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
New Company Registrations
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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) Winchester UK 2014 152 143,414 2013 177 132,684 % change -14.1% 8.1% Record Year 2013 (177) 2014 (143,414) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2014 44 50 58 New companies in 2013 66 40 71 % change -33.3% 25.0% -18.3% Record Year 2013 (66) 2011 (56) 2013 (71)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Winchester UK 2014 127 101,670 2013 70 86,170 % change 81.4% 18.0% Record Year 2008 (142) 2009 (159,405) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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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
July August September Closed companies in 2014 60 26 41 Closed companies in 2013 23 19 28 % change 160.9% 36.8% 46% Record Year 2014 (60) 2008 (120) 2009 (67)
Net Company Growth
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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) Winchester UK 2014 25 41,744 2013 107 46,514 Record Year 2013 (107) 2013 (46,514) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2014 -16 24 17 Net growth in 2013 43 21 43 Record Year 2013 (43) 2011 (35) 2013 (43)
UK Company Share
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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 2014 0.1% 2013 0.1% 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1994 (0.2%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2014 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2013 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% % change -39.4% 19.1% -25.0% Record Year 1992 (0.2%) 1994 (0.2%) 1993 (0.2%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2013-Sep 2014)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 3.81% CONSULTING 5.17% MANAGEMENT 1.36% MANAGEMENT 4.63% ASSOCIATES 1.27% CONSULTANCY 3.55% WINCHESTER 1.18% PROPERTY 2.62% CONSULTANCY 1.09% ENGINEERING 2.07% E&J 0.73% CONSTRUCTION 2.05% CONSULTANTS 0.73% TRADING 2.00% IT 0.63% LONDON 1.95% MEDIA 0.63% CARE 1.94% HAMPSHIRE 0.54% TRANSPORT 1.76% BUSINESS 0.54% DESIGN 1.70% J 0.54% CONSULTANTS 1.70% DESIGN 0.54% PROPERTIES 1.63% PROJECT 0.45% BUSINESS 1.62% PROPERTIES 0.45% J 1.53% SF 0.45% ELECTRICAL 1.53% INTERNATIONAL 0.45% GLOBAL 1.51% ASSET 0.45% INVESTMENTS 1.50% PROPERTY 0.45% ASSOCIATES 1.48% DEVELOPMENTS 0.45% MEDIA 1.38% PROJECTS 0.45% CO., 1.36% GLOBAL 0.45% DEVELOPMENTS 1.35% JOHN 0.36% BUILDING 1.30% HOLDINGS 0.36% IT 1.30% ROOFING 0.36% M 1.23%
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 195 278,481 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 104 29,313 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 100 40,717 99999 - Dormant Company 54 48,286 62090 - Other information technology service activities 49 12,795 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 40 18,890 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 35 57,264 62012 - Business and domestic software development 25 9,675 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 23 28,224 41100 - Development of building projects 18 10,604 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 13 9,914 74990 - Non-trading company 12 14,006 56302 - Public houses and bars 12 6,056 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 11 10,361 70100 - Activities of head offices 11 4,108 63990 - Other information service activities not elsewhere classified 11 5,940 68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate 10 6,595 68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis 10 5,749 86900 - Other human health activities 10 11,807 41202 - Construction of domestic buildings 9 7,151
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 09206557 KEITH STROUD & CO LTD 05 Sep 2014 09207296 CASALBA CONSULTING LIMITED 08 Sep 2014 09207362 LHP INTERIORS LTD 08 Sep 2014 09208599 CLAIRE CORRIE PR LIMITED 08 Sep 2014 09209936 ELITE SERVICE SOLUTIONS LIMITED 09 Sep 2014 09213271 CAO-TAS LIMITED 11 Sep 2014 09225359 NDC TRADING LTD 18 Sep 2014 09237817 PRIMETEC DATA LIMITED 26 Sep 2014 09210021 3R KITCHENS LIMITED 09 Sep 2014 09231972 CROXFORD CARS LIMITED 23 Sep 2014 OC395307 SANFAM PARTNERSHIP LLP 16 Sep 2014 09197281 CLIVE MANSELL INNS LTD. 01 Sep 2014 09209862 SOLENT PROFESSIONAL HOUSING LIMITED 09 Sep 2014 09210291 SENSEYE LIMITED 09 Sep 2014 09211728 MANGO SOURCE LTD 10 Sep 2014 09212468 PMSA SERVICES LTD 10 Sep 2014 09231486 GREASE JUNKIE.COM LIMITED 23 Sep 2014 09231989 SKIZZLE MARKETING LTD 23 Sep 2014 09232103 CLARE'S ACCOUNTS LTD 23 Sep 2014 09235813 ZELOR LIMITED 25 Sep 2014 09236067 M J R PLANNING SERVICES LIMITED 25 Sep 2014 09236773 FERGIE'S FARM LIMITED 26 Sep 2014 09237970 MILLSTREAM FILMS AND MEDIA LIMITED 26 Sep 2014 09240962 W F JIANG LIMITED 30 Sep 2014 09242445 JOHN STRATTON LTD 30 Sep 2014
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