Southsea, Hampshire
Q3 2014 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- Q3 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Southsea when compared to any previous Q3.
- September 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Southsea when compared to any previous September.
- September 2014 was a record month for company registrations in Southsea when compared to any month in history.
- July 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Southsea when compared to any previous July.
- July 2014 saw a new record in company closures in Southsea when compared to any previous July.
- September 2014 saw a new record in net growth in Southsea when compared to any previous September.
- July 2014 saw a new record in net growth in Southsea when compared to any previous July.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)
Q3 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Southsea when compared to any previous Q3.
A total of 380 companies were registered in Southsea during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014).
This figure is an increase of 11.8% versus the same period last year (Q3 2013). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.1% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) Southsea UK 2014 380 143,414 2013 340 132,684 % change 11.8% 8.1% Record Year 2014 (380) 2014 (143,414) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)
September 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Southsea when compared to any previous September.
September 2014 was a record month for company registrations in Southsea when compared to any month in history.
July 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Southsea when compared to any previous July.
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2014 119 116 145 New companies in 2013 106 118 116 % change 12.3% -1.7% 25.0% Record Year 2014 (119) 2013 (118) 2014 (145)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)
A total of 139 companies were dissolved in Southsea during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014).
This figure is an increase of 41.8% versus the same period last year (Q3 2013). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 18.0% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) Southsea UK 2014 139 101,670 2013 98 86,170 % change 41.8% 18.0% Record Year 2014 (139) 2009 (159,405) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)
July 2014 saw a new record in company closures in Southsea when compared to any previous July.
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2014 48 41 50 Closed companies in 2013 38 28 32 % change 26.3% 46.4% 56% Record Year 2014 (48) 2008 (59) 2009 (65)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)
Net company growth for Southsea during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) was 241 companies.
third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) Southsea UK 2014 241 41,744 2013 242 46,514 Record Year 2013 (242) 2013 (46,514) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)
September 2014 saw a new record in net growth in Southsea when compared to any previous September.
July 2014 saw a new record in net growth in Southsea when compared to any previous July.
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2014 71 75 95 Net growth in 2013 68 90 84 Record Year 2014 (71) 2013 (90) 2014 (95)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)
In the third quarter of 2014, Southsea formed 0.3% of all UK companies.
third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) Southsea 2014 0.3% 2013 0.3% 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 2014 (0.3%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2014 0.2% 0.3% 0.3% UK formation share in 2013 0.2% 0.3% 0.3% % change 2.0% -6.3% 14.7% Record Year 2014 (0.2%) 2013 (0.3%) 2014 (0.3%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)
The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2014 was 40.8.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.3% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 5.3% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)
The record third quarter for female directors in Southsea was in 2013 when 35.7% of all directors were female.
33.2% of all director appointments in Southsea in the third quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.3% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2013-Sep 2014)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage SOCIAL 6.72% CONSULTING 5.17% CARE 5.31% MANAGEMENT 4.63% ENGINEERING 3.28% CONSULTANCY 3.55% WORK 2.78% PROPERTY 2.62% CONSULTING 2.12% ENGINEERING 2.07% CONSULTANCY 1.97% CONSTRUCTION 2.05% J 1.41% TRADING 2.00% L 1.21% LONDON 1.95% MANAGEMENT 1.21% CARE 1.94% D 0.91% TRANSPORT 1.76% S 0.86% DESIGN 1.70% R 0.86% CONSULTANTS 1.70% ELECTRICAL 0.81% PROPERTIES 1.63% DESIGN 0.81% BUSINESS 1.62% C 0.81% J 1.53% IT 0.81% ELECTRICAL 1.53% M 0.76% GLOBAL 1.51% CONSTRUCTION 0.76% INVESTMENTS 1.50% HEALTH 0.76% ASSOCIATES 1.48% SOUTHSEA 0.71% MEDIA 1.38% P 0.71% CO., 1.36% BUILDING 0.56% DEVELOPMENTS 1.35% PROJECT 0.56% BUILDING 1.30% K 0.51% IT 1.30% TECHNICAL 0.51% M 1.23%
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 409 278,481 88990 - Other social work activities without accommodation not elsewhere classified 153 4,382 71129 - Other engineering activities 73 5,930 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 68 40,717 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 65 29,313 86900 - Other human health activities 57 11,807 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 52 57,264 99999 - Dormant Company 47 48,286 56101 - Licensed restaurants 40 8,546 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 32 28,224 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 24 18,890 62090 - Other information technology service activities 24 12,795 62012 - Business and domestic software development 22 9,675 71121 - Engineering design activities for industrial process and production 20 1,560 56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands 20 7,917 45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles 17 5,335 43390 - Other building completion and finishing 16 5,786 86101 - Hospital activities 13 3,680 43210 - Electrical installation 12 5,922 85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified 11 6,045
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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