County Down
Q3 2012 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- Q3 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in County Down when compared to any previous Q3.
- September 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in County Down when compared to any previous September.
- July 2012 saw a new record in company closures in County Down when compared to any previous July.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
Q3 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in County Down when compared to any previous Q3.
A total of 251 companies were registered in County Down during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).
This figure is an increase of 4.1% 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) County Down UK 2012 251 118,868 2011 241 114,512 % change 4.1% 3.8% Record Year 2012 (251) 2012 (118,868) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
September 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in County Down when compared to any previous September.
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2012 69 90 92 New companies in 2011 60 92 89 % change 15.0% -2.2% 3.4% Record Year 2005 (70) 2011 (92) 2012 (92)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
A total of 149 companies were dissolved in County Down during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).
This figure is a decrease of 2.6% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares well 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) County Down UK 2012 149 74,772 2011 153 72,230 % change -2.6% 3.5% Record Year 2010 (348) 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 County Down when compared to any previous July.
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2012 50 50 49 Closed companies in 2011 49 51 53 % change 2.0% -2.0% -8% Record Year 2012 (50) 2010 (111) 2010 (193)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
Net company growth for County Down during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) was 102 companies.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) County Down UK 2012 102 44,096 2011 88 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 19 40 43 Net growth in 2011 11 41 36 Record Year 2001 (32) 2003 (70) 2009 (86)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
In the third quarter of 2012, County Down formed 0.2% of all UK companies.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) County Down 2012 0.2% 2011 0.2% 2010 0.2% 2009 0.2% 2008 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1960 (0.6%) 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 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% UK formation share in 2011 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% % change 3.2% -1.4% 2.2% Record Year 1960 (1.0%) 1978 (0.6%) 1967 (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 42.8.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.3% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.8% 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 County Down was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.
25.4% of all director appointments in County Down 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 (NI) 3.70% CONSULTING 5.06% MANAGEMENT 1.55% MANAGEMENT 4.77% CONTRACTS 1.07% CONSULTANCY 3.29% TRADING 1.01% PROPERTY 2.36% (N.I.) 0.95% TRADING 2.08% ENTERPRISES 0.95% DESIGN 1.87% DESIGN 0.89% ASSOCIATES 1.83% CONSTRUCTION 0.89% ENGINEERING 1.83% ENGINEERING 0.78% CONSULTANTS 1.76% NI 0.78% BUSINESS 1.72% RETAIL 0.66% CONSTRUCTION 1.70% HOUSE 0.66% MEDIA 1.68% DEVELOPMENTS 0.60% LONDON 1.67% PROPERTIES 0.60% J 1.55% ELECTRICAL 0.60% GLOBAL 1.54% IRELAND 0.54% INVESTMENTS 1.47% ENERGY 0.54% IT 1.43% PROPERTY 0.54% PROPERTIES 1.34% CLUB 0.54% CARE 1.32% CONSULTANCY 0.48% M 1.27% TRANSPORT 0.48% BUILDING 1.22% NEWRY 0.48% ENTERPRISES 1.21% GREEN 0.48% ELECTRICAL 1.20% G 0.48% S 1.17% CO 0.48% 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 344 228,243 99999 - Dormant Company 85 37,912 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 46 50,446 41100 - Development of building projects 29 7,545 41202 - Construction of domestic buildings 28 4,591 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 27 14,809 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 27 20,742 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 25 28,990 68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis 23 4,786 7487 - Other business activities 23 16,361 49410 - Freight transport by road 23 4,503 98000 - Residents property management 21 4,205 56102 - Unlicensed restaurants and cafes 20 2,667 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 19 21,969 32990 - Other manufacturing not elsewhere classified 19 2,674 62012 - Business and domestic software development 18 6,943 74990 - Non-trading company 17 13,641 9999 - Dormant Company 17 6,793 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 17 5,935 56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands 16 4,745
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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