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
    08165123 LONDON CONTEMPORARY ART LIMITED 02 Aug 2012
    08166785 TUBECRAFT MECHANICAL SERVICES LIMITED 03 Aug 2012
    OC377398 MARIQUITA LLP 03 Aug 2012
    08178037 RICHARD HUNT & SONS GROUP LIMITED 13 Aug 2012
    08191152 CP&M SECURITY SERVICES LIMITED 24 Aug 2012
    08172534 RHOWEB LIMITED 08 Aug 2012
    08185124 MASH BREWERY LIMITED 20 Aug 2012
    08187490 ERGO-HAUS LTD 22 Aug 2012
    08191729 DOTCOMUNITY CENTRES C.I.C. 24 Aug 2012
    08163851 H.J.C.W LIMITED 01 Aug 2012
    08167111 HIKENBIKE LIMITED 03 Aug 2012
    08172703 BEAMISH MARKETING LIMITED 08 Aug 2012
    08172913 MOHINI CONSULTANTS LTD 08 Aug 2012
    OC377544 THE APP CAVE LLP 09 Aug 2012
    08177929 WMDA AND PARTNERS LIMITED 13 Aug 2012
    OC377661 HIGH LEVEL ROPE ACCESS LLP 14 Aug 2012
    08180293 AGELESS HEALTH LIMITED 15 Aug 2012
    08183103 NAVIGATION POINT MANAGEMENT LIMITED 17 Aug 2012
    08184665 MAMA BROWNS CAKES LIMITED 20 Aug 2012
    08185759 WINDOWS JOINERY AND FLOORING LIMITED 21 Aug 2012
    08187369 HASTA 2 LIMITED 22 Aug 2012
    08192474 AGE UK WINCHESTER 28 Aug 2012
    08193413 A PARS CONSULTANCY LIMITED 29 Aug 2012
    08194133 HAMPSHIRE MEDIATION LIMITED 29 Aug 2012
    08194878 LANSDOWNE COURT (WINCHESTER) RTM COMPANY LIMITED 29 Aug 2012