New Company Registrations

1. Annual Data (2010)

   A total of 77 companies were formed in Bourne in 2010. This total is 8.3% lower than in 2009 and compares poorly to the UK figure of a 10.4% growth compared to 362,675 the previous year.

   Year	Bourne	UK
   2010	77	400,358
   2009	84	362,675
   2008	77	349,203
   2007	81	457,649
   2006	86	405,440
   Record Year	2006 (86)	2007 (457,649)

   incorporation year	uk year	uk companies	number of companies	sort
   2010	2010	400358	77	1
   2009	2009	362675	84	1
   2008	2008	349203	77	1
   2007	2007	457649	81	1
   2006	2006	405440	86	1
   2005	2005	367689	78	1
   2004	2004	340803	61	1
   2003	2003	403670	75	1
   2002	2002	299401	58	1
   2001	2001	226399	32	1
   2006	2007	457649	86	2

   New Companies by Year

2. Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2010)

   In the second half of 2010 a total of 34 companies were formed in Bourne. This figure is 19.0% lower than last year, which compares badly to the UK wide figure of 8.8%.

   The highest total for a second half year in Bourne occurred in 2006 when a total of 46 were formed.

   Half Year (Jul-Dec)	Bourne	UK
   2010	34	196,609
   2009	42	180,654
   % change	-19.0%	8.8%
   Record Year	2006 (46)	2003 (201,446)

   half	uk companies	number of companies
   H2 2010	196609	34
   H2 2009	180654	42
   H2 2008	160932	39
   H2 2007	178552	38
   H2 2006	190031	46
   H2 2005	180291	39
   H2 2004	166374	22
   H2 2003	201446	35
   H2 2002	162884	39
   H2 2001	109317	16

   New Companies by Half Year

3. Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2010)

   A total of 18 companies were registered in Bourne during the fourth quarter of 2010 (Oct 2010 - Dec 2010).

   This figure is an increase of 5.9% versus the same period last year (Q4 2009). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.6% against the same period last year.

   fourth quarter (Oct 2010 - Dec 2010)	Bourne	UK
   2010	18	95,117
   2009	17	85,983
   % change	5.9%	10.6%
   Record Year	2006 (23)	2010 (95,117)

   quarter	number of companies	uk quarter	uk companies	sort
   Q4 2010	18	Q4 2010	95117	1
   Q4 2009	17	Q4 2009	85983	1
   Q4 2008	18	Q4 2008	76038	1
   Q4 2007	16	Q4 2007	83140	1
   Q4 2006	23	Q4 2006	94527	1
   Q4 2005	14	Q4 2005	89564	1
   Q4 2004	13	Q4 2004	81122	1
   Q4 2003	20	Q4 2003	94243	1
   Q4 2002	18	Q4 2002	82677	1
   Q4 2001	6	Q4 2001	53729	1
   Q4 2006	23	Q4 2010	95117	2

   New Companies by Quarter

4. Monthly Data (Oct, Nov & Dec 2010)

   November 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Bourne when compared to any previous November.

   month	uk companies	number of companies
   Dec 2010	27134	4
   Nov 2010	34347	7
   Oct 2010	33636	7
   Sep 2010	35149	5
   Aug 2010	32366	5
   Jul 2010	33977	6
   Jun 2010	35198	2
   May 2010	30031	7
   Apr 2010	33383	3
   Mar 2010	42779	14
   Feb 2010	33214	7
   Jan 2010	29144	10

   New Companies by Month

   	October	November	December
   New companies in 2010	7	7	4
   New companies in 2009	7	4	6
   % change	0.0%	75.0%	-33.3%
   Record Year	2006 (11)	2010 (7)	2003 (9)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

1. Annual Data (2010)

   A total of 56 companies were dissolved in Bourne in 2010. This total is 13.8% lower than in 2009 and compares favourably to the UK figure of 35.9% decrease compared to the previous year.

