New Company Registrations

1. Annual Data (2010)

   A total of 100 companies were formed in Crediton in 2010. This total is 37.0% higher than in 2009 and compares favourably to the UK figure of a 10.4% growth compared to 362,675 the previous year.

   Year	Crediton	UK
   2010	100	400,358
   2009	73	362,675
   2008	75	349,203
   2007	90	457,649
   2006	88	405,440
   Record Year	2003 (132)	2007 (457,649)

   incorporation year	uk year	uk companies	number of companies	sort
   2010	2010	400358	100	1
   2009	2009	362675	73	1
   2008	2008	349203	75	1
   2007	2007	457649	90	1
   2006	2006	405440	88	1
   2005	2005	367689	71	1
   2004	2004	340803	81	1
   2003	2003	403670	132	1
   2002	2002	299401	89	1
   2001	2001	226399	52	1
   2003	2007	457649	132	2

   New Companies by Year

2. Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2010)

   In the second half of 2010 a total of 51 companies were formed in Crediton. This figure is 96.2% higher than last year, which compares well to the UK wide figure of 8.8%.

   The highest total for a second half year in Crediton occurred in 2003 when a total of 55 were formed.

   Half Year (Jul-Dec)	Crediton	UK
   2010	51	196,609
   2009	26	180,654
   % change	96.2%	8.8%
   Record Year	2003 (55)	2003 (201,446)

   half	uk companies	number of companies
   H2 2010	196609	51
   H2 2009	180654	26
   H2 2008	160932	29
   H2 2007	178552	39
   H2 2006	190031	36
   H2 2005	180291	29
   H2 2004	166374	42
   H2 2003	201446	55
   H2 2002	162884	51
   H2 2001	109317	25

   New Companies by Half Year

3. Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2010)

   A total of 23 companies were registered in Crediton during the fourth quarter of 2010 (Oct 2010 - Dec 2010).

   This figure is an increase of 91.7% versus the same period last year (Q4 2009). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.6% against the same period last year.

   fourth quarter (Oct 2010 - Dec 2010)	Crediton	UK
   2010	23	95,117
   2009	12	85,983
   % change	91.7%	10.6%
   Record Year	2002 (33)	2010 (95,117)

   quarter	number of companies	uk quarter	uk companies	sort
   Q4 2010	23	Q4 2010	95117	1
   Q4 2009	12	Q4 2009	85983	1
   Q4 2008	11	Q4 2008	76038	1
   Q4 2007	22	Q4 2007	83140	1
   Q4 2006	18	Q4 2006	94527	1
   Q4 2005	15	Q4 2005	89564	1
   Q4 2004	24	Q4 2004	81122	1
   Q4 2003	29	Q4 2003	94243	1
   Q4 2002	33	Q4 2002	82677	1
   Q4 2001	11	Q4 2001	53729	1
   Q4 2002	33	Q4 2010	95117	2

   New Companies by Quarter

4. Monthly Data (Oct, Nov & Dec 2010)

   month	uk companies	number of companies
   Dec 2010	27134	8
   Nov 2010	34347	7
   Oct 2010	33636	8
   Sep 2010	35149	11
   Aug 2010	32366	7
   Jul 2010	33977	10
   Jun 2010	35198	6
   May 2010	30031	4
   Apr 2010	33383	5
   Mar 2010	42779	12
   Feb 2010	33214	16
   Jan 2010	29144	6

   New Companies by Month

   	October	November	December
   New companies in 2010	8	7	8
   New companies in 2009	4	3	5
   % change	100.0%	133.3%	60.0%
   Record Year	2003 (12)	2002 (14)	2004 (10)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

1. Annual Data (2010)

   A total of 63 companies were dissolved in Crediton in 2010. This total is 20.3% lower than in 2009 and compares favourably to the UK figure of 35.9% decrease compared to the previous year.

