Winchester, Hampshire

Q1 2015 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • The record first quarter for female directors in Winchester was in 2015 when 34.8% 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 2015)

    A total of 165 companies were registered in Winchester during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).

    This figure is a decrease of 8.3% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 6.9% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)WinchesterUK
    2015165161,156
    2014180150,722
    % change-8.3%6.9%
    Record Year 2014 (180) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2015464673
    New companies in 2014505971
    % change-8.0%-22.0%2.8%
    Record Year2006 (58)2012 (78)2005 (109)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    A total of 80 companies were dissolved in Winchester during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).

    This figure is an increase of 11.1% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)WinchesterUK
    20158089,523
    20147282,370
    % change11.1%8.7%
    Record Year 2009 (104) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2015232532
    Closed companies in 2014203517
    % change15.0%-28.6%88%
    Record Year2013 (39)2008 (39)2009 (59)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    Net company growth for Winchester during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) was 85 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)WinchesterUK
    20158571,633
    201410868,352
    Record Year 2012 (118) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2015232141
    Net growth in 2014302454
    Record Year2012 (39)2012 (54)2005 (88)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    In the first quarter of 2015, Winchester formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)Winchester
    20150.1%
    20140.1%
    20130.1%
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2005 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20150.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20140.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change-9.7%-28.2%-6.3%
    Record Year1993 (0.2%)1995 (0.2%)2005 (0.3%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2015 was 44.9.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.5% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.6% compared to the UK figure of 3.6%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Winchester was in 2015 when 34.8% of all directors were female.

    34.8% of all director appointments in Winchester in the first quarter of 2015 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 2014-Mar 2015)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING3.85%CONSULTING5.23%
    CONSULTANCY1.56%MANAGEMENT4.56%
    PROPERTY1.19%CONSULTANCY3.62%
    WINCHESTER1.10%PROPERTY2.72%
    IT0.92%CONSTRUCTION2.19%
    MEDIA0.92%CARE2.13%
    MANAGEMENT0.82%ENGINEERING2.12%
    ASSOCIATES0.64%LONDON1.91%
    CONSULTANTS0.64%TRADING1.88%
    J0.64%TRANSPORT1.82%
    BUSINESS0.64%ELECTRICAL1.76%
    HOMES0.55%DESIGN1.65%
    HAMPSHIRE0.55%PROPERTIES1.63%
    MAINTENANCE0.46%CO.,1.58%
    PROJECT0.46%J1.55%
    SF0.46%CONSULTANTS1.54%
    INVESTMENTS0.46%BUSINESS1.49%
    CARE0.37%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    BTSI0.37%GLOBAL1.46%
    B0.37%ASSOCIATES1.44%
    WORLDWIDE0.37%DEVELOPMENTS1.36%
    ROOFING0.37%BUILDING1.31%
    SERVICE0.37%IT1.30%
    EVENTS0.37%MEDIA1.28%
    ESTATES0.37%M1.27%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied199288,953
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management11243,081
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities10530,825
    99999 - Dormant Company5549,474
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified4419,098
    62090 - Other information technology service activities4312,862
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified4058,522
    41100 - Development of building projects2611,863
    62012 - Business and domestic software development259,651
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified2329,218
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate1411,600
    61900 - Other telecommunications activities132,726
    68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate127,450
    68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis116,154
    71122 - Engineering related scientific and technical consulting activities113,174
    56302 - Public houses and bars116,355
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities107,682
    86900 - Other human health activities1013,990
    70221 - Financial management103,698
    78109 - Other activities of employment placement agencies94,253

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    09424702 CALES CONSULTANCY LIMITED 05 Feb 2015
    09436743 JAY LIGHT CONSULTANCY LTD. 12 Feb 2015
    09447595 HOLROYDE CONSULTING LIMITED 19 Feb 2015
    09454073 VISIONARY EYE SERVICES LIMITED 23 Feb 2015
    09424129 RED OAK BUILDERS LTD 05 Feb 2015
    09426118 PORTCULLIS (HAMPSHIRE) LIMITED 06 Feb 2015
    09448864 BEYOND COMPLEXITY LTD 19 Feb 2015
    09450440 GEORGE HALLAM LTD 20 Feb 2015
    09461132 TICKET EVENT SYSTEMS LIMITED 26 Feb 2015
    09462377 GREENFIELD EVENT HOLDINGS LIMITED 27 Feb 2015
    09418301 SNARK LTD 03 Feb 2015
    09421235 PMS (WESSEX) LIMITED 04 Feb 2015
    09425406 ROSENGARTEN CONSULTING LIMITED 06 Feb 2015
    09426496 THOMAS COX TL LIMITED 06 Feb 2015
    09431230 CREO PERNIX LTD 10 Feb 2015
    09439189 FOFOLI LTD 13 Feb 2015
    09439932 TEMPLE VALLEY SPORTING LTD 13 Feb 2015
    09443710 EVRAG LIMITED 17 Feb 2015
    09444312 HOPONUK LTD 17 Feb 2015
    09447164 HETHPOOL IT LTD 18 Feb 2015
    09447307 IGNITE CONSULTANTS LTD 19 Feb 2015
    09448697 REDHILL MEDIA LIMITED 19 Feb 2015
    09450265 PEARSE PSYCHIATRY LIMITED 20 Feb 2015
    09458183 SMITH STRATEGY & CONSULTING LTD 25 Feb 2015
    09462305 ALLEN SEYMOUR LIMITED 27 Feb 2015