Colchester, Essex
Q3 2012 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- July 2012 saw a new record in company closures in Colchester when compared to any previous July.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
A total of 336 companies were registered in Colchester during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).
This figure is a decrease of 0.3% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares equally 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) Colchester UK 2012 336 118,868 2011 337 114,512 % change -0.3% 3.8% Record Year 2011 (337) 2012 (118,868) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2012 115 114 107 New companies in 2011 95 128 114 % change 21.1% -10.9% -6.1% Record Year 2003 (128) 2011 (128) 2003 (118)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
A total of 222 companies were dissolved in Colchester during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).
This figure is an increase of 15.0% 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) Colchester UK 2012 222 74,772 2011 193 72,230 % change 15.0% 3.5% Record Year 2009 (292) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
July 2012 saw a new record in company closures in Colchester when compared to any previous July.
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2012 80 80 62 Closed companies in 2011 64 77 52 % change 25.0% 3.9% 19% Record Year 2012 (80) 2008 (147) 2009 (139)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
Net company growth for Colchester during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) was 114 companies.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Colchester UK 2012 114 44,096 2011 144 42,282 Record Year 2003 (204) 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 35 34 45 Net growth in 2011 31 51 62 Record Year 2008 (98) 2002 (71) 2002 (80)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
In the third quarter of 2012, Colchester formed 0.3% of all UK companies.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Colchester 2012 0.3% 2011 0.3% 2010 0.3% 2009 0.3% 2008 0.3% Record Year (since 1960) 1961 (0.5%) 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% 0.3% 0.3% UK formation share in 2011 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% % change 8.6% -10.2% -7.2% Record Year 1973 (0.6%) 1972 (0.6%) 1961 (0.6%)
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 43.9.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.9% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.5% 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 Colchester was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.
27.8% of all director appointments in Colchester 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 CONSULTING 1.72% CONSULTING 5.05% MANAGEMENT 1.53% MANAGEMENT 4.75% CONSULTANCY 1.20% CONSULTANCY 3.28% PROPERTY 1.00% PROPERTY 2.35% CONSTRUCTION 1.00% TRADING 2.08% CARE 0.96% DESIGN 1.87% ESSEX 0.91% ASSOCIATES 1.84% DESIGN 0.81% ENGINEERING 1.83% MEDIA 0.72% CONSULTANTS 1.76% GREEN 0.67% BUSINESS 1.72% (COLCHESTER) 0.67% CONSTRUCTION 1.70% G 0.57% MEDIA 1.67% ELECTRICAL 0.57% LONDON 1.67% ASSOCIATES 0.53% J 1.55% HEALTH 0.53% GLOBAL 1.53% COLCHESTER 0.53% INVESTMENTS 1.46% ENTERPRISES 0.53% IT 1.43% M 0.53% PROPERTIES 1.34% PRODUCTIONS 0.48% CARE 1.32% S 0.48% M 1.27% R 0.48% BUILDING 1.22% J 0.48% ENTERPRISES 1.20% RTM 0.43% ELECTRICAL 1.20% TRAINING 0.43% S 1.17% CREATIVE 0.43% 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 824 331,455 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 111 33,677 99999 - Dormant Company 86 25,035 7487 - Other business activities 86 35,545 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 76 19,425 9999 - Dormant Company 47 12,598 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 46 14,774 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 46 13,716 62090 - Other information technology service activities 31 7,869 93199 - Other sports activities 25 2,009 9305 - Other service activities 24 6,142 7414 - Business & management consultancy 23 8,437 43390 - Other building completion and finishing 22 3,093 41100 - Development of building projects 19 4,965 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 18 9,891 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 18 3,943 7499 - Non-trading company 18 6,164 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 17 4,119 86900 - Other human health activities 16 4,998 74990 - Non-trading company 16 9,203
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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