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Winchester, Hampshire

Q1 2011 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 2011)

    A total of 154 companies were registered in Winchester during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).

    This figure is an increase of 1.3% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)WinchesterUK
    2011154116,391
    2010152105,137
    % change1.3%10.7%
    Record Year 2005 (203) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2011494758
    New companies in 2010404765
    % change22.5%0.0%-10.8%
    Record Year2006 (58)2005 (61)2005 (109)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    A total of 76 companies were dissolved in Winchester during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).

    This figure is an increase of 0.0% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.0% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)WinchesterUK
    20117690,986
    20107682,677
    % change0.0%10.0%
    Record Year 2009 (104) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2011272524
    Closed companies in 2010212926
    % change28.6%-13.8%-8%
    Record Year2007 (34)2008 (39)2009 (59)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    Net company growth for Winchester during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) was 78 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)WinchesterUK
    20117825,405
    20107622,460
    Record Year 2005 (150) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2011222234
    Net growth in 2010191839
    Record Year2008 (30)2005 (45)2005 (88)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    In the first quarter of 2011, Winchester formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)Winchester
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    20070.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1963 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20100.1%0.1%0.2%
    % change5.7%-12.0%-14.9%
    Record Year1988 (0.4%)1972 (0.4%)1963 (0.5%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2011 was 46.3.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.7% compared to the UK figure of 3.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 6.7% compared to the UK figure of 4.3%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

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

    29.1% of all director appointments in Winchester in the first quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.4% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2010-Mar 2011)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING3.81%CONSULTING5.04%
    WINCHESTER1.23%MANAGEMENT4.97%
    CONSULTANCY1.23%CONSULTANCY3.16%
    MANAGEMENT1.12%PROPERTY2.38%
    IT1.12%TRADING2.10%
    CONSULTANTS0.90%DESIGN1.93%
    E&J0.78%ASSOCIATES1.92%
    (WINCHESTER)0.78%BUSINESS1.87%
    MEDIA0.78%CONSTRUCTION1.80%
    ASSOCIATES0.67%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    DESIGN0.67%MEDIA1.69%
    CAPITAL0.67%ENGINEERING1.61%
    HAMPSHIRE0.67%LONDON1.60%
    HB0.67%CARE1.45%
    H0.56%J1.45%
    PARTNERS0.56%GLOBAL1.44%
    SYSTEMS0.45%INVESTMENTS1.43%
    SOFTWARE0.45%IT1.41%
    J0.45%PROPERTIES1.36%
    1020.45%BUILDING1.34%
    STUDIO0.45%M1.30%
    M0.45%ELECTRICAL1.28%
    PARTNERSHIP0.45%S1.24%
    PROJECTS0.45%INTERNATIONAL1.23%
    FARMING0.45%SYSTEMS1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied139202,798
    7487 - Other business activities5660,968
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities5010,246
    7414 - Business & management consultancy4712,916
    62090 - Other information technology service activities456,996
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management4416,150
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply417,000
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified3730,253
    7260 - Other computer related activities267,789
    99999 - Dormant Company2418,336
    9999 - Dormant Company1919,765
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified147,788
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified1010,085
    74990 - Non-trading company108,695
    98000 - Residents property management93,154
    7499 - Non-trading company911,316
    7011 - Development & sell real estate82,654
    71111 - Architectural activities81,491
    62012 - Business and domestic software development83,168
    41100 - Development of building projects83,921

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07576721 DOUGHBOY ENTERPRISES LTD 24 Mar 2011
    07574804 DANDYHOW LIMITED 23 Mar 2011
    07570221 CHURCH PADDOCK FISHERY LIMITED 18 Mar 2011
    07554249 CANCER IMMUNOTHERAPY UK LIMITED 07 Mar 2011
    07550462 NOT YET NET CONNECTIONS LTD 03 Mar 2011
    07546389 MINT SIGNS AND GRAPHICS LIMITED 01 Mar 2011
    07558087 AR DESIGN STUDIO LTD 09 Mar 2011
    07554847 GREENHILL CAMPERS LIMITED 08 Mar 2011
    07552726 CITRUS COACHING LTD 04 Mar 2011
    07586423 CV WRITERS LIMITED 31 Mar 2011
    07585023 JANET TAYLOR CONSULTANCY LIMITED 30 Mar 2011
    07584947 H R (SOUTH) LTD 30 Mar 2011
    07579330 D WELSH TECH SERVICES LIMITED 25 Mar 2011
    07577875 FRIENDS OF THE FAMILY WINCHESTER LIMITED 24 Mar 2011
    07571683 RELITEC LIMITED 21 Mar 2011
    07565921 OMF SURGERY LIMITED 16 Mar 2011
    07565484 XDA SOLUTIONS LTD 16 Mar 2011
    07565290 IRB 13 LIMITED 15 Mar 2011
    07561030 BOX PROJECTS LIMITED 11 Mar 2011
    07558072 WM COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED 09 Mar 2011
    07556401 WATCH I.P. LIMITED 08 Mar 2011
    07554369 FARM&MORE LTD 07 Mar 2011
    07553270 ACTIVE NAVIGATION LIMITED 07 Mar 2011
    07552698 PALLET SALT LTD 04 Mar 2011
    07547535 LAPTOP TRADERS LTD 01 Mar 2011