New Company Registrations

1. Annual Data (2010)

   A total of 121 companies were formed in Bangor in 2010. This total is 26.0% higher than in 2009 and compares favourably to the UK figure of a 10.4% growth compared to 362,675 the previous year.

   Year	Bangor	UK
   2010	121	400,358
   2009	96	362,675
   2008	96	349,203
   2007	175	457,649
   2006	130	405,440
   Record Year	2007 (175)	2007 (457,649)

   incorporation year	uk year	uk companies	number of companies	sort
   2010	2010	400358	121	1
   2009	2009	362675	96	1
   2008	2008	349203	96	1
   2007	2007	457649	175	1
   2006	2006	405440	130	1
   2005	2005	367689	106	1
   2004	2004	340803	118	1
   2003	2003	403670	148	1
   2002	2002	299401	95	1
   2001	2001	226399	77	1
   2007	2007	457649	175	2

   New Companies by Year

2. Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2010)

   In the second half of 2010 a total of 67 companies were formed in Bangor. This figure is 11.7% higher than last year, which compares well to the UK wide figure of 8.8%.

   The highest total for a second half year in Bangor occurred in 2007 when a total of 72 were formed.

   Half Year (Jul-Dec)	Bangor	UK
   2010	67	196,609
   2009	60	180,654
   % change	11.7%	8.8%
   Record Year	2007 (72)	2003 (201,446)

   half	uk companies	number of companies
   H2 2010	196609	67
   H2 2009	180654	60
   H2 2008	160932	40
   H2 2007	178552	72
   H2 2006	190031	71
   H2 2005	180291	53
   H2 2004	166374	56
   H2 2003	201446	72
   H2 2002	162884	62
   H2 2001	109317	40

   New Companies by Half Year

3. Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2010)

   A total of 32 companies were registered in Bangor during the fourth quarter of 2010 (Oct 2010 - Dec 2010).

   This figure is an increase of 33.3% versus the same period last year (Q4 2009). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.6% against the same period last year.

   fourth quarter (Oct 2010 - Dec 2010)	Bangor	UK
   2010	32	95,117
   2009	24	85,983
   % change	33.3%	10.6%
   Record Year	2006 (39)	2010 (95,117)

   quarter	number of companies	uk quarter	uk companies	sort
   Q4 2010	32	Q4 2010	95117	1
   Q4 2009	24	Q4 2009	85983	1
   Q4 2008	20	Q4 2008	76038	1
   Q4 2007	32	Q4 2007	83140	1
   Q4 2006	39	Q4 2006	94527	1
   Q4 2005	24	Q4 2005	89564	1
   Q4 2004	30	Q4 2004	81122	1
   Q4 2003	34	Q4 2003	94243	1
   Q4 2002	36	Q4 2002	82677	1
   Q4 2001	17	Q4 2001	53729	1
   Q4 2006	39	Q4 2010	95117	2

   New Companies by Quarter

4. Monthly Data (Oct, Nov & Dec 2010)

   month	uk companies	number of companies
   Dec 2010	27134	13
   Nov 2010	34347	9
   Oct 2010	33636	10
   Sep 2010	35149	18
   Aug 2010	32366	11
   Jul 2010	33977	6
   Jun 2010	35198	6
   May 2010	30031	10
   Apr 2010	33383	11
   Mar 2010	42779	14
   Feb 2010	33214	8
   Jan 2010	29144	5

   New Companies by Month

   	October	November	December
   New companies in 2010	10	9	13
   New companies in 2009	9	13	2
   % change	11.1%	-30.8%	550.0%
   Record Year	2002 (15)	2003 (16)	2006 (15)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

1. Annual Data (2010)

   2010 was a record year for company closures in Bangor when compared to any year in history.

   A total of 161 companies were dissolved in Bangor in 2010. This total is 2,200.0% higher than in 2009 and compares favourably to the UK figure of 35.9% decrease compared to the previous year.

   Year	Bangor	UK
   2010	161	342,232
   2009	7	533,773
   2008	2	220,295
   2007	2	189,329
   2006	161	533,773
   Record Year	2010 (161)	2009 (533,773)

   dissolution year	uk year	uk companies	number of companies	sort
   2010	2010	342232	161	1
   2009	2009	533773	7	1
   2007	2007	220295	2	1
   2005	2005	189329	2	1
   2010	2009	533773	161	2

   Dissolved Companies by Year

2. Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2010)

   The second half of 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Bangor when compared to any previous second half year.

   The second half of 2010 was a record second half year for company closures in Bangor when compared to any half year in history.

   In the second half of 2010 a total of 114 companies were dissolved in Bangor. This figure is 2,750.0% higher than last year, which compares badly to the UK wide change of -32.7%.

