Barrow-In-Furness, Cumbria
2012 Annual Business Confidence Report
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Annual Data (2012)
A total of 245 companies were formed in Barrow-In-Furness in 2012. This total is 4.3% higher than in 2011 and compares poorly to the UK figure of a 8.6% growth compared to 452,870 the previous year.
Year Barrow-In-Furness UK 2012 245 491,893 2011 235 452,870 2010 193 400,358 2009 184 362,675 2008 185 349,203 Record Year 2007 (300) 2012 (491,893) New Companies by Year
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Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2012)
In the second half of 2012 a total of 123 companies were formed in Barrow-In-Furness. This figure is 0.0% the same as last year, which compares badly to the UK wide figure of 6.5%.
The highest total for a second half year in Barrow-In-Furness occurred in 2003 when a total of 141 were formed.
Half Year (Jul-Dec) Barrow-In-Furness UK 2012 123 238,743 2011 123 224,135 % change 0.0% 6.5% Record Year 2003 (141) 2012 (238,743) New Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2012)
A total of 49 companies were registered in Barrow-In-Furness during the fourth quarter of 2012 (Oct 2012 - Dec 2012).
This figure is an increase of 2.1% versus the same period last year (Q4 2011). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 9.4% against the same period last year.
fourth quarter (Oct 2012 - Dec 2012) Barrow-In-Furness UK 2012 49 119,875 2011 48 109,623 % change 2.1% 9.4% Record Year 2003 (59) 2012 (119,875) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Oct, Nov & Dec 2012)
New Companies by Month
October November December New companies in 2012 25 12 12 New companies in 2011 23 15 10 % change 8.7% -20.0% 20.0% Record Year 2002 (28) 2006 (19) 2003 (18)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Annual Data (2012)
A total of 165 companies were dissolved in Barrow-In-Furness in 2012. This total is 2.4% lower than in 2011 and compares favourably to the UK figure of 6.6% decrease compared to the previous year.
Year Barrow-In-Furness UK 2012 165 293,728 2011 169 314,524 2010 190 342,233 2009 210 533,787 2008 94 237,873 Record Year 2009 (210) 2009 (533,787) Dissolved Companies by Year
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Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2012)
In the second half of 2012 a total of 71 companies were dissolved in Barrow-In-Furness. This figure is 22.8% lower than last year, which compares well to the UK wide change of -4.1%.
The highest total for a second half year in Barrow-In-Furness occurred in 2009 when a total of 127 were closed.
Half Year (Jul-Dec) Barrow-In-Furness UK 2012 71 145,934 2011 92 152,213 % change -22.8% -4.1% Record Year 2009 (127) 2009 (244,543) Dissolved Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2012)
A total of 36 companies were dissolved in Barrow-In-Furness during the fourth quarter of 2012 (Oct 2012 - Dec 2012).
This figure is a decrease of 26.5% versus the same period last year (Q4 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 12.4% against the same period last year.
fourth quarter (Oct 2012 - Dec 2012) Barrow-In-Furness UK 2012 36 70,026 2011 49 79,983 % change -26.5% -12.4% Record Year 2009 (71) 2009 (85,139) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Oct, Nov & Dec 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
October November December Closed companies in 2012 15 17 4 Closed companies in 2011 14 14 21 % change 7.1% 21.4% -81% Record Year 2009 (17) 2009 (25) 2009 (29)
Net Company Growth
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Annual Data (2012)
A total of 80 companies were added to the company register for Barrow-In-Furness in 2012. This number represents growth of 34.0% in the total number of active companies, which compares unfavourably to the UK figure of 43.8%.
This number is 14 companies higher than the previous year.
The highest net company growth figure ever seen in one year came in 2003 when the Barrow-In-Furness company register grew by 239 companies.
Year Barrow-In-Furness UK 2012 80 198,165 2011 66 138,346 2010 3 58,125 2009 -26 -171,112 2008 91 111,330 Record Year 2003 (239) 2003 (242,541) Net Growth by Year
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Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2012)
In the second half of 2012 the company register for Barrow-In-Furness increased by 52 companies.
Half Year (Jul-Dec) Barrow-In-Furness UK 2012 52 92,809 2011 31 71,922 Record Year 2003 (130) 2003 (117,772) Net Growth by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2012)
Net company growth for Barrow-In-Furness during the fourth quarter of 2012 (Oct 2012 - Dec 2012) was 13 companies.
fourth quarter (Oct 2012 - Dec 2012) Barrow-In-Furness UK 2012 13 49,849 2011 -1 29,640 Record Year 2003 (53) 2003 (57,175) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Oct, Nov & Dec 2012)
Net Growth by Month
October November December Net growth in 2012 10 -5 8 Net growth in 2011 9 1 -11 Record Year 2002 (24) 2003 (15) 2003 (14)
UK Company Share
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Annual Data (2012)
In 2012 Barrow-In-Furness formed 0.0% of all UK companies. This is a decline on 2011 when Barrow-In-Furness was responsible for 0.1% of all UK companies.
Year Barrow-In-Furness 2012 0.0% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.0% 2009 0.1% 2008 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1965 (0.1%) Company Share by Year
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Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2012)
In the second half of 2012 Barrow-In-Furness formed 0.1% of all UK companies. This is the same as the 2011 figure of 0.1%.
