Waterlooville, Hampshire

Q1 2014 Business Confidence Report

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)

    A total of 174 companies were registered in Waterlooville during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).

    This figure is an increase of 0.6% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares badly 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)WaterloovilleUK
    2014174150,722
    2013173134,802
    % change0.6%11.8%
    Record Year 2012 (177) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2014585363
    New companies in 2013636149
    % change-7.9%-13.1%28.6%
    Record Year2013 (63)2013 (61)2012 (70)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    A total of 90 companies were dissolved in Waterlooville during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).

    This figure is a decrease of 14.3% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares well 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)WaterloovilleUK
    20149082,370
    201310577,914
    % change-14.3%5.7%
    Record Year 2009 (120) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2014193239
    Closed companies in 2013432240
    % change-55.8%45.5%-3%
    Record Year2006 (55)2011 (34)2009 (77)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    Net company growth for Waterlooville during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) was 84 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)WaterloovilleUK
    20148468,352
    20136856,888
    Record Year 2007 (107) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2014392124
    Net growth in 201320399
    Record Year2003 (40)2012 (42)2012 (51)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    In the first quarter of 2014, Waterlooville formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)Waterlooville
    20140.1%
    20130.1%
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2003 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20140.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20130.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change-13.8%-19.8%7.3%
    Record Year1945 (0.8%)2003 (0.2%)2002 (0.2%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2014 was 43.7.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.1% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.3% 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 Waterlooville was in 2008 when 35.6% of all directors were female.

    28.8% of all director appointments in Waterlooville 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
    MANAGEMENT1.14%CONSULTING5.22%
    CONSULTANCY1.05%MANAGEMENT4.67%
    BUSINESS0.95%CONSULTANCY3.49%
    ELECTRICAL0.86%PROPERTY2.64%
    BUILDING0.86%TRADING2.05%
    T0.86%LONDON1.88%
    RAIL0.86%ENGINEERING1.86%
    C0.86%CARE1.79%
    DESIGN0.76%CONSTRUCTION1.75%
    S0.76%DESIGN1.75%
    D0.76%CONSULTANTS1.73%
    CONSULTING0.76%BUSINESS1.71%
    PROPERTY0.67%PROPERTIES1.60%
    SOUTHERN0.67%INVESTMENTS1.60%
    HELP0.67%GLOBAL1.58%
    ASSOCIATES0.67%J1.48%
    HOLDINGS0.67%ASSOCIATES1.48%
    (SOUTHERN)0.67%MEDIA1.48%
    G0.67%IT1.33%
    BUILDERS0.67%TRANSPORT1.30%
    CONSULTANTS0.67%DEVELOPMENTS1.29%
    MEDICAL0.67%BUILDING1.24%
    CONSTRUCTION0.57%M1.21%
    M0.57%CAPITAL1.20%
    B0.57%ELECTRICAL1.19%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied225280,210
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified5456,411
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management5137,882
    99999 - Dormant Company5047,084
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified3318,491
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified2926,700
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities2627,750
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified218,155
    45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles205,130
    43210 - Electrical installation205,885
    41100 - Development of building projects199,855
    96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment196,236
    64209 - Activities of other holding companies not elsewhere classified193,024
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings176,559
    43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation164,866
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing165,521
    62090 - Other information technology service activities1412,813
    43910 - Roofing activities131,391
    62012 - Business and domestic software development129,509
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet129,358

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08832905 LYSTON ASSOCIATES LIMITED 06 Jan 2014
    08836262 RELENTLESS CATERING LIMITED 08 Jan 2014
    08839821 ADVANCED SOLUTIONS UPS LIMITED 10 Jan 2014
    08842646 SOUTHAMPTON HILL DEVELOPMENTS LTD 13 Jan 2014
    08844056 AVANCERE CONSULTING LIMITED 14 Jan 2014
    08844085 ALOHA DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED 14 Jan 2014
    08844289 SUPERB TECHNOLOGY SERVICES LTD 14 Jan 2014
    08845332 LOW CARBON TEK LTD 14 Jan 2014
    08846500 MARTIN RALPH GP SURVEYORS LTD 15 Jan 2014
    08847180 AURA ENERGY LIMITED 16 Jan 2014
    08849381 BROCHAN BARTLEY LIMITED 17 Jan 2014
    08855332 RYCOL LTD 21 Jan 2014
    08859293 KINGSWELL KITCHENS LIMITED 23 Jan 2014
    08859724 SOLENT ROOFING LIMITED 24 Jan 2014
    08862204 EASY CLOUD ACCOUNTING LIMITED 27 Jan 2014
    08863477 SONGLINES LTD 27 Jan 2014
    08866665 MCPALMER LIMITED 29 Jan 2014
    08869689 RN CREATIVE LIMITED 30 Jan 2014
    08871211 DIRECT ELECTRICAL WHOLESLERS (PORTSMOUTH) LIMITED 31 Jan 2014
    08834172 A PYRAMID LTD 07 Jan 2014
    08841895 HARPERSEO LTD 13 Jan 2014
    08848754 CHILTON AUTOMOTIVE LTD 16 Jan 2014
    08851452 INTELLIGENT START LIMITED 20 Jan 2014
    08859839 2 FOSTERS LTD 24 Jan 2014
    08864785 REDSTAGE EVENT MANAGEMENT LIMITED 28 Jan 2014