Barrow-In-Furness, Cumbria
2014 Annual Business Confidence Report
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Annual Data (2014)
A total of 292 companies were formed in Barrow-In-Furness in 2014. This total is 3.9% lower than in 2013 and compares poorly to the UK figure of a 10.0% growth compared to 529,363 the previous year.
Year Barrow-In-Furness UK 2014 292 582,051 2013 304 529,363 2012 245 491,893 2011 235 452,870 2010 193 400,358 Record Year 2013 (304) 2014 (582,051) New Companies by Year
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Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2014)
In the second half of 2014 a total of 143 companies were formed in Barrow-In-Furness. This figure is 3.4% lower than last year, which compares badly to the UK wide figure of 8.2%.
The highest total for a second half year in Barrow-In-Furness occurred in 2013 when a total of 148 were formed.
Half Year (Jul-Dec) Barrow-In-Furness UK 2014 143 281,320 2013 148 259,931 % change -3.4% 8.2% Record Year 2013 (148) 2014 (281,320) New Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2014)
A total of 69 companies were registered in Barrow-In-Furness during the fourth quarter of 2014 (Oct 2014 - Dec 2014).
This figure is a decrease of 11.5% versus the same period last year (Q4 2013). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.4% against the same period last year.
fourth quarter (Oct 2014 - Dec 2014) Barrow-In-Furness UK 2014 69 137,906 2013 78 127,247 % change -11.5% 8.4% Record Year 2013 (78) 2014 (137,906) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Oct, Nov & Dec 2014)
New Companies by Month
October November December New companies in 2014 26 24 19 New companies in 2013 31 26 21 % change -16.1% -7.7% -9.5% Record Year 2013 (31) 2013 (26) 2013 (21)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Annual Data (2014)
A total of 190 companies were dissolved in Barrow-In-Furness in 2014. This total is 11.8% higher than in 2013 and compares favourably to the UK figure of 10.8% growth compared to the previous year.
Year Barrow-In-Furness UK 2014 190 367,937 2013 170 332,213 2012 165 293,729 2011 169 314,524 2010 190 342,233 Record Year 2009 (210) 2009 (533,789) Dissolved Companies by Year
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Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2014)
In the second half of 2014 a total of 93 companies were dissolved in Barrow-In-Furness. This figure is 3.1% lower than last year, which compares well to the UK wide change of 7.7%.
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 2014 93 190,730 2013 96 177,021 % change -3.1% 7.7% Record Year 2009 (127) 2009 (244,544) Dissolved Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2014)
A total of 43 companies were dissolved in Barrow-In-Furness during the fourth quarter of 2014 (Oct 2014 - Dec 2014).
This figure is a decrease of 14.0% versus the same period last year (Q4 2013). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 2.0% against the same period last year.
fourth quarter (Oct 2014 - Dec 2014) Barrow-In-Furness UK 2014 43 89,060 2013 50 90,851 % change -14.0% -2.0% Record Year 2009 (71) 2013 (90,851) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Oct, Nov & Dec 2014)
Dissolved Companies by Month
October November December Closed companies in 2014 5 18 20 Closed companies in 2013 12 15 23 % change -58.3% 20.0% -13% Record Year 2009 (17) 2009 (25) 2009 (29)
Net Company Growth
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Annual Data (2014)
A total of 102 companies were added to the company register for Barrow-In-Furness in 2014. This number represents growth of 34.9% in the total number of active companies, which compares unfavourably to the UK figure of 36.8%.
This number is 32 companies lower than the previous year.
The highest net company growth figure ever seen in one year came in 2007 when the Barrow-In-Furness company register grew by 226 companies.
Year Barrow-In-Furness UK 2014 102 214,114 2013 134 197,150 2012 80 198,164 2011 66 138,346 2010 3 58,125 Record Year 2007 (226) 2007 (237,353) Net Growth by Year
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Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2014)
In the second half of 2014 the company register for Barrow-In-Furness increased by 50 companies.
Half Year (Jul-Dec) Barrow-In-Furness UK 2014 50 90,590 2013 52 82,910 Record Year 2003 (130) 2003 (117,772) Net Growth by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2014)
Net company growth for Barrow-In-Furness during the fourth quarter of 2014 (Oct 2014 - Dec 2014) was 26 companies.
fourth quarter (Oct 2014 - Dec 2014) Barrow-In-Furness UK 2014 26 48,846 2013 28 36,396 Record Year 2007 (31) 2012 (49,848) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Oct, Nov & Dec 2014)
Net Growth by Month
October November December Net growth in 2014 21 6 -1 Net growth in 2013 19 11 -2 Record Year 2002 (24) 2003 (15) 2003 (14)
UK Company Share
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Annual Data (2014)
In 2014 Barrow-In-Furness formed 0.1% of all UK companies. This is no change on 2013 when Barrow-In-Furness was responsible for 0.1% of all UK companies.
Year Barrow-In-Furness 2014 0.1% 2013 0.1% 2012 0.0% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.0% Record Year (since 1960) 2002 (0.1%) Company Share by Year
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Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2014)
In the second half of 2014 Barrow-In-Furness formed 0.1% of all UK companies. This is the same as the 2013 figure of 0.1%.
