New Company Registrations

1. Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)

   The first half of 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Hamilton when compared to any previous first half year.

   The first half of 2012 was a record first half year for company registrations in Hamilton when compared to any half year in history.

   In the first half of 2012 a total of 363 companies were formed in Hamilton. This figure is 102.8% higher than last year, which compares well to the UK wide figure of 10.7%.

   The highest total for a first half year in Hamilton occurred in 2012 when a total of 363 were formed.

   Half Year (Jan-Jun)	Hamilton	UK
   2012	363	253,150
   2011	179	228,735
   % change	102.8%	10.7%
   Record Year	2012 (363)	2007 (279,097)

   half	uk companies	number of companies
   H1 2012	253150	363
   H1 2011	228735	179
   H1 2010	203749	212
   H1 2009	182021	165
   H1 2008	188271	176
   H1 2007	279097	212
   H1 2006	215409	182
   H1 2005	187398	175
   H1 2004	174429	145
   H1 2003	202224	163

   New Companies by Half Year

2. Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)

   Q2 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Hamilton when compared to any previous Q2.

   Q2 2012 was a record quarter for company registrations in Hamilton when compared to any quarter in history.

   A total of 233 companies were registered in Hamilton during the second quarter of 2012 (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012).

   This figure is an increase of 174.1% versus the same period last year (Q2 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.3% against the same period last year.

   second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012)	Hamilton	UK
   2012	233	121,659
   2011	85	112,344
   % change	174.1%	8.3%
   Record Year	2012 (233)	2012 (121,659)

   quarter	number of companies	uk quarter	uk companies	sort
   Q2 2012	233	Q2 2012	121659	1
   Q2 2011	85	Q2 2011	112344	1
   Q2 2010	90	Q2 2010	98612	1
   Q2 2009	75	Q2 2009	90987	1
   Q2 2008	78	Q2 2008	91573	1
   Q2 2007	93	Q2 2007	112283	1
   Q2 2006	97	Q2 2006	106215	1
   Q2 2005	90	Q2 2005	93193	1
   Q2 2004	77	Q2 2004	82945	1
   Q2 2003	87	Q2 2003	104797	1
   Q2 2012	233	Q2 2012	121659	2

   New Companies by Quarter

3. Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)

   May 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Hamilton when compared to any previous May.

   April 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Hamilton when compared to any previous April.

   April 2012 was a record month for company registrations in Hamilton when compared to any month in history.

   month	uk companies	number of companies
   Jun 2012	37203	32
   May 2012	43500	82
   Apr 2012	40956	119
   Mar 2012	47941	46
   Feb 2012	44149	46
   Jan 2012	39401	38
   Dec 2011	30598	24
   Nov 2011	40319	56
   Oct 2011	38706	33
   Sep 2011	38920	31
   Aug 2011	38461	44
   Jul 2011	37131	31

   New Companies by Month

   	April	May	June
   New companies in 2012	119	82	32
   New companies in 2011	17	36	32
   % change	600.0%	127.8%	0.0%
   Record Year	2012 (119)	2012 (82)	2009 (37)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

1. Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)

   In the first half of 2012 a total of 165 companies were dissolved in Hamilton. This figure is 51.4% higher than last year, which compares badly to the UK wide change of -8.9%.

   The highest total for a first half year in Hamilton occurred in 2010 when a total of 166 were closed.

   Half Year (Jan-Jun)	Hamilton	UK
   2012	165	147,793
   2011	109	162,310
   % change	51.4%	-8.9%
   Record Year	2010 (166)	2009 (289,236)

   half	uk companies	number of companies
   H1 2012	147793	165
   H1 2011	162310	109
   H1 2010	177631	166
   H1 2009	289236	144
   H1 2008	103103	81
   H1 2007	107801	87
   H1 2006	99266	87
   H1 2005	90666	65
   H1 2004	84537	61
   H1 2003	77453	55

   Dissolved Companies by Half Year

2. Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)

   A total of 73 companies were dissolved in Hamilton during the second quarter of 2012 (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012).

