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
    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