Winchester, Hampshire

Q3 2010 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q3 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Winchester when compared to any previous Q3.
  • September 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Winchester when compared to any previous September.
  • August 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Winchester when compared to any previous August.

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 (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    Q3 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Winchester when compared to any previous Q3.

    A total of 133 companies were registered in Winchester during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).

    This figure is an increase of 26.7% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 7.2% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)WinchesterUK
    2010133101,492
    200910594,671
    % change26.7%7.2%
    Record Year 2010 (133) 2003 (107,203)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    September 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Winchester when compared to any previous September.

    August 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Winchester when compared to any previous August.

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2010434644
    New companies in 2009323241
    % change34.4%43.8%7.3%
    Record Year2007 (52)2006 (46)2010 (44)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    A total of 82 companies were dissolved in Winchester during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).

    This figure is a decrease of 31.7% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 45.0% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)WinchesterUK
    20108287,705
    2009120159,401
    % change-31.7%-45.0%
    Record Year 2008 (142) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2010223921
    Closed companies in 2009242967
    % change-8.3%34.5%-69%
    Record Year2002 (32)2008 (120)2009 (67)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    Net company growth for Winchester during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) was 51 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)WinchesterUK
    20105113,787
    2009-15-64,730
    Record Year 2007 (58) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 201021723
    Net growth in 200983-26
    Record Year2007 (28)2006 (21)2002 (28)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

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

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)Winchester
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    20070.1%
    20060.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1966 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20100.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20090.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change25.0%30.4%2.9%
    Record Year1966 (0.8%)1969 (0.4%)1964 (0.7%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2010 was 47.7.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.8% compared to the UK figure of 2.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 5.6% compared to the UK figure of 4.4%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Winchester was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.

    31.4% of all director appointments in Winchester in the third quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.2% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING3.36%MANAGEMENT5.06%
    MANAGEMENT1.80%CONSULTING4.99%
    WINCHESTER1.32%CONSULTANCY3.12%
    IT1.32%PROPERTY2.38%
    CONSULTANCY1.20%TRADING2.04%
    MEDIA0.96%ASSOCIATES2.01%
    HAMPSHIRE0.96%DESIGN1.93%
    DESIGN0.96%CONSTRUCTION1.86%
    SYSTEMS0.84%BUSINESS1.80%
    ASSOCIATES0.84%MEDIA1.75%
    FARMING0.60%CONSULTANTS1.73%
    CITY0.60%LONDON1.59%
    PROJECT0.60%ENGINEERING1.59%
    CARE0.60%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    PROJECTS0.60%CARE1.44%
    PROPERTY0.48%J1.44%
    ENTERPRISES0.48%INTERNATIONAL1.43%
    GREEN0.48%GLOBAL1.42%
    CONSTRUCTION0.48%IT1.35%
    SOFTWARE0.48%PROPERTIES1.35%
    CONSULTANTS0.48%BUILDING1.32%
    V0.48%ELECTRICAL1.30%
    PARTNERSHIP0.48%M1.28%
    CAPITAL0.48%SYSTEMS1.26%
    TECHNOLOGIES0.48%S1.24%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied152202,902
    7487 - Other business activities6469,802
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply528,183
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities498,292
    7414 - Business & management consultancy4614,940
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management4013,161
    62090 - Other information technology service activities335,716
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified2725,053
    7260 - Other computer related activities248,967
    9999 - Dormant Company2121,484
    99999 - Dormant Company1614,072
    74990 - Non-trading company117,649
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified97,767
    7011 - Development & sell real estate93,743
    7499 - Non-trading company813,408
    98000 - Residents property management83,273
    62012 - Business and domestic software development82,548
    9305 - Other service activities89,454
    41100 - Development of building projects73,688
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified66,460

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07331311 BRIGHTSTAR LED LIMITED 30 Jul 2010
    07327720 HPE TESTING LIMITED 27 Jul 2010
    07308868 CAPITAL FARE LIMITED 08 Jul 2010
    OC356092 PUDDY AND NELL LLP 01 Jul 2010
    07327910 HELENA BISSETT MARKETING LTD 27 Jul 2010
    07323981 NEILSON PROPERTY CONSULTANTS LIMITED 23 Jul 2010
    07320264 MEDSTEAD LIMITED 20 Jul 2010
    07328054 BODYCRAFT VEHICLE BODY REPAIR SPECIALISTS LTD 28 Jul 2010
    07326851 J.E.S.S. SOLUTIONS LIMITED 27 Jul 2010
    07326263 WESTWOOD MIDDA INTERIORS LTD 26 Jul 2010
    07319339 ASCENT OUTSOURCING MANAGEMENT LTD 20 Jul 2010
    07319326 YAVOOZ LIMITED 20 Jul 2010
    07317770 LUKACS CONSULTANCY LIMITED 16 Jul 2010
    07316425 SMEFD LIMITED 15 Jul 2010
    07315658 WINCHESTER SAUCE LIMITED 15 Jul 2010
    07315047 KO & CO (CONSULTANCY) LIMITED 14 Jul 2010
    07314209 PERTINAX CONSULTING LIMITED 14 Jul 2010
    07309939 DJL DATA SOLUTIONS LIMITED 09 Jul 2010
    07309479 PULSAR RED CONSULTANCY LIMITED 09 Jul 2010
    07308877 2KX LIMITED 08 Jul 2010
    07308106 CLICK IT AND NETWORK SOLUTIONS LIMITED 08 Jul 2010
    07306717 DEVER VALLEY PRODUCE LIMITED 07 Jul 2010
    07306430 SHORTSMOOR LIMITED 07 Jul 2010
    07301485 WHARFGATE CONSULTING LIMITED 01 Jul 2010
    07300822 MERCHUS LIMITED 01 Jul 2010