Winchester, Hampshire

Q1 2010 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 2010)

    A total of 152 companies were registered in Winchester during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).

    This figure is an increase of 46.2% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.5% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)WinchesterUK
    2010152105,137
    200910491,034
    % change46.2%15.5%
    Record Year 2005 (203) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2010404765
    New companies in 2009343436
    % change17.6%38.2%80.6%
    Record Year2006 (58)2005 (61)2005 (109)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    A total of 76 companies were dissolved in Winchester during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).

    This figure is a decrease of 26.9% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 23.5% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)WinchesterUK
    20107682,677
    2009104108,060
    % change-26.9%-23.5%
    Record Year 2009 (104) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2010212926
    Closed companies in 2009261959
    % change-19.2%52.6%-56%
    Record Year2007 (34)2008 (39)2009 (59)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    Net company growth for Winchester during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) was 76 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)WinchesterUK
    20107622,460
    20090-17,026
    Record Year 2005 (150) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2010191839
    Net growth in 2009815-23
    Record Year2008 (30)2005 (45)2005 (88)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    In the first quarter of 2010, Winchester formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)Winchester
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    20070.1%
    20060.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1963 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20100.1%0.1%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20090.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change9.1%18.4%50.0%
    Record Year1988 (0.4%)1972 (0.4%)1963 (0.5%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2010 was 47.8.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.0% compared to the UK figure of 2.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 6.3% compared to the UK figure of 4.9%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

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

    25.6% of all director appointments in Winchester in the first quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 24.7% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2009-Mar 2010)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING2.88%MANAGEMENT5.01%
    MANAGEMENT2.38%CONSULTING4.60%
    CONSULTANCY2.01%CONSULTANCY2.87%
    DESIGN1.00%PROPERTY2.50%
    IT1.00%ASSOCIATES2.04%
    WINCHESTER1.00%TRADING1.93%
    ASSOCIATES0.88%DESIGN1.91%
    COMMUNICATIONS0.75%CONSTRUCTION1.87%
    PROJECT0.75%MEDIA1.84%
    J0.75%BUSINESS1.74%
    HAMPSHIRE0.63%INTERNATIONAL1.73%
    SYSTEMS0.63%CONSULTANTS1.63%
    PROPERTY0.63%ENGINEERING1.54%
    (WINCHESTER)0.63%J1.48%
    MEDIA0.50%LONDON1.45%
    SOUTH0.50%INVESTMENTS1.45%
    FOOTSTEP0.50%GROUP1.37%
    BIG0.50%GLOBAL1.35%
    GOLD0.50%PROPERTIES1.35%
    BUILDING0.50%BUILDING1.34%
    (NEWBURY)0.50%CARE1.33%
    MEWS0.50%ELECTRICAL1.30%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.50%M1.28%
    INVESTMENTS0.50%SYSTEMS1.25%
    SOFTWARE0.50%S1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied168228,645
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply729,659
    7487 - Other business activities5274,904
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities519,943
    7414 - Business & management consultancy4717,003
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management4214,007
    62090 - Other information technology service activities306,340
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified2026,974
    9999 - Dormant Company2019,948
    7260 - Other computer related activities1810,331
    99999 - Dormant Company1513,808
    7499 - Non-trading company1315,398
    74990 - Non-trading company118,149
    62012 - Business and domestic software development102,646
    9305 - Other service activities89,038
    41100 - Development of building projects84,513
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering79,325
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified78,154
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings72,224
    7011 - Development & sell real estate75,300

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07140714 HAMPSHIRE ENERGY COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY 29 Jan 2010
    07138780 MAATS TECH LIMITED 28 Jan 2010
    07132068 LVD INSTALLATIONS LTD 21 Jan 2010
    07127016 GOLD MEDAL (ROMSEY) LIMITED 15 Jan 2010
    07125474 BOX-IT DATA MANAGEMENT LIMITED 14 Jan 2010
    07121656 TECHNOLOGY LAW SOLUTIONS LIMITED 11 Jan 2010
    07140321 SALSA MARKETING LIMITED 29 Jan 2010
    07135643 S HOWIE CONSULTING LTD 26 Jan 2010
    07132400 OPENPLAN LIMITED 21 Jan 2010
    07115687 9 WEST STREET MANAGEMENT LIMITED 04 Jan 2010
    07140679 RIFLES MEDIA LIMITED 29 Jan 2010
    07136911 TABLESPACE LIMITED 26 Jan 2010
    07134697 SPORTCARS LIMITED 25 Jan 2010
    07134510 ORIH CONSULTING LIMITED 25 Jan 2010
    07134434 EVERYCARE (CENTRAL HANTS) LTD 25 Jan 2010
    07133087 JANSA ASSOCIATES LTD 22 Jan 2010
    07132872 SOFTWARE PARADISE LTD 22 Jan 2010
    07132847 WARRENS OF WINCHESTER LIMITED 22 Jan 2010
    07130189 WHO TO ASK INTERNET SERVICES LTD 19 Jan 2010
    07126509 ANOLLAF LIMITED 15 Jan 2010
    07121138 ASHWELLS ESTATE AGENTS LIMITED 09 Jan 2010
    07120418 KTL ENTERPRISES LTD 08 Jan 2010
    07116729 VIVID DESIGN STUDIO LIMITED 05 Jan 2010
    07116331 PRI LIMITED 05 Jan 2010
    07115370 PORTCHESTER EQUITY LIMITED 04 Jan 2010