New Company Registrations

1. Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)

   The first half of 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Barking when compared to any previous first half year.

   The first half of 2012 was a record first half year for company registrations in Barking when compared to any half year in history.

   In the first half of 2012 a total of 436 companies were formed in Barking. This figure is 30.1% higher than last year, which compares well to the UK wide figure of 10.7%.

   The highest total for a first half year in Barking occurred in 2012 when a total of 436 were formed.

   Half Year (Jan-Jun)	Barking	UK
   2012	436	253,150
   2011	335	228,735
   % change	30.1%	10.7%
   Record Year	2012 (436)	2007 (279,097)

   half	uk companies	number of companies
   H1 2012	253150	436
   H1 2011	228735	335
   H1 2010	203749	307
   H1 2009	182021	294
   H1 2008	188271	268
   H1 2007	279097	236
   H1 2006	215409	213
   H1 2005	187398	177
   H1 2004	174429	155
   H1 2003	202224	143

   New Companies by Half Year

2. Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)

   Q2 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Barking when compared to any previous Q2.

   Q2 2012 was a record quarter for company registrations in Barking when compared to any quarter in history.

   A total of 223 companies were registered in Barking during the second quarter of 2012 (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012).

   This figure is an increase of 48.7% versus the same period last year (Q2 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.3% against the same period last year.

   second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012)	Barking	UK
   2012	223	121,659
   2011	150	112,344
   % change	48.7%	8.3%
   Record Year	2012 (223)	2012 (121,659)

   quarter	number of companies	uk quarter	uk companies	sort
   Q2 2012	223	Q2 2012	121659	1
   Q2 2011	150	Q2 2011	112344	1
   Q2 2010	162	Q2 2010	98612	1
   Q2 2009	144	Q2 2009	90987	1
   Q2 2008	137	Q2 2008	91573	1
   Q2 2007	114	Q2 2007	112283	1
   Q2 2006	96	Q2 2006	106215	1
   Q2 2005	104	Q2 2005	93193	1
   Q2 2004	65	Q2 2004	82945	1
   Q2 2003	62	Q2 2003	104797	1
   Q2 2012	223	Q2 2012	121659	2

   New Companies by Quarter

3. Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)

   June 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Barking when compared to any previous June.

   May 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Barking when compared to any previous May.

   April 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Barking when compared to any previous April.

   month	uk companies	number of companies
   Jun 2012	37203	76
   May 2012	43500	98
   Apr 2012	40956	49
   Mar 2012	47941	84
   Feb 2012	44149	49
   Jan 2012	39401	80
   Dec 2011	30598	53
   Nov 2011	40319	69
   Oct 2011	38706	67
   Sep 2011	38920	67
   Aug 2011	38461	57
   Jul 2011	37131	72

   New Companies by Month

   	April	May	June
   New companies in 2012	49	98	76
   New companies in 2011	43	59	48
   % change	14.0%	66.1%	58.3%
   Record Year	2012 (49)	2012 (98)	2012 (76)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

1. Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)

   In the first half of 2012 a total of 242 companies were dissolved in Barking. This figure is 4.3% higher than last year, which compares badly to the UK wide change of -8.9%.

   The highest total for a first half year in Barking occurred in 2009 when a total of 340 were closed.

   Half Year (Jan-Jun)	Barking	UK
   2012	242	147,793
   2011	232	162,310
   % change	4.3%	-8.9%
   Record Year	2009 (340)	2009 (289,236)

   half	uk companies	number of companies
   H1 2012	147793	242
   H1 2011	162310	232
   H1 2010	177631	219
   H1 2009	289236	340
   H1 2008	103103	89
   H1 2007	107801	107
   H1 2006	99266	126
   H1 2005	90666	107
   H1 2004	84537	75
   H1 2003	77453	57

   Dissolved Companies by Half Year

2. Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)

   A total of 125 companies were dissolved in Barking during the second quarter of 2012 (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012).