   The highest total for a second half year in Bangor occurred in 2010 when a total of 114 were closed.

   Half Year (Jul-Dec)	Bangor	UK
   2010	114	164,601
   2009	4	244,537
   % change	2,750.0%	-32.7%
   Record Year	2010 (114)	2009 (244,537)

   half	uk companies	number of companies
   H2 2010	164601	114
   H2 2009	244537	4

   Dissolved Companies by Half Year

3. Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2010)

   Q4 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Bangor when compared to any previous Q4.

   Q4 2010 was a record quarter for company closures in Bangor when compared to any quarter in history.

   A total of 58 companies were dissolved in Bangor during the fourth quarter of 2010 (Oct 2010 - Dec 2010).

   This figure is an increase of 5,700.0% versus the same period last year (Q4 2009). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 9.7% against the same period last year.

   fourth quarter (Oct 2010 - Dec 2010)	Bangor	UK
   2010	58	76,896
   2009	1	85,136
   % change	5,700.0%	-9.7%
   Record Year	2010 (58)	2009 (85,136)

   quarter	number of companies	uk quarter	uk companies	sort
   Q4 2010	58	Q4 2010	76896	1
   Q4 2009	1	Q4 2009	85136	1
   Q4 2010	58	Q4 2009	85136	2

   Dissolved Companies by Quarter

4. Monthly Data (Oct, Nov & Dec 2010)

   December 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Bangor when compared to any previous December.

   November 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Bangor when compared to any previous November.

   October 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Bangor when compared to any previous October.

   October 2010 was a record month for company closures in Bangor when compared to any month in history.

   month	uk companies	number of companies
   Dec 2010	16283	7
   Nov 2010	31710	4
   Oct 2010	28903	47
   Sep 2010	29093	26
   Aug 2010	32913	19
   Jul 2010	25699	11
   Jun 2010	35162	5
   May 2010	38045	32
   Apr 2010	21747	5
   Mar 2010	33870	4
   Jan 2010	24409	1

   Dissolved Companies by Month

   	October	November	December
   Closed companies in 2010	47	4	7
   Closed companies in 2009	1
   % change	4,600.0%	inf%	inf%
   Record Year	2010 (47)	2010 (4)	2010 (7)

Net Company Growth

1. Annual Data (2010)

   A total of -40 companies were removed to the company register for Bangor in 2010. This number represents decline of 41.7% in the total number of active companies, which compares unfavourably to the UK figure of 16.0%.

   This number is 129 companies lower than the previous year.

   The highest net company growth figure ever seen in one year came in 2007 when the Bangor company register grew by 173 companies.

   Year	Bangor	UK
   2010	-40	58,126
   2009	89	-171,098
   2008	173	237,354
   2007	104	178,360
   2006	173	242,543
   Record Year	2007 (173)	2003 (242,543)

   year	net	prev total	uk year	uk net	uk prev	sort
   2010	-40	96	2010	58126	362675	1
   2009	89	96	2009	-171098	349203	1
   2007	173	130	2007	237354	405440	1
   2005	104	118	2005	178360	340803	1
   2007	173	0	2003	242543	0	2

   Net Growth by Year

2. Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2010)

   In the second half of 2010 the company register for Bangor decreased by 47 companies.

   Half Year (Jul-Dec)	Bangor	UK
   2010	-47	32,008
   2009	56	-63,883
   Record Year	2009 (56)	2003 (117,772)

   half	uk net	net
   H2 2010	32008	-47
   H2 2009	-63883	56

   Net Growth by Half Year

3. Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2010)

   Net company growth for Bangor during the fourth quarter of 2010 (Oct 2010 - Dec 2010) was -26 companies.

   fourth quarter (Oct 2010 - Dec 2010)	Bangor	UK
   2010	-26	18,221
   2009	23	847
   Record Year	2009 (23)	2003 (57,175)

   quarter	net	prev total	uk quarter	uk net	uk prev	sort
   Q4 2010	-26	24	Q4 2010	18221	85983	1
   Q4 2009	23	20	Q4 2009	847	76038	1
   Q4 2009	23	0	Q4 2003	57175	0	2

   Net Growth by Quarter

4. Monthly Data (Oct, Nov & Dec 2010)

   December 2010 saw a new record in net growth in Bangor when compared to any previous December.

