Cumbria

Q1 2015 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 (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    A total of 623 companies were registered in Cumbria during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).

    This figure is a decrease of 3.4% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 6.9% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)CumbriaUK
    2015623161,156
    2014645150,722
    % change-3.4%6.9%
    Record Year 2007 (799) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2015178205240
    New companies in 2014196199250
    % change-9.2%3.0%-4.0%
    Record Year2014 (196)2007 (298)2007 (322)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    A total of 329 companies were dissolved in Cumbria during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).

    This figure is an increase of 2.8% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)CumbriaUK
    201532989,523
    201432082,370
    % change2.8%8.7%
    Record Year 2010 (399) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 201589109131
    Closed companies in 201491122107
    % change-2.2%-10.7%22%
    Record Year2010 (162)2014 (122)2010 (155)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    Net company growth for Cumbria during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) was 294 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)CumbriaUK
    201529471,633
    201432568,352
    Record Year 2007 (575) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 20158996109
    Net growth in 201410577143
    Record Year2003 (151)2007 (227)2007 (257)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    In the first quarter of 2015, Cumbria formed 0.4% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)Cumbria
    20150.4%
    20140.4%
    20130.4%
    20120.4%
    20110.4%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2003 (0.7%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20150.4%0.4%0.4%
    UK formation share in 20140.4%0.4%0.4%
    % change-10.9%-5.1%-12.5%
    Record Year2003 (0.6%)2003 (0.7%)2003 (0.7%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2015 was 45.5.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.5% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.

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

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Cumbria was in 2007 when 37.0% of all directors were female.

    31.4% of all director appointments in Cumbria in the first quarter of 2015 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.4% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2014-Mar 2015)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    ENGINEERING2.77%CONSULTING5.23%
    CUMBRIA2.26%MANAGEMENT4.56%
    (CUMBRIA)1.97%CONSULTANCY3.62%
    MANAGEMENT1.97%PROPERTY2.72%
    J1.34%CONSTRUCTION2.19%
    CONSULTING1.18%CARE2.13%
    ELECTRICAL1.14%ENGINEERING2.12%
    PROJECT0.86%LONDON1.91%
    S0.86%TRADING1.88%
    R0.83%TRANSPORT1.82%
    M0.83%ELECTRICAL1.76%
    D0.83%DESIGN1.65%
    OFFSHORE0.76%PROPERTIES1.63%
    DESIGN0.73%CO.,1.58%
    TRAINING0.70%J1.55%
    HOUSE0.67%CONSULTANTS1.54%
    P0.67%BUSINESS1.49%
    CONSULTANCY0.64%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    TECHNICAL0.64%GLOBAL1.46%
    LAKES0.64%ASSOCIATES1.44%
    PROPERTIES0.60%DEVELOPMENTS1.36%
    CONSTRUCTION0.60%BUILDING1.31%
    C0.60%IT1.30%
    L0.60%MEDIA1.28%
    CONSULTANTS0.60%M1.27%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied803288,953
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified34458,522
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management17143,081
    71129 - Other engineering activities1646,278
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified15919,098
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified15329,218
    99999 - Dormant Company14449,474
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified699,080
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate6511,600
    42990 - Construction of other civil engineering projects not elsewhere classified602,565
    56302 - Public houses and bars586,355
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities5730,825
    43210 - Electrical installation546,139
    41100 - Development of building projects5111,863
    56101 - Licensed restaurants518,909
    96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment496,815
    86900 - Other human health activities4713,990
    62090 - Other information technology service activities4612,862
    45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles395,392
    71122 - Engineering related scientific and technical consulting activities373,174

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    09470858 FIASCO LIMITED 04 Mar 2015
    09477210 JACKSON RICKERBY LIMITED 09 Mar 2015
    09512791 RETRO BARS (CARLISLE) LTD 26 Mar 2015
    09502499 NOBLE (CARLISLE) LTD 20 Mar 2015
    09474428 BENMAR CIVILS CONSULTANCY LIMITED 06 Mar 2015
    09499782 SAB-TAX CONSULTING LTD 19 Mar 2015
    09508432 EJ SERVICES MEDICAL LIMITED 25 Mar 2015
    09514853 HAWKSDALE CATERING CONSULTANTS LTD 27 Mar 2015
    09466667 CG SERVICES LIMITED 03 Mar 2015
    09489453 HIGH MOOR WINDPOWER LIMITED 13 Mar 2015
    09494767 MICHAEL HEDLEY LTD 17 Mar 2015
    09496274 ROSES INSPIRED DREAMS LIMITED 18 Mar 2015
    09519977 FD NORTH LIMITED 31 Mar 2015
    09496010 BDI MARKETING LIMITED 18 Mar 2015
    09520464 JOE CALVERT TREE SERVICES LTD 31 Mar 2015
    09469806 JAMES SWAN LIMITED 04 Mar 2015
    09481093 KAREN ADDISON ASSOCIATES LIMITED 10 Mar 2015
    09505309 TRADE COLOUR PRINTING LIMITED 24 Mar 2015
    09477267 LAKES CARAVAN STORAGE LIMITED 09 Mar 2015
    09481272 REYNOLDS BENETT LIMITED 10 Mar 2015
    09518867 JOHANGE VENTURES LIMITED 31 Mar 2015
    09473838 WJC CONSTRUCTION LIMITED 05 Mar 2015
    09468174 ELITE COMMERCIAL SERVICES LTD 03 Mar 2015
    09481079 CUMBRIA ACADEMY FOR AUTISM 10 Mar 2015
    09510219 B & M WALLPAPERS LIMITED 25 Mar 2015