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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
    08434197 AQUA GARAGE SERVICES LIMITED 07 Mar 2013
    08442740 SPARTAN SLINGING SERVICES LIMITED 13 Mar 2013
    08455090 HOME SMART HOME LIMITED 21 Mar 2013
    08456964 FIN-ARIA SERVICES LIMITED 22 Mar 2013
    08428315 A M COMMERCIAL ADMIN LIMITED 04 Mar 2013
    08428684 HAYES PROFESSIONAL LIMITED 04 Mar 2013
    08430578 UTDC LIMITED 05 Mar 2013
    08437646 HYDRO HOUNDZ LTD 11 Mar 2013
    08439848 PANOSSG LIMITED 12 Mar 2013
    08443975 EASE ACCESS LIMITED 14 Mar 2013
    08443980 CASA DE CASTRO LIMITED 14 Mar 2013
    08445388 FAZ CONSULTING LIMITED 14 Mar 2013
    08445772 ATIVBA LIMITED 14 Mar 2013
    08446703 SCP ENG LTD 15 Mar 2013
    08447400 HUTCHISON CONSULTANCY LIMITED 15 Mar 2013
    08448616 THE ESSENTIAL PMO LIMITED 18 Mar 2013
    08450294 ECK SOCIAL CARE SERVICES LIMITED 19 Mar 2013
    08455564 CANDIS CRYSTALS LIMITED 21 Mar 2013
    08457537 SZYD MAINTENANCE LIMITED 22 Mar 2013
    08457727 BACON BACON LIMITED 22 Mar 2013
    08459592 GET OUT, BE SOCIAL LTD. 25 Mar 2013
    08460322 DE MEDICAL SUPPORT LIMITED 25 Mar 2013
    08462248 BRR INDEPENDENT SOCIAL CARE LIMITED 26 Mar 2013
    08462316 DP DEBT MANAGEMENT LIMITED 26 Mar 2013
    08462665 DMC TECH UK LTD 26 Mar 2013

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