Cumbria

Q3 2012 Business Confidence Report

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)

    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)CumbriaUK
    2012488118,868
    2011488114,512
    % change0.0%3.8%
    Record Year 2003 (855) 2012 (118,868)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2012183150155
    New companies in 2011175153160
    % change4.6%-2.0%-3.1%
    Record Year2003 (448)2002 (221)2002 (245)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)CumbriaUK
    201229474,772
    201131672,230
    % change-7.0%3.5%
    Record Year 2009 (523) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 201210511178
    Closed companies in 2011108100108
    % change-2.8%11.0%-28%
    Record Year2011 (108)2008 (212)2009 (229)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)CumbriaUK
    201219444,096
    201117242,282
    Record Year 2003 (749) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2012783977
    Net growth in 2011675352
    Record Year2003 (404)2002 (181)2002 (226)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20120.4%
    20110.4%
    20100.5%
    20090.4%
    20080.4%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2002 (0.9%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20120.4%0.4%0.4%
    UK formation share in 20110.5%0.4%0.4%
    % change-6.1%-1.2%-4.2%
    Record Year2003 (1.1%)1960 (0.9%)2002 (0.9%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  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
    ENGINEERING2.97%CONSULTING5.06%
    (CUMBRIA)2.48%MANAGEMENT4.77%
    CUMBRIA2.07%CONSULTANCY3.29%
    MANAGEMENT1.99%PROPERTY2.36%
    CONSULTING1.13%TRADING2.08%
    CONSULTANCY1.09%DESIGN1.87%
    PROPERTY1.01%ASSOCIATES1.83%
    J0.98%ENGINEERING1.83%
    D0.90%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    DESIGN0.90%BUSINESS1.72%
    M0.75%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    HOUSE0.75%MEDIA1.68%
    ELECTRICAL0.71%LONDON1.67%
    TECHNICAL0.71%J1.55%
    PROJECT0.71%GLOBAL1.54%
    P0.60%INVESTMENTS1.47%
    S0.60%IT1.43%
    C0.60%PROPERTIES1.34%
    LAKES0.60%CARE1.32%
    G0.56%M1.27%
    CONSTRUCTION0.56%BUILDING1.22%
    IT0.56%ENTERPRISES1.21%
    BUILDING0.53%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    TRAINING0.53%S1.17%
    PROPERTIES0.53%SECURITY1.16%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied561228,243
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified20850,446
    99999 - Dormant Company14437,912
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management13128,990
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified9914,809
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified9220,742
    56302 - Public houses and bars604,262
    71129 - Other engineering activities553,434
    41100 - Development of building projects507,545
    43210 - Electrical installation485,151
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified476,008
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities4421,969
    74990 - Non-trading company4213,641
    7487 - Other business activities4116,361
    62090 - Other information technology service activities3911,950
    71122 - Engineering related scientific and technical consulting activities381,771
    43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation353,880
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities345,935
    85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified324,361
    56101 - Licensed restaurants316,004

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08138327 ULLSWATER ROAD GARAGE LIMITED 11 Jul 2012
    08157257 MOORCROFT COTTAGE LTD 26 Jul 2012
    08132456 BIRKBECK GARDENS (KIRKBY STEPHEN) MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED 05 Jul 2012
    08142794 SIX DEGREES RECRUITMENT LIMITED 13 Jul 2012
    08150870 SEP CONSTRUCTION LIMITED 20 Jul 2012
    08144256 PK ADVISORY SERVICES LTD 16 Jul 2012
    08146986 STUART EVE ASSOCIATES LIMITED 17 Jul 2012
    08148249 CUMBRIA STEEL FABRICATIONS LIMITED 18 Jul 2012
    08151584 ME TECHNICAL SERVICES LTD 20 Jul 2012
    08156420 WESTLINTON 1 LTD 25 Jul 2012
    08126007 THE PINK SHED LIMITED 02 Jul 2012
    08147450 KEVIN CLARK JOINERY LTD 18 Jul 2012
    08126764 MARK CALVERT PLANT & HGV OPERATOR HIRE LIMITED 02 Jul 2012
    08144092 JT ACCOUNTANCY SERVICES LIMITED 16 Jul 2012
    08157608 TRUSS HIRE AND LIGHTING LTD 26 Jul 2012
    08158234 SOUTH DYKE FARM 26 Jul 2012
    08136229 SPARKE CONSULTING LIMITED 10 Jul 2012
    08138296 RABFAP LIMITED 11 Jul 2012
    08157161 JAYGEEDI(ART) LIMITED 26 Jul 2012
    08160426 JB ENGINEERING (CUMBRIA) LIMITED 30 Jul 2012
    08130488 FM PROJECTS CUMBRIA LIMITED 04 Jul 2012
    08143310 CURVES WORKINGTON LTD 13 Jul 2012
    08159804 COLIN SMITH AGRICULTURAL CONTRACTING LTD 27 Jul 2012
    08133328 GSJ LANDWORKS LIMITED 06 Jul 2012
    08132794 TEDOS LTD 06 Jul 2012