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

  1. New Company Registrations
  2. Closed Companies (dissolved)
  3. Net Company Growth
  4. UK Company Share
  5. Director Age
  6. Director Gender
  7. Naming Trends
  8. SIC Data
  9. Recent Companies

New Company Registrations

  1. 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 DownUK
    2012251118,868
    2011241114,512
    % change4.1%3.8%
    Record Year 2012 (251) 2012 (118,868)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2012699092
    New companies in 2011609289
    % change15.0%-2.2%3.4%
    Record Year2005 (70)2011 (92)2012 (92)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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 DownUK
    201214974,772
    201115372,230
    % change-2.6%3.5%
    Record Year 2010 (348) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2012505049
    Closed companies in 2011495153
    % change2.0%-2.0%-8%
    Record Year2012 (50)2010 (111)2010 (193)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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 DownUK
    201210244,096
    20118842,282
    Record Year 2003 (204) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2012194043
    Net growth in 2011114136
    Record Year2001 (32)2003 (70)2009 (86)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20120.2%
    20110.2%
    20100.2%
    20090.2%
    20080.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1960 (0.6%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20120.2%0.2%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20110.2%0.2%0.2%
    % change3.2%-1.4%2.2%
    Record Year1960 (1.0%)1978 (0.6%)1967 (0.6%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Sep 2011-Sep 2012)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    (NI)3.70%CONSULTING5.06%
    MANAGEMENT1.55%MANAGEMENT4.77%
    CONTRACTS1.07%CONSULTANCY3.29%
    TRADING1.01%PROPERTY2.36%
    (N.I.)0.95%TRADING2.08%
    ENTERPRISES0.95%DESIGN1.87%
    DESIGN0.89%ASSOCIATES1.83%
    CONSTRUCTION0.89%ENGINEERING1.83%
    ENGINEERING0.78%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    NI0.78%BUSINESS1.72%
    RETAIL0.66%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    HOUSE0.66%MEDIA1.68%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.60%LONDON1.67%
    PROPERTIES0.60%J1.55%
    ELECTRICAL0.60%GLOBAL1.54%
    IRELAND0.54%INVESTMENTS1.47%
    ENERGY0.54%IT1.43%
    PROPERTY0.54%PROPERTIES1.34%
    CLUB0.54%CARE1.32%
    CONSULTANCY0.48%M1.27%
    TRANSPORT0.48%BUILDING1.22%
    NEWRY0.48%ENTERPRISES1.21%
    GREEN0.48%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    G0.48%S1.17%
    CO0.48%SECURITY1.16%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied344228,243
    99999 - Dormant Company8537,912
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified4650,446
    41100 - Development of building projects297,545
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings284,591
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified2714,809
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified2720,742
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management2528,990
    68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis234,786
    7487 - Other business activities2316,361
    49410 - Freight transport by road234,503
    98000 - Residents property management214,205
    56102 - Unlicensed restaurants and cafes202,667
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities1921,969
    32990 - Other manufacturing not elsewhere classified192,674
    62012 - Business and domestic software development186,943
    74990 - Non-trading company1713,641
    9999 - Dormant Company176,793
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities175,935
    56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands164,745

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    NI613630 WILKINSON B2L LIMITED 18 Jul 2012
    NI613587 L POLLARD LTD 16 Jul 2012
    NI613757 J B ENTERTAINMENT (2012) LTD 27 Jul 2012
    NI613740 COMPUTENTIAL INT LIMITED 26 Jul 2012
    NI613623 ARDMINNAN CONSTRUCTION & RENEWABLES LTD 17 Jul 2012
    NI613662 WE HEART GLOBAL LIMITED 20 Jul 2012
    NI613521 PROFILE EVENT MANAGEMENT LIMITED 06 Jul 2012
    NI613699 VEGOUT VEGBOX LIMITED 24 Jul 2012
    NI613426 ALGAEKILL SOLUTIONS LIMITED 02 Jul 2012
    NI613574 ALLTRAK RALLYSPORT LTD 11 Jul 2012
    NI613703 JOHN WATSON SMS LIMITED 24 Jul 2012
    NI613497 JCC PROFESSIONAL CATERING SERVICE LIMITED 05 Jul 2012
    NI613542 MONEYSLANE RURAL COMMUNITY HUB 09 Jul 2012
    NI613590 PASSIVE WINDOW SYSTEMS LTD 16 Jul 2012
    NI613721 BALLENY FARMING & CONTRACTS LTD 25 Jul 2012
    NI613482 CRAVEN RECOVERY (NI) LTD 04 Jul 2012
    NI613769 MOSHI IRL LIMITED 27 Jul 2012
    NI613493 QUINN COACHES LIMITED 05 Jul 2012
    NI613505 MEIGH VILLAGE SHOP LIMITED 05 Jul 2012
    NI613510 GARVEY AGRICULTURAL CONTRACTING LIMITED 06 Jul 2012
    NI613513 M&M TRUCKS (UK) LIMITED 06 Jul 2012
    NI613516 PETER QUINN & COMPANY LIMITED 06 Jul 2012
    NI613522 KK SKIP HIRE IRE LTD 06 Jul 2012
    NI613667 CASHEL ENGINEERING LIMITED 20 Jul 2012
    NI613708 DEER PARK DAY CARE LTD 24 Jul 2012