Winchester, Hampshire

Q3 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

  • Q3 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Winchester when compared to any previous Q3.
  • September 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Winchester when compared to any previous September.
  • July 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Winchester when compared to any previous July.
  • September 2013 saw a new record in net growth in Winchester when compared to any previous September.
  • July 2013 saw a new record in net growth 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 2013)

    Q3 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Winchester when compared to any previous Q3.

    A total of 177 companies were registered in Winchester during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).

    This figure is an increase of 55.3% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.6% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)WinchesterUK
    2013177132,684
    2012114118,868
    % change55.3%11.6%
    Record Year 2013 (177) 2013 (132,684)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    September 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Winchester when compared to any previous September.

    July 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Winchester when compared to any previous July.

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2013664071
    New companies in 2012443535
    % change50.0%14.3%102.9%
    Record Year2013 (66)2011 (56)2013 (71)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    A total of 70 companies were dissolved in Winchester during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).

    This figure is a decrease of 24.7% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.5% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)WinchesterUK
    20137086,170
    20129375,908
    % change-24.7%13.5%
    Record Year 2008 (142) 2009 (159,405)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2013231928
    Closed companies in 2012344019
    % change-32.4%-52.5%47%
    Record Year2012 (34)2008 (120)2009 (67)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    Net company growth for Winchester during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) was 107 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)WinchesterUK
    201310746,514
    20122142,960
    Record Year 2013 (107) 2013 (46,514)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    September 2013 saw a new record in net growth in Winchester when compared to any previous September.

    July 2013 saw a new record in net growth in Winchester when compared to any previous July.

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2013432143
    Net growth in 201210-516
    Record Year2013 (43)2011 (35)2013 (43)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    In the third quarter of 2013, Winchester formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)Winchester
    20130.1%
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1994 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20130.1%0.1%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20120.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change34.2%4.9%77.8%
    Record Year1992 (0.2%)1994 (0.2%)1993 (0.2%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2013 was 46.3.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.4% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.4% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Winchester was in 2005 when 36.7% of all directors were female.

    30.9% of all director appointments in Winchester in the third quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.2% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING3.50%CONSULTING5.27%
    MANAGEMENT1.75%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    CONSULTANCY1.47%CONSULTANCY3.45%
    WINCHESTER1.38%PROPERTY2.53%
    PROPERTY1.01%TRADING2.08%
    CONSULTANTS1.01%ENGINEERING1.83%
    HAMPSHIRE0.74%LONDON1.79%
    HOUSE0.74%DESIGN1.78%
    SOFTWARE0.65%BUSINESS1.74%
    E&J0.65%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    DESIGN0.65%CONSULTANTS1.69%
    MEDICAL0.46%CARE1.64%
    CODE0.46%ASSOCIATES1.61%
    SYSTEMS0.46%GLOBAL1.59%
    MARKETING0.46%J1.54%
    FINANCE0.46%MEDIA1.54%
    ASSOCIATES0.46%INVESTMENTS1.53%
    TREE0.46%PROPERTIES1.45%
    B0.46%IT1.39%
    GRANGE0.46%M1.25%
    PRODUCTIONS0.37%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    CLOUD0.37%BUILDING1.19%
    90.37%CAPITAL1.19%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.37%DEVELOPMENTS1.16%
    (WINCHESTER)0.37%TRAINING1.15%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied180260,135
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities9526,675
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management8634,970
    62090 - Other information technology service activities6612,516
    99999 - Dormant Company6646,169
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified3017,715
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified2954,854
    62012 - Business and domestic software development229,104
    41100 - Development of building projects169,271
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet168,475
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified1325,547
    63990 - Other information service activities not elsewhere classified135,322
    68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate125,430
    74990 - Non-trading company1114,228
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified107,590
    74100 - specialised design activities104,171
    01110 - Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds8257
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings86,039
    32990 - Other manufacturing not elsewhere classified83,323
    78300 - Human resources provision and management of human resources functions81,716

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08642232 HECTOR MC LIMITED 08 Aug 2013
    08644418 FORK N SPOON LTD 09 Aug 2013
    08644462 GO INNCOGNITO LTD 09 Aug 2013
    08650410 TRADING BOX LTD 14 Aug 2013
    08653232 THECLAIMSCLOUD.COM LIMITED 16 Aug 2013
    08668429 RUBICON 3 LTD 29 Aug 2013
    08643742 JORDAN LEIGH SERVICES LTD 08 Aug 2013
    08655116 EAVESDROP LTD 19 Aug 2013
    08633094 MRGC 2013 LTD 01 Aug 2013
    08637989 STRATUS ACCOUNTING LIMITED 05 Aug 2013
    08639138 QUATI LIMITED 06 Aug 2013
    08644547 VELOX PRD LIMITED 09 Aug 2013
    08645614 LAUNDRYCARE PREMIER SERVICES (EAST) LIMITED 12 Aug 2013
    08645914 LAUNDRYCARE PREMIER SERVICES (WEST) LIMITED 12 Aug 2013
    08651161 HOBO MULTIMEDIA LIMITED 14 Aug 2013
    08652995 SHIN INEA LIMITED 16 Aug 2013
    08656778 RESOURCEFUL MARKETING LTD 20 Aug 2013
    08659867 R4R SOLUTIONS LIMITED 21 Aug 2013
    08660526 SLEEP VENTURES LIMITED 22 Aug 2013
    08661452 SEJAC LIMITED 22 Aug 2013
    08661646 EXCEL 24 LIMITED 22 Aug 2013
    08662910 WINCHESTER SCHOOL OF ENGLISH LIMITED 27 Aug 2013
    08664005 WONKY POT TEA AND HERB COMPANY LIMITED 27 Aug 2013
    08664975 DXR FINANCIAL LTD 27 Aug 2013
    08669751 PHIL AND GARY,S FOOD EMPORIUM LIMITED 30 Aug 2013