Belfast, Belfast
Q3 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
- Q3 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Belfast when compared to any previous Q3.
- September 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Belfast when compared to any previous September.
- August 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Belfast when compared to any previous August.
- July 2013 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 2013)
Q3 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Belfast when compared to any previous Q3.
A total of 492 companies were registered in Belfast during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).
This figure is an increase of 20.0% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.6% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) Belfast UK 2013 492 132,684 2012 410 118,868 % change 20.0% 11.6% Record Year 2013 (492) 2013 (132,684) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
September 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Belfast when compared to any previous September.
August 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Belfast when compared to any previous August.
July 2013 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 2013 166 164 162 New companies in 2012 125 154 131 % change 32.8% 6.5% 23.7% Record Year 2013 (166) 2013 (164) 2013 (162)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
A total of 222 companies were dissolved in Belfast during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).
This figure is a decrease of 11.2% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.5% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) Belfast UK 2013 222 86,170 2012 250 75,908 % change -11.2% 13.5% Record Year 2010 (570) 2009 (159,405) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2013 73 82 67 Closed companies in 2012 78 91 81 % change -6.4% -9.9% -17% Record Year 2010 (87) 2010 (189) 2010 (294)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
Net company growth for Belfast during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) was 270 companies.
third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) Belfast UK 2013 270 46,514 2012 160 42,960 Record Year 2009 (286) 2013 (46,514) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2013 93 82 95 Net growth in 2012 47 63 50 Record Year 2004 (94) 2007 (103) 2003 (130)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
In the third quarter of 2013, Belfast formed 0.4% of all UK companies.
third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) Belfast 2013 0.4% 2012 0.3% 2011 0.3% 2010 0.3% 2009 0.3% Record Year (since 1960) 1968 (1.2%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2013 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% UK formation share in 2012 0.3% 0.4% 0.3% % change 18.9% -2.3% 8.4% Record Year 1948 (5.5%) 1943 (5.4%) 1952 (4.0%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2013 was 43.2.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.6% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.5% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
The record third quarter for female directors in Belfast was in 2010 when 27.3% of all directors were female.
21.9% of all director appointments in Belfast in the third quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.2% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2012-Sep 2013)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage (NI) 4.23% CONSULTING 5.27% MANAGEMENT 2.46% MANAGEMENT 4.75% BELFAST 1.47% CONSULTANCY 3.45% CONSULTING 1.43% PROPERTY 2.53% MEDICAL 1.03% TRADING 2.08% IRELAND 0.99% ENGINEERING 1.83% TRADING 0.96% LONDON 1.79% NI 0.96% DESIGN 1.78% PROPERTY 0.88% BUSINESS 1.74% (N.I.) 0.85% CONSTRUCTION 1.70% DEVELOPMENTS 0.85% CONSULTANTS 1.69% INVESTMENTS 0.74% CARE 1.64% CO 0.70% ASSOCIATES 1.61% PROPERTIES 0.70% GLOBAL 1.59% ASSETS 0.66% J 1.54% CONTRACTS 0.59% MEDIA 1.54% DESIGN 0.59% INVESTMENTS 1.53% DR. 0.59% PROPERTIES 1.45% ENERGY 0.55% IT 1.39% ENTERPRISES 0.51% M 1.25% CONSTRUCTION 0.51% ELECTRICAL 1.20% CONSULTANCY 0.51% BUILDING 1.19% PRODUCTIONS 0.51% CAPITAL 1.19% CARE 0.48% DEVELOPMENTS 1.16% NORTHERN 0.48% TRAINING 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 683 260,135 99999 - Dormant Company 220 46,169 86210 - General medical practice activities 162 3,922 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 78 25,547 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 75 54,854 74990 - Non-trading company 66 14,228 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 61 17,715 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 61 26,675 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 58 34,970 86220 - Specialists medical practice activities 56 3,439 41100 - Development of building projects 53 9,271 86900 - Other human health activities 48 9,203 98000 - Residents property management 42 4,680 62012 - Business and domestic software development 42 9,104 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 41 8,312 68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate 40 5,430 56101 - Licensed restaurants 39 7,531 35110 - Production of electricity 30 2,004 56102 - Unlicensed restaurants and cafes 29 3,713 68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis 28 5,249
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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