Winchester, Hampshire

Q3 2014 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • July 2014 saw a new record in company closures 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 2014)

    A total of 152 companies were registered in Winchester during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014).

    This figure is a decrease of 14.1% versus the same period last year (Q3 2013). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.1% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)WinchesterUK
    2014152143,414
    2013177132,684
    % change-14.1%8.1%
    Record Year 2013 (177) 2014 (143,414)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2014445058
    New companies in 2013664071
    % change-33.3%25.0%-18.3%
    Record Year2013 (66)2011 (56)2013 (71)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    A total of 127 companies were dissolved in Winchester during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014).

    This figure is an increase of 81.4% versus the same period last year (Q3 2013). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 18.0% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)WinchesterUK
    2014127101,670
    20137086,170
    % change81.4%18.0%
    Record Year 2008 (142) 2009 (159,405)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    July 2014 saw a new record in company closures in Winchester when compared to any previous July.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2014602641
    Closed companies in 2013231928
    % change160.9%36.8%46%
    Record Year2014 (60)2008 (120)2009 (67)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    Net company growth for Winchester during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) was 25 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)WinchesterUK
    20142541,744
    201310746,514
    Record Year 2013 (107) 2013 (46,514)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2014-162417
    Net growth in 2013432143
    Record Year2013 (43)2011 (35)2013 (43)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    In the third quarter of 2014, Winchester formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)Winchester
    20140.1%
    20130.1%
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1994 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20140.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20130.1%0.1%0.2%
    % change-39.4%19.1%-25.0%
    Record Year1992 (0.2%)1994 (0.2%)1993 (0.2%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2014 was 45.9.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 7.3% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.6% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

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

    29.0% of all director appointments in Winchester in the third quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.3% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING3.81%CONSULTING5.17%
    MANAGEMENT1.36%MANAGEMENT4.63%
    ASSOCIATES1.27%CONSULTANCY3.55%
    WINCHESTER1.18%PROPERTY2.62%
    CONSULTANCY1.09%ENGINEERING2.07%
    E&J0.73%CONSTRUCTION2.05%
    CONSULTANTS0.73%TRADING2.00%
    IT0.63%LONDON1.95%
    MEDIA0.63%CARE1.94%
    HAMPSHIRE0.54%TRANSPORT1.76%
    BUSINESS0.54%DESIGN1.70%
    J0.54%CONSULTANTS1.70%
    DESIGN0.54%PROPERTIES1.63%
    PROJECT0.45%BUSINESS1.62%
    PROPERTIES0.45%J1.53%
    SF0.45%ELECTRICAL1.53%
    INTERNATIONAL0.45%GLOBAL1.51%
    ASSET0.45%INVESTMENTS1.50%
    PROPERTY0.45%ASSOCIATES1.48%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.45%MEDIA1.38%
    PROJECTS0.45%CO.,1.36%
    GLOBAL0.45%DEVELOPMENTS1.35%
    JOHN0.36%BUILDING1.30%
    HOLDINGS0.36%IT1.30%
    ROOFING0.36%M1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied195278,481
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities10429,313
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management10040,717
    99999 - Dormant Company5448,286
    62090 - Other information technology service activities4912,795
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified4018,890
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified3557,264
    62012 - Business and domestic software development259,675
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified2328,224
    41100 - Development of building projects1810,604
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet139,914
    74990 - Non-trading company1214,006
    56302 - Public houses and bars126,056
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate1110,361
    70100 - Activities of head offices114,108
    63990 - Other information service activities not elsewhere classified115,940
    68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate106,595
    68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis105,749
    86900 - Other human health activities1011,807
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings97,151

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    09122781 SOILBIOLAB LTD 09 Jul 2014
    09123517 WEST4PROPERTY LTD 09 Jul 2014
    09124045 HOWARD AND KHAN LTD 10 Jul 2014
    09139563 JAM UK CONSULTANCY LIMITED 21 Jul 2014
    09151239 CROSSFIT WINCHESTER LIMITED 29 Jul 2014
    09119021 MACKIERNAN ASSOCIATES LIMITED 07 Jul 2014
    09122896 APOLLO LED LIMITED 09 Jul 2014
    09145518 WINCHESTER STABLES LTD 24 Jul 2014
    09113652 MARK ALLSOPP SERVICES LTD 03 Jul 2014
    09113864 SIMPLY PURE PRODUCTS LTD 03 Jul 2014
    09120360 HOROLOGICS CO. LIMITED 08 Jul 2014
    09121398 HCB HOLDING LIMITED 08 Jul 2014
    09121426 HCB FOUNDATION 08 Jul 2014
    09121894 ARTEMIS CREATIVE LIMITED 08 Jul 2014
    09123063 GREEN PAWS GARDEN SERVICES LIMITED 09 Jul 2014
    09128630 BABY PADDLERS LTD 14 Jul 2014
    09131820 COLPMAN CONSULTING LTD 15 Jul 2014
    09134827 SAUCY BURGERS (NEWBURY) LTD 17 Jul 2014
    09136812 G E HARRIS LIMITED 18 Jul 2014
    09138720 CETOX LIMITED 21 Jul 2014
    09144276 MICRON HOME IMPROVEMENTS LIMITED 23 Jul 2014
    09144308 MICRON CONSERVATORIES WINDOWS AND DOORS LIMITED 23 Jul 2014
    09150136 IDPM LTD 28 Jul 2014
    09152136 INSURE DEFENCE LIMITED 29 Jul 2014
    09154377 ALBEMARLE PROPERTIES DEVELOPMENT LIMITED 30 Jul 2014