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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
    07935406 EASTON CAPITAL LTD 03 Feb 2012
    07942372 TAURUS FIREPLACES & STOVES (HAMPSHIRE) LIMITED 09 Feb 2012
    07946917 NATURECONSULT LTD 13 Feb 2012
    07960606 BOX SPACE LIMITED 22 Feb 2012
    07932895 PKJ LOGISTICS LTD 02 Feb 2012
    07934882 APPLESHAW CONSULTING LIMITED 03 Feb 2012
    07941943 THE ARTS CONSULTANCY SERVICES LTD 08 Feb 2012
    07941955 ASNEM COMPUTERS LTD 08 Feb 2012
    07965608 SNOW LEOPARD DESIGNS LTD. 27 Feb 2012
    07967780 ROBBAR LTD 28 Feb 2012
    07932389 FLOURISH CONSULTANCY LIMITED 01 Feb 2012
    07933394 DANIEL J BIGGLE LIMITED 02 Feb 2012
    07934740 SEROSENSA LIMITED 03 Feb 2012
    07934840 THE CROSS GRAIN PELLET COMPANY LIMITED 03 Feb 2012
    07939708 POOLEMEAD ACCOUNTANTS (WINCHESTER) LTD 07 Feb 2012
    07939832 THE NIFTY ART COMPANY LIMITED 07 Feb 2012
    07941964 SANTEK TRUSTEES LIMITED 08 Feb 2012
    07941991 EDNEY TRUSTEES LIMITED 08 Feb 2012
    07945510 NORIK SOLUTIONS LIMITED 10 Feb 2012
    07945739 6 ST PETERS ROAD LTD 10 Feb 2012
    07945796 NAMELYNX LIMITED 10 Feb 2012
    07948245 LAULIMA LTD 14 Feb 2012
    07957124 EMPEROR MONKEY SOLUTIONS LIMITED 21 Feb 2012
    07959031 NOVITAS LOANS LIMITED 21 Feb 2012
    07965169 GOLD FLAMINGO LIMITED 27 Feb 2012