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.

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 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)SouthseaUK
    2013282134,802
    2012134131,491
    % change110.4%2.5%
    Record Year 2013 (282) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 20137795110
    New companies in 2012395144
    % change97.4%86.3%150.0%
    Record Year2013 (77)2013 (95)2013 (110)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)SouthseaUK
    20135977,914
    20126067,576
    % change-1.7%15.3%
    Record Year 2009 (124) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2013211226
    Closed companies in 2012222117
    % change-4.5%-42.9%53%
    Record Year2010 (40)2009 (28)2009 (80)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)SouthseaUK
    201322356,888
    20127463,915
    Record Year 2013 (223) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2013568384
    Net growth in 2012173027
    Record Year2013 (56)2013 (83)2013 (84)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20130.2%
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2013 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20130.2%0.2%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20120.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change77.0%84.9%158.4%
    Record Year2013 (0.2%)2013 (0.2%)2013 (0.2%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2012-Mar 2013)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    SOCIAL3.85%CONSULTING5.18%
    CARE3.16%MANAGEMENT4.78%
    MANAGEMENT2.05%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    CONSULTING1.97%PROPERTY2.44%
    CONSULTANCY1.71%TRADING2.06%
    ENGINEERING1.71%DESIGN1.79%
    WORK1.20%ENGINEERING1.78%
    HEALTH0.94%BUSINESS1.77%
    DESIGN0.94%ASSOCIATES1.75%
    ROAD0.94%LONDON1.72%
    TRADING0.77%CONSULTANTS1.71%
    PROPERTY0.77%CONSTRUCTION1.69%
    R0.77%MEDIA1.63%
    BUILDING0.77%GLOBAL1.57%
    CONSULTANTS0.68%J1.56%
    L0.68%CARE1.46%
    HEALTHCARE0.68%IT1.43%
    M0.60%INVESTMENTS1.41%
    IT0.60%PROPERTIES1.36%
    SOUTHERN0.60%M1.25%
    D0.60%BUILDING1.21%
    ENTERPRISES0.60%ENTERPRISES1.19%
    PROJECT0.60%ELECTRICAL1.18%
    HOUSE0.60%TRAINING1.17%
    PORTSMOUTH0.51%SECURITY1.15%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied222249,183
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified4454,531
    99999 - Dormant Company3743,384
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities2324,894
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified2323,532
    56101 - Licensed restaurants186,894
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management1632,624
    56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands145,629
    62090 - Other information technology service activities1312,664
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing115,145
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified1116,448
    7487 - Other business activities117,556
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet97,199
    43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation84,332
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate87,507
    43290 - Other construction installation72,914
    62012 - Business and domestic software development78,099
    68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis75,104
    41100 - Development of building projects78,637
    98000 - Residents property management64,579

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08350094 DESIGNC LTD. 07 Jan 2013
    08366592 I MADE THAT LTD 18 Jan 2013
    08373467 THELETSCLEANCOMPANY LIMITED 24 Jan 2013
    08344448 ZC HEALTHCARE LIMITED 02 Jan 2013
    08344603 EOSD LIMITED 02 Jan 2013
    08346453 KEN & KAREN'S DOG SERVICE LTD 04 Jan 2013
    08347410 MONKEY CAPITAL ENTERPRISES LIMITED 04 Jan 2013
    08347635 JSJ TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED 04 Jan 2013
    08347886 SONG SYSTEMS LIMITED 04 Jan 2013
    08349736 ID FOR MEN LIMITED 07 Jan 2013
    08349993 ALA HEALTHCARE LIMITED 07 Jan 2013
    08351222 LATEST TRICK ENGINEERING SERVICES LIMITED 08 Jan 2013
    08351643 ELH SOCIAL WORK LIMITED 08 Jan 2013
    08352362 GW AUTOMOTIVE LIMITED 08 Jan 2013
    08353227 PSC ENGINEERING CONSULTANCY LIMITED 09 Jan 2013
    08353607 IMC NETWORKS LIMITED 09 Jan 2013
    08354053 JMS PROPERTY LTD 09 Jan 2013
    08354833 GOLWZ LIMITED 10 Jan 2013
    08355966 VJR CONSULTING LIMITED 10 Jan 2013
    08360904 TT SOCIAL WORK LIMITED 15 Jan 2013
    08370921 BIT BEAR LIMITED 22 Jan 2013
    08372828 BC MENTAL HEALTH LIMITED 24 Jan 2013
    08382270 PJ CUTLER CONSULTING LIMITED 30 Jan 2013
    08383294 K45 LIMITED 31 Jan 2013
    08383605 RACHELS BOUTIQUE TEAS LTD 31 Jan 2013