Belfast, Belfast
Q3 2012 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- Q3 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Belfast when compared to any previous Q3.
- August 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Belfast when compared to any previous August.
- July 2012 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 2012)
Q3 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Belfast when compared to any previous Q3.
A total of 410 companies were registered in Belfast during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).
This figure is an increase of 10.8% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.8% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Belfast UK 2012 410 118,868 2011 370 114,512 % change 10.8% 3.8% Record Year 2012 (410) 2012 (118,868) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
August 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Belfast when compared to any previous August.
July 2012 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 2012 125 154 131 New companies in 2011 101 132 137 % change 23.8% 16.7% -4.4% Record Year 2012 (125) 2012 (154) 2011 (137)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
A total of 250 companies were dissolved in Belfast during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).
This figure is an increase of 3.7% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.5% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Belfast UK 2012 250 74,772 2011 241 72,230 % change 3.7% 3.5% Record Year 2010 (570) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2012 78 91 81 Closed companies in 2011 77 80 84 % change 1.3% 13.8% -4% Record Year 2010 (87) 2010 (189) 2010 (294)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
Net company growth for Belfast during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) was 160 companies.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Belfast UK 2012 160 44,096 2011 129 42,282 Record Year 2003 (292) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2012 47 63 50 Net growth in 2011 24 52 53 Record Year 1999 (60) 2003 (87) 2009 (119)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
In the third quarter of 2012, Belfast formed 0.3% of all UK companies.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Belfast 2012 0.3% 2011 0.3% 2010 0.3% 2009 0.3% 2008 0.3% Record Year (since 1960) 1968 (1.2%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2012 0.3% 0.4% 0.3% UK formation share in 2011 0.3% 0.3% 0.4% % change 11.1% 17.6% -5.4% Record Year 1968 (1.7%) 1970 (1.5%) 1962 (1.5%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2012 was 43.0.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.2% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 5.2% compared to the UK figure of 3.2%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
The record third quarter for female directors in Belfast was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.
22.4% of all director appointments in Belfast in the third 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 (Sep 2011-Sep 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage (NI) 3.32% CONSULTING 5.05% MANAGEMENT 2.39% MANAGEMENT 4.75% BELFAST 1.93% CONSULTANCY 3.28% MEDICAL 1.26% PROPERTY 2.35% CONSULTING 1.09% TRADING 2.08% IRELAND 1.05% DESIGN 1.87% ENTERPRISES 1.05% ASSOCIATES 1.84% TRADING 0.97% ENGINEERING 1.83% DR. 0.84% CONSULTANTS 1.76% (N.I.) 0.84% BUSINESS 1.72% DEVELOPMENTS 0.80% CONSTRUCTION 1.70% PROPERTIES 0.80% MEDIA 1.67% PROPERTY 0.80% LONDON 1.67% JCA 0.76% J 1.55% NI 0.71% GLOBAL 1.53% CONSTRUCTION 0.71% INVESTMENTS 1.46% ENERGY 0.67% IT 1.43% CONSULTANCY 0.67% PROPERTIES 1.34% DR 0.63% CARE 1.32% TECHNOLOGIES 0.59% M 1.27% (NO. 0.59% BUILDING 1.22% SHELF 0.59% ENTERPRISES 1.20% CENTRE 0.59% ELECTRICAL 1.20% PRODUCTIONS 0.55% S 1.17% MAINTENANCE 0.55% SECURITY 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 860 331,455 86210 - General medical practice activities 124 2,544 99999 - Dormant Company 111 25,035 7487 - Other business activities 75 35,545 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 50 13,716 9999 - Dormant Company 49 12,598 74990 - Non-trading company 45 9,203 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 45 33,677 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 34 9,891 41100 - Development of building projects 31 4,965 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 29 14,774 98000 - Residents property management 28 2,786 35110 - Production of electricity 28 911 86900 - Other human health activities 27 4,998 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 23 19,425 7499 - Non-trading company 23 6,164 8512 - Medical practice activities 22 1,509 56302 - Public houses and bars 20 2,823 68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis 20 3,160 5530 - Restaurants 20 3,142
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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