Waterlooville, Hampshire

Q1 2013 Business Confidence Report

NOTICE: We have improved our calculations of the statistics in these reports, so some figures and records may not match previous reports.

Headlines

  • February 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Waterlooville when compared to any previous February.
  • January 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Waterlooville 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 2013)

    A total of 173 companies were registered in Waterlooville during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).

    This figure is a decrease of 2.3% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 2.5% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)WaterloovilleUK
    2013173134,802
    2012177131,491
    % change-2.3%2.5%
    Record Year 2012 (177) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    February 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Waterlooville when compared to any previous February.

    January 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Waterlooville when compared to any previous January.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2013636149
    New companies in 2012495870
    % change28.6%5.2%-30.0%
    Record Year2013 (63)2013 (61)2012 (70)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    A total of 105 companies were dissolved in Waterlooville during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).

    This figure is an increase of 45.8% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.3% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)WaterloovilleUK
    201310577,914
    20127267,576
    % change45.8%15.3%
    Record Year 2009 (120) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2013432240
    Closed companies in 2012371619
    % change16.2%37.5%111%
    Record Year2006 (55)2011 (34)2009 (77)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    Net company growth for Waterlooville during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) was 68 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)WaterloovilleUK
    20136856,888
    201210563,915
    Record Year 2007 (107) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 201320399
    Net growth in 2012124251
    Record Year2003 (40)2007 (42)2012 (51)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    In the first quarter of 2013, Waterlooville formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)Waterlooville
    20130.1%
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2003 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20130.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20120.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change15.2%4.3%-27.6%
    Record Year1945 (0.8%)2003 (0.2%)2002 (0.2%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2013 was 46.7.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 7.1% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 5.7% compared to the UK figure of 1.8%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Waterlooville was in 2004 when 37.5% of all directors were female.

    24.3% of all director appointments in Waterlooville in the first quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 28.1% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2012-Mar 2013)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT2.52%CONSULTING5.18%
    SOUTHERN1.91%MANAGEMENT4.78%
    BUILDING1.31%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    MEDICAL1.21%PROPERTY2.44%
    ENGINEERING1.11%TRADING2.06%
    HAMPSHIRE1.11%DESIGN1.79%
    BUSINESS1.01%ENGINEERING1.78%
    ASSOCIATES0.91%BUSINESS1.77%
    S0.80%ASSOCIATES1.75%
    CONSULTING0.80%LONDON1.72%
    ELECTRICAL0.80%CONSULTANTS1.71%
    CONSTRUCTION0.80%CONSTRUCTION1.69%
    D0.80%MEDIA1.63%
    TRADING0.80%GLOBAL1.57%
    J0.80%J1.56%
    PROPERTY0.80%CARE1.46%
    HOLDINGS0.80%IT1.43%
    CONSULTANTS0.70%INVESTMENTS1.41%
    CENTRE0.60%PROPERTIES1.36%
    P0.60%M1.25%
    ENTERPRISES0.60%BUILDING1.21%
    CARE0.60%ENTERPRISES1.19%
    ROOFING0.60%ELECTRICAL1.18%
    R0.60%TRAINING1.17%
    M0.60%SECURITY1.15%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied198249,183
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified4254,531
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management4132,624
    99999 - Dormant Company4143,384
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified3216,448
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities2524,894
    41100 - Development of building projects218,637
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified1823,532
    43210 - Electrical installation185,625
    43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation184,332
    74990 - Non-trading company1814,129
    62090 - Other information technology service activities1712,664
    96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment175,248
    45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles164,684
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing145,145
    56302 - Public houses and bars144,952
    64209 - Activities of other holding companies not elsewhere classified142,280
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified126,954
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet117,199
    43290 - Other construction installation112,914

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08345381 THE VIRTUAL ADMIN COMPANY LIMITED 03 Jan 2013
    08345655 ECO SENTINEL PLUMBING LTD 03 Jan 2013
    08347131 ELIAS SAFETY SERVICES LIMITED 04 Jan 2013
    08348127 SONIC SOLUTIONS (UK) LIMITED 04 Jan 2013
    08349567 SPECIALIST STEEL CONSULTANTS LIMITED 07 Jan 2013
    08350638 VOODOO MONKEY LTD 08 Jan 2013
    08357632 CULLEN NORTHWEST COMPOSITES LIMITED 11 Jan 2013
    08357781 IN STREET LIMITED 11 Jan 2013
    08362249 ROGER PARKER LIMITED 16 Jan 2013
    08363645 NO 5 SOUTHERN LIMITED 16 Jan 2013
    08365270 AMBA DOCKSIDE HOLDINGS LIMITED 17 Jan 2013
    08372194 FRAMIAC SOFTWARE LIMITED 23 Jan 2013
    08372941 BALLOONS BUBBLES & BOWS LIMITED 24 Jan 2013
    08373269 CABLETEC IDC LIMITED 24 Jan 2013
    08373959 EN-DEVINE LIMITED 24 Jan 2013
    08374872 M.MCNAMARA BUILDING SERVICES LIMITED 25 Jan 2013
    08375440 P GEORGE PRACTICE LIMITED 25 Jan 2013
    08378909 GHA RECRUITMENT LTD 29 Jan 2013
    08379845 GET GORGEOUS BEAUTY LIMITED 29 Jan 2013
    08358230 BM COMMUNICATIONS LTD 14 Jan 2013
    08362624 DRAYTON MOT CENTRE LIMITED 16 Jan 2013
    08363756 FARRELL CONSTRUCTION SOUTHERN LIMITED 17 Jan 2013
    08364387 RICHARD MOAKES LIMITED 17 Jan 2013
    08371386 L H TAKEAWAY LTD 23 Jan 2013
    08378270 ANANDRA LIMITED 28 Jan 2013