New Company Registrations

1. Annual Data (2010)

   A total of 104 companies were formed in Helston in 2010. This total is 38.7% higher than in 2009 and compares favourably to the UK figure of a 10.4% growth compared to 362,675 the previous year.

   Year	Helston	UK
   2010	104	400,358
   2009	75	362,675
   2008	78	349,203
   2007	96	457,649
   2006	92	405,440
   Record Year	2003 (106)	2007 (457,649)

   incorporation year	uk year	uk companies	number of companies	sort
   2010	2010	400358	104	1
   2009	2009	362675	75	1
   2008	2008	349203	78	1
   2007	2007	457649	96	1
   2006	2006	405440	92	1
   2005	2005	367689	88	1
   2004	2004	340803	82	1
   2003	2003	403670	106	1
   2002	2002	299401	92	1
   2001	2001	226399	63	1
   2003	2007	457649	106	2

   New Companies by Year

2. Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2010)

   In the second half of 2010 a total of 45 companies were formed in Helston. This figure is 9.8% higher than last year, which compares well to the UK wide figure of 8.8%.

   The highest total for a second half year in Helston occurred in 2002 when a total of 62 were formed.

   Half Year (Jul-Dec)	Helston	UK
   2010	45	196,609
   2009	41	180,654
   % change	9.8%	8.8%
   Record Year	2002 (62)	2003 (201,446)

   half	uk companies	number of companies
   H2 2010	196609	45
   H2 2009	180654	41
   H2 2008	160932	40
   H2 2007	178552	30
   H2 2006	190031	47
   H2 2005	180291	35
   H2 2004	166374	46
   H2 2003	201446	48
   H2 2002	162884	62
   H2 2001	109317	28

   New Companies by Half Year

3. Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2010)

   A total of 23 companies were registered in Helston during the fourth quarter of 2010 (Oct 2010 - Dec 2010).

   This figure is an increase of 27.8% versus the same period last year (Q4 2009). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.6% against the same period last year.

   fourth quarter (Oct 2010 - Dec 2010)	Helston	UK
   2010	23	95,117
   2009	18	85,983
   % change	27.8%	10.6%
   Record Year	2002 (28)	2010 (95,117)

   quarter	number of companies	uk quarter	uk companies	sort
   Q4 2010	23	Q4 2010	95117	1
   Q4 2009	18	Q4 2009	85983	1
   Q4 2008	18	Q4 2008	76038	1
   Q4 2007	13	Q4 2007	83140	1
   Q4 2006	25	Q4 2006	94527	1
   Q4 2005	11	Q4 2005	89564	1
   Q4 2004	25	Q4 2004	81122	1
   Q4 2003	27	Q4 2003	94243	1
   Q4 2002	28	Q4 2002	82677	1
   Q4 2001	12	Q4 2001	53729	1
   Q4 2002	28	Q4 2010	95117	2

   New Companies by Quarter

4. Monthly Data (Oct, Nov & Dec 2010)

   month	uk companies	number of companies
   Dec 2010	27134	4
   Nov 2010	34347	11
   Oct 2010	33636	8
   Sep 2010	35149	4
   Aug 2010	32366	8
   Jul 2010	33977	10
   Jun 2010	35198	10
   May 2010	30031	9
   Apr 2010	33383	14
   Mar 2010	42779	11
   Feb 2010	33214	5
   Jan 2010	29144	10

   New Companies by Month

   	October	November	December
   New companies in 2010	8	11	4
   New companies in 2009	4	3	11
   % change	100.0%	266.7%	-63.6%
   Record Year	2006 (11)	2002 (16)	2009 (11)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

1. Annual Data (2010)

   A total of 67 companies were dissolved in Helston in 2010. This total is 29.5% lower than in 2009 and compares favourably to the UK figure of 35.9% decrease compared to the previous year.