   This figure is an increase of 30.2% versus the same period last year (Q2 2011). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 12.5% against the same period last year.

   second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012)	Barking	UK
   2012	125	80,218
   2011	96	71,324
   % change	30.2%	12.5%
   Record Year	2009 (231)	2009 (181,177)

   quarter	number of companies	uk quarter	uk companies	sort
   Q2 2012	125	Q2 2012	80218	1
   Q2 2011	96	Q2 2011	71324	1
   Q2 2010	110	Q2 2010	94954	1
   Q2 2009	231	Q2 2009	181177	1
   Q2 2008	32	Q2 2008	51728	1
   Q2 2007	55	Q2 2007	52269	1
   Q2 2006	72	Q2 2006	50902	1
   Q2 2005	56	Q2 2005	47365	1
   Q2 2004	30	Q2 2004	42472	1
   Q2 2003	26	Q2 2003	35523	1
   Q2 2009	231	Q2 2009	181177	2

   Dissolved Companies by Quarter

3. Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)

   month	uk companies	number of companies
   Jun 2012	26451	29
   May 2012	29172	53
   Apr 2012	24595	43
   Mar 2012	21089	33
   Feb 2012	23245	40
   Jan 2012	23242	44
   Dec 2011	29283	46
   Nov 2011	31065	42
   Oct 2011	19635	31
   Sep 2011	22852	45
   Aug 2011	25745	36
   Jul 2011	23633	35

   Dissolved Companies by Month

   	April	May	June
   Closed companies in 2012	43	53	29
   Closed companies in 2011	24	41	31
   % change	79.2%	29.3%	-6%
   Record Year	2009 (80)	2009 (101)	2009 (50)

Net Company Growth

1. Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)

   The first half of 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Barking when compared to any previous first half year.

   The first half of 2012 was a record first half year for net growth in Barking when compared to any half year in history.

   In the first half of 2012 the company register for Barking increased by 194 companies.

   Half Year (Jan-Jun)	Barking	UK
   2012	194	105,357
   2011	103	66,425
   Record Year	2012 (194)	2007 (171,296)

   half	uk net	net
   H1 2012	105357	194
   H1 2011	66425	103
   H1 2010	26118	88
   H1 2009	-107215	-46
   H1 2008	85168	179
   H1 2007	171296	129
   H1 2006	116143	87
   H1 2005	96732	70
   H1 2004	89892	80
   H1 2003	124771	86

   Net Growth by Half Year

2. Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)

   Net company growth for Barking during the second quarter of 2012 (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) was 98 companies.

   second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012)	Barking	UK
   2012	98	41,441
   2011	54	41,020
   Record Year	2008 (105)	2003 (69,274)

   quarter	net	prev total	uk quarter	uk net	uk prev	sort
   Q2 2012	98	150	Q2 2012	41441	112344	1
   Q2 2011	54	162	Q2 2011	41020	98612	1
   Q2 2010	52	144	Q2 2010	3658	90987	1
   Q2 2009	-87	137	Q2 2009	-90190	91573	1
   Q2 2008	105	114	Q2 2008	39845	112283	1
   Q2 2007	59	96	Q2 2007	60014	106215	1
   Q2 2006	24	104	Q2 2006	55313	93193	1
   Q2 2005	48	65	Q2 2005	45828	82945	1
   Q2 2004	35	62	Q2 2004	40473	104797	1
   Q2 2003	36	67	Q2 2003	69274	71466	1
   Q2 2008	105	0	Q2 2003	69274	0	2

   Net Growth by Quarter

3. Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)

   June 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Barking when compared to any previous June.

   May 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Barking when compared to any previous May.

   month	uk net	net
   Jun 2012	10752	47
   May 2012	14328	45
   Apr 2012	16361	6
   Mar 2012	26852	51
   Feb 2012	20904	9
   Jan 2012	16159	36
   Dec 2011	1315	7
   Nov 2011	9254	27
   Oct 2011	19071	36
   Sep 2011	16068	22
   Aug 2011	12716	21
   Jul 2011	13498	37

   Net Growth by Month

   	April	May	June
   Net growth in 2012	6	45	47
   Net growth in 2011	19	18	17
   Record Year	2008 (27)	2012 (45)	2012 (47)

UK Company Share

1. Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)

   In the first half of 2012 Barking formed 0.2% of all UK companies. This is more than the 2011 figure of 0.1%.