   Year	Bourne	UK
   2010	56	342,232
   2009	65	533,773
   2008	32	237,901
   2007	31	220,295
   2006	33	200,166
   Record Year	2009 (65)	2009 (533,773)

   dissolution year	uk year	uk companies	number of companies	sort
   2010	2010	342232	56	1
   2009	2009	533773	65	1
   2008	2008	237901	32	1
   2007	2007	220295	31	1
   2006	2006	200166	33	1
   2005	2005	189329	33	1
   2004	2004	171967	22	1
   2003	2003	161127	23	1
   2002	2002	163577	22	1
   2001	2001	144429	22	1
   2009	2009	533773	65	2

   Dissolved Companies by Year

2. Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2010)

   The second half of 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Bourne when compared to any previous second half year.

   In the second half of 2010 a total of 37 companies were dissolved in Bourne. This figure is 85.0% higher than last year, which compares badly to the UK wide change of -32.7%.

   The highest total for a second half year in Bourne occurred in 2010 when a total of 37 were closed.

   Half Year (Jul-Dec)	Bourne	UK
   2010	37	164,601
   2009	20	244,537
   % change	85.0%	-32.7%
   Record Year	2010 (37)	2009 (244,537)

   half	uk companies	number of companies
   H2 2010	164601	37
   H2 2009	244537	20
   H2 2008	134798	17
   H2 2007	112494	14
   H2 2006	100900	14
   H2 2005	98663	14
   H2 2004	87430	10
   H2 2003	83674	10
   H2 2002	90537	11
   H2 2001	72374	11

   Dissolved Companies by Half Year

3. Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2010)

   Q4 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Bourne when compared to any previous Q4.

   A total of 17 companies were dissolved in Bourne during the fourth quarter of 2010 (Oct 2010 - Dec 2010).

   This figure is an increase of 88.9% versus the same period last year (Q4 2009). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 9.7% against the same period last year.

   fourth quarter (Oct 2010 - Dec 2010)	Bourne	UK
   2010	17	76,896
   2009	9	85,136
   % change	88.9%	-9.7%
   Record Year	2010 (17)	2009 (85,136)

   quarter	number of companies	uk quarter	uk companies	sort
   Q4 2010	17	Q4 2010	76896	1
   Q4 2009	9	Q4 2009	85136	1
   Q4 2008	12	Q4 2008	52051	1
   Q4 2007	6	Q4 2007	53829	1
   Q4 2006	2	Q4 2006	49456	1
   Q4 2005	7	Q4 2005	48529	1
   Q4 2004	6	Q4 2004	43135	1
   Q4 2003	1	Q4 2003	37068	1
   Q4 2002	8	Q4 2002	49574	1
   Q4 2001	3	Q4 2001	34763	1
   Q4 2010	17	Q4 2009	85136	2

   Dissolved Companies by Quarter

4. Monthly Data (Oct, Nov & Dec 2010)

   November 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Bourne when compared to any previous November.

   October 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Bourne when compared to any previous October.

   month	uk companies	number of companies
   Dec 2010	16283	3
   Nov 2010	31710	8
   Oct 2010	28903	6
   Sep 2010	29093	5
   Aug 2010	32913	10
   Jul 2010	25699	5
   Jun 2010	35162	3
   May 2010	38045	4
   Apr 2010	21747	3
   Mar 2010	33870	3
   Feb 2010	24398	1
   Jan 2010	24409	5

   Dissolved Companies by Month

   	October	November	December
   Closed companies in 2010	6	8	3
   Closed companies in 2009	2	5	2
   % change	200.0%	60.0%	50%
   Record Year	2010 (6)	2010 (8)	2008 (6)

Net Company Growth

1. Annual Data (2010)

   A total of 21 companies were added to the company register for Bourne in 2010. This number represents growth of 25.0% in the total number of active companies, which compares favourably to the UK figure of 16.0%.

   This number is 2 companies higher than the previous year.

   The highest net company growth figure ever seen in one year came in 2006 when the Bourne company register grew by 53 companies.