   Year	Crediton	UK
   2010	63	342,232
   2009	79	533,773
   2008	43	237,901
   2007	26	220,295
   2006	32	200,166
   Record Year	2009 (79)	2009 (533,773)

   dissolution year	uk year	uk companies	number of companies	sort
   2010	2010	342232	63	1
   2009	2009	533773	79	1
   2008	2008	237901	43	1
   2007	2007	220295	26	1
   2006	2006	200166	32	1
   2005	2005	189329	37	1
   2004	2004	171967	38	1
   2003	2003	161127	32	1
   2002	2002	163577	37	1
   2001	2001	144429	33	1
   2009	2009	533773	79	2

   Dissolved Companies by Year

2. Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2010)

   In the second half of 2010 a total of 31 companies were dissolved in Crediton. This figure is 6.1% lower than last year, which compares badly to the UK wide change of -32.7%.

   The highest total for a second half year in Crediton occurred in 2009 when a total of 33 were closed.

   Half Year (Jul-Dec)	Crediton	UK
   2010	31	164,601
   2009	33	244,537
   % change	-6.1%	-32.7%
   Record Year	2009 (33)	2009 (244,537)

   half	uk companies	number of companies
   H2 2010	164601	31
   H2 2009	244537	33
   H2 2008	134798	21
   H2 2007	112494	14
   H2 2006	100900	14
   H2 2005	98663	24
   H2 2004	87430	21
   H2 2003	83674	19
   H2 2002	90537	19
   H2 2001	72374	14

   Dissolved Companies by Half Year

3. Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2010)

   A total of 13 companies were dissolved in Crediton during the fourth quarter of 2010 (Oct 2010 - Dec 2010).

   This figure is a decrease of 40.9% versus the same period last year (Q4 2009). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 9.7% against the same period last year.

   fourth quarter (Oct 2010 - Dec 2010)	Crediton	UK
   2010	13	76,896
   2009	22	85,136
   % change	-40.9%	-9.7%
   Record Year	2009 (22)	2009 (85,136)

   quarter	number of companies	uk quarter	uk companies	sort
   Q4 2010	13	Q4 2010	76896	1
   Q4 2009	22	Q4 2009	85136	1
   Q4 2008	7	Q4 2008	52051	1
   Q4 2007	6	Q4 2007	53829	1
   Q4 2006	7	Q4 2006	49456	1
   Q4 2005	10	Q4 2005	48529	1
   Q4 2004	9	Q4 2004	43135	1
   Q4 2003	9	Q4 2003	37068	1
   Q4 2002	13	Q4 2002	49574	1
   Q4 2001	5	Q4 2001	34763	1
   Q4 2009	22	Q4 2009	85136	2

   Dissolved Companies by Quarter

4. Monthly Data (Oct, Nov & Dec 2010)

   month	uk companies	number of companies
   Dec 2010	16283	2
   Nov 2010	31710	7
   Oct 2010	28903	4
   Sep 2010	29093	4
   Aug 2010	32913	9
   Jul 2010	25699	5
   Jun 2010	35162	4
   May 2010	38045	1
   Apr 2010	21747	9
   Mar 2010	33870	12
   Feb 2010	24398	4
   Jan 2010	24409	2

   Dissolved Companies by Month

   	October	November	December
   Closed companies in 2010	4	7	2
   Closed companies in 2009	6	3	13
   % change	-33.3%	133.3%	-85%
   Record Year	2009 (6)	2002 (8)	2009 (13)

Net Company Growth

1. Annual Data (2010)

   A total of 37 companies were added to the company register for Crediton in 2010. This number represents growth of 50.7% in the total number of active companies, which compares favourably to the UK figure of 16.0%.

   This number is 43 companies higher than the previous year.

   The highest net company growth figure ever seen in one year came in 2003 when the Crediton company register grew by 100 companies.

