Winchester, Hampshire

Q3 2012 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • July 2012 saw a new record in company closures in Winchester when compared to any previous July.

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 (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    A total of 114 companies were registered in Winchester during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).

    This figure is a decrease of 18.0% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.8% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)WinchesterUK
    2012114118,868
    2011139114,512
    % change-18.0%3.8%
    Record Year 2011 (139) 2012 (118,868)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2012443535
    New companies in 2011415642
    % change7.3%-37.5%-16.7%
    Record Year2007 (52)2011 (56)2010 (44)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    A total of 93 companies were dissolved in Winchester during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).

    This figure is an increase of 14.8% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.5% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)WinchesterUK
    20129374,772
    20118172,230
    % change14.8%3.5%
    Record Year 2008 (142) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    July 2012 saw a new record in company closures in Winchester when compared to any previous July.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2012344019
    Closed companies in 2011312129
    % change9.7%90.5%-34%
    Record Year2012 (34)2008 (120)2009 (67)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    Net company growth for Winchester during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) was 21 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)WinchesterUK
    20122144,096
    20115842,282
    Record Year 2007 (58) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 201210-516
    Net growth in 2011103513
    Record Year2007 (28)2011 (35)2002 (28)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

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

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)Winchester
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1966 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20120.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change-3.6%-37.0%-17.5%
    Record Year1966 (0.8%)1969 (0.4%)1964 (0.7%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

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

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.0% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.4% compared to the UK figure of 3.2%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Winchester was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.

    28.4% of all director appointments in Winchester in the third quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Sep 2011-Sep 2012)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING3.09%CONSULTING5.05%
    WINCHESTER1.99%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    CONSULTANCY1.55%CONSULTANCY3.28%
    MANAGEMENT0.99%PROPERTY2.35%
    CONSULTANTS0.66%TRADING2.08%
    PROPERTY0.55%DESIGN1.87%
    BUSINESS0.55%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    SOFTWARE0.55%ENGINEERING1.83%
    PARTNERS0.55%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    G0.55%BUSINESS1.72%
    HAMPSHIRE0.55%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    GLOBAL0.55%MEDIA1.67%
    IT0.55%LONDON1.67%
    ASSOCIATES0.55%J1.55%
    (WINCHESTER)0.55%GLOBAL1.53%
    TRUSTEES0.44%INVESTMENTS1.46%
    DEVELOPMENT0.44%IT1.43%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.44%PROPERTIES1.34%
    E&J0.44%CARE1.32%
    ROAD0.44%M1.27%
    JOINERY0.44%BUILDING1.22%
    J0.44%ENTERPRISES1.20%
    FLOORING0.44%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    PROPERTIES0.33%S1.17%
    CO0.33%SECURITY1.16%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied293331,455
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities6114,774
    62090 - Other information technology service activities517,869
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management4419,425
    7487 - Other business activities4035,545
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified3633,677
    7260 - Other computer related activities364,979
    9999 - Dormant Company2812,598
    7414 - Business & management consultancy278,437
    99999 - Dormant Company2425,035
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified209,891
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply174,997
    41100 - Development of building projects104,965
    62012 - Business and domestic software development104,584
    71111 - Architectural activities91,705
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified813,716
    74990 - Non-trading company89,203
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities84,119
    70100 - Activities of head offices72,514
    63990 - Other information service activities not elsewhere classified72,350

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08126810 POLOLINE EUROPE LIMITED 02 Jul 2012
    08143734 TWYFORD HUMAN RESOURCES LTD. 16 Jul 2012
    08145977 ANTHOZOA LTD. 17 Jul 2012
    08148949 IHT WINDOW CLEANING LIMITED 19 Jul 2012
    08159326 IVAC SOLUTIONS LIMITED 27 Jul 2012
    08125887 VITRUVIAN INTERACTIVE LTD 02 Jul 2012
    08129422 CHALK HILL CONSULTING LIMITED 04 Jul 2012
    08139444 PEMBERS OF WINCHESTER LTD 11 Jul 2012
    08150238 ORIENT ENTERPRISES LTD 19 Jul 2012
    08125565 HAMPSHIRE JOINERY AND FLOORING LIMITED 02 Jul 2012
    08125803 JOINERY AND FLOORING LIMITED 02 Jul 2012
    08127402 LES3CHALETS LIMITED 03 Jul 2012
    08131457 JAMES JEWELLERS LIMITED 05 Jul 2012
    08133927 FERNDEN (HOLDINGS) LIMITED 06 Jul 2012
    08138972 KATTALYST LIMITED 11 Jul 2012
    08140951 BSCS ASSOCIATES LTD 12 Jul 2012
    08143570 HARVESTING LIMITED 16 Jul 2012
    08149508 VITAL CONSULTING SOLUTIONS LTD 19 Jul 2012
    08151645 R&L ACCOUNTANCY LTD 20 Jul 2012
    08151844 SECURE METERS ASSETS OPERATOR LIMITED 20 Jul 2012
    08152007 OPTI COMPOSITES LTD 20 Jul 2012
    08152057 WOHSHOW LIMITED 20 Jul 2012
    08152325 INITIATE THINKING LIMITED 23 Jul 2012
    08158474 BSS CONSULTANTS LIMITED 26 Jul 2012
    08159495 MARGARET NORRIS DESIGNS LIMITED 27 Jul 2012