   Year	Bourne	UK
   2010	21	58,126
   2009	19	-171,098
   2008	45	111,302
   2007	50	237,354
   2006	53	205,274
   Record Year	2006 (53)	2003 (242,543)

   year	net	prev total	uk year	uk net	uk prev	sort
   2010	21	84	2010	58126	362675	1
   2009	19	77	2009	-171098	349203	1
   2008	45	81	2008	111302	457649	1
   2007	50	86	2007	237354	405440	1
   2006	53	78	2006	205274	367689	1
   2005	45	61	2005	178360	340803	1
   2004	39	75	2004	168836	403670	1
   2003	52	58	2003	242543	299401	1
   2002	36	32	2002	135824	226399	1
   2001	10	43	2001	81970	244029	1
   2006	53	0	2003	242543	0	2

   Net Growth by Year

2. Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2010)

   In the second half of 2010 the company register for Bourne decreased by 3 companies.

   Half Year (Jul-Dec)	Bourne	UK
   2010	-3	32,008
   2009	22	-63,883
   Record Year	2006 (32)	2003 (117,772)

   half	uk net	net
   H2 2010	32008	-3
   H2 2009	-63883	22
   H2 2008	26134	22
   H2 2007	66058	24
   H2 2006	89131	32
   H2 2005	81628	25
   H2 2004	78944	12
   H2 2003	117772	25
   H2 2002	72347	28
   H2 2001	36943	5

   Net Growth by Half Year

3. Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2010)

   Net company growth for Bourne during the fourth quarter of 2010 (Oct 2010 - Dec 2010) was 1 companies.

   fourth quarter (Oct 2010 - Dec 2010)	Bourne	UK
   2010	1	18,221
   2009	8	847
   Record Year	2006 (21)	2003 (57,175)

   quarter	net	prev total	uk quarter	uk net	uk prev	sort
   Q4 2010	1	17	Q4 2010	18221	85983	1
   Q4 2009	8	18	Q4 2009	847	76038	1
   Q4 2008	6	16	Q4 2008	23987	83140	1
   Q4 2007	10	23	Q4 2007	29311	94527	1
   Q4 2006	21	14	Q4 2006	45071	89564	1
   Q4 2005	7	13	Q4 2005	41035	81122	1
   Q4 2004	7	20	Q4 2004	37987	94243	1
   Q4 2003	19	18	Q4 2003	57175	82677	1
   Q4 2002	10	6	Q4 2002	33103	53729	1
   Q4 2001	3	10	Q4 2001	18966	55834	1
   Q4 2006	21	0	Q4 2003	57175	0	2

   Net Growth by Quarter

4. Monthly Data (Oct, Nov & Dec 2010)

   month	uk net	net
   Dec 2010	10851	1
   Nov 2010	2637	-1
   Oct 2010	4733	1
   Sep 2010	6056	0
   Aug 2010	-547	-5
   Jul 2010	8278	1
   Jun 2010	36	-1
   May 2010	-8014	3
   Apr 2010	11636	0
   Mar 2010	8909	11
   Feb 2010	8816	6
   Jan 2010	4735	5

   Net Growth by Month

   	October	November	December
   Net growth in 2010	1	-1	1
   Net growth in 2009	5	-1	4
   Record Year	2006 (10)	2005 (5)	2009 (4)

UK Company Share

1. Annual Data (2010)

   In 2010 Bourne formed 0.0% of all UK companies. This is no change on 2009 when Bourne was responsible for 0.0% of all UK companies.

   Year	Bourne
   2010	0.0%
   2009	0.0%
   2008	0.0%
   2007	0.0%
   2006	0.0%
   Record Year (since 1960)	1977 (0.0%)

   incorporation year	percentage	num town	sort
   2010	0.0192	77	1
   2009	0.0232	84	1
   2008	0.0221	77	1
   2007	0.0177	81	1
   2006	0.0212	86	1
   2005	0.0212	78	1
   2004	0.0179	61	1
   2003	0.0186	75	1
   2002	0.0194	58	1
   2001	0.0141	32	1
   1977	0.0399	6	2

   Company Share by Year

2. Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2010)

   In the second half of 2010 Bourne formed 0.0% of all UK companies. This is the same as the 2009 figure of 0.0%.

