Winchester, Hampshire
Q1 2014 Business Confidence Report

Headlines
- The record first quarter for female directors in Winchester was in 2014 when 32.2% of all directors were female.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
A total of 180 companies were registered in Winchester during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).
This figure is an increase of 5.3% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.8% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) Winchester UK 2014 180 150,722 2013 171 134,802 % change 5.3% 11.8% Record Year 2005 (203) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2014 50 59 71 New companies in 2013 37 61 73 % change 35.1% -3.3% -2.7% Record Year 2006 (58) 2012 (78) 2005 (109)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
A total of 72 companies were dissolved in Winchester during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).
This figure is a decrease of 18.2% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 5.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) Winchester UK 2014 72 82,370 2013 88 77,914 % change -18.2% 5.7% Record Year 2009 (104) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2014 20 35 17 Closed companies in 2013 39 21 28 % change -48.7% 66.7% -39% Record Year 2013 (39) 2008 (39) 2009 (59)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
Net company growth for Winchester during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) was 108 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) Winchester UK 2014 108 68,352 2013 83 56,888 Record Year 2005 (150) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2014 30 24 54 Net growth in 2013 -2 40 45 Record Year 2012 (39) 2012 (54) 2005 (88)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
In the first quarter of 2014, Winchester formed 0.1% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) Winchester 2014 0.1% 2013 0.1% 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 2005 (0.2%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2014 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2013 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% % change 26.4% -10.6% -18.8% Record Year 1993 (0.2%) 1995 (0.2%) 2005 (0.3%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2014 was 46.4.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.9% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.7% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
The record first quarter for female directors in Winchester was in 2014 when 32.2% of all directors were female.
32.2% of all director appointments in Winchester in the first quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.4% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2013-Mar 2014)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 3.78% CONSULTING 5.22% MANAGEMENT 1.71% MANAGEMENT 4.67% CONSULTANCY 1.35% CONSULTANCY 3.49% WINCHESTER 1.17% PROPERTY 2.64% ASSOCIATES 0.81% TRADING 2.05% PROPERTY 0.81% LONDON 1.88% DESIGN 0.81% ENGINEERING 1.86% CONSULTANTS 0.81% CARE 1.79% ENERGY 0.63% CONSTRUCTION 1.75% IT 0.63% DESIGN 1.75% HAMPSHIRE 0.63% CONSULTANTS 1.73% E&J 0.63% BUSINESS 1.71% ARQIVA 0.54% PROPERTIES 1.60% FINANCIAL 0.45% INVESTMENTS 1.60% FINANCE 0.45% GLOBAL 1.58% BUILDING 0.45% J 1.48% GROUP 0.36% ASSOCIATES 1.48% SMART 0.36% MEDIA 1.48% EVENTS 0.36% IT 1.33% INTERNATIONAL 0.36% TRANSPORT 1.30% INVESTMENTS 0.36% DEVELOPMENTS 1.29% DEVELOPMENTS 0.36% BUILDING 1.24% SOFTWARE 0.36% M 1.21% VENTURES 0.36% CAPITAL 1.20% SYSTEMS 0.36% ELECTRICAL 1.19%
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 223 280,210 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 101 27,750 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 98 37,882 99999 - Dormant Company 55 47,084 62090 - Other information technology service activities 55 12,813 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 32 18,491 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 26 56,411 62012 - Business and domestic software development 22 9,509 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 16 26,700 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 16 9,358 41100 - Development of building projects 16 9,855 63990 - Other information service activities not elsewhere classified 12 5,949 74990 - Non-trading company 11 14,135 68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate 11 5,920 70100 - Activities of head offices 10 4,019 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 10 8,155 68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis 9 5,419 86220 - Specialists medical practice activities 9 3,680 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 9 9,284 32990 - Other manufacturing not elsewhere classified 9 3,403
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 08874967 CRADDOCK DESIGN & BUILD LIMITED 04 Feb 2014 OC391464 HALO INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLP 25 Feb 2014 08890247 T4 ASSOCIATES LTD 12 Feb 2014 08892015 BITSTRING SYSTEMS LTD 12 Feb 2014 08893396 SWIT SWOO BEAUTY LIMITED 13 Feb 2014 08898314 SDC LAW LIMITED 17 Feb 2014 08905735 DAVE HUBBLE HYDROGRAPHIC SERVICES LTD 21 Feb 2014 08908577 LILACS ACCOUNTANTS LIMITED 24 Feb 2014 08917466 SKINNY CHAMPAGNE LIMITED 28 Feb 2014 08879158 GRAPPL LIMITED 06 Feb 2014 08881078 PIYASOME LIMITED 07 Feb 2014 08883848 3R BUILDING SUPPLIES LIMITED 10 Feb 2014 08892180 ROUX JEWELLERS LTD 12 Feb 2014 08896681 OPUS 1969 LIMITED 17 Feb 2014 08897090 BRINKMANS TREES LIMITED 17 Feb 2014 08877781 STOBOROUGH LIMITED 05 Feb 2014 08878505 IAN M LOUTH MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED 06 Feb 2014 08884407 CJ HEARN CONSULTING LIMITED 10 Feb 2014 08886538 SO23 PRINT LIMITED 11 Feb 2014 08888127 DODDLECREATION LIMITED 12 Feb 2014 08896168 BUILTFORM (BA) LIMITED 14 Feb 2014 08899225 JMOBILE CONSULTANCY LIMITED 18 Feb 2014 08902036 HOBBS MEDIA LIMITED 19 Feb 2014 08902734 INDIGO CATERING LIMITED 19 Feb 2014 08915112 SCIENTIFICA CONSULTING LIMITED 27 Feb 2014
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