   Year	Crediton	UK
   2010	37	58,126
   2009	-6	-171,098
   2008	32	111,302
   2007	64	237,354
   2006	56	205,274
   Record Year	2003 (100)	2003 (242,543)

   year	net	prev total	uk year	uk net	uk prev	sort
   2010	37	73	2010	58126	362675	1
   2009	-6	75	2009	-171098	349203	1
   2008	32	90	2008	111302	457649	1
   2007	64	88	2007	237354	405440	1
   2006	56	71	2006	205274	367689	1
   2005	34	81	2005	178360	340803	1
   2004	43	132	2004	168836	403670	1
   2003	100	89	2003	242543	299401	1
   2002	52	52	2002	135824	226399	1
   2001	19	61	2001	81970	244029	1
   2003	100	0	2003	242543	0	2

   Net Growth by Year

2. Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2010)

   In the second half of 2010 the company register for Crediton increased by 20 companies.

   Half Year (Jul-Dec)	Crediton	UK
   2010	20	32,008
   2009	-7	-63,883
   Record Year	2003 (36)	2003 (117,772)

   half	uk net	net
   H2 2010	32008	20
   H2 2009	-63883	-7
   H2 2008	26134	8
   H2 2007	66058	25
   H2 2006	89131	22
   H2 2005	81628	5
   H2 2004	78944	21
   H2 2003	117772	36
   H2 2002	72347	32
   H2 2001	36943	11

   Net Growth by Half Year

3. Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2010)

   Net company growth for Crediton during the fourth quarter of 2010 (Oct 2010 - Dec 2010) was 10 companies.

   fourth quarter (Oct 2010 - Dec 2010)	Crediton	UK
   2010	10	18,221
   2009	-10	847
   Record Year	2003 (20)	2003 (57,175)

   quarter	net	prev total	uk quarter	uk net	uk prev	sort
   Q4 2010	10	12	Q4 2010	18221	85983	1
   Q4 2009	-10	11	Q4 2009	847	76038	1
   Q4 2008	4	22	Q4 2008	23987	83140	1
   Q4 2007	16	18	Q4 2007	29311	94527	1
   Q4 2006	11	15	Q4 2006	45071	89564	1
   Q4 2005	5	24	Q4 2005	41035	81122	1
   Q4 2004	15	29	Q4 2004	37987	94243	1
   Q4 2003	20	33	Q4 2003	57175	82677	1
   Q4 2002	20	11	Q4 2002	33103	53729	1
   Q4 2001	6	17	Q4 2001	18966	55834	1
   Q4 2003	20	0	Q4 2003	57175	0	2

   Net Growth by Quarter

4. Monthly Data (Oct, Nov & Dec 2010)

   month	uk net	net
   Dec 2010	10851	6
   Nov 2010	2637	0
   Oct 2010	4733	4
   Sep 2010	6056	7
   Aug 2010	-547	-2
   Jul 2010	8278	5
   Jun 2010	36	2
   May 2010	-8014	3
   Apr 2010	11636	-4
   Mar 2010	8909	0
   Feb 2010	8816	12
   Jan 2010	4735	4

   Net Growth by Month

   	October	November	December
   Net growth in 2010	4	0	6
   Net growth in 2009	-2	0	-8
   Record Year	2000 (7)	2007 (10)	2002 (9)

UK Company Share

1. Annual Data (2010)

   In 2010 Crediton formed 0.0% of all UK companies. This is no change on 2009 when Crediton was responsible for 0.0% of all UK companies.

   Year	Crediton
   2010	0.0%
   2009	0.0%
   2008	0.0%
   2007	0.0%
   2006	0.0%
   Record Year (since 1960)	1963 (0.0%)

   incorporation year	percentage	num town	sort
   2010	0.0250	100	1
   2009	0.0201	73	1
   2008	0.0215	75	1
   2007	0.0197	90	1
   2006	0.0217	88	1
   2005	0.0193	71	1
   2004	0.0238	81	1
   2003	0.0327	132	1
   2002	0.0297	89	1
   2001	0.0230	52	1
   1963	0.0361	3	2

   Company Share by Year

2. Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2010)

   In the second half of 2010 Crediton formed 0.0% of all UK companies. This is the same as the 2009 figure of 0.0%.