   Half Year (Jul-Dec)	Bourne
   2010	0.0%
   2009	0.0%
   2008	0.0%
   2007	0.0%
   2006	0.0%
   Record Year (since 1960)	1977 (0.1%)

   half	percentage	num town	sort
   H2 2010	0.0173	34	1
   H2 2009	0.0232	42	1
   H2 2008	0.0242	39	1
   H2 2007	0.0213	38	1
   H2 2006	0.0242	46	1
   H2 2005	0.0216	39	1
   H2 2004	0.0132	22	1
   H2 2003	0.0174	35	1
   H2 2002	0.0239	39	1
   H2 2001	0.0146	16	1
   H2 1977	0.0523	4	2

   Company Share by Half Year

3. Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2010)

   In the fourth quarter of 2010, Bourne formed 0.0% of all UK companies.

   fourth quarter (Oct 2010 - Dec 2010)	Bourne
   2010	0.0%
   2009	0.0%
   2008	0.0%
   2007	0.0%
   2006	0.0%
   Record Year (since 1960)	1977 (0.1%)

   quarter	percentage	num town	sort
   Q4 2010	0.0189	18	1
   Q4 2009	0.0198	17	1
   Q4 2008	0.0237	18	1
   Q4 2007	0.0192	16	1
   Q4 2006	0.0243	23	1
   Q4 2005	0.0156	14	1
   Q4 2004	0.0160	13	1
   Q4 2003	0.0212	20	1
   Q4 2002	0.0218	18	1
   Q4 2001	0.0112	6	1
   Q4 1977	0.0981	4	2

   Company Share by Quarter

4. Monthly Data (Oct, Nov & Dec 2010)

   month	percentage	num town
   Dec 2010	0.0147	4
   Nov 2010	0.0204	7
   Oct 2010	0.0208	7
   Sep 2010	0.0142	5
   Aug 2010	0.0154	5
   Jul 2010	0.0177	6
   Jun 2010	0.0057	2
   May 2010	0.0233	7
   Apr 2010	0.0090	3
   Mar 2010	0.0327	14
   Feb 2010	0.0211	7
   Jan 2010	0.0343	10

   Company Share by Month

   	October	November	December
   UK formation share in 2010	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
   UK formation share in 2009	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
   % change	-12.6%	56.9%	-36.6%
   Record Year	1972 (0.1%)	1961 (0.2%)	1977 (0.2%)

Director Age

1. Annual Data (2010)

   The average age of a director in 2010 was 47.7.

   The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 1.2% compared to the UK figure of 2.5%.

   The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 5.2% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.

   incorporation year	average age	over 65	under 25	uk average age	uk under 25	uk over 65
   2010	47.7442	5.2326	1.1628	44.4401	2.4538	4.5333
   2009	47.4720	2.4845	0.6211	45.2261	1.7605	5.0704
   2008	50.5000	13.3803	1.4085	46.1030	1.1038	5.5656
   2007	49.7488	6.7633	0.0000	46.9178	0.6450	6.2914
   2006	48.6415	4.2453	1.4151	47.8828	0.4451	7.0508
   2005	48.1100	4.5000	0.0000	48.7391	0.2649	7.9581
   2004	50.1163	8.7209	0.0000	49.4951	0.1758	8.9625
   2003	51.1341	10.6145	0.5587	50.8740	0.1352	10.6270
   2002	51.5521	8.8542	0.0000	51.6935	0.1273	11.7651
   2001	53.0924	18.4874	0.0000	52.1075	0.1239	12.4446

   Director Age by Year

2. Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2010)

   The average age of a director in the second half of 2010 was 46.6.

   The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 0.0% compared to the UK figure of 2.8%.

