Winchester, Hampshire
Q1 2013 Business Confidence Report

NOTICE: We have improved our calculations of the statistics in these reports, so some figures and records may not match previous reports.
Headlines
- January 2013 saw a new record in company closures in Winchester when compared to any previous January.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
A total of 171 companies were registered in Winchester during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).
This figure is a decrease of 2.8% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 2.5% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Winchester UK 2013 171 134,802 2012 176 131,491 % change -2.8% 2.5% Record Year 2005 (203) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2013 37 61 73 New companies in 2012 53 78 45 % change -30.2% -21.8% 62.2% Record Year 2006 (58) 2012 (78) 2005 (109)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
A total of 88 companies were dissolved in Winchester during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).
This figure is an increase of 51.7% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.3% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Winchester UK 2013 88 77,914 2012 58 67,576 % change 51.7% 15.3% Record Year 2009 (104) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
January 2013 saw a new record in company closures in Winchester when compared to any previous January.
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2013 39 21 28 Closed companies in 2012 14 24 20 % change 178.6% -12.5% 40% Record Year 2013 (39) 2008 (39) 2009 (59)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
Net company growth for Winchester during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) was 83 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Winchester UK 2013 83 56,888 2012 118 63,915 Record Year 2005 (150) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2013 -2 40 45 Net growth in 2012 39 54 25 Record Year 2012 (39) 2012 (54) 2005 (88)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
In the first quarter of 2013, Winchester formed 0.1% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Winchester 2013 0.1% 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 2005 (0.2%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2013 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% UK formation share in 2012 0.1% 0.2% 0.1% % change -37.4% -22.4% 67.6% Record Year 1993 (0.2%) 1995 (0.2%) 2005 (0.3%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2013 was 47.9.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.5% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 1.6% compared to the UK figure of 1.8%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
The record first quarter for female directors in Winchester was in 2007 when 31.7% of all directors were female.
24.4% of all director appointments in Winchester in the first quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 28.1% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2012-Mar 2013)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 3.32% CONSULTING 5.18% MANAGEMENT 1.61% MANAGEMENT 4.78% WINCHESTER 1.61% CONSULTANCY 3.30% CONSULTANCY 1.61% PROPERTY 2.44% CONSULTANTS 0.96% TRADING 2.06% ASSOCIATES 0.96% DESIGN 1.79% HAMPSHIRE 0.86% ENGINEERING 1.78% PROPERTY 0.75% BUSINESS 1.77% HOUSE 0.75% ASSOCIATES 1.75% E&J 0.64% LONDON 1.72% BUSINESS 0.54% CONSULTANTS 1.71% PARTNERS 0.54% CONSTRUCTION 1.69% SOFTWARE 0.43% MEDIA 1.63% SYSTEMS 0.43% GLOBAL 1.57% HEALTH 0.43% J 1.56% MARKETING 0.43% CARE 1.46% DESIGN 0.43% IT 1.43% DEVELOPMENTS 0.43% INVESTMENTS 1.41% MEDICAL 0.43% PROPERTIES 1.36% B 0.43% M 1.25% CO 0.43% BUILDING 1.21% CARDINGTON 0.32% ENTERPRISES 1.19% BUILDING 0.32% ELECTRICAL 1.18% SIMON 0.32% TRAINING 1.17% GRANGE 0.32% SECURITY 1.15%
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 195 249,183 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 97 24,894 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 85 32,624 62090 - Other information technology service activities 84 12,664 99999 - Dormant Company 59 43,384 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 36 54,531 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 26 16,448 62012 - Business and domestic software development 17 8,099 74990 - Non-trading company 14 14,129 63990 - Other information service activities not elsewhere classified 13 4,719 41100 - Development of building projects 13 8,637 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 13 7,199 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 13 23,532 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 10 6,954 70100 - Activities of head offices 9 3,950 68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate 9 5,059 7260 - Other computer related activities 9 1,044 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 8 6,591 56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands 8 5,629 41202 - Construction of domestic buildings 8 5,372
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 08389380 GOURMET GONZALES LIMITED 05 Feb 2013 08396329 VINTAGE HOUND LTD 09 Feb 2013 08396691 SLM PRODUCTS LIMITED 11 Feb 2013 08418146 SALESCRAFT SYSTEMS LIMITED 25 Feb 2013 08424847 ATPM LIMITED 28 Feb 2013 08388130 HRB PRODUCTION LTD. 04 Feb 2013 OC382205 E & B MANAGEMENT LLP 05 Feb 2013 08390020 MRCO LTD 05 Feb 2013 08391493 ICONOMIC CONSULTANTS LTD 06 Feb 2013 08391530 SVY LIMITED 06 Feb 2013 08393779 VOMACO LIMITED 07 Feb 2013 08394284 ROUNDSET WESTINGLEY MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED 07 Feb 2013 08395355 REDAN PLACE LIMITED 08 Feb 2013 08398625 JPQ SOLUTIONS LIMITED 12 Feb 2013 08401224 BETA NATURAL LTD 13 Feb 2013 08406360 B D IONU LIMITED 18 Feb 2013 08410669 PJER MEDICAL SERVICES LIMITED 19 Feb 2013 08412721 CHARISMA CONSULTANTS LIMITED 21 Feb 2013 08413548 PICATHARTES LIMITED 21 Feb 2013 08414441 POLESTAR TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED 21 Feb 2013 08416578 WILLIAM MATTHEWS ASSOCIATES LIMITED 25 Feb 2013 08419119 SJK ASSET MANAGEMENT LIMITED 26 Feb 2013 OC382852 SCOTT WHITE AND HOOKINS LLP 26 Feb 2013 08421198 DYNAMICS RECRUITMENT B LTD 27 Feb 2013 08424849 CARPANINI & PARTNERS LIMITED 28 Feb 2013
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