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Waterlooville, Hampshire

Q1 2011 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • February 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Waterlooville when compared to any previous February.

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 2011)

    A total of 134 companies were registered in Waterlooville during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).

    This figure is a decrease of 5.0% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)WaterloovilleUK
    2011134116,391
    2010141105,137
    % change-5.0%10.7%
    Record Year 2007 (164) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2011444050
    New companies in 2010423960
    % change4.8%2.6%-16.7%
    Record Year2003 (55)2007 (56)2007 (66)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    A total of 82 companies were dissolved in Waterlooville during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).

    This figure is an increase of 1.2% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.0% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)WaterloovilleUK
    20118290,986
    20108182,677
    % change1.2%10.0%
    Record Year 2009 (119) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    February 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Waterlooville when compared to any previous February.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2011183430
    Closed companies in 2010272232
    % change-33.3%54.5%-6%
    Record Year2006 (55)2011 (34)2009 (77)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    Net company growth for Waterlooville during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) was 52 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)WaterloovilleUK
    20115225,405
    20106022,460
    Record Year 2003 (109) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 201126620
    Net growth in 2010151728
    Record Year2003 (40)2007 (42)2007 (46)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    In the first quarter of 2011, Waterlooville formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)Waterlooville
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    20070.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1970 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20100.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change-9.6%-9.8%-20.5%
    Record Year1970 (0.4%)1964 (0.3%)1974 (0.2%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2011 was 44.1.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.9% compared to the UK figure of 3.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.6% compared to the UK figure of 4.3%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Waterlooville was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.

    39.2% of all director appointments in Waterlooville in the first quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.4% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2010-Mar 2011)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING1.30%CONSULTING5.04%
    MANAGEMENT0.95%MANAGEMENT4.97%
    J0.95%CONSULTANCY3.16%
    HOLDINGS0.83%PROPERTY2.38%
    CONSULTANCY0.83%TRADING2.10%
    BUSINESS0.83%DESIGN1.93%
    HAMPSHIRE0.83%ASSOCIATES1.92%
    ROOFING0.71%BUSINESS1.87%
    R0.71%CONSTRUCTION1.80%
    CARE0.71%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    DESIGN0.71%MEDIA1.69%
    HIRE0.71%ENGINEERING1.61%
    BUILDING0.59%LONDON1.60%
    PROPERTY0.59%CARE1.45%
    C0.59%J1.45%
    TRAINING0.59%GLOBAL1.44%
    CONSULTANTS0.59%INVESTMENTS1.43%
    ELECTRICAL0.59%IT1.41%
    BUILDERS0.59%PROPERTIES1.36%
    SOLAR0.59%BUILDING1.34%
    M0.59%M1.30%
    ASSOCIATES0.59%ELECTRICAL1.28%
    GROUNDWORKS0.59%S1.24%
    PORTSMOUTH0.59%INTERNATIONAL1.23%
    S0.47%SYSTEMS1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied152202,798
    7487 - Other business activities8460,968
    9999 - Dormant Company3719,765
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management2916,150
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified2730,253
    74990 - Non-trading company218,695
    99999 - Dormant Company2018,336
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified207,788
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering176,183
    7414 - Business & management consultancy1612,916
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities1210,246
    7499 - Non-trading company1211,316
    7415 - Holding companies including head offices111,769
    62090 - Other information technology service activities116,996
    86230 - Dental practice activities101,418
    43210 - Electrical installation103,172
    43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation102,312
    7260 - Other computer related activities107,789
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified93,097
    4534 - Other building installation92,285

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07586926 BM TECHNICAL SERVICES LIMITED 31 Mar 2011
    07585608 HAMPSHIRE GARAGE DOORS LTD 31 Mar 2011
    07584508 THE BIG PARTY SHOP LTD 30 Mar 2011
    07575003 MAN PLUS VAN LIMITED 23 Mar 2011
    07574958 SUREDUCT LIMITED 23 Mar 2011
    07571668 N & T PLANT HIRE LIMITED 21 Mar 2011
    07571222 B TOMKINS ACCOUNTANCY SERVICES LTD 21 Mar 2011
    07569403 WIZARD WASH LIMITED 18 Mar 2011
    07569042 MERRITT PROTECTION SERVICES LIMITED 17 Mar 2011
    07567569 PFM WEL-BEING HEALTH STUDIO LTD 17 Mar 2011
    07566137 MATCHBUILDING LIMITED 16 Mar 2011
    07561099 DIAMOND DRYLINING LIMITED 11 Mar 2011
    07559676 HOMESTEAD INTERIORS LIMITED 10 Mar 2011
    07550759 DI-MACH LIMITED 03 Mar 2011
    07547729 TINTEC LIMITED 02 Mar 2011
    07585279 MJ PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LIMITED 31 Mar 2011
    07582617 PHD - POTENCY HOUSE DIRECT LIMITED 29 Mar 2011
    07578923 ADRIAN HALL CONSULTING LIMITED 25 Mar 2011
    07577874 STEVE THORNE IT CONSULTANCY LIMITED 24 Mar 2011
    07572386 CROSS CHANNEL CORPORATION LIMITED 21 Mar 2011
    07567689 ADVANCED MARINE REFIT UK LTD 17 Mar 2011
    07565674 ALAN FIELDER CONSTRUCTION CONSULTANT LTD 16 Mar 2011
    07561431 GMAC CIVILS LIMITED 11 Mar 2011
    07556426 PADNELL PRE-SCHOOL 08 Mar 2011
    07548155 S.M.C PROPERTY SERVICES LTD 02 Mar 2011