   Half Year (Jul-Dec)	Crediton
   2010	0.0%
   2009	0.0%
   2008	0.0%
   2007	0.0%
   2006	0.0%
   Record Year (since 1960)	1974 (0.1%)

   half	percentage	num town	sort
   H2 2010	0.0259	51	1
   H2 2009	0.0144	26	1
   H2 2008	0.0180	29	1
   H2 2007	0.0218	39	1
   H2 2006	0.0189	36	1
   H2 2005	0.0161	29	1
   H2 2004	0.0252	42	1
   H2 2003	0.0273	55	1
   H2 2002	0.0313	51	1
   H2 2001	0.0229	25	1
   H2 1974	0.0594	3	2

   Company Share by Half Year

3. Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2010)

   In the fourth quarter of 2010, Crediton formed 0.0% of all UK companies.

   fourth quarter (Oct 2010 - Dec 2010)	Crediton
   2010	0.0%
   2009	0.0%
   2008	0.0%
   2007	0.0%
   2006	0.0%
   Record Year (since 1960)	1974 (0.1%)

   quarter	percentage	num town	sort
   Q4 2010	0.0242	23	1
   Q4 2009	0.0140	12	1
   Q4 2008	0.0145	11	1
   Q4 2007	0.0265	22	1
   Q4 2006	0.0190	18	1
   Q4 2005	0.0167	15	1
   Q4 2004	0.0296	24	1
   Q4 2003	0.0308	29	1
   Q4 2002	0.0399	33	1
   Q4 2001	0.0205	11	1
   Q4 1974	0.0815	2	2

   Company Share by Quarter

4. Monthly Data (Oct, Nov & Dec 2010)

   month	percentage	num town
   Dec 2010	0.0295	8
   Nov 2010	0.0204	7
   Oct 2010	0.0238	8
   Sep 2010	0.0313	11
   Aug 2010	0.0216	7
   Jul 2010	0.0294	10
   Jun 2010	0.0170	6
   May 2010	0.0133	4
   Apr 2010	0.0150	5
   Mar 2010	0.0281	12
   Feb 2010	0.0482	16
   Jan 2010	0.0206	6

   Company Share by Month

   	October	November	December
   UK formation share in 2010	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
   UK formation share in 2009	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
   % change	75.0%	108.2%	52.1%
   Record Year	1970 (0.2%)	1974 (0.1%)	1974 (0.1%)

Director Age

1. Annual Data (2010)

   The average age of a director in 2010 was 46.7.

   The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 1.4% compared to the UK figure of 2.5%.

   The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 9.2% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.

   incorporation year	average age	over 65	under 25	uk average age	uk under 25	uk over 65
   2010	46.6620	9.1549	1.4085	44.4401	2.4538	4.5333
   2009	45.6134	10.0840	1.6807	45.2261	1.7605	5.0704
   2008	47.8654	6.4103	1.2821	46.1030	1.1038	5.5656
   2007	49.6592	8.9686	0.4484	46.9178	0.6450	6.2914
   2006	51.2945	11.0429	0.6135	47.8828	0.4451	7.0508
   2005	50.4162	8.6294	1.5228	48.7391	0.2649	7.9581
   2004	52.6563	9.8958	0.0000	49.4951	0.1758	8.9625
   2003	53.8915	17.9661	0.3390	50.8740	0.1352	10.6270
   2002	55.4021	15.9794	0.0000	51.6935	0.1273	11.7651
   2001	55.6210	20.9677	0.0000	52.1075	0.1239	12.4446

   Director Age by Year

2. Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2010)

   The average age of a director in the second half of 2010 was 44.5.

   The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.1% compared to the UK figure of 2.8%.