   The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.4% compared to the UK figure of 4.4%.

   half	average age	over 65	under 25	uk average age	uk under 25	uk over 65
   H2 2010	46.6220	2.4390	0.0000	44.1077	2.8067	4.4080
   H2 2009	47.7821	0.0000	0.0000	45.0201	1.9353	4.9560
   H2 2008	47.3750	7.1429	0.0000	45.8334	1.2764	5.4631
   H2 2007	48.8028	4.2254	0.0000	46.8152	0.7598	6.1076
   H2 2006	48.2857	4.7619	0.0000	47.7247	0.5102	6.9628
   H2 2005	48.8505	4.6729	0.0000	48.4938	0.2844	7.7243
   H2 2004	49.6970	15.1515	0.0000	49.3406	0.1993	8.8644
   H2 2003	50.1818	9.0909	1.1364	50.4891	0.1411	10.0769
   H2 2002	51.7170	9.4340	0.0000	51.6317	0.1268	11.7639
   H2 2001	53.2632	17.5439	0.0000	51.9496	0.1315	12.1639

   Director Age by Half Year

3. Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2010)

   The average age of a director in the fourth quarter of 2010 was 45.3.

   The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 0.0% compared to the UK figure of 3.0%.

   The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 0.0% compared to the UK figure of 4.4%.

   quarter	average age	over 65	under 25	uk average age	uk under 25	uk over 65
   Q4 2010	45.2632	0.0000	0.0000	44.1115	2.9654	4.4413
   Q4 2009	47.3750	0.0000	0.0000	45.0208	1.9341	4.7453
   Q4 2008	48.5926	7.4074	0.0000	45.8957	1.3524	5.5383
   Q4 2007	49.5000	7.1429	0.0000	46.8486	0.7878	5.9462
   Q4 2006	47.0806	3.2258	0.0000	47.7754	0.5298	7.0007
   Q4 2005	49.8621	8.6207	0.0000	48.4782	0.2883	7.6552
   Q4 2004	47.0811	8.1081	0.0000	49.3119	0.2130	8.5903
   Q4 2003	50.0930	6.9767	2.3256	50.4240	0.1555	9.9952
   Q4 2002	51.8070	10.5263	0.0000	51.6196	0.1377	11.7155
   Q4 2001	49.8929	3.5714	0.0000	52.0787	0.1393	12.2804

   Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

1. Annual Data (2010)

   The record year for female directors in Bourne was 1857 when 36.4% of all directors were female.

   The percentage of female directors in Bourne in 2010 was 28.5%. The average for the UK during this time was 26.2%

   incorporation year	percentage female	uk year	uk percentage female	sort
   2001	28.4615	2001	26.1508	1
   2002	30.3483	2002	28.5637	1
   2003	31.0345	2003	29.8456	1
   2004	39.4737	2004	26.7982	1
   2005	36.2791	2005	26.5473	1
   2006	31.3305	2006	26.5349	1
   2007	30.3279	2007	27.0885	1
   2008	35.4037	2008	27.0648	1
   2009	31.1475	2009	25.4309	1
   2010	25.5102	2010	24.9134	1
   1857	36.3636	1972	71.4286	2

   Director Gender by Year

2. Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2010)

   The record second half year for female directors in Bourne was 1860 when 42.9% of all directors were female.

   26.6% of all director appointments in Bourne in the second half of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.0% for the same period.

   half	percentage female	uk half	uk percentage female	sort
   H2 2010	26.5957	H2 2010	24.9631	1
   H2 2009	25.8427	H2 2009	24.8956	1
   H2 2008	31.7460	H2 2008	26.2791	1
   H2 2007	37.2093	H2 2007	26.7504	1
   H2 2006	29.7872	H2 2006	26.4750	1
   H2 2005	35.8974	H2 2005	26.2215	1
   H2 2004	40.5405	H2 2004	26.7574	1
   H2 2003	27.5510	H2 2003	29.3888	1
   H2 2002	25.0000	H2 2002	29.5525	1
   H2 2001	29.0323	H2 2001	26.0780	1
   H2 1860	42.8571	H2 1972	75.0000	2

   Director Gender by Half Year

3. Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2010)

   The record fourth quarter for female directors in Bourne was in 1977 when 31.1% of all directors were female.

