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

  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 (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)WinchesterUK
    2013171134,802
    2012176131,491
    % change-2.8%2.5%
    Record Year 2005 (203) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2013376173
    New companies in 2012537845
    % change-30.2%-21.8%62.2%
    Record Year2006 (58)2012 (78)2005 (109)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)WinchesterUK
    20138877,914
    20125867,576
    % change51.7%15.3%
    Record Year 2009 (104) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2013392128
    Closed companies in 2012142420
    % change178.6%-12.5%40%
    Record Year2013 (39)2008 (39)2009 (59)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)WinchesterUK
    20138356,888
    201211863,915
    Record Year 2005 (150) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2013-24045
    Net growth in 2012395425
    Record Year2012 (39)2012 (54)2005 (88)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20130.1%
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2005 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20130.1%0.1%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20120.1%0.2%0.1%
    % change-37.4%-22.4%67.6%
    Record Year1993 (0.2%)1995 (0.2%)2005 (0.3%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2012-Mar 2013)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING3.32%CONSULTING5.18%
    MANAGEMENT1.61%MANAGEMENT4.78%
    WINCHESTER1.61%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    CONSULTANCY1.61%PROPERTY2.44%
    CONSULTANTS0.96%TRADING2.06%
    ASSOCIATES0.96%DESIGN1.79%
    HAMPSHIRE0.86%ENGINEERING1.78%
    PROPERTY0.75%BUSINESS1.77%
    HOUSE0.75%ASSOCIATES1.75%
    E&J0.64%LONDON1.72%
    BUSINESS0.54%CONSULTANTS1.71%
    PARTNERS0.54%CONSTRUCTION1.69%
    SOFTWARE0.43%MEDIA1.63%
    SYSTEMS0.43%GLOBAL1.57%
    HEALTH0.43%J1.56%
    MARKETING0.43%CARE1.46%
    DESIGN0.43%IT1.43%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.43%INVESTMENTS1.41%
    MEDICAL0.43%PROPERTIES1.36%
    B0.43%M1.25%
    CO0.43%BUILDING1.21%
    CARDINGTON0.32%ENTERPRISES1.19%
    BUILDING0.32%ELECTRICAL1.18%
    SIMON0.32%TRAINING1.17%
    GRANGE0.32%SECURITY1.15%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied195249,183
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities9724,894
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management8532,624
    62090 - Other information technology service activities8412,664
    99999 - Dormant Company5943,384
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified3654,531
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified2616,448
    62012 - Business and domestic software development178,099
    74990 - Non-trading company1414,129
    63990 - Other information service activities not elsewhere classified134,719
    41100 - Development of building projects138,637
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet137,199
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified1323,532
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified106,954
    70100 - Activities of head offices93,950
    68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate95,059
    7260 - Other computer related activities91,044
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities86,591
    56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands85,629
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings85,372

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08351103 GLOBO SEARCH LIMITED 08 Jan 2013
    08351242 THAT SMALL LIGHT COMPANY LIMITED 08 Jan 2013
    08351515 CLOCKSPRING LIMITED 08 Jan 2013
    08376217 KJE ENTERPRISES LIMITED 25 Jan 2013
    08346761 IMMPOWER LIMITED 04 Jan 2013
    08348590 AMBASSADOR OF LONDON LIMITED 07 Jan 2013
    08358058 ABC COMPUTERS LIMITED 14 Jan 2013
    08381608 LIGHTSTEP CONSULTING LIMITED 30 Jan 2013
    08383449 DARNAYSON LTD 31 Jan 2013
    08348568 LES HASWELL CONSULTING LIMITED 07 Jan 2013
    08355945 CODE 73 LTD 10 Jan 2013
    08356328 RACQUETTRACK LIMITED 11 Jan 2013
    08357350 AUSTEN HOUSE MANAGEMENT LIMITED 11 Jan 2013
    08361839 WAGON SHED LIMITED 15 Jan 2013
    08363339 WETDOG TRADING LIMITED 16 Jan 2013
    08367219 FONTAINE SOLUTIONS LIMITED 21 Jan 2013
    08368337 VARIAN PROJECT CONSULTANCY LTD 21 Jan 2013
    08369296 WILLOUGHBY SOFTWARE SERVICES LTD 21 Jan 2013
    08369690 P CONSULTANCY LTD 22 Jan 2013
    08370387 MG MORGAN LIMITED 22 Jan 2013
    08370856 MERCURY INNS LTD 22 Jan 2013
    08370864 MARS INNS LTD 22 Jan 2013
    OC381846 M & B SPORTING LLP 23 Jan 2013
    08375351 KKS RISK SOLUTIONS LTD 25 Jan 2013
    08375405 CLAIRE WILLIAMS LTD 25 Jan 2013