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

  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 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)WinchesterUK
    2014180150,722
    2013171134,802
    % change5.3%11.8%
    Record Year 2005 (203) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2014505971
    New companies in 2013376173
    % change35.1%-3.3%-2.7%
    Record Year2006 (58)2012 (78)2005 (109)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)WinchesterUK
    20147282,370
    20138877,914
    % change-18.2%5.7%
    Record Year 2009 (104) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2014203517
    Closed companies in 2013392128
    % change-48.7%66.7%-39%
    Record Year2013 (39)2008 (39)2009 (59)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)WinchesterUK
    201410868,352
    20138356,888
    Record Year 2005 (150) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2014302454
    Net growth in 2013-24045
    Record Year2012 (39)2012 (54)2005 (88)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20140.1%
    20130.1%
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2005 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20140.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20130.1%0.1%0.2%
    % change26.4%-10.6%-18.8%
    Record Year1993 (0.2%)1995 (0.2%)2005 (0.3%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2013-Mar 2014)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING3.78%CONSULTING5.22%
    MANAGEMENT1.71%MANAGEMENT4.67%
    CONSULTANCY1.35%CONSULTANCY3.49%
    WINCHESTER1.17%PROPERTY2.64%
    ASSOCIATES0.81%TRADING2.05%
    PROPERTY0.81%LONDON1.88%
    DESIGN0.81%ENGINEERING1.86%
    CONSULTANTS0.81%CARE1.79%
    ENERGY0.63%CONSTRUCTION1.75%
    IT0.63%DESIGN1.75%
    HAMPSHIRE0.63%CONSULTANTS1.73%
    E&J0.63%BUSINESS1.71%
    ARQIVA0.54%PROPERTIES1.60%
    FINANCIAL0.45%INVESTMENTS1.60%
    FINANCE0.45%GLOBAL1.58%
    BUILDING0.45%J1.48%
    GROUP0.36%ASSOCIATES1.48%
    SMART0.36%MEDIA1.48%
    EVENTS0.36%IT1.33%
    INTERNATIONAL0.36%TRANSPORT1.30%
    INVESTMENTS0.36%DEVELOPMENTS1.29%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.36%BUILDING1.24%
    SOFTWARE0.36%M1.21%
    VENTURES0.36%CAPITAL1.20%
    SYSTEMS0.36%ELECTRICAL1.19%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied223280,210
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities10127,750
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management9837,882
    99999 - Dormant Company5547,084
    62090 - Other information technology service activities5512,813
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified3218,491
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified2656,411
    62012 - Business and domestic software development229,509
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified1626,700
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet169,358
    41100 - Development of building projects169,855
    63990 - Other information service activities not elsewhere classified125,949
    74990 - Non-trading company1114,135
    68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate115,920
    70100 - Activities of head offices104,019
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified108,155
    68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis95,419
    86220 - Specialists medical practice activities93,680
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate99,284
    32990 - Other manufacturing not elsewhere classified93,403

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08844185 ONE PEA & ME LIMITED 14 Jan 2014
    08858541 BBS PROJECT & SITE MANAGEMENT LIMITED 23 Jan 2014
    08863674 RUN2WORK LIMITED 27 Jan 2014
    08865095 TECH7 CONSULTING LIMITED 28 Jan 2014
    08866103 RIGHTCLICK STORAGE LTD 29 Jan 2014
    08845341 PHILIP TRANSLATIONS LTD 14 Jan 2014
    08846468 CLAIRE FULLER WRITER LIMITED 15 Jan 2014
    08862958 PEPPERCORN PHOTOGRAPHY LTD 27 Jan 2014
    08831713 CHROME HUMAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LIMITED 03 Jan 2014
    08834871 IRON AGE PARKING LIMITED 07 Jan 2014
    08835332 STEPHEN GOLDING CONSULTING LTD 07 Jan 2014
    08836650 EVOLUTION VENTURES LTD 08 Jan 2014
    08838460 MAILGLO LIMITED 09 Jan 2014
    08843056 JIM BEAVAN LIMITED 13 Jan 2014
    08844186 PROJECT & SERVICE DELIVERY CONSULTING LTD 14 Jan 2014
    08847024 FPL CONSULTING LIMITED 15 Jan 2014
    08847884 ASTEWT CONSULTANCY LIMITED 16 Jan 2014
    08851654 SHARK WHEEL LIMITED 20 Jan 2014
    08858526 ARTEMIS TECHNOLOGIES GLOBAL LIMITED 23 Jan 2014
    08860082 JON PLAYER AGENCIES LTD 24 Jan 2014
    08861184 THE FINE CHINA GP LIMITED 24 Jan 2014
    08865193 WINCHESTER SOLAR LIMITED 28 Jan 2014
    08865232 BOATMARK CONSULTING LTD 28 Jan 2014
    08867713 ELLIOTT ROGERS LIMITED 29 Jan 2014
    08868608 EQ AUTOMOTIVE LTD 30 Jan 2014