Barrow-In-Furness, Cumbria
2013 Half Year Business Confidence Report
NOTICE: We have improved our calculations of the statistics in these reports, so some figures and records may not match previous reports.
Headlines
- Q2 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Barrow-In-Furness when compared to any previous Q2.
- June 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Barrow-In-Furness when compared to any previous June.
- May 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Barrow-In-Furness when compared to any previous May.
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New Company Registrations
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2013)
In the first half of 2013 a total of 156 companies were formed in Barrow-In-Furness. This figure is 27.9% higher than last year, which compares well to the UK wide figure of 6.4%.
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 2013 156 269,432 2012 122 253,150 % change 27.9% 6.4% Record Year 2007 (197) 2007 (279,097) New Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2013)
Q2 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Barrow-In-Furness when compared to any previous Q2.
A total of 88 companies were registered in Barrow-In-Furness during the second quarter of 2013 (Apr 2013 - Jun 2013).
This figure is an increase of 46.7% versus the same period last year (Q2 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.7% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2013 - Jun 2013) Barrow-In-Furness UK 2013 88 134,630 2012 60 121,659 % change 46.7% 10.7% Record Year 2013 (88) 2013 (134,630) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2013)
June 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Barrow-In-Furness when compared to any previous June.
May 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Barrow-In-Furness when compared to any previous May.
New Companies by Month
April May June New companies in 2013 23 34 31 New companies in 2012 23 23 14 % change 0.0% 47.8% 121.4% Record Year 2007 (38) 2013 (34) 2013 (31)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2013)
In the first half of 2013 a total of 74 companies were dissolved in Barrow-In-Furness. This figure is 21.3% lower than last year, which compares well to the UK wide change of 5.0%.
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 2013 74 155,192 2012 94 147,794 % change -21.3% 5.0% Record Year 2010 (100) 2009 (289,245) Dissolved Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2013)
A total of 41 companies were dissolved in Barrow-In-Furness during the second quarter of 2013 (Apr 2013 - Jun 2013).
This figure is a decrease of 25.5% versus the same period last year (Q2 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 3.7% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2013 - Jun 2013) Barrow-In-Furness UK 2013 41 77,278 2012 55 80,218 % change -25.5% -3.7% Record Year 2012 (55) 2009 (181,179) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2013)
Dissolved Companies by Month
April May June Closed companies in 2013 15 14 12 Closed companies in 2012 13 21 21 % change 15.4% -33.3% -43% Record Year 2010 (16) 2009 (24) 2010 (21)
Net Company Growth
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2013)
In the first half of 2013 the company register for Barrow-In-Furness increased by 82 companies.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Barrow-In-Furness UK 2013 82 114,240 2012 28 105,356 Record Year 2007 (163) 2007 (171,296) Net Growth by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2013)
Net company growth for Barrow-In-Furness during the second quarter of 2013 (Apr 2013 - Jun 2013) was 47 companies.
second quarter (Apr 2013 - Jun 2013) Barrow-In-Furness UK 2013 47 57,352 2012 5 41,441 Record Year 2007 (68) 2007 (60,014) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2013)
Net Growth by Month
April May June Net growth in 2013 8 20 19 Net growth in 2012 10 2 -7 Record Year 2007 (33) 2007 (22) 2002 (23)
UK Company Share
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2013)
In the first half of 2013 Barrow-In-Furness formed 0.1% of all UK companies. This is more than the 2012 figure of 0.0%.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Barrow-In-Furness 2013 0.1% 2012 0.0% 2011 0.0% 2010 0.0% 2009 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 2007 (0.1%) Company Share by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2013)
In the second quarter of 2013, Barrow-In-Furness formed 0.1% of all UK companies.
second quarter (Apr 2013 - Jun 2013) Barrow-In-Furness 2013 0.1% 2012 0.0% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.0% Record Year (since 1960) 2007 (0.1%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2013)
Company Share by Month
April May June UK formation share in 2013 0.0% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2012 0.1% 0.1% 0.0% % change -16.0% 43.5% 100.5% Record Year 2007 (0.1%) 2007 (0.1%) 2002 (0.1%)
Director Age
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2013)
The average age of a director in the first half of 2013 was 45.9.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.7% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.4% compared to the UK figure of 3.3%.
Director Age by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2013)
The average age of a director in the second quarter of 2013 was 45.6.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.4% compared to the UK figure of 3.6%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.8% compared to the UK figure of 3.8%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2013)
The record first half year for female directors in Barrow-In-Furness was 2004 when 38.4% of all directors were female.
32.3% of all director appointments in Barrow-In-Furness in the first half of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.1% for the same period.
Director Gender by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2013)
The record second quarter for female directors in Barrow-In-Furness was in 2008 when 42.1% of all directors were female.
30.3% of all director appointments in Barrow-In-Furness in the second quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.5% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Jun 2012-Jun 2013)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage ENGINEERING 4.17% CONSULTING 5.25% PROJECT 1.88% MANAGEMENT 4.80% CUMBRIA 1.88% CONSULTANCY 3.41% DESIGN 1.67% PROPERTY 2.48% BARROW 1.67% TRADING 2.05% (BARROW) 1.46% ENGINEERING 1.81% G 1.46% DESIGN 1.79% ELECTRICAL 1.25% LONDON 1.77% J 1.25% BUSINESS 1.77% PROJECTS 1.25% CONSULTANTS 1.68% INSPECTION 1.25% CONSTRUCTION 1.68% D 1.04% ASSOCIATES 1.67% MANAGEMENT 1.04% GLOBAL 1.59% IT 1.04% MEDIA 1.57% S 1.04% CARE 1.55% M 1.04% J 1.53% CONSULTING 1.04% INVESTMENTS 1.46% CONSULTANTS 0.83% IT 1.40% SYSTEMS 0.83% PROPERTIES 1.40% TRAINING 0.83% M 1.26% PROPERTIES 0.83% BUILDING 1.22% (NW) 0.83% ELECTRICAL 1.19% (CUMBRIA) 0.83% ENTERPRISES 1.18% B 0.83% CAPITAL 1.16% BUSINESS 0.63% TRAINING 1.16%
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 101 257,517 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 49 54,555 71129 - Other engineering activities 16 4,494 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 14 17,095 62090 - Other information technology service activities 14 12,578 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 13 24,324 56302 - Public houses and bars 12 5,165 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 9 33,633 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 7 7,212 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 7 25,583 56101 - Licensed restaurants 7 7,148 71122 - Engineering related scientific and technical consulting activities 7 2,502 56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands 6 6,140 43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation 6 4,452 43210 - Electrical installation 6 5,611 74100 - specialised design activities 5 3,908 99999 - Dormant Company 5 44,817 42990 - Construction of other civil engineering projects not elsewhere classified 5 2,327 55100 - Hotels and similar accommodation 5 1,436 71200 - Technical testing and analysis 5 831
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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