   This figure is an increase of 37.7% versus the same period last year (Q2 2011). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 12.5% against the same period last year.

   second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012)	Hamilton	UK
   2012	73	80,218
   2011	53	71,324
   % change	37.7%	12.5%
   Record Year	2010 (106)	2009 (181,177)

   quarter	number of companies	uk quarter	uk companies	sort
   Q2 2012	73	Q2 2012	80218	1
   Q2 2011	53	Q2 2011	71324	1
   Q2 2010	106	Q2 2010	94954	1
   Q2 2009	102	Q2 2009	181177	1
   Q2 2008	44	Q2 2008	51728	1
   Q2 2007	45	Q2 2007	52269	1
   Q2 2006	39	Q2 2006	50902	1
   Q2 2005	32	Q2 2005	47365	1
   Q2 2004	26	Q2 2004	42472	1
   Q2 2003	25	Q2 2003	35523	1
   Q2 2010	106	Q2 2009	181177	2

   Dissolved Companies by Quarter

3. Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)

   April 2012 saw a new record in company closures in Hamilton when compared to any previous April.

   month	uk companies	number of companies
   Jun 2012	26451	25
   May 2012	29172	28
   Apr 2012	24595	20
   Mar 2012	21089	40
   Feb 2012	23245	28
   Jan 2012	23242	24
   Dec 2011	29283	24
   Nov 2011	31065	29
   Oct 2011	19635	20
   Sep 2011	22852	26
   Aug 2011	25745	19
   Jul 2011	23633	17

   Dissolved Companies by Month

   	April	May	June
   Closed companies in 2012	20	28	25
   Closed companies in 2011	13	19	21
   % change	53.8%	47.4%	19%
   Record Year	2012 (20)	2010 (62)	2009 (39)

Net Company Growth

1. Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)

   The first half of 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Hamilton when compared to any previous first half year.

   The first half of 2012 was a record first half year for net growth in Hamilton when compared to any half year in history.

   In the first half of 2012 the company register for Hamilton increased by 198 companies.

   Half Year (Jan-Jun)	Hamilton	UK
   2012	198	105,357
   2011	70	66,425
   Record Year	2012 (198)	2007 (171,296)

   half	uk net	net
   H1 2012	105357	198
   H1 2011	66425	70
   H1 2010	26118	46
   H1 2009	-107215	21
   H1 2008	85168	95
   H1 2007	171296	125
   H1 2006	116143	95
   H1 2005	96732	110
   H1 2004	89892	84
   H1 2003	124771	108

   Net Growth by Half Year

2. Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)

   Q2 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Hamilton when compared to any previous Q2.

   Q2 2012 was a record quarter for net growth in Hamilton when compared to any quarter in history.

   Net company growth for Hamilton during the second quarter of 2012 (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) was 160 companies.

   second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012)	Hamilton	UK
   2012	160	41,441
   2011	32	41,020
   Record Year	2012 (160)	2003 (69,274)

   quarter	net	prev total	uk quarter	uk net	uk prev	sort
   Q2 2012	160	85	Q2 2012	41441	112344	1
   Q2 2011	32	90	Q2 2011	41020	98612	1
   Q2 2010	-16	75	Q2 2010	3658	90987	1
   Q2 2009	-27	78	Q2 2009	-90190	91573	1
   Q2 2008	34	93	Q2 2008	39845	112283	1
   Q2 2007	48	97	Q2 2007	60014	106215	1
   Q2 2006	58	90	Q2 2006	55313	93193	1
   Q2 2005	58	77	Q2 2005	45828	82945	1
   Q2 2004	51	87	Q2 2004	40473	104797	1
   Q2 2003	62	68	Q2 2003	69274	71466	1
   Q2 2012	160	0	Q2 2003	69274	0	2

   Net Growth by Quarter

3. Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)

   May 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Hamilton when compared to any previous May.

   April 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Hamilton when compared to any previous April.