Half Year (Jul-Dec) Barrow-In-Furness 2014 0.1% 2013 0.1% 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 2002 (0.1%) Company Share by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2014)
In the fourth quarter of 2014, Barrow-In-Furness formed 0.1% of all UK companies.
fourth quarter (Oct 2014 - Dec 2014) Barrow-In-Furness 2014 0.1% 2013 0.1% 2012 0.0% 2011 0.0% 2010 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 2002 (0.1%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Oct, Nov & Dec 2014)
Company Share by Month
October November December UK formation share in 2014 0.0% 0.1% 0.0% UK formation share in 2013 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change -20.2% -12.3% -22.6% Record Year 2002 (0.1%) 2002 (0.1%) 2003 (0.1%)
Director Age
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Annual Data (2014)
The average age of a director in 2014 was 45.0.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.8% compared to the UK figure of 4.0%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.0% compared to the UK figure of 4.0%.
Director Age by Year
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Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2014)
The average age of a director in the second half of 2014 was 44.0.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 1.2% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.0% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.
Director Age by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2014)
The average age of a director in the fourth quarter of 2014 was 44.6.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.3% compared to the UK figure of 3.8%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 5.3% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Annual Data (2014)
The record year for female directors in Barrow-In-Furness was 1989 when 50.0% of all directors were female.
The percentage of female directors in Barrow-In-Furness in 2014 was 27.4%. The average for the UK during this time was 26.1%
Director Gender by Year
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Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2014)
The record second half year for female directors in Barrow-In-Furness was 2007 when 34.8% of all directors were female.
22.0% of all director appointments in Barrow-In-Furness in the second half of 2014 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 (Q4 Oct-Dec 2014)
The record fourth quarter for female directors in Barrow-In-Furness was in 2006 when 34.1% of all directors were female.
18.3% of all director appointments in Barrow-In-Furness in the fourth quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.8% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Dec 2013-Dec 2014)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage ENGINEERING 2.88% CONSULTING 5.22% (BARROW) 2.69% MANAGEMENT 4.58% CUMBRIA 2.50% CONSULTANCY 3.57% OFFSHORE 1.73% PROPERTY 2.66% (NW) 1.34% CONSTRUCTION 2.12% MANAGEMENT 1.34% ENGINEERING 2.10% ELECTRICAL 1.15% CARE 2.02% DESIGN 1.15% TRADING 1.94% CONSULTANCY 0.77% LONDON 1.93% STREET 0.77% TRANSPORT 1.93% D 0.77% DESIGN 1.66% SOUTH 0.77% CONSULTANTS 1.64% ENERGY 0.77% ELECTRICAL 1.62% R 0.77% PROPERTIES 1.62% PLANNING 0.77% BUSINESS 1.56% L 0.77% J 1.54% DAVID 0.77% CO., 1.50% C.I.C. 0.77% GLOBAL 1.49% WELDING 0.77% INVESTMENTS 1.48% MARKETING 0.58% ASSOCIATES 1.47% CONSULTANTS 0.58% DEVELOPMENTS 1.35% BARROW 0.58% MEDIA 1.33% INSPECTION 0.58% IT 1.31% HOUSE 0.58% BUILDING 1.29% FURNESS 0.58% M 1.22%
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 113 265,608 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 76 58,068 71129 - Other engineering activities 38 6,132 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 32 19,049 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 25 42,290 62090 - Other information technology service activities 18 12,837 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 15 8,761 43210 - Electrical installation 12 5,985 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 11 29,009 99999 - Dormant Company 10 48,509 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 8 30,178 42990 - Construction of other civil engineering projects not elsewhere classified 8 2,701 56302 - Public houses and bars 8 6,285 43390 - Other building completion and finishing 7 5,931 96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment 7 6,742 41100 - Development of building projects 6 11,397 85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified 4 6,206 71122 - Engineering related scientific and technical consulting activities 4 3,184 71121 - Engineering design activities for industrial process and production 4 1,600 45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles 4 5,425
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 09338422 KSHM INSPECTION LIMITED 03 Dec 2014 09349960 CURFEW FIRE LIMITED 10 Dec 2014 09351031 RIG MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED 11 Dec 2014 09356713 OAKWOOD ACCOUNTING SERVICES LTD 16 Dec 2014 09368105 CUMBRIA FARM FRESH LTD 29 Dec 2014 09368820 ROOSEM LTD 29 Dec 2014 09338430 JML ENERGY SOLUTIONS LIMITED 03 Dec 2014 09344103 NORTH WEST CHASSIS SERVICES LTD 08 Dec 2014 09344142 WINDOW WORX LTD 08 Dec 2014 09344257 BERLIN EXCLUSIVE GUEST, TRAVEL & EVENT MANAGEMENT SERVICES LTD 08 Dec 2014 09345295 AJR COMPUTER SOLUTIONS LIMITED 08 Dec 2014 09349591 SWIFT PROGRAMME & PROJECT CONTROLS LTD 10 Dec 2014 09357089 WILDERNESS RETREATS LIMITED 16 Dec 2014 09361237 TEEN AUTOS UK LIMITED 18 Dec 2014 09361571 A BELLS SEAFOOD LIMITED 18 Dec 2014 09362896 K GREENWAY CONSTRUCTION LTD 19 Dec 2014 09364247 BARDER DESIGN LTD 22 Dec 2014 09364574 C&T ENGINEERING SOLUTIONS LIMITED 22 Dec 2014 09344713 ARMOUR HOME IMPROVEMENTS LIMITED 08 Dec 2014
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