Belfast, Belfast
Q3 2011 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- Q3 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Belfast when compared to any previous Q3.
- September 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Belfast when compared to any previous September.
- August 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Belfast when compared to any previous August.
- July 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Belfast when compared to any previous July.
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
Q3 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Belfast when compared to any previous Q3.
A total of 370 companies were registered in Belfast during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).
This figure is an increase of 15.6% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 12.8% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) Belfast UK 2011 370 114,512 2010 320 101,492 % change 15.6% 12.8% Record Year 2011 (370) 2011 (114,512) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
September 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Belfast when compared to any previous September.
August 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Belfast when compared to any previous August.
July 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Belfast when compared to any previous July.
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2011 101 132 137 New companies in 2010 76 110 134 % change 32.9% 20.0% 2.2% Record Year 2011 (101) 2011 (132) 2011 (137)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
A total of 241 companies were dissolved in Belfast during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).
This figure is a decrease of 57.7% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 17.6% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) Belfast UK 2011 241 72,230 2010 570 87,705 % change -57.7% -17.6% Record Year 2010 (570) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2011 77 80 84 Closed companies in 2010 87 189 294 % change -11.5% -57.7% -71% Record Year 2010 (87) 2010 (189) 2010 (294)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
Net company growth for Belfast during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) was 129 companies.
third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) Belfast UK 2011 129 42,282 2010 -250 13,787 Record Year 2003 (292) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2011 24 52 53 Net growth in 2010 -11 -79 -160 Record Year 1999 (60) 2003 (87) 2009 (119)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
In the third quarter of 2011, Belfast formed 0.3% of all UK companies.
third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) Belfast 2011 0.3% 2010 0.3% 2009 0.3% 2008 0.3% 2007 0.3% Record Year (since 1960) 1968 (1.2%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2011 0.3% 0.3% 0.4% UK formation share in 2010 0.2% 0.3% 0.4% % change 21.6% 1.0% -7.7% Record Year 1968 (1.7%) 1970 (1.5%) 1962 (1.5%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2011 was 43.9.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.5% compared to the UK figure of 4.0%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.7% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
The record third quarter for female directors in Belfast was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.
27.1% of all director appointments in Belfast in the third quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.0% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2010-Sep 2011)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage (NI) 2.68% CONSULTING 5.11% DR. 2.59% MANAGEMENT 4.75% MANAGEMENT 2.40% CONSULTANCY 3.19% (N.I.) 1.37% PROPERTY 2.41% BELFAST 1.22% TRADING 2.06% LAGAN 1.18% DESIGN 1.94% TRADING 1.18% ASSOCIATES 1.85% IRELAND 0.99% BUSINESS 1.82% DEVELOPMENTS 0.94% CONSULTANTS 1.76% NI 0.85% ENGINEERING 1.74% ENTERPRISES 0.85% MEDIA 1.72% CONSULTING 0.80% CONSTRUCTION 1.72% MEDICAL 0.71% LONDON 1.63% PROPERTY 0.71% J 1.47% CONSULTANCY 0.66% GLOBAL 1.46% CO 0.66% INVESTMENTS 1.43% MR. 0.61% CARE 1.42% DESIGN 0.61% IT 1.38% PROF. 0.61% BUILDING 1.30% C.I.C. 0.52% PROPERTIES 1.28% PROPERTIES 0.52% ELECTRICAL 1.27% CARE 0.52% M 1.25% M 0.52% ENERGY 1.22% ELECTRICAL 0.52% TRAINING 1.21% NORTHERN 0.47% S 1.21%
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 432 204,493 7487 - Other business activities 143 65,177 9999 - Dormant Company 90 22,587 99999 - Dormant Company 71 18,281 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 49 29,245 86210 - General medical practice activities 38 1,986 98000 - Residents property management 30 2,664 8512 - Medical practice activities 28 2,427 7415 - Holding companies including head offices 28 1,904 7499 - Non-trading company 27 11,543 7414 - Business & management consultancy 27 14,755 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 26 6,321 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 26 10,018 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 26 15,760 41100 - Development of building projects 25 3,697 5530 - Restaurants 25 5,640 74990 - Non-trading company 24 8,064 56101 - Licensed restaurants 21 2,332 9305 - Other service activities 20 10,525 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 20 8,345
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE NI608958 ACCOUNTSIQ H LIMITED 09 Sep 2011 NI609088 SKY HANDLING PARTNER UK LIMITED 19 Sep 2011 NI609093 GSG ATLANTIC LIMITED 20 Sep 2011 NI609214 LAGAN PROJECTS LIMITED 27 Sep 2011 NI609227 LAGAN ENERGY LIMITED 28 Sep 2011 NI609243 LAGAN WINDFARM INVESTMENTS LIMITED 28 Sep 2011 NI608895 VIBHA IT SOLUTIONS LTD 05 Sep 2011 NI608984 TITANIC STUDIOS DEVELOPMENT LIMITED 13 Sep 2011 NI609039 BRIEF 'N' COUNTERS LTD 15 Sep 2011 NI609154 FOUR SEASONS COURT LIMITED 22 Sep 2011 NI609262 MKB CO NO 51 LIMITED 29 Sep 2011 NI608880 EAGLEPASS PROPERTIES LIMITED 05 Sep 2011 NI608992 RED DEER FILMING LIMITED 13 Sep 2011 NI608923 CS RIVERA LIMITED 07 Sep 2011 NI609139 MRSQ LIMITED 22 Sep 2011 NI608911 VEDANTA CONSULTING LIMITED 06 Sep 2011 NI608980 THE BUREAU BELFAST LIMITED 12 Sep 2011 NI609010 CASTLEHILL AUDITING LTD 14 Sep 2011 NI609126 ARTS & BUSINESS NORTHERN IRELAND 21 Sep 2011 NI609272 GILNAHIRK PROPERTIES LTD 30 Sep 2011 NI609000 BOOMEROUND LIMITED 13 Sep 2011 NI609194 PROF. THOMAS WALSH 26 Sep 2011 NI609199 MCWEENEY MEDICAL LIMITED 27 Sep 2011 NI609213 DR. MICHAEL MCWEENEY 27 Sep 2011 NI609009 SMA AGENCIES LIMITED 14 Sep 2011
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