   November 2010 saw a new record in net growth in Bangor when compared to any previous November.

   month	uk net	net
   Dec 2010	10851	6
   Nov 2010	2637	5
   Oct 2010	4733	-37
   Sep 2010	6056	-8
   Aug 2010	-547	-8
   Jul 2010	8278	-5
   Jun 2010	36	1
   May 2010	-8014	-22
   Apr 2010	11636	6
   Mar 2010	8909	10
   Jan 2010	4735	4

   Net Growth by Month

   	October	November	December
   Net growth in 2010	-37	5	6
   Net growth in 2009	8
   Record Year	2009 (8)	2010 (5)	2010 (6)

UK Company Share

1. Annual Data (2010)

   In 2010 Bangor formed 0.0% of all UK companies. This is no change on 2009 when Bangor was responsible for 0.0% of all UK companies.

   Year	Bangor
   2010	0.0%
   2009	0.0%
   2008	0.0%
   2007	0.0%
   2006	0.0%
   Record Year (since 1960)	1965 (0.1%)

   incorporation year	percentage	num town	sort
   2010	0.0302	121	1
   2009	0.0265	96	1
   2008	0.0275	96	1
   2007	0.0382	175	1
   2006	0.0321	130	1
   2005	0.0288	106	1
   2004	0.0346	118	1
   2003	0.0367	148	1
   2002	0.0317	95	1
   2001	0.0340	77	1
   1965	0.1124	8	2

   Company Share by Year

2. Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2010)

   In the second half of 2010 Bangor formed 0.0% of all UK companies. This is the same as the 2009 figure of 0.0%.

   Half Year (Jul-Dec)	Bangor
   2010	0.0%
   2009	0.0%
   2008	0.0%
   2007	0.0%
   2006	0.0%
   Record Year (since 1960)	1968 (0.2%)

   half	percentage	num town	sort
   H2 2010	0.0341	67	1
   H2 2009	0.0332	60	1
   H2 2008	0.0249	40	1
   H2 2007	0.0403	72	1
   H2 2006	0.0374	71	1
   H2 2005	0.0294	53	1
   H2 2004	0.0337	56	1
   H2 2003	0.0357	72	1
   H2 2002	0.0381	62	1
   H2 2001	0.0366	40	1
   H2 1968	0.1531	4	2

   Company Share by Half Year

3. Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2010)

   In the fourth quarter of 2010, Bangor formed 0.0% of all UK companies.

   fourth quarter (Oct 2010 - Dec 2010)	Bangor
   2010	0.0%
   2009	0.0%
   2008	0.0%
   2007	0.0%
   2006	0.0%
   Record Year (since 1960)	1968 (0.1%)

   quarter	percentage	num town	sort
   Q4 2010	0.0336	32	1
   Q4 2009	0.0279	24	1
   Q4 2008	0.0263	20	1
   Q4 2007	0.0385	32	1
   Q4 2006	0.0413	39	1
   Q4 2005	0.0268	24	1
   Q4 2004	0.0370	30	1
   Q4 2003	0.0361	34	1
   Q4 2002	0.0435	36	1
   Q4 2001	0.0316	17	1
   Q4 1968	0.1495	2	2

   Company Share by Quarter

4. Monthly Data (Oct, Nov & Dec 2010)

   month	percentage	num town
   Dec 2010	0.0479	13
   Nov 2010	0.0262	9
   Oct 2010	0.0297	10
   Sep 2010	0.0512	18
   Aug 2010	0.0340	11
   Jul 2010	0.0177	6
   Jun 2010	0.0170	6
   May 2010	0.0333	10
   Apr 2010	0.0330	11
   Mar 2010	0.0327	14
   Feb 2010	0.0241	8
   Jan 2010	0.0172	5

   Company Share by Month

   	October	November	December
   UK formation share in 2010	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
   UK formation share in 2009	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
   % change	-2.9%	-38.1%	522.1%
   Record Year	1964 (0.3%)	1978 (0.3%)	1965 (0.4%)

Director Age

1. Annual Data (2010)

   The average age of a director in 2010 was 44.7.

   The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 0.8% compared to the UK figure of 2.5%.

   The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 5.7% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.

   incorporation year	average age	over 65	under 25	uk average age	uk under 25	uk over 65
   2010	44.7045	5.6680	0.8097	44.4401	2.4538	4.5333
   2009	46.1711	5.7018	1.3158	45.2261	1.7605	5.0704
   2008	49.2372	4.7445	0.0000	46.1030	1.1038	5.5656
   2007	48.9754	5.6511	0.0000	46.9178	0.6450	6.2914
   2006	49.9917	11.1111	1.1111	47.8828	0.4451	7.0508
   2005	51.4940	8.3333	0.2976	48.7391	0.2649	7.9581
   2004	53.2117	16.1560	0.0000	49.4951	0.1758	8.9625
   2003	52.0078	11.4583	0.0000	50.8740	0.1352	10.6270
   2002	52.8365	15.5894	0.0000	51.6935	0.1273	11.7651
   2001	53.8500	13.3333	0.0000	52.1075	0.1239	12.4446

   Director Age by Year

2. Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2010)

   The average age of a director in the second half of 2010 was 45.4.