   The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.1% compared to the UK figure of 4.4%.

   half	average age	over 65	under 25	uk average age	uk under 25	uk over 65
   H2 2010	44.4531	3.1250	3.1250	44.1077	2.8067	4.4080
   H2 2009	44.7143	8.9286	1.7857	45.0201	1.9353	4.9560
   H2 2008	48.2083	4.1667	0.0000	45.8334	1.2764	5.4631
   H2 2007	48.9109	8.9109	0.9901	46.8152	0.7598	6.1076
   H2 2006	51.2703	8.1081	0.0000	47.7247	0.5102	6.9628
   H2 2005	50.8000	2.8571	1.4286	48.4938	0.2844	7.7243
   H2 2004	52.6566	10.1010	0.0000	49.3406	0.1993	8.8644
   H2 2003	53.1259	17.7778	0.0000	50.4891	0.1411	10.0769
   H2 2002	54.0431	12.0690	0.0000	51.6317	0.1268	11.7639
   H2 2001	55.0308	18.4615	0.0000	51.9496	0.1315	12.1639

   Director Age by Half Year

3. Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2010)

   The average age of a director in the fourth quarter of 2010 was 43.4.

   The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.6% compared to the UK figure of 3.0%.

   The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.6% compared to the UK figure of 4.4%.

   quarter	average age	over 65	under 25	uk average age	uk under 25	uk over 65
   Q4 2010	43.4286	3.5714	3.5714	44.1115	2.9654	4.4413
   Q4 2009	44.1143	11.4286	2.8571	45.0208	1.9341	4.7453
   Q4 2008	49.2000	0.0000	0.0000	45.8957	1.3524	5.5383
   Q4 2007	51.0682	11.3636	0.0000	46.8486	0.7878	5.9462
   Q4 2006	53.5385	7.6923	0.0000	47.7754	0.5298	7.0007
   Q4 2005	53.7368	2.6316	0.0000	48.4782	0.2883	7.6552
   Q4 2004	51.7755	6.1224	0.0000	49.3119	0.2130	8.5903
   Q4 2003	52.7121	16.6667	0.0000	50.4240	0.1555	9.9952
   Q4 2002	54.1731	15.3846	0.0000	51.6196	0.1377	11.7155
   Q4 2001	54.2000	13.3333	0.0000	52.0787	0.1393	12.2804

   Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

1. Annual Data (2010)

   The record year for female directors in Crediton was 1857 when 36.4% of all directors were female.

   The percentage of female directors in Crediton in 2010 was 34.1%. The average for the UK during this time was 26.2%

   incorporation year	percentage female	uk year	uk percentage female	sort
   2001	34.0909	2001	26.1508	1
   2002	43.0622	2002	28.5637	1
   2003	35.9050	2003	29.8456	1
   2004	37.8641	2004	26.7982	1
   2005	37.8995	2005	26.5473	1
   2006	38.3333	2006	26.5349	1
   2007	36.5759	2007	27.0885	1
   2008	31.4607	2008	27.0648	1
   2009	33.3333	2009	25.4309	1
   2010	26.4045	2010	24.9134	1
   1857	36.3636	1924	75.0000	2

   Director Gender by Year

2. Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2010)

   The record second half year for female directors in Crediton was 1860 when 42.9% of all directors were female.

   29.4% of all director appointments in Crediton in the second half of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.0% for the same period.

   half	percentage female	uk half	uk percentage female	sort
   H2 2010	29.4118	H2 2010	24.9631	1
   H2 2009	30.8824	H2 2009	24.8956	1
   H2 2008	39.2405	H2 2008	26.2791	1
   H2 2007	38.9831	H2 2007	26.7504	1
   H2 2006	40.2439	H2 2006	26.4750	1
   H2 2005	45.7831	H2 2005	26.2215	1
   H2 2004	37.9630	H2 2004	26.7574	1
   H2 2003	33.1169	H2 2003	29.3888	1
   H2 2002	46.4567	H2 2002	29.5525	1
   H2 2001	34.7826	H2 2001	26.0780	1
   H2 1860	42.8571	H2 1924	75.0000	2

   Director Gender by Half Year

3. Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2010)

   The record fourth quarter for female directors in Crediton was in 1977 when 31.1% of all directors were female.

