Belfast, Belfast
Q1 2013 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
- Q1 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Belfast when compared to any previous Q1.
- Q1 2013 was a record quarter for company registrations in Belfast when compared to any quarter in history.
- March 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Belfast when compared to any previous March.
- March 2013 was a record month for company registrations in Belfast when compared to any month in history.
- January 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Belfast when compared to any previous January.
- March 2013 saw a new record in company closures in Belfast when compared to any previous March.
- January 2013 saw a new record in company closures in Belfast when compared to any previous January.
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
Q1 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Belfast when compared to any previous Q1.
Q1 2013 was a record quarter for company registrations in Belfast when compared to any quarter in history.
A total of 493 companies were registered in Belfast during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).
This figure is an increase of 6.0% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 2.5% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Belfast UK 2013 493 134,802 2012 465 131,491 % change 6.0% 2.5% Record Year 2013 (493) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
March 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Belfast when compared to any previous March.
March 2013 was a record month for company registrations in Belfast when compared to any month in history.
January 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Belfast when compared to any previous January.
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2013 137 167 189 New companies in 2012 135 170 160 % change 1.5% -1.8% 18.1% Record Year 2013 (137) 2012 (170) 2013 (189)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
A total of 270 companies were dissolved in Belfast during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).
This figure is an increase of 8.4% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.3% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Belfast UK 2013 270 77,914 2012 249 67,576 % change 8.4% 15.3% Record Year 2013 (270) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
March 2013 saw a new record in company closures in Belfast when compared to any previous March.
January 2013 saw a new record in company closures in Belfast when compared to any previous January.
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2013 87 75 108 Closed companies in 2012 71 95 83 % change 22.5% -21.1% 30% Record Year 2013 (87) 2011 (97) 2013 (108)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
Net company growth for Belfast during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) was 223 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Belfast UK 2013 223 56,888 2012 216 63,915 Record Year 2007 (348) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2013 50 92 81 Net growth in 2012 64 75 77 Record Year 2006 (101) 2006 (99) 2007 (151)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
In the first quarter of 2013, Belfast formed 0.4% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Belfast 2013 0.4% 2012 0.4% 2011 0.3% 2010 0.3% 2009 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1968 (1.2%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2013 0.3% 0.4% 0.4% UK formation share in 2012 0.3% 0.4% 0.3% % change -9.0% -2.5% 22.1% Record Year 1939 (3.0%) 1924 (3.3%) 1979 (13.0%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2013 was 48.3.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.8% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 1.9% compared to the UK figure of 1.8%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
The record first quarter for female directors in Belfast was in 2009 when 30.7% of all directors were female.
26.8% of all director appointments in Belfast in the first quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 28.1% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2012-Mar 2013)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage (NI) 4.17% CONSULTING 5.18% MANAGEMENT 2.38% MANAGEMENT 4.78% BELFAST 1.83% CONSULTANCY 3.30% CONSULTING 1.27% PROPERTY 2.44% MEDICAL 1.23% TRADING 2.06% IRELAND 1.03% DESIGN 1.79% TRADING 1.03% ENGINEERING 1.78% (N.I.) 1.03% BUSINESS 1.77% PROPERTY 0.95% ASSOCIATES 1.75% DEVELOPMENTS 0.95% LONDON 1.72% PROPERTIES 0.83% CONSULTANTS 1.71% NI 0.83% CONSTRUCTION 1.69% INVESTMENTS 0.79% MEDIA 1.63% ENERGY 0.79% GLOBAL 1.57% ENTERPRISES 0.71% J 1.56% DR. 0.71% CARE 1.46% CONSULTANCY 0.67% IT 1.43% DR 0.67% INVESTMENTS 1.41% CONSTRUCTION 0.67% PROPERTIES 1.36% CO 0.64% M 1.25% TRUSTEES 0.52% BUILDING 1.21% CARE 0.52% ENTERPRISES 1.19% TECHNOLOGIES 0.48% ELECTRICAL 1.18% DESIGN 0.48% TRAINING 1.17% SECURITY 0.44% SECURITY 1.15%
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 662 249,183 99999 - Dormant Company 201 43,384 86210 - General medical practice activities 158 4,062 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 73 23,532 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 68 54,531 74990 - Non-trading company 65 14,129 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 58 24,894 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 54 32,624 41100 - Development of building projects 48 8,637 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 46 16,448 98000 - Residents property management 41 4,579 86900 - Other human health activities 41 8,465 86220 - Specialists medical practice activities 39 3,249 56101 - Licensed restaurants 37 6,894 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 37 7,507 35110 - Production of electricity 36 1,854 62012 - Business and domestic software development 34 8,099 86230 - Dental practice activities 29 2,346 68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis 28 5,104 62090 - Other information technology service activities 27 12,664
Recent Companies
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