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
    08200784 XRESOURCE LTD 04 Sep 2012
    08216944 SPARX BEAUTY LIMITED 17 Sep 2012
    08225265 MULTICULT LTD 24 Sep 2012
    08229779 THE WEB FARM LIMITED 26 Sep 2012
    08231359 DELICATE OWL LTD 27 Sep 2012
    08232779 NIQUESA WORLD LIMITED 28 Sep 2012
    08230298 FRY & CO ACCOUNTANTS LTD 26 Sep 2012
    08230515 T3712 LTD 27 Sep 2012
    08231109 PC SMART WINCHESTER LIMITED 27 Sep 2012
    08206305 GUTTENPUSSEN LIMITED 07 Sep 2012
    08207773 WORLD DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM 10 Sep 2012
    08208281 XCENTRIC EVENTS LIMITED 10 Sep 2012
    08210149 ARBUTUS SOLUTIONS LTD 11 Sep 2012
    08211250 MAX ROLLITT LTD 12 Sep 2012
    08212574 KARD IT LIMITED 13 Sep 2012
    08212929 EVRHB LIMITED 13 Sep 2012
    08213563 POLAR UMBRELLA LIMITED 13 Sep 2012
    08214517 AEFINTYR LIMITED 14 Sep 2012
    08217948 WINNALL SC LIMITED 18 Sep 2012
    08221062 CLAUSENTUM LIMITED 19 Sep 2012
    08223330 STROLLON LIMITED 20 Sep 2012
    08225536 UBIQUITOUS ASSOCIATES LIMITED 24 Sep 2012
    08229828 DJM CLAIMS CONSULTING LTD 26 Sep 2012
    08231666 ERIC WOODGATE & ASSOCIATES LIMITED 27 Sep 2012
    08214177 THE HAMPSHIRE HAND CLINIC LTD 13 Sep 2012