Winchester, Hampshire
2012 Half Year Business Confidence Report
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
In the first half of 2012 a total of 301 companies were formed in Winchester. This figure is 1.0% lower than last year, which compares badly to the UK wide figure of 10.7%.
The highest total for a first half year in Winchester occurred in 2011 when a total of 304 were formed.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Winchester UK 2012 301 253,150 2011 304 228,735 % change -1.0% 10.7% Record Year 2011 (304) 2007 (279,097) New Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
A total of 125 companies were registered in Winchester during the second quarter of 2012 (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012).
This figure is a decrease of 16.7% versus the same period last year (Q2 2011). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.3% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) Winchester UK 2012 125 121,659 2011 150 112,344 % change -16.7% 8.3% Record Year 2011 (150) 2012 (121,659) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)
New Companies by Month
April May June New companies in 2012 40 51 34 New companies in 2011 58 39 53 % change -31.0% 30.8% -35.8% Record Year 2011 (58) 2006 (54) 2011 (53)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
In the first half of 2012 a total of 144 companies were dissolved in Winchester. This figure is 8.9% lower than last year, which compares equally to the UK wide change of -8.9%.
The highest total for a first half year in Winchester occurred in 2009 when a total of 248 were closed.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Winchester UK 2012 144 147,793 2011 158 162,310 % change -8.9% -8.9% Record Year 2009 (248) 2009 (289,236) Dissolved Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
A total of 86 companies were dissolved in Winchester during the second quarter of 2012 (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012).
This figure is an increase of 4.9% versus the same period last year (Q2 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 12.5% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) Winchester UK 2012 86 80,218 2011 82 71,324 % change 4.9% 12.5% Record Year 2009 (144) 2009 (181,177) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
April May June Closed companies in 2012 30 34 22 Closed companies in 2011 17 37 28 % change 76.5% -8.1% -21% Record Year 2008 (56) 2009 (79) 2000 (34)
Net Company Growth
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
In the first half of 2012 the company register for Winchester increased by 157 companies.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Winchester UK 2012 157 105,357 2011 146 66,425 Record Year 2005 (200) 2007 (171,296) Net Growth by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
Net company growth for Winchester during the second quarter of 2012 (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) was 39 companies.
second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) Winchester UK 2012 39 41,441 2011 68 41,020 Record Year 1995 (71) 2003 (69,274) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)
Net Growth by Month
April May June Net growth in 2012 10 17 12 Net growth in 2011 41 2 25 Record Year 2011 (41) 2006 (36) 2008 (41)
UK Company Share
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
In the first half of 2012 Winchester formed 0.1% of all UK companies. This is the same as the 2011 figure of 0.1%.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) 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 Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
In the second quarter of 2012, Winchester formed 0.1% of all UK companies.
second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) Winchester 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% 2008 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1960 (0.3%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)
Company Share by Month
April May June UK formation share in 2012 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2011 0.2% 0.1% 0.1% % change -41.9% 14.6% -31.5% Record Year 1960 (0.7%) 1966 (0.7%) 1987 (0.3%)
Director Age
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
The average age of a director in the first half of 2012 was 43.9.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.6% compared to the UK figure of 4.9%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.1% compared to the UK figure of 3.4%.
Director Age by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
The average age of a director in the second quarter of 2012 was 43.5.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 6.4% compared to the UK figure of 5.2%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.5% compared to the UK figure of 3.3%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
The record first half year for female directors in Winchester was 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
25.7% of all director appointments in Winchester in the first half of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 23.4% for the same period.
Director Gender by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
The record second quarter for female directors in Winchester was in 1866 when 57.1% of all directors were female.
30.2% of all director appointments in Winchester in the second quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Jun 2011-Jun 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 3.23% CONSULTING 5.07% WINCHESTER 2.15% MANAGEMENT 4.74% CONSULTANCY 1.72% CONSULTANCY 3.28% MANAGEMENT 0.86% PROPERTY 2.35% SOFTWARE 0.65% TRADING 2.10% PROPERTY 0.65% DESIGN 1.89% (WINCHESTER) 0.65% ENGINEERING 1.87% IT 0.65% ASSOCIATES 1.82% HAMPSHIRE 0.65% CONSULTANTS 1.78% J 0.65% CONSTRUCTION 1.71% PARTNERS 0.54% BUSINESS 1.70% HOMES 0.54% MEDIA 1.69% G 0.54% LONDON 1.68% BUSINESS 0.54% J 1.57% GLOBAL 0.54% GLOBAL 1.51% DEVELOPMENTS 0.54% INVESTMENTS 1.48% NETWORK 0.43% IT 1.42% CO 0.43% CARE 1.31% MEDICAL 0.43% PROPERTIES 1.31% TRUSTEES 0.43% M 1.26% DISCOVERY 0.43% ELECTRICAL 1.23% SYSTEMS 0.43% BUILDING 1.23% LOVE 0.43% SECURITY 1.19% MEDIA 0.43% S 1.18% CREATIVE 0.43% ENTERPRISES 1.17%
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 172 244,457 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 63 15,280 62090 - Other information technology service activities 55 8,258 7487 - Other business activities 52 47,029 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 47 20,390 7260 - Other computer related activities 43 6,456 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 39 35,447 7414 - Business & management consultancy 36 10,978 9999 - Dormant Company 30 16,469 99999 - Dormant Company 25 26,088 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 22 6,356 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 20 10,271 41100 - Development of building projects 10 5,149 62012 - Business and domestic software development 9 4,742 71111 - Architectural activities 9 1,805 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 8 4,295 74990 - Non-trading company 8 9,706 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 8 14,220 7499 - Non-trading company 7 8,023 63990 - Other information service activities not elsewhere classified 7 2,456
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