Cumbria
Q3 2012 Business Confidence Report
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
A total of 488 companies were registered in Cumbria during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).
This figure is a difference of 0.0% 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) Cumbria UK 2012 488 118,868 2011 488 114,512 % change 0.0% 3.8% Record Year 2003 (855) 2012 (118,868) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2012 183 150 155 New companies in 2011 175 153 160 % change 4.6% -2.0% -3.1% Record Year 2003 (448) 2002 (221) 2002 (245)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
A total of 294 companies were dissolved in Cumbria during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).
This figure is a decrease of 7.0% 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) Cumbria UK 2012 294 74,772 2011 316 72,230 % change -7.0% 3.5% Record Year 2009 (523) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2012 105 111 78 Closed companies in 2011 108 100 108 % change -2.8% 11.0% -28% Record Year 2011 (108) 2008 (212) 2009 (229)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
Net company growth for Cumbria during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) was 194 companies.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Cumbria UK 2012 194 44,096 2011 172 42,282 Record Year 2003 (749) 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 78 39 77 Net growth in 2011 67 53 52 Record Year 2003 (404) 2002 (181) 2002 (226)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
In the third quarter of 2012, Cumbria formed 0.4% of all UK companies.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Cumbria 2012 0.4% 2011 0.4% 2010 0.5% 2009 0.4% 2008 0.4% Record Year (since 1960) 2002 (0.9%) 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 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% UK formation share in 2011 0.5% 0.4% 0.4% % change -6.1% -1.2% -4.2% Record Year 2003 (1.1%) 1960 (0.9%) 2002 (0.9%)
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 44.4.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.4% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 6.6% 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 Cumbria was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.
30.4% of all director appointments in Cumbria 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 ENGINEERING 2.97% CONSULTING 5.06% (CUMBRIA) 2.48% MANAGEMENT 4.77% CUMBRIA 2.07% CONSULTANCY 3.29% MANAGEMENT 1.99% PROPERTY 2.36% CONSULTING 1.13% TRADING 2.08% CONSULTANCY 1.09% DESIGN 1.87% PROPERTY 1.01% ASSOCIATES 1.83% J 0.98% ENGINEERING 1.83% D 0.90% CONSULTANTS 1.76% DESIGN 0.90% BUSINESS 1.72% M 0.75% CONSTRUCTION 1.70% HOUSE 0.75% MEDIA 1.68% ELECTRICAL 0.71% LONDON 1.67% TECHNICAL 0.71% J 1.55% PROJECT 0.71% GLOBAL 1.54% P 0.60% INVESTMENTS 1.47% S 0.60% IT 1.43% C 0.60% PROPERTIES 1.34% LAKES 0.60% CARE 1.32% G 0.56% M 1.27% CONSTRUCTION 0.56% BUILDING 1.22% IT 0.56% ENTERPRISES 1.21% BUILDING 0.53% ELECTRICAL 1.20% TRAINING 0.53% S 1.17% PROPERTIES 0.53% 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 561 228,243 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 208 50,446 99999 - Dormant Company 144 37,912 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 131 28,990 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 99 14,809 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 92 20,742 56302 - Public houses and bars 60 4,262 71129 - Other engineering activities 55 3,434 41100 - Development of building projects 50 7,545 43210 - Electrical installation 48 5,151 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 47 6,008 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 44 21,969 74990 - Non-trading company 42 13,641 7487 - Other business activities 41 16,361 62090 - Other information technology service activities 39 11,950 71122 - Engineering related scientific and technical consulting activities 38 1,771 43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation 35 3,880 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 34 5,935 85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified 32 4,361 56101 - Licensed restaurants 31 6,004
Recent Companies
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