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
New Company Registrations
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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) Winchester UK 2012 176 131,491 2011 154 116,391 % change 14.3% 13.0% Record Year 2005 (203) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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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
January February March New companies in 2012 53 78 45 New companies in 2011 49 47 58 % change 8.2% 66.0% -22.4% Record Year 2006 (58) 2012 (78) 2005 (109)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Winchester UK 2012 58 67,576 2011 76 90,987 % change -23.7% -25.7% Record Year 2009 (104) 2009 (108,065) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2012 14 24 20 Closed companies in 2011 27 25 24 % change -48.1% -4.0% -17% Record Year 2007 (34) 2008 (39) 2009 (59)
Net Company Growth
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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) Winchester UK 2012 118 63,915 2011 78 25,404 Record Year 2005 (150) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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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
January February March Net growth in 2012 39 54 25 Net growth in 2011 22 22 34 Record Year 2012 (39) 2012 (54) 2005 (88)
UK Company Share
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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 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% 2008 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1963 (0.2%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2012 0.1% 0.2% 0.1% UK formation share in 2011 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change -7.2% 41.9% -27.4% Record Year 1988 (0.4%) 1972 (0.4%) 1963 (0.5%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 3.66% CONSULTING 5.07% CONSULTANCY 1.78% MANAGEMENT 4.74% WINCHESTER 1.78% CONSULTANCY 3.30% MANAGEMENT 1.36% PROPERTY 2.37% BUSINESS 0.73% TRADING 2.07% E&J 0.73% DESIGN 1.93% HAMPSHIRE 0.63% ENGINEERING 1.86% CONSULTANTS 0.63% ASSOCIATES 1.84% LONDON 0.63% CONSULTANTS 1.79% PROPERTY 0.63% BUSINESS 1.73% J 0.63% MEDIA 1.72% DIGITAL 0.52% CONSTRUCTION 1.72% MEDIA 0.52% LONDON 1.66% (WINCHESTER) 0.52% J 1.54% IT 0.52% INVESTMENTS 1.51% SOFTWARE 0.52% GLOBAL 1.50% PRODUCTIONS 0.52% IT 1.40% C 0.52% CARE 1.34% SOUTH 0.52% PROPERTIES 1.31% G 0.52% ELECTRICAL 1.27% TRUSTEES 0.42% M 1.27% PETER 0.42% BUILDING 1.24% LOVE 0.42% ENERGY 1.20% DISCOVERY 0.42% S 1.20% CREATIVE 0.42% ENTERPRISES 1.19%
SIC Data
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Previous 36 months, excluding companies less than 12 months old
sic code number of companies uk companies None Supplied 143 216,665 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 60 14,303 7487 - Other business activities 58 52,735 62090 - Other information technology service activities 52 8,145 7260 - Other computer related activities 46 7,154 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 43 19,704 7414 - Business & management consultancy 38 12,113 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 37 35,233 9999 - Dormant Company 29 18,617 99999 - Dormant Company 28 25,084 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 26 6,934 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 18 9,892 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 10 13,637 71111 - Architectural activities 8 1,757 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 8 4,132 41100 - Development of building projects 8 4,984 70100 - Activities of head offices 7 2,746 74990 - Non-trading company 7 9,729 98000 - Residents property management 7 3,050 7499 - Non-trading company 7 9,102
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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