   25.0% of all director appointments in Bourne in the fourth quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 24.7% for the same period.

   quarter	percentage female	uk quarter	uk percentage female	sort
   Q4 2010	25.0000	Q4 2010	24.7227	1
   Q4 2009	16.1290	Q4 2009	24.0749	1
   Q4 2008	35.4839	Q4 2008	26.3450	1
   Q4 2007	41.1765	Q4 2007	26.5826	1
   Q4 2006	33.3333	Q4 2006	25.9680	1
   Q4 2005	33.8983	Q4 2005	26.0272	1
   Q4 2004	35.7143	Q4 2004	26.4556	1
   Q4 2003	22.9167	Q4 2003	29.1713	1
   Q4 2002	24.1379	Q4 2002	29.6130	1
   Q4 2001	37.5000	Q4 2001	26.0497	1
   Q4 1977	31.0539	Q4 1972	75.0000	2

   Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

1. Previous 12 months (Dec 2009-Dec 2010)

   Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.

   word	percentage	uk word	uk percentage
   MANAGEMENT	3.03%	CONSULTING	5.06%
   BOURNE	2.42%	MANAGEMENT	5.01%
   CONSULTANCY	1.82%	CONSULTANCY	3.14%
   COMMERCIAL	1.21%	PROPERTY	2.36%
   INSTALLATIONS	1.21%	TRADING	2.11%
   LARK	1.21%	ASSOCIATES	1.95%
   ENERGY	1.21%	DESIGN	1.92%
   SWING	1.21%	BUSINESS	1.82%
   BUSINESS	1.21%	CONSTRUCTION	1.82%
   ELECTRICAL	1.21%	CONSULTANTS	1.76%
   LINCS	1.21%	MEDIA	1.71%
   KINETIC	1.21%	ENGINEERING	1.62%
   ENGINEERING	1.21%	LONDON	1.60%
   HEXAGON	1.21%	CARE	1.45%
   CONSULTANTS	1.21%	INVESTMENTS	1.44%
   BELL	0.61%	GLOBAL	1.43%
   ACCOMMODATION	0.61%	J	1.42%
   G	0.61%	IT	1.41%
   SYSTEMS	0.61%	PROPERTIES	1.34%
   HOMES	0.61%	INTERNATIONAL	1.34%
   REPAIRS	0.61%	BUILDING	1.34%
   BAC	0.61%	M	1.30%
   WILLOUGHBY	0.61%	ELECTRICAL	1.25%
   CONTROL	0.61%	SYSTEMS	1.24%
   SUPPLIES	0.61%	S	1.23%

SIC Data

1. Previous 36 months, excluding companies less than 12 months old

   sic code	number of companies	uk companies
   None Supplied	15	199,572
   7260 - Other computer related activities	6	8,089
   7487 - Other business activities	6	63,348
   9305 - Other service activities	5	8,858
   62020 - Information technology consultancy activities	5	9,177
   7414 - Business & management consultancy	4	13,474
   70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management	4	14,505
   74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified	4	7,088
   82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified	3	27,550
   70100 - Activities of head offices	3	2,862
   4531 - Installation electrical wiring etc.	3	2,170
   74990 - Non-trading company	3	8,243
   4534 - Other building installation	3	2,357
   7222 - Other software consultancy and supply	3	7,298
   9999 - Dormant Company	3	20,144
   32990 - Other manufacturing not elsewhere classified	2	1,405
   9800 - Residents Property Management	2	1,563
   5244 - Retail furniture household etc.	2	901
   75000 - Veterinary activities	2	380
   7221 - Software publishing	2	1,009

Recent Companies

1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

   COMPANY NUMBER	COMPANY NAME	INCORPORATION DATE
   07477110	ROSE ELECTRICAL & SECURITY LIMITED	23 Dec 2010
   07473640	CARING AND SUPPORT TODAY LIMITED	20 Dec 2010
   07459106	CLUB LETTINGS LIMITED	03 Dec 2010
   07456054	AREN BUILDING CONNECTIONS LTD	01 Dec 2010