Southsea, Hampshire
Q1 2014 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- Q1 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Southsea when compared to any previous Q1.
- March 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Southsea when compared to any previous March.
- February 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Southsea when compared to any previous February.
- January 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Southsea when compared to any previous January.
- February 2014 saw a new record in company closures in Southsea when compared to any previous February.
- March 2014 saw a new record in net growth in Southsea when compared to any previous March.
- March 2014 was a record month for net growth in Southsea when compared to any month in history.
- January 2014 saw a new record in net growth in Southsea when compared to any previous January.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
Q1 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Southsea when compared to any previous Q1.
A total of 333 companies were registered in Southsea during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).
This figure is an increase of 18.1% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.8% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) Southsea UK 2014 333 150,722 2013 282 134,802 % change 18.1% 11.8% Record Year 2014 (333) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
March 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Southsea when compared to any previous March.
February 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Southsea when compared to any previous February.
January 2014 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 2014 113 99 121 New companies in 2013 77 95 110 % change 46.8% 4.2% 10.0% Record Year 2014 (113) 2014 (99) 2014 (121)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
A total of 76 companies were dissolved in Southsea during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).
This figure is an increase of 28.8% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 5.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) Southsea UK 2014 76 82,370 2013 59 77,914 % change 28.8% 5.7% Record Year 2009 (124) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
February 2014 saw a new record in company closures in Southsea when compared to any previous February.
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2014 21 31 24 Closed companies in 2013 21 12 26 % change 0.0% 158.3% -8% Record Year 2010 (40) 2014 (31) 2009 (80)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
Net company growth for Southsea during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) was 257 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) Southsea UK 2014 257 68,352 2013 223 56,888 Record Year 2014 (257) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
March 2014 saw a new record in net growth in Southsea when compared to any previous March.
March 2014 was a record month for net growth in Southsea when compared to any month in history.
January 2014 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 2014 92 68 97 Net growth in 2013 56 83 84 Record Year 2014 (92) 2013 (83) 2014 (97)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
In the first quarter of 2014, Southsea formed 0.2% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) Southsea 2014 0.2% 2013 0.2% 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 2014 (0.2%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2014 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% UK formation share in 2013 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% % change 37.3% -3.8% -8.2% Record Year 2014 (0.2%) 2013 (0.2%) 2013 (0.2%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2014 was 41.5.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.4% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.4% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
The record first quarter for female directors in Southsea was in 2007 when 33.6% of all directors were female.
33.6% of all director appointments in Southsea in the first quarter of 2014 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 2013-Mar 2014)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage SOCIAL 5.54% CONSULTING 5.22% CARE 5.27% MANAGEMENT 4.67% ENGINEERING 3.55% CONSULTANCY 3.49% CONSULTING 2.58% PROPERTY 2.64% CONSULTANCY 2.04% TRADING 2.05% WORK 1.67% LONDON 1.88% MANAGEMENT 1.18% ENGINEERING 1.86% L 1.08% CARE 1.79% D 1.02% CONSTRUCTION 1.75% J 1.02% DESIGN 1.75% M 0.91% CONSULTANTS 1.73% DESIGN 0.91% BUSINESS 1.71% C 0.91% PROPERTIES 1.60% HEALTH 0.91% INVESTMENTS 1.60% IT 0.81% GLOBAL 1.58% S 0.81% J 1.48% THERAPY 0.81% ASSOCIATES 1.48% BUSINESS 0.70% MEDIA 1.48% K 0.70% IT 1.33% AUTOMOTIVE 0.70% TRANSPORT 1.30% R 0.70% DEVELOPMENTS 1.29% TECHNICAL 0.65% BUILDING 1.24% FINANCIAL 0.65% M 1.21% PROJECT 0.59% CAPITAL 1.20% CONSTRUCTION 0.59% ELECTRICAL 1.19%
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 324 280,210 88990 - Other social work activities without accommodation not elsewhere classified 58 3,815 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 42 56,411 99999 - Dormant Company 42 47,084 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 37 27,750 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 35 37,882 56101 - Licensed restaurants 34 7,965 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 32 26,700 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 25 18,491 71129 - Other engineering activities 24 5,477 56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands 20 7,300 86900 - Other human health activities 18 10,273 62090 - Other information technology service activities 16 12,813 62012 - Business and domestic software development 14 9,509 43390 - Other building completion and finishing 12 5,521 85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified 11 5,876 98000 - Residents property management 11 4,832 43290 - Other construction installation 10 3,231 43210 - Electrical installation 10 5,885 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 9 9,284
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 08878542 MARCO ISLAND CAR PARKS LTD 06 Feb 2014 08891119 AJ WELDING LTD 12 Feb 2014 08892356 DLB SAFETY CONSULTANCY LIMITED 13 Feb 2014 08904000 YTS CONSTRUCTION LTD 20 Feb 2014 08874220 WKS ENGINEERING LIMITED 04 Feb 2014 08874824 TEMPLE LEISURE LIMITED 04 Feb 2014 08874848 KW INTERIOR SYSTEMS LTD 04 Feb 2014 08875589 MA ENGINEERING SOLUTIONS LIMITED 04 Feb 2014 08877011 JODY NEWELL LIMITED 05 Feb 2014 08878150 MONDEUX LIMITED 05 Feb 2014 08881791 SYKES POWERTRAIN LIMITED 07 Feb 2014 08882381 BUYMOBILECRANES.COM LIMITED 07 Feb 2014 08882860 AOS CAPITAL LIMITED 07 Feb 2014 08883999 RSJMCONSULTING LIMITED 10 Feb 2014 08884171 TRAILHAWK HORIZONS LIMITED 10 Feb 2014 08887590 BURCAN ENGINEERING LIMITED 11 Feb 2014 08892038 WESTFIELD (IOW) LTD 12 Feb 2014 08892884 DINERS INN LTD 13 Feb 2014 08892891 PRESTIGE DRIVES AND DESIGN LTD 13 Feb 2014 08898286 PRB BUILDING CONSULTANCY LIMITED 17 Feb 2014 08899424 HUDSON PROJECT MANAGING LTD 18 Feb 2014 08908468 PHUMIE INVESTMENTS LIMITED 24 Feb 2014 08911134 RBAXTER@LETSGOUK LTD 25 Feb 2014 08913701 MEG DUNSMORE SOCIAL CARE LIMITED 26 Feb 2014 08914901 TS MRI SCANNING LIMITED 27 Feb 2014
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