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

  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 (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)SouthseaUK
    2014380143,414
    2013340132,684
    % change11.8%8.1%
    Record Year 2014 (380) 2014 (143,414)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2014119116145
    New companies in 2013106118116
    % change12.3%-1.7%25.0%
    Record Year2014 (119)2013 (118)2014 (145)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)SouthseaUK
    2014139101,670
    20139886,170
    % change41.8%18.0%
    Record Year 2014 (139) 2009 (159,405)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2014484150
    Closed companies in 2013382832
    % change26.3%46.4%56%
    Record Year2014 (48)2008 (59)2009 (65)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)SouthseaUK
    201424141,744
    201324246,514
    Record Year 2013 (242) 2013 (46,514)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. 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
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2014717595
    Net growth in 2013689084
    Record Year2014 (71)2013 (90)2014 (95)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20140.3%
    20130.3%
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2014 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20140.2%0.3%0.3%
    UK formation share in 20130.2%0.3%0.3%
    % change2.0%-6.3%14.7%
    Record Year2014 (0.2%)2013 (0.3%)2014 (0.3%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    SOCIAL6.72%CONSULTING5.17%
    CARE5.31%MANAGEMENT4.63%
    ENGINEERING3.28%CONSULTANCY3.55%
    WORK2.78%PROPERTY2.62%
    CONSULTING2.12%ENGINEERING2.07%
    CONSULTANCY1.97%CONSTRUCTION2.05%
    J1.41%TRADING2.00%
    L1.21%LONDON1.95%
    MANAGEMENT1.21%CARE1.94%
    D0.91%TRANSPORT1.76%
    S0.86%DESIGN1.70%
    R0.86%CONSULTANTS1.70%
    ELECTRICAL0.81%PROPERTIES1.63%
    DESIGN0.81%BUSINESS1.62%
    C0.81%J1.53%
    IT0.81%ELECTRICAL1.53%
    M0.76%GLOBAL1.51%
    CONSTRUCTION0.76%INVESTMENTS1.50%
    HEALTH0.76%ASSOCIATES1.48%
    SOUTHSEA0.71%MEDIA1.38%
    P0.71%CO.,1.36%
    BUILDING0.56%DEVELOPMENTS1.35%
    PROJECT0.56%BUILDING1.30%
    K0.51%IT1.30%
    TECHNICAL0.51%M1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied409278,481
    88990 - Other social work activities without accommodation not elsewhere classified1534,382
    71129 - Other engineering activities735,930
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management6840,717
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities6529,313
    86900 - Other human health activities5711,807
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified5257,264
    99999 - Dormant Company4748,286
    56101 - Licensed restaurants408,546
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified3228,224
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified2418,890
    62090 - Other information technology service activities2412,795
    62012 - Business and domestic software development229,675
    71121 - Engineering design activities for industrial process and production201,560
    56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands207,917
    45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles175,335
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing165,786
    86101 - Hospital activities133,680
    43210 - Electrical installation125,922
    85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified116,045

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    09198613 TAUTT LIMITED 02 Sep 2014
    09201192 JK SUPPLY CHAIN LIMITED 03 Sep 2014
    09212672 WILKINSON ELECTRICIANS LIMITED 10 Sep 2014
    09216075 ALFRED MOTORS LTD 12 Sep 2014
    09217562 ECO WINDOW SOLUTIONS LIMITED 15 Sep 2014
    09220841 BLUE ELEPHANT (SOUTHSEA) LIMITED 16 Sep 2014
    09228953 DARMOK AND JALAD LIMITED 22 Sep 2014
    09198470 EVERLEY GUEST HOUSE LTD 01 Sep 2014
    09202877 OLORUNDA ENTERPRISES LIMITED 04 Sep 2014
    09204111 BOW CODED WELDING LIMITED 04 Sep 2014
    09206377 M CORRIGAN CONSULTANCY LIMITED 05 Sep 2014
    09206489 MRZ.ES LTD 05 Sep 2014
    09207567 WOKS WONG SOUTHSEA LIMITED 08 Sep 2014
    09208608 FINDLETON LTD 08 Sep 2014
    09211205 RDS ENGINEERING SOLUTIONS LTD 10 Sep 2014
    09213246 PHOENIX (R.A.B) LIMITED 11 Sep 2014
    09215119 GEENA B TRAINING LIMITED 11 Sep 2014
    09215225 DANBAB SOCIAL WORK LIMITED 12 Sep 2014
    09215768 COCOSTAKEAWAY LTD. 12 Sep 2014
    09216140 TYC SOLUTIONS LTD 12 Sep 2014
    09218843 NSWM SOCIAL WORK LTD 15 Sep 2014
    09218925 SIL CONSULTING LIMITED 15 Sep 2014
    09219038 OTARIA LIMITED 15 Sep 2014
    09220244 AB SOCIAL WORK LIMITED 16 Sep 2014
    09220918 LIFE JOURNEY'S LIMITED 16 Sep 2014