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

  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 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)SouthseaUK
    2014333150,722
    2013282134,802
    % change18.1%11.8%
    Record Year 2014 (333) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 201411399121
    New companies in 20137795110
    % change46.8%4.2%10.0%
    Record Year2014 (113)2014 (99)2014 (121)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)SouthseaUK
    20147682,370
    20135977,914
    % change28.8%5.7%
    Record Year 2009 (124) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2014213124
    Closed companies in 2013211226
    % change0.0%158.3%-8%
    Record Year2010 (40)2014 (31)2009 (80)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)SouthseaUK
    201425768,352
    201322356,888
    Record Year 2014 (257) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2014926897
    Net growth in 2013568384
    Record Year2014 (92)2013 (83)2014 (97)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20140.2%
    20130.2%
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2014 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20140.2%0.2%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20130.2%0.2%0.2%
    % change37.3%-3.8%-8.2%
    Record Year2014 (0.2%)2013 (0.2%)2013 (0.2%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2013-Mar 2014)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    SOCIAL5.54%CONSULTING5.22%
    CARE5.27%MANAGEMENT4.67%
    ENGINEERING3.55%CONSULTANCY3.49%
    CONSULTING2.58%PROPERTY2.64%
    CONSULTANCY2.04%TRADING2.05%
    WORK1.67%LONDON1.88%
    MANAGEMENT1.18%ENGINEERING1.86%
    L1.08%CARE1.79%
    D1.02%CONSTRUCTION1.75%
    J1.02%DESIGN1.75%
    M0.91%CONSULTANTS1.73%
    DESIGN0.91%BUSINESS1.71%
    C0.91%PROPERTIES1.60%
    HEALTH0.91%INVESTMENTS1.60%
    IT0.81%GLOBAL1.58%
    S0.81%J1.48%
    THERAPY0.81%ASSOCIATES1.48%
    BUSINESS0.70%MEDIA1.48%
    K0.70%IT1.33%
    AUTOMOTIVE0.70%TRANSPORT1.30%
    R0.70%DEVELOPMENTS1.29%
    TECHNICAL0.65%BUILDING1.24%
    FINANCIAL0.65%M1.21%
    PROJECT0.59%CAPITAL1.20%
    CONSTRUCTION0.59%ELECTRICAL1.19%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied324280,210
    88990 - Other social work activities without accommodation not elsewhere classified583,815
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified4256,411
    99999 - Dormant Company4247,084
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities3727,750
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management3537,882
    56101 - Licensed restaurants347,965
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified3226,700
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified2518,491
    71129 - Other engineering activities245,477
    56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands207,300
    86900 - Other human health activities1810,273
    62090 - Other information technology service activities1612,813
    62012 - Business and domestic software development149,509
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing125,521
    85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified115,876
    98000 - Residents property management114,832
    43290 - Other construction installation103,231
    43210 - Electrical installation105,885
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate99,284

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08946113 SOCRAIGH LIMITED 19 Mar 2014
    08918430 FABULOUS FUNKY LIMITED 03 Mar 2014
    08922446 HILTON MAINTENANCE LIMITED 04 Mar 2014
    08923503 KJT HORIZONS LIMITED 05 Mar 2014
    08924244 EXISTENTIAL CONSULTANCY LIMITED 05 Mar 2014
    08927970 RGM TECHNICAL SERVICES LIMITED 07 Mar 2014
    08929093 SMC SUPPLY CHAIN & LOGISTIC SERVICES LIMITED 07 Mar 2014
    08930991 L & L CONSULTANCY LIMITED 10 Mar 2014
    08932496 ECIGIT (SOUTHSEA) LIMITED 11 Mar 2014
    08932624 ASW COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED 11 Mar 2014
    08938037 CANDY HUT LIMITED 13 Mar 2014
    08940202 CLC SOCIAL CARE LIMITED 14 Mar 2014
    08940687 AGNEW CONTRACTING LIMITED 14 Mar 2014
    08941417 LONDON GRACE LTD 17 Mar 2014
    08946822 P COOK PHYSIOTHERAPY LIMITED 19 Mar 2014
    08946839 SI UN LIMITED 19 Mar 2014
    08948400 HAYLEY JAYNE LIMITED 19 Mar 2014
    08949254 M SHALE ENGINEERING LIMITED 20 Mar 2014
    08949798 WC&P LIMITED 20 Mar 2014
    08950825 MNB ENGINEERING SERVICES LIMITED 20 Mar 2014
    08950949 ANIFA COLE CONSULTING LIMITED 20 Mar 2014
    08952670 E-CIGARETTE STORE LTD 21 Mar 2014
    08952763 MAIDS THAT SHINE LIMITED 21 Mar 2014
    08954207 BREAD ADDICTION LIMITED 24 Mar 2014
    08957078 VW SOCIAL CARE LIMITED 25 Mar 2014