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Winchester, Hampshire

Q1 2012 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • February 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Winchester when compared to any previous February.
  • February 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Winchester when compared to any previous February.
  • January 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Winchester when compared to any previous January.

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 2012)

    A total of 176 companies were registered in Winchester during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).

    This figure is an increase of 14.3% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.0% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)WinchesterUK
    2012176131,491
    2011154116,391
    % change14.3%13.0%
    Record Year 2005 (203) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    February 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Winchester when compared to any previous February.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2012537845
    New companies in 2011494758
    % change8.2%66.0%-22.4%
    Record Year2006 (58)2012 (78)2005 (109)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    A total of 58 companies were dissolved in Winchester during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).

    This figure is a decrease of 23.7% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 25.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)WinchesterUK
    20125867,576
    20117690,987
    % change-23.7%-25.7%
    Record Year 2009 (104) 2009 (108,065)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2012142420
    Closed companies in 2011272524
    % change-48.1%-4.0%-17%
    Record Year2007 (34)2008 (39)2009 (59)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    Net company growth for Winchester during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) was 118 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)WinchesterUK
    201211863,915
    20117825,404
    Record Year 2005 (150) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    February 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Winchester when compared to any previous February.

    January 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Winchester when compared to any previous January.

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2012395425
    Net growth in 2011222234
    Record Year2012 (39)2012 (54)2005 (88)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    In the first quarter of 2012, Winchester formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)Winchester
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1963 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20120.1%0.2%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change-7.2%41.9%-27.4%
    Record Year1988 (0.4%)1972 (0.4%)1963 (0.5%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2012 was 44.2.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.5% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 5.0% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

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

    24.9% of all director appointments in Winchester in the first quarter of 2012 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 (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING3.66%CONSULTING5.07%
    CONSULTANCY1.78%MANAGEMENT4.74%
    WINCHESTER1.78%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    MANAGEMENT1.36%PROPERTY2.37%
    BUSINESS0.73%TRADING2.07%
    E&J0.73%DESIGN1.93%
    HAMPSHIRE0.63%ENGINEERING1.86%
    CONSULTANTS0.63%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    LONDON0.63%CONSULTANTS1.79%
    PROPERTY0.63%BUSINESS1.73%
    J0.63%MEDIA1.72%
    DIGITAL0.52%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    MEDIA0.52%LONDON1.66%
    (WINCHESTER)0.52%J1.54%
    IT0.52%INVESTMENTS1.51%
    SOFTWARE0.52%GLOBAL1.50%
    PRODUCTIONS0.52%IT1.40%
    C0.52%CARE1.34%
    SOUTH0.52%PROPERTIES1.31%
    G0.52%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    TRUSTEES0.42%M1.27%
    PETER0.42%BUILDING1.24%
    LOVE0.42%ENERGY1.20%
    DISCOVERY0.42%S1.20%
    CREATIVE0.42%ENTERPRISES1.19%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied143216,665
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities6014,303
    7487 - Other business activities5852,735
    62090 - Other information technology service activities528,145
    7260 - Other computer related activities467,154
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management4319,704
    7414 - Business & management consultancy3812,113
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified3735,233
    9999 - Dormant Company2918,617
    99999 - Dormant Company2825,084
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply266,934
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified189,892
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified1013,637
    71111 - Architectural activities81,757
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities84,132
    41100 - Development of building projects84,984
    70100 - Activities of head offices72,746
    74990 - Non-trading company79,729
    98000 - Residents property management73,050
    7499 - Non-trading company79,102

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07899319 TDA CAPITAL LTD 05 Jan 2012
    07902165 WINDFARM CONCEPTS LIMITED 09 Jan 2012
    07908781 INFLUENCE INC LTD 13 Jan 2012
    07918694 DON HOBBS PRESERVATION LIMITED 20 Jan 2012
    07920487 RT ROOFING SUPPLIES LIMITED 23 Jan 2012
    07921434 FUORI LIMITED 24 Jan 2012
    07921730 ANATOMIA LIMITED 24 Jan 2012
    07900163 ROSO SOLUTIONS LIMITED 06 Jan 2012
    07904349 CREATIVE CAMPING LTD 10 Jan 2012
    07915506 WINCHESTER BOUNCY CASTLES LTD 19 Jan 2012
    07916576 CONTACT POINT TENNIS LIMITED 19 Jan 2012
    07928509 MIXOLYDIAN PUBLICATIONS LIMITED 30 Jan 2012
    07897493 SPURON LTD 04 Jan 2012
    07897652 SPR BUSINESS SOLUTIONS LIMITED 04 Jan 2012
    07899911 JUST20 MEDIA LIMITED 06 Jan 2012
    07901243 LUCOBULL PRODUCTIONS LIMITED 09 Jan 2012
    07903066 ACTIVETALENT SOFTWARE CONSULTANCY LTD 09 Jan 2012
    07909501 BEST IT CONSULTING LTD 13 Jan 2012
    07909778 SHARNIX CONSULTING LIMITED 13 Jan 2012
    07912356 DENA MICHELLI EXECUTIVE DEVELOPMENT LIMITED 17 Jan 2012
    07914088 CALSHOT CONSULTING LIMITED 18 Jan 2012
    07917754 TS ENTERPRISES LIMITED 20 Jan 2012
    07923669 BARISTAS COFFEE HOUSE LTD 25 Jan 2012
    07924843 DIGITAL SALES FORCE LTD 26 Jan 2012
    07926031 LUCKY STRIKE PUBS LTD 27 Jan 2012