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
    07349520 ALPHA MEDIA ENTERTAINMENT LTD 18 Aug 2010
    07346400 CLAISSE LIMITED 16 Aug 2010
    07338043 XELABUS LIMITED 06 Aug 2010
    07333496 PORTIA CONSULTING LTD 03 Aug 2010
    07353706 DAVID HAJEK LIMITED 23 Aug 2010
    07352585 IDEAL IT LTD 20 Aug 2010
    07341711 ANLIND LIMITED 10 Aug 2010
    07361078 ORKA CONSULTANCY LTD 31 Aug 2010
    07360703 CATALYST MANAGEMENT PARTNERS LIMITED 31 Aug 2010
    07359369 BLISS INC. LIMITED 27 Aug 2010
    07358941 D P W AVIATION LIMITED 27 Aug 2010
    07358472 J K G SOLUTIONS LTD 26 Aug 2010
    07357035 NEW CITY TOP CHEF LIMITED 25 Aug 2010
    07353909 HAMPSHIRE & ISLE OF WIGHT SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS PARTNERSHIP CIC 23 Aug 2010
    07352042 FAY CATERING LTD 20 Aug 2010
    07351266 TFW WHOLESALE LIMITED 19 Aug 2010
    07344621 DARAGH KEANE ELECTRICAL LIMITED 12 Aug 2010
    07343851 LAMA CAPITAL LIMITED 12 Aug 2010
    07337120 SPURDY PROJECT SERVICES LIMITED 05 Aug 2010
    07336335 JS SONNTAG LIMITED 04 Aug 2010
    07336269 CLOS DU MARQUIS RESTAURANT LIMITED 04 Aug 2010
    07333700 A SMEE CONTRACTING LIMITED 03 Aug 2010
    07333110 THE GREEN MAN WINCHESTER LIMITED 02 Aug 2010
    07332141 DAVE ALLEN CARS LIMITED 02 Aug 2010
    07354811 GRAFFITI CRACKER LTD 24 Aug 2010