   The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 0.8% compared to the UK figure of 2.8%.

   The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 7.8% compared to the UK figure of 4.4%.

   half	average age	over 65	under 25	uk average age	uk under 25	uk over 65
   H2 2010	45.3876	7.7519	0.7752	44.1077	2.8067	4.4080
   H2 2009	45.7155	6.0345	1.7241	45.0201	1.9353	4.9560
   H2 2008	49.3750	4.4643	0.0000	45.8334	1.2764	5.4631
   H2 2007	47.9167	2.5641	0.0000	46.8152	0.7598	6.1076
   H2 2006	52.0437	14.7541	0.0000	47.7247	0.5102	6.9628
   H2 2005	50.2756	8.3333	0.0000	48.4938	0.2844	7.7243
   H2 2004	52.4674	16.8478	0.0000	49.3406	0.1993	8.8644
   H2 2003	52.1005	11.6402	0.0000	50.4891	0.1411	10.0769
   H2 2002	53.4228	14.7651	0.0000	51.6317	0.1268	11.7639
   H2 2001	53.2059	12.7451	0.0000	51.9496	0.1315	12.1639

   Director Age by Half Year

3. Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2010)

   The average age of a director in the fourth quarter of 2010 was 45.6.

   The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 1.6% compared to the UK figure of 3.0%.

   The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 8.2% compared to the UK figure of 4.4%.

   quarter	average age	over 65	under 25	uk average age	uk under 25	uk over 65
   Q4 2010	45.5902	8.1967	1.6393	44.1115	2.9654	4.4413
   Q4 2009	44.6596	2.1277	4.2553	45.0208	1.9341	4.7453
   Q4 2008	47.5909	2.2727	0.0000	45.8957	1.3524	5.5383
   Q4 2007	47.5270	1.3514	0.0000	46.8486	0.7878	5.9462
   Q4 2006	52.7347	16.3265	0.0000	47.7754	0.5298	7.0007
   Q4 2005	49.6341	6.0976	0.0000	48.4782	0.2883	7.6552
   Q4 2004	55.4022	25.0000	0.0000	49.3119	0.2130	8.5903
   Q4 2003	53.2639	13.8889	0.0000	50.4240	0.1555	9.9952
   Q4 2002	53.9762	16.6667	0.0000	51.6196	0.1377	11.7155
   Q4 2001	52.3061	10.2041	0.0000	52.0787	0.1393	12.2804

   Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

1. Annual Data (2010)

   The record year for female directors in Bangor was 1857 when 36.4% of all directors were female.

   The percentage of female directors in Bangor in 2010 was 26.2%. The average for the UK during this time was 26.2%

   incorporation year	percentage female	uk year	uk percentage female	sort
   2001	26.2295	2001	26.1508	1
   2002	29.8246	2002	28.5637	1
   2003	31.0680	2003	29.8456	1
   2004	27.3319	2004	26.7982	1
   2005	28.9954	2005	26.5473	1
   2006	31.3466	2006	26.5349	1
   2007	25.8065	2007	27.0885	1
   2008	22.2222	2008	27.0648	1
   2009	26.4591	2009	25.4309	1
   2010	26.1017	2010	24.9134	1
   1857	36.3636	1956	100.0000	2

   Director Gender by Year

2. Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2010)

   The record second half year for female directors in Bangor was 1860 when 42.9% of all directors were female.

   26.1% of all director appointments in Bangor in the second half of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.0% for the same period.

   half	percentage female	uk half	uk percentage female	sort
   H2 2010	26.1438	H2 2010	24.9631	1
   H2 2009	28.7879	H2 2009	24.8956	1
   H2 2008	19.5122	H2 2008	26.2791	1
   H2 2007	28.6458	H2 2007	26.7504	1
   H2 2006	30.9735	H2 2006	26.4750	1
   H2 2005	28.9100	H2 2005	26.2215	1
   H2 2004	24.3478	H2 2004	26.7574	1
   H2 2003	31.4394	H2 2003	29.3888	1
   H2 2002	28.7179	H2 2002	29.5525	1
   H2 2001	25.9542	H2 2001	26.0780	1
   H2 1860	42.8571	H2 1956	100.0000	2

   Director Gender by Half Year

3. Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2010)

   The record fourth quarter for female directors in Bangor was in 1977 when 31.1% of all directors were female.

