County Down
2012 Half Year Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- The first half of 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in County Down when compared to any previous first half year.
- The first half of 2012 was a record first half year for company registrations in County Down when compared to any half year in history.
- Q2 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in County Down when compared to any previous Q2.
- June 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in County Down when compared to any previous June.
- June 2012 saw a new record in company closures in County Down when compared to any previous June.
- April 2012 saw a new record in company closures in County Down when compared to any previous April.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
The first half of 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in County Down when compared to any previous first half year.
The first half of 2012 was a record first half year for company registrations in County Down when compared to any half year in history.
In the first half of 2012 a total of 816 companies were formed in County Down. This figure is 16.1% higher than last year, which compares well to the UK wide figure of 10.7%.
The highest total for a first half year in County Down occurred in 2012 when a total of 816 were formed.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) County Down UK 2012 816 253,150 2011 703 228,735 % change 16.1% 10.7% Record Year 2012 (816) 2007 (279,097) New Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
Q2 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in County Down when compared to any previous Q2.
A total of 378 companies were registered in County Down during the second quarter of 2012 (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012).
This figure is an increase of 12.2% versus the same period last year (Q2 2011). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.3% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) County Down UK 2012 378 121,659 2011 337 112,344 % change 12.2% 8.3% Record Year 2007 (396) 2012 (121,659) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)
June 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in County Down when compared to any previous June.
New Companies by Month
April May June New companies in 2012 119 134 125 New companies in 2011 96 126 115 % change 24.0% 6.3% 8.7% Record Year 2007 (139) 2007 (143) 2012 (125)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
In the first half of 2012 a total of 463 companies were dissolved in County Down. This figure is 10.6% lower than last year, which compares well to the UK wide change of -8.9%.
The highest total for a first half year in County Down occurred in 2011 when a total of 518 were closed.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) County Down UK 2012 463 147,793 2011 518 162,310 % change -10.6% -8.9% Record Year 2011 (518) 2009 (289,236) Dissolved Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
A total of 250 companies were dissolved in County Down during the second quarter of 2012 (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012).
This figure is a decrease of 12.9% versus the same period last year (Q2 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 12.5% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) County Down UK 2012 250 80,217 2011 287 71,324 % change -12.9% 12.5% Record Year 2010 (384) 2009 (181,176) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)
June 2012 saw a new record in company closures in County Down when compared to any previous June.
April 2012 saw a new record in company closures in County Down when compared to any previous April.
Dissolved Companies by Month
April May June Closed companies in 2012 73 80 97 Closed companies in 2011 44 152 91 % change 65.9% -47.4% 7% Record Year 2012 (73) 2010 (247) 2012 (97)
Net Company Growth
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
In the first half of 2012 the company register for County Down increased by 353 companies.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) County Down UK 2012 353 105,357 2011 185 66,425 Record Year 2007 (632) 2007 (171,296) Net Growth by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
Net company growth for County Down during the second quarter of 2012 (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) was 128 companies.
second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) County Down UK 2012 128 41,442 2011 50 41,020 Record Year 2007 (320) 2003 (69,274) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)
Net Growth by Month
April May June Net growth in 2012 46 54 28 Net growth in 2011 52 -26 24 Record Year 2007 (117) 2007 (108) 2005 (104)
UK Company Share
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
In the first half of 2012 County Down formed 0.3% of all UK companies. This is the same as the 2011 figure of 0.3%.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) County Down 2012 0.3% 2011 0.3% 2010 0.3% 2009 0.3% 2008 0.3% Record Year (since 1960) 1977 (0.7%) Company Share by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
In the second quarter of 2012, County Down formed 0.3% of all UK companies.
second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) County Down 2012 0.3% 2011 0.3% 2010 0.3% 2009 0.3% 2008 0.3% Record Year (since 1960) 1966 (0.7%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)
Company Share by Month
April May June UK formation share in 2012 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% UK formation share in 2011 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% % change 4.4% -6.8% 16.1% Record Year 1979 (4.3%) 1965 (0.9%) 1975 (1.1%)
Director Age
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
The average age of a director in the first half of 2012 was 43.6.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.4% compared to the UK figure of 4.9%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 5.3% compared to the UK figure of 3.4%.
Director Age by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
The average age of a director in the second quarter of 2012 was 43.6.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.0% compared to the UK figure of 5.2%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.6% compared to the UK figure of 3.3%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
The record first half year for female directors in County Down was 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
24.5% of all director appointments in County Down in the first half of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 23.4% for the same period.
Director Gender by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
The record second quarter for female directors in County Down was in 1866 when 57.1% of all directors were female.
28.2% of all director appointments in County Down in the second 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 (Jun 2011-Jun 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage (NI) 2.53% CONSULTING 5.07% MANAGEMENT 1.24% MANAGEMENT 4.74% TRADING 1.16% CONSULTANCY 3.28% CONSTRUCTION 0.93% PROPERTY 2.35% DESIGN 0.93% TRADING 2.10% PROPERTIES 0.80% DESIGN 1.89% (N.I.) 0.80% ENGINEERING 1.87% CONTRACTS 0.76% ASSOCIATES 1.82% ENGINEERING 0.76% CONSULTANTS 1.78% ENTERPRISES 0.76% CONSTRUCTION 1.71% CONSULTANCY 0.71% BUSINESS 1.70% NI 0.71% MEDIA 1.69% CARE 0.67% LONDON 1.68% RETAIL 0.62% J 1.57% DEVELOPMENTS 0.62% GLOBAL 1.51% PROPERTY 0.62% INVESTMENTS 1.48% COMMUNITY 0.58% IT 1.42% M 0.53% CARE 1.31% GREEN 0.53% PROPERTIES 1.31% ENERGY 0.53% M 1.26% LEISURE 0.53% ELECTRICAL 1.23% CLUB 0.49% BUILDING 1.23% C.I.C. 0.49% SECURITY 1.19% DIRECT 0.49% S 1.18% ELECTRICAL 0.49% ENTERPRISES 1.17%
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 565 244,457 7487 - Other business activities 101 47,029 99999 - Dormant Company 88 26,088 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 65 35,447 9999 - Dormant Company 56 16,469 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 40 20,390 41100 - Development of building projects 33 5,149 7414 - Business & management consultancy 29 10,978 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 26 10,271 9305 - Other service activities 26 7,926 68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis 25 3,365 49410 - Freight transport by road 23 2,912 74990 - Non-trading company 23 9,706 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 22 4,644 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 22 14,220 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 22 15,280 41202 - Construction of domestic buildings 21 3,185 5530 - Restaurants 21 4,037 62012 - Business and domestic software development 21 4,742 7499 - Non-trading company 20 8,023
Recent Companies
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