTANCY 1.71% TRADING 2.06% ENGINEERING 1.71% DESIGN 1.79% WORK 1.20% ENGINEERING 1.78% HEALTH 0.94% BUSINESS 1.77% DESIGN 0.94% ASSOCIATES 1.75% ROAD 0.94% LONDON 1.72% TRADING 0.77% CONSULTANTS 1.71% PROPERTY 0.77% CONSTRUCTION 1.69% R 0.77% MEDIA 1.63% BUILDING 0.77% GLOBAL 1.57% CONSULTANTS 0.68% J 1.56% L 0.68% CARE 1.46% HEALTHCARE 0.68% IT 1.43% M 0.60% INVESTMENTS 1.41% IT 0.60% PROPERTIES 1.36% SOUTHERN 0.60% M 1.25% D 0.60% BUILDING 1.21% ENTERPRISES 0.60% ENTERPRISES 1.19% PROJECT 0.60% ELECTRICAL 1.18% HOUSE 0.60% TRAINING 1.17% PORTSMOUTH 0.51% SECURITY 1.15%
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 222 249,183 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 44 54,531 99999 - Dormant Company 37 43,384 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 23 24,894 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 23 23,532 56101 - Licensed restaurants 18 6,894 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 16 32,624 56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands 14 5,629 62090 - Other information technology service activities 13 12,664 43390 - Other building completion and finishing 11 5,145 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 11 16,448 7487 - Other business activities 11 7,556 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 9 7,199 43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation 8 4,332 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 8 7,507 43290 - Other construction installation 7 2,914 62012 - Business and domestic software development 7 8,099 68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis 7 5,104 41100 - Development of building projects 7 8,637 98000 - Residents property management 6 4,579
Recent Companies
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