   27.8% of all director appointments in Crediton in the fourth quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 24.7% for the same period.

   quarter	percentage female	uk quarter	uk percentage female	sort
   Q4 2010	27.7778	Q4 2010	24.7227	1
   Q4 2009	38.0952	Q4 2009	24.0749	1
   Q4 2008	38.4615	Q4 2008	26.3450	1
   Q4 2007	36.5385	Q4 2007	26.5826	1
   Q4 2006	39.5349	Q4 2006	25.9680	1
   Q4 2005	46.3415	Q4 2005	26.0272	1
   Q4 2004	40.3846	Q4 2004	26.4556	1
   Q4 2003	34.2105	Q4 2003	29.1713	1
   Q4 2002	36.0656	Q4 2002	29.6130	1
   Q4 2001	28.1250	Q4 2001	26.0497	1
   Q4 1977	31.0539	Q4 1924	75.0000	2

   Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

1. Previous 12 months (Dec 2009-Dec 2010)

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

   word	percentage	uk word	uk percentage
   (DEVON)	2.49%	CONSULTING	5.06%
   DEVON	2.49%	MANAGEMENT	5.01%
   J	1.99%	CONSULTANCY	3.14%
   FARM	1.99%	PROPERTY	2.36%
   M	1.49%	TRADING	2.11%
   CONSULTANCY	1.49%	ASSOCIATES	1.95%
   CONSULTING	1.49%	DESIGN	1.92%
   PROPERTY	1.49%	BUSINESS	1.82%
   CONTRACTORS	1.00%	CONSTRUCTION	1.82%
   DATA	1.00%	CONSULTANTS	1.76%
   D	1.00%	MEDIA	1.71%
   NEW	1.00%	ENGINEERING	1.62%
   COURT	1.00%	LONDON	1.60%
   ENTERPRISES	1.00%	CARE	1.45%
   C	1.00%	INVESTMENTS	1.44%
   MANAGEMENT	1.00%	GLOBAL	1.43%
   WELCH	1.00%	J	1.42%
   QUANTUM	1.00%	IT	1.41%
   BARTON	1.00%	PROPERTIES	1.34%
   NYMET	1.00%	INTERNATIONAL	1.34%
   WOODWARD	1.00%	BUILDING	1.34%
   HOUR	0.50%	M	1.30%
   24	0.50%	ELECTRICAL	1.25%
   PEAMORE	0.50%	SYSTEMS	1.24%
   DYNAMIC	0.50%	S	1.23%

SIC Data

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

   sic code	number of companies	uk companies
   None Supplied	31	199,572
   7487 - Other business activities	6	63,348
   41100 - Development of building projects	5	3,765
   70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management	5	14,505
   7222 - Other software consultancy and supply	4	7,298
   96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified	3	8,799
   7499 - Non-trading company	3	12,000
   86900 - Other human health activities	3	3,700
   75000 - Veterinary activities	2	380
   47190 - Other retail sale in non-specialised stores	2	1,167
   7260 - Other computer related activities	2	8,089
   85600 - Educational support services	2	745
   4521 - General construction & civil engineering	2	6,598
   4534 - Other building installation	2	2,357
   6523 - Other financial intermediation	2	2,178
   86220 - Specialists medical practice activities	2	778
   01500 - Mixed farming	2	165
   47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets	2	1,943
   9999 - Dormant Company	2	20,144
   32990 - Other manufacturing not elsewhere classified	2	1,405

Recent Companies

1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

   COMPANY NUMBER	COMPANY NAME	INCORPORATION DATE
   07445417	PHASE THREE MANAGEMENT LTD	19 Nov 2010
   07441130	R12 CONSTRUCTION LTD	16 Nov 2010
   07437731	RUBY COW LIMITED	11 Nov 2010
   07436168	CREDITON TYRES LIMITED	11 Nov 2010
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