Barrow-In-Furness, Cumbria
2011 Half Year Business Confidence Report
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2011)
In the first half of 2011 a total of 112 companies were formed in Barrow-In-Furness. This figure is 28.7% higher than last year, which compares well to the UK wide figure of 12.3%.
The highest total for a first half year in Barrow-In-Furness occurred in 2007 when a total of 197 were formed.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Barrow-In-Furness UK 2011 112 228,735 2010 87 203,749 % change 28.7% 12.3% Record Year 2007 (197) 2007 (279,097) New Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2011)
A total of 59 companies were registered in Barrow-In-Furness during the second quarter of 2011 (Apr 2011 - Jun 2011).
This figure is an increase of 18.0% versus the same period last year (Q2 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.9% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2011 - Jun 2011) Barrow-In-Furness UK 2011 59 112,344 2010 50 98,612 % change 18.0% 13.9% Record Year 2007 (86) 2011 (112,344) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2011)
New Companies by Month
April May June New companies in 2011 21 22 16 New companies in 2010 19 15 16 % change 10.5% 46.7% 0.0% Record Year 2007 (38) 2007 (28) 2002 (26)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2011)
In the first half of 2011 a total of 77 companies were dissolved in Barrow-In-Furness. This figure is 23.0% lower than last year, which compares well to the UK wide change of -8.6%.
The highest total for a first half year in Barrow-In-Furness occurred in 2010 when a total of 100 were closed.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Barrow-In-Furness UK 2011 77 162,310 2010 100 177,631 % change -23.0% -8.6% Record Year 2010 (100) 2009 (289,236) Dissolved Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2011)
A total of 35 companies were dissolved in Barrow-In-Furness during the second quarter of 2011 (Apr 2011 - Jun 2011).
This figure is a decrease of 30.0% versus the same period last year (Q2 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 24.9% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2011 - Jun 2011) Barrow-In-Furness UK 2011 35 71,324 2010 50 94,954 % change -30.0% -24.9% Record Year 2010 (50) 2009 (181,176) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2011)
Dissolved Companies by Month
April May June Closed companies in 2011 10 18 7 Closed companies in 2010 16 13 21 % change -37.5% 38.5% -67% Record Year 2010 (16) 2009 (24) 2010 (21)
Net Company Growth
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2011)
In the first half of 2011 the company register for Barrow-In-Furness increased by 35 companies.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Barrow-In-Furness UK 2011 35 66,425 2010 -13 26,118 Record Year 2007 (163) 2007 (171,296) Net Growth by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2011)
Net company growth for Barrow-In-Furness during the second quarter of 2011 (Apr 2011 - Jun 2011) was 24 companies.
second quarter (Apr 2011 - Jun 2011) Barrow-In-Furness UK 2011 24 41,020 2010 0 3,658 Record Year 2007 (68) 2003 (69,274) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2011)
Net Growth by Month
April May June Net growth in 2011 11 4 9 Net growth in 2010 3 2 -5 Record Year 2007 (33) 2007 (22) 2002 (23)
UK Company Share
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2011)
In the first half of 2011 Barrow-In-Furness formed 0.0% of all UK companies. This is the same as the 2010 figure of 0.0%.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Barrow-In-Furness 2011 0.0% 2010 0.0% 2009 0.1% 2008 0.1% 2007 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1965 (0.1%) Company Share by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2011)
In the second quarter of 2011, Barrow-In-Furness formed 0.1% of all UK companies.
second quarter (Apr 2011 - Jun 2011) Barrow-In-Furness 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.0% 2008 0.1% 2007 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1962 (0.1%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2011)
Company Share by Month
April May June UK formation share in 2011 0.1% 0.1% 0.0% UK formation share in 2010 0.1% 0.0% 0.0% % change 7.0% 15.6% -11.4% Record Year 1964 (0.2%) 1967 (0.2%) 1965 (0.2%)
Director Age
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2011)
The average age of a director in the first half of 2011 was 43.7.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.2% compared to the UK figure of 3.2%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.0% compared to the UK figure of 4.3%.
Director Age by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2011)
The average age of a director in the second quarter of 2011 was 44.2.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 1.5% compared to the UK figure of 3.4%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.0% compared to the UK figure of 4.3%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2011)
The record first half year for female directors in Barrow-In-Furness was 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
25.0% of all director appointments in Barrow-In-Furness in the first half of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.
Director Gender by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2011)
The record second quarter for female directors in Barrow-In-Furness was in 1866 when 66.7% of all directors were female.
27.0% of all director appointments in Barrow-In-Furness in the second quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.1% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Jun 2010-Jun 2011)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage DESIGN 2.66% CONSULTING 5.09% ENGINEERING 1.93% MANAGEMENT 4.86% FURNESS 1.93% CONSULTANCY 3.17% D 1.45% PROPERTY 2.43% (CUMBRIA) 1.45% TRADING 2.05% (BARROW) 1.21% DESIGN 1.94% OFFSHORE 1.21% ASSOCIATES 1.92% WEST) 0.97% BUSINESS 1.87% CONSULTANCY 0.97% CONSTRUCTION 1.77% (NORTH 0.97% CONSULTANTS 1.76% T 0.97% MEDIA 1.73% MANAGEMENT 0.97% ENGINEERING 1.67% ELECTRICAL 0.97% LONDON 1.60% NURSERY 0.97% GLOBAL 1.46% CONSULTANTS 0.97% J 1.44% S 0.97% CARE 1.44% PROJECT 0.97% INVESTMENTS 1.42% BUSINESS 0.72% IT 1.39% PAVING 0.72% BUILDING 1.32% ABBEY 0.72% PROPERTIES 1.31% HEATING 0.72% ELECTRICAL 1.30% CIC 0.72% M 1.27% CONSTRUCTION 0.72% S 1.23% SAFETY 0.72% ENTERPRISES 1.20% NORTHWEST 0.72% SYSTEMS 1.20%
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 86 202,072 7487 - Other business activities 49 60,758 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 28 30,647 71129 - Other engineering activities 8 1,629 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 7 10,322 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 7 3,050 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 7 16,419 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 6 7,835 62090 - Other information technology service activities 6 7,095 7414 - Business & management consultancy 6 13,053 5552 - Catering 5 2,138 9305 - Other service activities 5 9,063 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 4 5,928 43390 - Other building completion and finishing 4 2,641 9999 - Dormant Company 4 20,111 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 4 7,143 4531 - Installation electrical wiring etc. 4 2,037 41201 - Construction of commercial buildings 3 1,465 99999 - Dormant Company 3 18,918 5510 - Hotels and Motels with (or without) restaurant 3 676
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