Cumbria
Q1 2012 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- February 2012 saw a new record in company closures in Cumbria when compared to any previous February.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
A total of 519 companies were registered in Cumbria during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).
This figure is an increase of 4.6% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.0% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Cumbria UK 2012 519 131,491 2011 496 116,391 % change 4.6% 13.0% Record Year 2007 (799) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2012 143 164 212 New companies in 2011 118 158 220 % change 21.2% 3.8% -3.6% Record Year 2003 (189) 2007 (298) 2007 (322)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
A total of 286 companies were dissolved in Cumbria during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).
This figure is a decrease of 9.2% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 25.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Cumbria UK 2012 286 67,576 2011 315 90,986 % change -9.2% -25.7% Record Year 2010 (399) 2009 (108,060) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
February 2012 saw a new record in company closures in Cumbria when compared to any previous February.
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2012 106 102 78 Closed companies in 2011 110 98 107 % change -3.6% 4.1% -27% Record Year 2010 (162) 2012 (102) 2010 (155)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
Net company growth for Cumbria during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) was 233 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Cumbria UK 2012 233 63,915 2011 181 25,405 Record Year 2007 (575) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2012 37 62 134 Net growth in 2011 8 60 113 Record Year 2003 (151) 2007 (227) 2007 (257)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
In the first quarter of 2012, Cumbria formed 0.4% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Cumbria 2012 0.4% 2011 0.4% 2010 0.4% 2009 0.5% 2008 0.4% Record Year (since 1960) 2003 (0.7%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2012 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% UK formation share in 2011 0.3% 0.4% 0.5% % change 3.9% -11.2% -9.9% Record Year 1972 (1.0%) 1968 (0.9%) 1960 (0.9%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2012 was 45.2.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.8% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.5% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
The record first quarter for female directors in Cumbria was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
31.7% of all director appointments in Cumbria in the first quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.2% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage ENGINEERING 2.48% CONSULTING 5.07% CUMBRIA 2.03% MANAGEMENT 4.74% MANAGEMENT 1.77% CONSULTANCY 3.30% (CUMBRIA) 1.73% PROPERTY 2.37% CONSULTANCY 1.09% TRADING 2.07% J 1.05% DESIGN 1.93% ELECTRICAL 1.01% ENGINEERING 1.86% DESIGN 0.94% ASSOCIATES 1.84% TRAINING 0.71% CONSULTANTS 1.79% PROJECT 0.68% BUSINESS 1.73% D 0.64% MEDIA 1.72% CONSULTING 0.64% CONSTRUCTION 1.72% M 0.64% LONDON 1.66% ENTERPRISES 0.64% J 1.54% CONSULTANTS 0.64% INVESTMENTS 1.51% PROPERTY 0.64% GLOBAL 1.50% SCHOOL 0.64% IT 1.40% HOUSE 0.60% CARE 1.34% R 0.60% PROPERTIES 1.31% CENTRE 0.60% ELECTRICAL 1.27% S 0.60% M 1.27% CONSTRUCTION 0.56% BUILDING 1.24% SAFETY 0.56% ENERGY 1.20% G 0.56% S 1.20% ENERGY 0.56% ENTERPRISES 1.19%
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 550 216,665 7487 - Other business activities 216 52,735 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 155 35,233 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 112 19,704 99999 - Dormant Company 93 25,084 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 71 13,637 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 64 9,892 9999 - Dormant Company 52 18,617 9305 - Other service activities 41 8,818 7414 - Business & management consultancy 39 12,113 71129 - Other engineering activities 39 2,217 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 35 3,931 56302 - Public houses and bars 31 2,795 41100 - Development of building projects 31 4,984 62090 - Other information technology service activities 28 8,145 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 27 5,169 74990 - Non-trading company 27 9,729 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 26 4,132 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 26 14,303 45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles 25 2,832
Recent Companies
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