Business Services in Portsmouth

Portsmouth Company Scorecard

Out of Portsmouth's 27,911 total incorporated companies, 2,119 were formed in the last 12 months.

Portsmouth's Business Profile

The most common business sectors in Portsmouth include the 2,342 companies working in construction, 1,543 companies working in professional, scientific and technical activities, and 1,487 companies working in wholesale and retail trade including repair of motor vehicles. The business sectors with the least activity include agriculture, forestry and fishing with 32 active companies, electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply with 21 active companies, and mining and quarrying with 10 active companies.

Company Trends in Portsmouth

Looking at the big changes in Portsmouth's businesses over the last five years, the biggest increase was in other letting and operating of own or leased real estate now making up 6.08% of active businesses, a total of 788 companies. The next big increase was buying and selling of own real estate which now makes up 3.34% of active businesses in Portsmouth, a change of 77% from the 1.88% percentage share seen in 2018. Retail sale via mail order houses or via internet also saw positive growth, currently representing 2.06% of Portsmouth's active companies.

Notable changes in Portsmouth's business sectors include a rise of 33% in wholesale and retail trade including repair of motor vehicles since 2018, a rise of 42% in real estate activities, and rise of 9.41% in construction.