   Half Year (Jan-Jun)	Barking
   2012	0.2%
   2011	0.1%
   2010	0.2%
   2009	0.2%
   2008	0.1%
   Record Year (since 1960)	1994 (0.2%)

   half	percentage	num town	sort
   H1 2012	0.1722	436	1
   H1 2011	0.1465	335	1
   H1 2010	0.1507	307	1
   H1 2009	0.1615	294	1
   H1 2008	0.1423	268	1
   H1 2007	0.0846	236	1
   H1 2006	0.0989	213	1
   H1 2005	0.0945	177	1
   H1 2004	0.0889	155	1
   H1 2003	0.0707	143	1
   H1 1994	0.2301	133	2

   Company Share by Half Year

2. Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)

   In the second quarter of 2012, Barking formed 0.2% of all UK companies.

   second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012)	Barking
   2012	0.2%
   2011	0.1%
   2010	0.2%
   2009	0.2%
   2008	0.1%
   Record Year (since 1960)	2012 (0.2%)

   quarter	percentage	num town	sort
   Q2 2012	0.1833	223	1
   Q2 2011	0.1335	150	1
   Q2 2010	0.1643	162	1
   Q2 2009	0.1583	144	1
   Q2 2008	0.1496	137	1
   Q2 2007	0.1015	114	1
   Q2 2006	0.0904	96	1
   Q2 2005	0.1116	104	1
   Q2 2004	0.0784	65	1
   Q2 2003	0.0592	62	1
   Q2 2012	0.1833	223	2

   Company Share by Quarter

   Q2 2012 saw a new record in UK company share in Barking when compared to any previous Q2.

3. Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)

   June 2012 saw a new record in UK company share in Barking when compared to any previous June.

   May 2012 saw a new record in UK company share in Barking when compared to any previous May.

   month	percentage	num town
   Jun 2012	0.2043	76
   May 2012	0.2253	98
   Apr 2012	0.1196	49
   Mar 2012	0.1752	84
   Feb 2012	0.1110	49
   Jan 2012	0.2030	80
   Dec 2011	0.1732	53
   Nov 2011	0.1711	69
   Oct 2011	0.1731	67
   Sep 2011	0.1721	67
   Aug 2011	0.1482	57
   Jul 2011	0.1939	72

   Company Share by Month

   	April	May	June
   UK formation share in 2012	0.1%	0.2%	0.2%
   UK formation share in 2011	0.1%	0.2%	0.1%
   % change	-4.1%	45.6%	69.1%
   Record Year	2009 (0.1%)	2012 (0.2%)	2012 (0.2%)

Director Age

1. Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)

   The average age of a director in the first half of 2012 was 35.7.

   The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 8.2% compared to the UK figure of 4.9%.

   The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 0.4% compared to the UK figure of 3.4%.

   half	average age	over 65	under 25	uk average age	uk under 25	uk over 65
   H1 2012	35.7227	0.3906	8.2031	42.4450	4.8951	3.3686
   H1 2011	37.5619	1.3761	4.1284	43.7965	3.2115	4.2818
   H1 2010	38.2759	0.2532	2.2785	44.7607	2.1135	4.6542
   H1 2009	37.7245	0.7653	4.8469	45.4168	1.5987	5.1764
   H1 2008	39.8256	0.8174	1.3624	46.3189	0.9655	5.6478
   H1 2007	41.2217	1.3857	0.9238	46.9942	0.5596	6.4280
   H1 2006	43.0417	2.3810	0.8929	48.0290	0.3849	7.1321
   H1 2005	43.0328	0.6557	0.3279	48.9654	0.2469	8.1738
   H1 2004	44.7447	4.5045	0.3003	49.6375	0.1540	9.0529
   H1 2003	45.0913	3.4221	0.0000	51.2381	0.1296	11.1474

   Director Age by Half Year

2. Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)

   The average age of a director in the second quarter of 2012 was 35.1.