   April 2012 was a record month for net growth in Hamilton when compared to any month in history.

   month	uk net	net
   Jun 2012	10752	7
   May 2012	14328	54
   Apr 2012	16361	99
   Mar 2012	26852	6
   Feb 2012	20904	18
   Jan 2012	16159	14
   Dec 2011	1315	0
   Nov 2011	9254	27
   Oct 2011	19071	13
   Sep 2011	16068	5
   Aug 2011	12716	25
   Jul 2011	13498	14

   Net Growth by Month

   	April	May	June
   Net growth in 2012	99	54	7
   Net growth in 2011	4	17	11
   Record Year	2012 (99)	2012 (54)	2003 (24)

UK Company Share

1. Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)

   The first half of 2012 saw a new record in UK company share in Hamilton when compared to any previous first half year.

   In the first half of 2012 Hamilton formed 0.1% of all UK companies. This is the same as the 2011 figure of 0.1%.

   Half Year (Jan-Jun)	Hamilton
   2012	0.1%
   2011	0.1%
   2010	0.1%
   2009	0.1%
   2008	0.1%
   Record Year (since 1960)	2012 (0.1%)

   half	percentage	num town	sort
   H1 2012	0.1434	363	1
   H1 2011	0.0783	179	1
   H1 2010	0.1040	212	1
   H1 2009	0.0906	165	1
   H1 2008	0.0935	176	1
   H1 2007	0.0760	212	1
   H1 2006	0.0845	182	1
   H1 2005	0.0934	175	1
   H1 2004	0.0831	145	1
   H1 2003	0.0806	163	1
   H1 2012	0.1434	363	2

   Company Share by Half Year

2. Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)

   In the second quarter of 2012, Hamilton formed 0.2% of all UK companies.

   second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012)	Hamilton
   2012	0.2%
   2011	0.1%
   2010	0.1%
   2009	0.1%
   2008	0.1%
   Record Year (since 1960)	2012 (0.2%)

   quarter	percentage	num town	sort
   Q2 2012	0.1915	233	1
   Q2 2011	0.0757	85	1
   Q2 2010	0.0913	90	1
   Q2 2009	0.0824	75	1
   Q2 2008	0.0852	78	1
   Q2 2007	0.0828	93	1
   Q2 2006	0.0913	97	1
   Q2 2005	0.0966	90	1
   Q2 2004	0.0928	77	1
   Q2 2003	0.0830	87	1
   Q2 2012	0.1915	233	2

   Company Share by Quarter

   Q2 2012 saw a new record in UK company share in Hamilton when compared to any previous Q2.

3. Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)

   May 2012 saw a new record in UK company share in Hamilton when compared to any previous May.

   month	percentage	num town
   Jun 2012	0.0860	32
   May 2012	0.1885	82
   Apr 2012	0.2906	119
   Mar 2012	0.0960	46
   Feb 2012	0.1042	46
   Jan 2012	0.0964	38
   Dec 2011	0.0784	24
   Nov 2011	0.1389	56
   Oct 2011	0.0853	33
   Sep 2011	0.0797	31
   Aug 2011	0.1144	44
   Jul 2011	0.0835	31

   Company Share by Month

   	April	May	June
   UK formation share in 2012	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
   UK formation share in 2011	0.0%	0.1%	0.1%
   % change	489.5%	99.7%	6.7%
   Record Year	1979 (1.1%)	2012 (0.2%)	1969 (0.2%)

Director Age

1. Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)

   The average age of a director in the first half of 2012 was 40.6.

   The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.4% compared to the UK figure of 4.9%.

   The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 1.2% compared to the UK figure of 3.4%.

   half	average age	over 65	under 25	uk average age	uk under 25	uk over 65
   H1 2012	40.5763	1.2107	2.4213	42.4450	4.8951	3.3686
   H1 2011	43.8038	2.8708	2.3923	43.7965	3.2115	4.2818
   H1 2010	45.8000	6.3830	1.7021	44.7607	2.1135	4.6542
   H1 2009	44.4537	3.5242	0.4405	45.4168	1.5987	5.1764
   H1 2008	46.5446	3.5714	0.4464	46.3189	0.9655	5.6478
   H1 2007	48.2964	7.1661	0.3257	46.9942	0.5596	6.4280
   H1 2006	46.7557	4.1985	0.7634	48.0290	0.3849	7.1321
   H1 2005	48.7900	6.8493	0.0000	48.9654	0.2469	8.1738
   H1 2004	49.8677	7.4074	0.0000	49.6375	0.1540	9.0529
   H1 2003	51.9444	9.4017	0.0000	51.2381	0.1296	11.1474

   Director Age by Half Year

2. Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)

   The average age of a director in the second quarter of 2012 was 40.3.

