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
    NI614033 ZENITH SPORTSWEAR LTD 15 Aug 2012
    NI614192 TREVOR BROWN ASSOCIATES LTD 28 Aug 2012
    NI614266 H & M INSIDEOUT LIMITED 31 Aug 2012
    NI614180 VN MANUFACTURING LIMITED 28 Aug 2012
    NI614148 P + B AEROSPACE LIMITED 24 Aug 2012
    NI613909 ARCADIAN CONSULTANCY LIMITED 07 Aug 2012
    NI613885 BALLYWARREN LIMITED 06 Aug 2012
    NI614082 OPERATING ROOM SYSTEMS LIMITED 20 Aug 2012
    NI614116 LIGHTBODY DESIGN LTD 22 Aug 2012
    NI614268 I DANCE IRISH LTD 31 Aug 2012
    NI613875 SLIEVE CROOB FLYING CLUB LTD 03 Aug 2012
    NI613980 THE VIEW MANAGEMENT COMPANY (NI) LIMITED 10 Aug 2012
    NI614132 GRANITE RENOVATIONS LIMITED 23 Aug 2012
    NI614160 SCE(NI) LTD 24 Aug 2012
    NI614241 JJP HAULAGE LIMITED 30 Aug 2012
    NI613995 CITCOMM LIMITED 13 Aug 2012
    NI613910 NEWAGE ELECTRICAL LIMITED 07 Aug 2012
    NI613947 KILBRONEY HOUSE (NI) LIMITED 09 Aug 2012
    NI613948 NARROW WATER EQUESTRIAN CENTRE LIMITED 09 Aug 2012
    NI614017 MOURNE FLOORING LTD 14 Aug 2012
    NI614069 CLOVER VALLEY LIMITED 20 Aug 2012
    NI614189 G & M TURLEY LTD 28 Aug 2012
    NI614270 MECTRON LTD 31 Aug 2012
    NI614004 PROSTHODONTICS LTD 13 Aug 2012
    NI614042 SOCIAL CLIX.BIZ LIMITED 16 Aug 2012