   The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 8.4% compared to the UK figure of 5.2%.

   The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 0.8% compared to the UK figure of 3.3%.

   quarter	average age	over 65	under 25	uk average age	uk under 25	uk over 65
   Q2 2012	35.1445	0.7605	8.3650	42.1561	5.2165	3.2652
   Q2 2011	37.6392	1.5464	4.1237	43.6473	3.4028	4.3017
   Q2 2010	38.3400	0.5000	2.5000	44.5245	2.2607	4.4151
   Q2 2009	38.3463	1.4634	4.3902	45.2594	1.6854	5.1450
   Q2 2008	39.1294	0.9950	1.9900	46.0347	1.0261	5.3716
   Q2 2007	41.0813	0.9569	0.9569	46.8539	0.6126	6.1060
   Q2 2006	44.1125	3.7500	0.0000	47.8320	0.4073	6.9703
   Q2 2005	43.0552	1.1050	0.5525	48.8596	0.2813	8.0262
   Q2 2004	44.3237	3.5971	0.7194	49.5837	0.1699	8.8949
   Q2 2003	45.7068	3.7594	0.0000	50.9831	0.1406	10.7251

   Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

1. Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)

   The record first half year for female directors in Barking was 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.

   20.8% of all director appointments in Barking in the first half of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 23.4% for the same period.

   half	percentage female	uk half	uk percentage female	sort
   H1 2012	20.8191	H1 2012	23.3839	1
   H1 2011	26.3261	H1 2011	25.7344	1
   H1 2010	22.8942	H1 2010	24.8661	1
   H1 2009	28.5047	H1 2009	25.9426	1
   H1 2008	21.7295	H1 2008	27.6705	1
   H1 2007	18.8324	H1 2007	27.3387	1
   H1 2006	18.0693	H1 2006	26.5907	1
   H1 2005	12.3249	H1 2005	26.8497	1
   H1 2004	14.9733	H1 2004	26.8360	1
   H1 2003	16.3194	H1 2003	30.2795	1
   H1 1861	40.0000	H1 1959	75.0000	2

   Director Gender by Half Year

2. Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)

   The record second quarter for female directors in Barking was in 1866 when 57.1% of all directors were female.

   21.7% of all director appointments in Barking in the second quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.

   quarter	percentage female	uk quarter	uk percentage female	sort
   Q2 2012	21.6561	Q2 2012	25.7475	1
   Q2 2011	25.4386	Q2 2011	26.1518	1
   Q2 2010	21.5517	Q2 2010	25.0645	1
   Q2 2009	29.0323	Q2 2009	25.8605	1
   Q2 2008	21.9298	Q2 2008	26.9232	1
   Q2 2007	17.5781	Q2 2007	27.2609	1
   Q2 2006	18.1818	Q2 2006	26.2469	1
   Q2 2005	12.0773	Q2 2005	26.9019	1
   Q2 2004	13.6364	Q2 2004	26.5761	1
   Q2 2003	15.1724	Q2 2003	30.0439	1
   Q2 1866	57.1429	Q2 1959	75.0000	2

   Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

1. Previous 12 months (Jun 2011-Jun 2012)

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

   word	percentage	uk word	uk percentage
   CONSULTANCY	1.88%	CONSULTING	5.07%
   IT	1.33%	MANAGEMENT	4.74%
   LONDON	1.25%	CONSULTANCY	3.28%
   TRADING	1.17%	PROPERTY	2.35%
   CONSULTANTS	1.02%	TRADING	2.10%
   TRADERS	0.94%	DESIGN	1.89%
   CONSULTING	0.94%	ENGINEERING	1.87%
   GLOBAL	0.86%	ASSOCIATES	1.82%
   SECURITY	0.86%	CONSULTANTS	1.78%
   MANAGEMENT	0.86%	CONSTRUCTION	1.71%
   BUSINESS	0.86%	BUSINESS	1.70%
   S	0.78%	MEDIA	1.69%
   CARE	0.78%	LONDON	1.68%
   MAINTENANCE	0.63%	J	1.57%
   EDUCATION	0.63%	GLOBAL	1.51%
   CONSTRUCTION	0.63%	INVESTMENTS	1.48%
   BUILDING	0.63%	IT	1.42%
   COMMUNITY	0.63%	CARE	1.31%
   CLEANING	0.63%	PROPERTIES	1.31%
   ENTERPRISES	0.55%	M	1.26%
   CONTRACTORS	0.55%	ELECTRICAL	1.23%
   ASSOCIATES	0.55%	BUILDING	1.23%
   CENTRE	0.55%	SECURITY	1.19%
   CO	0.55%	S	1.18%
   PROPERTY	0.55%	ENTERPRISES	1.17%

SIC Data

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

   sic code	number of companies	uk companies
   None Supplied	520	244,457
   7487 - Other business activities	57	47,029
   96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified	38	14,220
   62020 - Information technology consultancy activities	31	15,280
   70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management	22	20,390
   9305 - Other service activities	21	7,926
   41202 - Construction of domestic buildings	16	3,185
   9999 - Dormant Company	16	16,469
   7222 - Other software consultancy and supply	16	6,356
   99999 - Dormant Company	15	26,088
   62090 - Other information technology service activities	14	8,258
   80100 - Private security activities	11	1,317
   82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified	11	35,447
   86900 - Other human health activities	10	5,222
   7260 - Other computer related activities	10	6,456
   7414 - Business & management consultancy	10	10,978
   69201 - Accounting and auditing activities	10	4,295
   85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified	10	2,921
   62012 - Business and domestic software development	9	4,742
   88990 - Other social work activities without accommodation not elsewhere classified	8	1,828

Recent Companies

1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

   COMPANY NUMBER	COMPANY NAME	INCORPORATION DATE
   08055196	CARDINAL CONTRACTING LIMITED	02 May 2012
   08057971	MASTER SECURITY AND SURVEILLANCE LIMITED	04 May 2012
   08059701	ZIRVE LIMITED	08 May 2012
   08061346	ALICIAS BEAUTY PARLOUR LIMITED	09 May 2012
   08063990	GOLDEN HEARTS CARE LIMITED	10 May 2012
   08066486	BRYANT HAULAGE CO. LTD	11 May 2012
   08068976	JOIN4JOBS LTD	15 May 2012
   08070354	STAR EUROPE LOGISTICS LTD	15 May 2012
   08071641	T & G CONTRACT SERVICES LTD	16 May 2012
   08072930	MISHEVA SERVICES CONTRACTS LTD	17 May 2012
   08073248	EDWARDS EXPRESS LIMITED	17 May 2012
   08073373	EL PARAN LIMITED	17 May 2012
   08079212	SCAN365 LTD	22 May 2012
   08080845	SIMPLY I DO LIMITED	23 May 2012
   08080949	MAYWIN CAR SALES LTD	23 May 2012
   08081463	VENNA121 LTD	24 May 2012
   08084339	MELFREY INVESTMENT LTD	25 May 2012
   08084885	CSQ BUSINESS SOLUTIONS LTD	28 May 2012
   08085162	PB'S BUILDING AND FLOORING SERVICES LTD	28 May 2012
   08085937	INTELLIGENT BROKING LIMITED	28 May 2012
   08087269	QUICK SECURITY AND TRAINING SERVICES LTD	29 May 2012
   08087513	UX NEEK LIMITED	29 May 2012
   08088804	LUGAS TRADING LIMITED	30 May 2012
   08089222	DELTA CASH AND CARRY LTD	30 May 2012
   08091171	SL71 LIMITED	31 May 2012