Half Year (Jul-Dec) Barrow-In-Furness 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.0% 2008 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 2002 (0.1%) Company Share by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2012)
In the fourth quarter of 2012, Barrow-In-Furness formed 0.0% of all UK companies.
fourth quarter (Oct 2012 - Dec 2012) Barrow-In-Furness 2012 0.0% 2011 0.0% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.0% 2008 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1960 (0.1%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Oct, Nov & Dec 2012)
Company Share by Month
October November December UK formation share in 2012 0.1% 0.0% 0.0% UK formation share in 2011 0.1% 0.0% 0.0% % change -8.6% -23.9% 16.8% Record Year 1966 (0.2%) 1969 (0.2%) 1960 (0.3%)
Director Age
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Annual Data (2012)
The average age of a director in 2012 was 43.0.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.8% compared to the UK figure of 3.8%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.4% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.
Director Age by Year
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Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2012)
The average age of a director in the second half of 2012 was 42.5.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.3% compared to the UK figure of 4.3%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 5.1% compared to the UK figure of 4.0%.
Director Age by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2012)
The average age of a director in the fourth quarter of 2012 was 41.1.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.9% compared to the UK figure of 4.4%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 5.7% compared to the UK figure of 3.9%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Annual Data (2012)
The record year for female directors in Barrow-In-Furness was 1860 when 35.7% of all directors were female.
The percentage of female directors in Barrow-In-Furness in 2012 was 41.9%. The average for the UK during this time was 29.9%
Director Gender by Year
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Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2012)
The record second half year for female directors in Barrow-In-Furness was 1860 when 42.9% of all directors were female.
23.4% of all director appointments in Barrow-In-Furness in the second half of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.5% for the same period.
Director Gender by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2012)
The record fourth quarter for female directors in Barrow-In-Furness was in 1977 when 31.2% of all directors were female.
20.0% of all director appointments in Barrow-In-Furness in the fourth quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.3% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Dec 2011-Dec 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage ENGINEERING 3.00% CONSULTING 5.15% CUMBRIA 2.07% MANAGEMENT 4.78% DESIGN 1.61% CONSULTANCY 3.31% PROJECTS 1.15% PROPERTY 2.40% BARROW 1.15% TRADING 2.03% J 1.15% DESIGN 1.86% PLANNING 0.92% ASSOCIATES 1.82% G 0.92% ENGINEERING 1.79% (CUMBRIA) 0.92% BUSINESS 1.76% BLUE 0.92% CONSULTANTS 1.75% FURNESS 0.92% CONSTRUCTION 1.69% D 0.92% LONDON 1.69% P 0.92% MEDIA 1.69% TRAINING 0.92% GLOBAL 1.59% ELECTRICAL 0.92% J 1.57% DEVELOPMENTS 0.69% INVESTMENTS 1.46% M 0.69% IT 1.43% TOWNSON 0.69% CARE 1.39% BELL 0.69% PROPERTIES 1.34% (NW) 0.69% M 1.26% PROJECT 0.69% BUILDING 1.23% PARK 0.69% ENTERPRISES 1.21% CONSULTANCY 0.69% TRAINING 1.18% BUSINESS 0.69% ELECTRICAL 1.17% PROPERTIES 0.69% SECURITY 1.17%
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 90 236,139 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 49 52,427 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 14 22,058 71129 - Other engineering activities 12 3,763 56302 - Public houses and bars 11 4,543 62090 - Other information technology service activities 11 12,291 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 9 15,572 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 8 6,419 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 7 23,256 56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands 6 5,132 56101 - Licensed restaurants 6 6,400 7487 - Other business activities 6 10,703 99999 - Dormant Company 6 40,648 71122 - Engineering related scientific and technical consulting activities 6 2,019 42990 - Construction of other civil engineering projects not elsewhere classified 5 2,185 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 5 30,396 86220 - Specialists medical practice activities 5 2,896 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 5 6,177 33190 - Repair of other equipment 4 1,078 74100 - specialised design activities 4 3,267
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 08240715 SKYSAFE UK LIMITED 04 Oct 2012 08241117 PMA TRAINING LIMITED 04 Oct 2012 08241124 DKH TRAINING LIMITED 04 Oct 2012 08243808 AMBER INSPECTION LIMITED 08 Oct 2012 08258953 RRWB LIMITED 18 Oct 2012 08234288 RONTGEN2000 LTD 01 Oct 2012 08238590 EVALAST HOME IMPROVEMENTS LIMITED 03 Oct 2012 08239095 PARSONS PROPERTIES CUMBRIA LIMITED 03 Oct 2012 08243258 CRAIG AND MEYER ARCHITECTS LTD 08 Oct 2012 08243573 TEAM CAD LIMITED 08 Oct 2012 08245181 UNIQUE DOMAINS LIMITED 09 Oct 2012 08245367 MMK PIZZA & KEBAB LTD 09 Oct 2012 08245471 KS MUSICALS LIMITED 09 Oct 2012 08248256 FEARN LEGAL SUPPORT SERVICES LTD 10 Oct 2012 08249318 DONOSE ENGINEERING LIMITED 11 Oct 2012 08252925 SECURE NORTH WEST LTD 15 Oct 2012 08253305 SEAFARERSTAXCALC LIMITED 15 Oct 2012 08254994 GRAND PANDA LIMITED 16 Oct 2012 08256630 OLDRIDGE CONSULTING LIMITED 17 Oct 2012 08257728 RWE TANNING LIMITED 17 Oct 2012 08266564 BAY VIEW ROOFING LIMITED 24 Oct 2012 08270345 CTF PROJECTS LTD 26 Oct 2012 08270761 GREEN LEAF ENERGY PROJECTS LIMITED 26 Oct 2012 08274637 LOTS-ON LIMITED 30 Oct 2012 08276065 BRITANNIA SERVICES (NW) LIMITED 31 Oct 2012
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