   28.6% of all director appointments in Bangor in the fourth quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 24.7% for the same period.

   quarter	percentage female	uk quarter	uk percentage female	sort
   Q4 2010	28.5714	Q4 2010	24.7227	1
   Q4 2009	21.8182	Q4 2009	24.0749	1
   Q4 2008	28.0000	Q4 2008	26.3450	1
   Q4 2007	29.5455	Q4 2007	26.5826	1
   Q4 2006	29.0598	Q4 2006	25.9680	1
   Q4 2005	25.4545	Q4 2005	26.0272	1
   Q4 2004	15.1786	Q4 2004	26.4556	1
   Q4 2003	31.0000	Q4 2003	29.1713	1
   Q4 2002	30.8411	Q4 2002	29.6130	1
   Q4 2001	30.1587	Q4 2001	26.0497	1
   Q4 1977	31.0539	Q4 1976	100.0000	2

   Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

1. Previous 12 months (Dec 2009-Dec 2010)

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

   word	percentage	uk word	uk percentage
   (NI)	2.45%	CONSULTING	5.06%
   MANAGEMENT	2.04%	MANAGEMENT	5.01%
   TRADING	1.63%	CONSULTANCY	3.14%
   CONSULTING	1.63%	PROPERTY	2.36%
   CONSULTANCY	1.22%	TRADING	2.11%
   BANGOR	1.22%	ASSOCIATES	1.95%
   BEECHFIELD	0.82%	DESIGN	1.92%
   WEB	0.82%	BUSINESS	1.82%
   POWER	0.82%	CONSTRUCTION	1.82%
   SYSTEMS	0.82%	CONSULTANTS	1.76%
   STORES	0.82%	MEDIA	1.71%
   CHOUX	0.82%	ENGINEERING	1.62%
   NI	0.82%	LONDON	1.60%
   LEARNING	0.82%	CARE	1.45%
   LEISURE	0.82%	INVESTMENTS	1.44%
   NEWLOW	0.82%	GLOBAL	1.43%
   GREEN	0.82%	J	1.42%
   SECURITY	0.82%	IT	1.41%
   INTERIORS	0.82%	PROPERTIES	1.34%
   FURNITURE	0.82%	INTERNATIONAL	1.34%
   SQUARE	0.82%	BUILDING	1.34%
   SIMPLY	0.82%	M	1.30%
   COMMUNITY	0.41%	ELECTRICAL	1.25%
   ISAKA	0.41%	SYSTEMS	1.24%
   APARTMENT	0.41%	S	1.23%

SIC Data

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

   sic code	number of companies	uk companies
   None Supplied	35	199,572
   9999 - Dormant Company	10	20,144
   7487 - Other business activities	10	63,348
   5530 - Restaurants	9	4,939
   7414 - Business & management consultancy	6	13,474
   99999 - Dormant Company	6	16,285
   7222 - Other software consultancy and supply	5	7,298
   82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified	4	27,550
   41100 - Development of building projects	3	3,765
   9262 - Other sporting activities	3	1,599
   60100 - Radio broadcasting	2	162
   4525 - Other special trades construction	2	1,811
   5142 - Wholesale of clothing and footwear	2	539
   5227 - Other retail food etc. specialised	2	1,141
   7032 - Manage real estate, fee or contract	2	2,235
   7486 - Call centre activities	2	215
   62012 - Business and domestic software development	2	2,858
   96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment	2	1,873
   74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified	2	7,088
   6330 - Travel agencies etc; tourist	2	747

Recent Companies

1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

   COMPANY NUMBER	COMPANY NAME	INCORPORATION DATE
   NI605331	THE WEB THEATRE LTD	01 Dec 2010
   NI605348	BRYNSER LIMITED	02 Dec 2010
   NI605532	JUSTRO PROPERTIES LTD	16 Dec 2010
   NI605614	MOTRICO LTD	29 Dec 2010
   NI605363	NUTRITION X LTD	02 Dec 2010
   NI605458	NDHTT LTD	09 Dec 2010
   NI605475	SL CHIPS LIMITED	10 Dec 2010
   NI605489	BLUE MONKEE LTD	13 Dec 2010
   NI605535	LEAF HOLDINGS (N.I.) LIMITED	16 Dec 2010
   NI605560	RADIANT LOOK-WHITENING LIMITED	20 Dec 2010
   NI605567	DIAMOND TEETH WHITENING (NI) LTD	20 Dec 2010
   NI605593	TIMES TWO CONSULTING LTD	23 Dec 2010
   NI605609	BEECHFIELD FAIRWAYS MANAGEMENT LIMITED	23 Dec 2010