Belfast, Belfast
2012 Half Year Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- The first half of 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Belfast when compared to any previous first half year.
- The first half of 2012 was a record first half year for company registrations in Belfast when compared to any half year in history.
- Q2 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Belfast when compared to any previous Q2.
- May 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Belfast when compared to any previous May.
- April 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Belfast when compared to any previous April.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
The first half of 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Belfast when compared to any previous first half year.
The first half of 2012 was a record first half year for company registrations in Belfast when compared to any half year in history.
In the first half of 2012 a total of 888 companies were formed in Belfast. This figure is 17.5% higher than last year, which compares well to the UK wide figure of 10.7%.
The highest total for a first half year in Belfast occurred in 2012 when a total of 888 were formed.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Belfast UK 2012 888 253,150 2011 756 228,735 % change 17.5% 10.7% Record Year 2012 (888) 2007 (279,097) New Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
Q2 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Belfast when compared to any previous Q2.
A total of 423 companies were registered in Belfast during the second quarter of 2012 (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012).
This figure is an increase of 11.3% versus the same period last year (Q2 2011). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.3% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) Belfast UK 2012 423 121,659 2011 380 112,344 % change 11.3% 8.3% Record Year 2012 (423) 2012 (121,659) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)
May 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Belfast when compared to any previous May.
April 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Belfast when compared to any previous April.
New Companies by Month
April May June New companies in 2012 140 158 125 New companies in 2011 121 131 128 % change 15.7% 20.6% -2.3% Record Year 2012 (140) 2012 (158) 2007 (142)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
In the first half of 2012 a total of 507 companies were dissolved in Belfast. This figure is 4.5% lower than last year, which compares badly to the UK wide change of -8.9%.
The highest total for a first half year in Belfast occurred in 2011 when a total of 531 were closed.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Belfast UK 2012 507 147,793 2011 531 162,310 % change -4.5% -8.9% Record Year 2011 (531) 2009 (289,236) Dissolved Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
A total of 258 companies were dissolved in Belfast during the second quarter of 2012 (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012).
This figure is a decrease of 18.9% versus the same period last year (Q2 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 12.5% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) Belfast UK 2012 258 80,218 2011 318 71,324 % change -18.9% 12.5% Record Year 2010 (406) 2009 (181,177) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
April May June Closed companies in 2012 71 98 89 Closed companies in 2011 46 175 97 % change 54.3% -44.0% -8% Record Year 2010 (85) 2010 (259) 2011 (97)
Net Company Growth
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
In the first half of 2012 the company register for Belfast increased by 381 companies.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Belfast UK 2012 381 105,357 2011 225 66,425 Record Year 2006 (600) 2007 (171,296) Net Growth by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
Net company growth for Belfast during the second quarter of 2012 (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) was 165 companies.
second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) Belfast UK 2012 165 41,441 2011 62 41,020 Record Year 2005 (365) 2003 (69,274) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)
Net Growth by Month
April May June Net growth in 2012 69 60 36 Net growth in 2011 75 -44 31 Record Year 2011 (75) 2004 (115) 2000 (77)
UK Company Share
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
In the first half of 2012 Belfast formed 0.4% of all UK companies. This is more than the 2011 figure of 0.3%.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Belfast 2012 0.4% 2011 0.3% 2010 0.3% 2009 0.2% 2008 0.3% Record Year (since 1960) 1968 (1.3%) Company Share by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
In the second quarter of 2012, Belfast formed 0.3% of all UK companies.
second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) Belfast 2012 0.3% 2011 0.3% 2010 0.3% 2009 0.3% 2008 0.3% Record Year (since 1960) 1968 (1.4%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)
Company Share by Month
April May June UK formation share in 2012 0.3% 0.4% 0.3% UK formation share in 2011 0.4% 0.3% 0.3% % change -2.6% 5.7% 4.3% Record Year 1979 (13.8%) 1968 (1.6%) 1960 (1.6%)
Director Age
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
The average age of a director in the first half of 2012 was 44.6.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.8% compared to the UK figure of 4.9%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.7% compared to the UK figure of 3.4%.
Director Age by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
The average age of a director in the second quarter of 2012 was 45.3.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.0% compared to the UK figure of 5.2%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 5.6% compared to the UK figure of 3.3%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
The record first half year for female directors in Belfast was 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
24.3% of all director appointments in Belfast in the first half of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 23.4% for the same period.
Director Gender by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
The record second quarter for female directors in Belfast was in 1866 when 57.1% of all directors were female.
24.1% of all director appointments in Belfast in the second quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Jun 2011-Jun 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage (NI) 3.08% CONSULTING 5.07% MANAGEMENT 2.65% MANAGEMENT 4.74% BELFAST 2.14% CONSULTANCY 3.28% IRELAND 1.03% PROPERTY 2.35% (N.I.) 0.98% TRADING 2.10% DR. 0.94% DESIGN 1.89% MEDICAL 0.94% ENGINEERING 1.87% CONSULTING 0.94% ASSOCIATES 1.82% ENTERPRISES 0.94% CONSULTANTS 1.78% TRADING 0.90% CONSTRUCTION 1.71% PROPERTY 0.90% BUSINESS 1.70% DEVELOPMENTS 0.90% MEDIA 1.69% PROPERTIES 0.77% LONDON 1.68% CONSULTANCY 0.77% J 1.57% JCA 0.77% GLOBAL 1.51% LAGAN 0.73% INVESTMENTS 1.48% NI 0.64% IT 1.42% SHELF 0.64% CARE 1.31% CONSTRUCTION 0.64% PROPERTIES 1.31% MAINTENANCE 0.64% M 1.26% CENTRE 0.60% ELECTRICAL 1.23% ENERGY 0.60% BUILDING 1.23% (NO. 0.60% SECURITY 1.19% TECHNOLOGIES 0.51% S 1.18% CO 0.51% ENTERPRISES 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 542 244,457 86210 - General medical practice activities 126 2,657 99999 - Dormant Company 113 26,088 7487 - Other business activities 107 47,029 9999 - Dormant Company 67 16,469 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 50 14,220 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 49 35,447 74990 - Non-trading company 46 9,706 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 34 10,271 41100 - Development of building projects 33 5,149 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 30 15,280 98000 - Residents property management 29 3,001 86900 - Other human health activities 28 5,222 35110 - Production of electricity 27 940 7415 - Holding companies including head offices 26 1,481 8512 - Medical practice activities 26 1,960 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 25 20,390 5530 - Restaurants 24 4,037 7499 - Non-trading company 23 8,023 68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis 21 3,365
Recent Companies
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