   The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 1.2% compared to the UK figure of 5.2%.

   The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 0.8% compared to the UK figure of 3.3%.

   quarter	average age	over 65	under 25	uk average age	uk under 25	uk over 65
   Q2 2012	40.3307	0.7874	1.1811	42.1561	5.2165	3.2652
   Q2 2011	41.3093	1.0309	2.0619	43.6473	3.4028	4.3017
   Q2 2010	44.1600	4.0000	4.0000	44.5245	2.2607	4.4151
   Q2 2009	43.2222	4.0404	1.0101	45.2594	1.6854	5.1450
   Q2 2008	46.4651	4.6512	0.0000	46.0347	1.0261	5.3716
   Q2 2007	46.7500	5.3571	0.8929	46.8539	0.6126	6.1060
   Q2 2006	45.5973	2.6846	0.6711	47.8320	0.4073	6.9703
   Q2 2005	50.9439	11.2150	0.0000	48.8596	0.2813	8.0262
   Q2 2004	49.5288	4.8077	0.0000	49.5837	0.1699	8.8949
   Q2 2003	52.4870	11.3043	0.0000	50.9831	0.1406	10.7251

   Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

1. Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)

   The record first half year for female directors in Hamilton was 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.

   14.8% of all director appointments in Hamilton in the first half of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 23.4% for the same period.

   half	percentage female	uk half	uk percentage female	sort
   H1 2012	14.8148	H1 2012	23.3839	1
   H1 2011	19.0476	H1 2011	25.7344	1
   H1 2010	27.1127	H1 2010	24.8661	1
   H1 2009	26.3780	H1 2009	25.9426	1
   H1 2008	33.7079	H1 2008	27.6705	1
   H1 2007	30.6180	H1 2007	27.3387	1
   H1 2006	35.1351	H1 2006	26.5907	1
   H1 2005	33.4661	H1 2005	26.8497	1
   H1 2004	34.2723	H1 2004	26.8360	1
   H1 2003	31.0345	H1 2003	30.2795	1
   H1 1861	40.0000	H1 1928	100.0000	2

   Director Gender by Half Year

2. Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)

   The record second quarter for female directors in Hamilton was in 1866 when 57.1% of all directors were female.

   10.2% of all director appointments in Hamilton in the second quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.

   quarter	percentage female	uk quarter	uk percentage female	sort
   Q2 2012	10.2273	Q2 2012	25.7475	1
   Q2 2011	21.1864	Q2 2011	26.1518	1
   Q2 2010	29.3651	Q2 2010	25.0645	1
   Q2 2009	31.1927	Q2 2009	25.8605	1
   Q2 2008	30.4762	Q2 2008	26.9232	1
   Q2 2007	36.4341	Q2 2007	27.2609	1
   Q2 2006	30.5732	Q2 2006	26.2469	1
   Q2 2005	33.3333	Q2 2005	26.9019	1
   Q2 2004	34.8214	Q2 2004	26.5761	1
   Q2 2003	32.0611	Q2 2003	30.0439	1
   Q2 1866	57.1429	Q2 1928	100.0000	2

   Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

1. Previous 12 months (Jun 2011-Jun 2012)

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

   word	percentage	uk word	uk percentage
   ILI	20.78%	CONSULTING	5.07%
   (SCOTLAND)	2.29%	MANAGEMENT	4.74%
   FARM)	1.09%	CONSULTANCY	3.28%
   D	0.98%	PROPERTY	2.35%
   PROPERTY	0.98%	TRADING	2.10%
   LEISURE	0.87%	DESIGN	1.89%
   LUMINATE	0.76%	ENGINEERING	1.87%
   S	0.76%	ASSOCIATES	1.82%
   CONSULTANCY	0.76%	CONSULTANTS	1.78%
   CONSTRUCTION	0.65%	CONSTRUCTION	1.71%
   C	0.65%	BUSINESS	1.70%
   TRAINING	0.65%	MEDIA	1.69%
   (WEST	0.54%	LONDON	1.68%
   PROPERTIES	0.54%	J	1.57%
   MANAGEMENT	0.54%	GLOBAL	1.51%
   B	0.54%	INVESTMENTS	1.48%
   FOOD	0.54%	IT	1.42%
   ASSOCIATES	0.54%	CARE	1.31%
   CLEANING	0.54%	PROPERTIES	1.31%
   (SOUTH	0.54%	M	1.26%
   CONSULTING	0.54%	ELECTRICAL	1.23%
   DESIGN	0.54%	BUILDING	1.23%
   G	0.54%	SECURITY	1.19%
   M	0.44%	S	1.18%
   J	0.44%	ENTERPRISES	1.17%

SIC Data

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

   sic code	number of companies	uk companies
   None Supplied	172	244,457
   7487 - Other business activities	63	47,029
   82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified	29	35,447
   74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified	26	10,271
   70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management	26	20,390
   74990 - Non-trading company	20	9,706
   99999 - Dormant Company	16	26,088
   43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified	15	4,091
   96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified	14	14,220
   9999 - Dormant Company	12	16,469
   49410 - Freight transport by road	9	2,912
   7499 - Non-trading company	8	8,023
   62020 - Information technology consultancy activities	8	15,280
   43320 - Joinery installation	8	1,274
   86900 - Other human health activities	8	5,222
   68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate	7	4,535
   86230 - Dental practice activities	7	1,834
   41100 - Development of building projects	6	5,149
   5530 - Restaurants	6	4,037
   9305 - Other service activities	5	7,926

Recent Companies

1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

   COMPANY NUMBER	COMPANY NAME	INCORPORATION DATE
   SC423232	PEEBLES RENEWABLES LIMITED	02 May 2012
   SC423237	MOVIT HAMILTON LIMITED	02 May 2012
   SC423270	GREEN APPLE NURSERY LTD	02 May 2012
   SC423786	ADAMS TRADING LIMITED	10 May 2012
   SC424259	ILI (RURAL LIFE) LIMITED	17 May 2012
   SC424332	JOHNSTON GALLOWAY LIMITED	17 May 2012
   SC424347	ILI (EAST CAULDCOATS) LIMITED	18 May 2012
   SC424348	ILI (GOSLINGTON) LIMITED	18 May 2012
   SC424349	ILI (BARTURK) LIMITED	18 May 2012
   SC424351	ILI (WEST STRATHORE FARM) LIMITED	18 May 2012
   SC424354	ILI (SWINABBEY FIELDS) LIMITED	18 May 2012
   SC424359	ILI (HILL) LIMITED	18 May 2012
   SC424361	ILI (THORN) LIMITED	18 May 2012
   SC424365	ILI (BOGFERN) LIMITED	18 May 2012
   SC424368	ILI (DRUMBUIE) LIMITED	18 May 2012
   SC424372	ILI (DENMUIR FARM) LIMITED	18 May 2012
   SC424374	YARDS FARM LIMITED	18 May 2012
   SC424378	ILI (INCHGALL) LIMITED	18 May 2012
   SC424379	ILI (BARBETH) LIMITED	18 May 2012
   SC424384	ILI (SOUTH HIRST) LIMITED	18 May 2012
   SC424397	ILI (CARLINLEES) LIMITED	18 May 2012
   SC424399	ILI (GROUNDS OF FOULPAPPLE) LIMITED	18 May 2012
   SC424763	ILI (AUCHREN) LIMITED	23 May 2012
   SC424826	FLOWELL OIL TOOLS LTD	24 May 2012
   SC425035	BWK CONSULTANCY LIMITED	28 May 2012