   Year	Helston	UK
   2010	67	342,232
   2009	95	533,773
   2008	43	237,901
   2007	34	220,295
   2006	68	200,166
   Record Year	2009 (95)	2009 (533,773)

   dissolution year	uk year	uk companies	number of companies	sort
   2010	2010	342232	67	1
   2009	2009	533773	95	1
   2008	2008	237901	43	1
   2007	2007	220295	34	1
   2006	2006	200166	68	1
   2005	2005	189329	30	1
   2004	2004	171967	27	1
   2003	2003	161127	26	1
   2002	2002	163577	25	1
   2001	2001	144429	26	1
   2009	2009	533773	95	2

   Dissolved Companies by Year

2. Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2010)

   In the second half of 2010 a total of 28 companies were dissolved in Helston. This figure is 46.2% lower than last year, which compares well to the UK wide change of -32.7%.

   The highest total for a second half year in Helston occurred in 2009 when a total of 52 were closed.

   Half Year (Jul-Dec)	Helston	UK
   2010	28	164,601
   2009	52	244,537
   % change	-46.2%	-32.7%
   Record Year	2009 (52)	2009 (244,537)

   half	uk companies	number of companies
   H2 2010	164601	28
   H2 2009	244537	52
   H2 2008	134798	31
   H2 2007	112494	20
   H2 2006	100900	26
   H2 2005	98663	19
   H2 2004	87430	12
   H2 2003	83674	12
   H2 2002	90537	14
   H2 2001	72374	12

   Dissolved Companies by Half Year

3. Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2010)

   A total of 14 companies were dissolved in Helston during the fourth quarter of 2010 (Oct 2010 - Dec 2010).

   This figure is a decrease of 48.1% versus the same period last year (Q4 2009). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 9.7% against the same period last year.

   fourth quarter (Oct 2010 - Dec 2010)	Helston	UK
   2010	14	76,896
   2009	27	85,136
   % change	-48.1%	-9.7%
   Record Year	2009 (27)	2009 (85,136)

   quarter	number of companies	uk quarter	uk companies	sort
   Q4 2010	14	Q4 2010	76896	1
   Q4 2009	27	Q4 2009	85136	1
   Q4 2008	10	Q4 2008	52051	1
   Q4 2007	12	Q4 2007	53829	1
   Q4 2006	15	Q4 2006	49456	1
   Q4 2005	7	Q4 2005	48529	1
   Q4 2004	6	Q4 2004	43135	1
   Q4 2003	7	Q4 2003	37068	1
   Q4 2002	4	Q4 2002	49574	1
   Q4 2001	6	Q4 2001	34763	1
   Q4 2009	27	Q4 2009	85136	2

   Dissolved Companies by Quarter

4. Monthly Data (Oct, Nov & Dec 2010)

   month	uk companies	number of companies
   Dec 2010	16283	3
   Nov 2010	31710	7
   Oct 2010	28903	4
   Sep 2010	29093	5
   Aug 2010	32913	4
   Jul 2010	25699	5
   Jun 2010	35162	5
   May 2010	38045	13
   Apr 2010	21747	7
   Mar 2010	33870	7
   Feb 2010	24398	4
   Jan 2010	24409	3

   Dissolved Companies by Month

   	October	November	December
   Closed companies in 2010	4	7	3
   Closed companies in 2009	8	7	12
   % change	-50.0%	0.0%	-75%
   Record Year	2006 (8)	2010 (7)	2009 (12)

Net Company Growth

1. Annual Data (2010)

   A total of 37 companies were added to the company register for Helston in 2010. This number represents growth of 49.3% in the total number of active companies, which compares favourably to the UK figure of 16.0%.

   This number is 57 companies higher than the previous year.

   The highest net company growth figure ever seen in one year came in 2003 when the Helston company register grew by 80 companies.

   Year	Helston	UK
   2010	37	58,126
   2009	-20	-171,098
   2008	35	111,302
   2007	62	237,354
   2006	24	205,274
   Record Year	2003 (80)	2003 (242,543)

   year	net	prev total	uk year	uk net	uk prev	sort
   2010	37	75	2010	58126	362675	1
   2009	-20	78	2009	-171098	349203	1
   2008	35	96	2008	111302	457649	1
   2007	62	92	2007	237354	405440	1
   2006	24	88	2006	205274	367689	1
   2005	58	82	2005	178360	340803	1
   2004	55	106	2004	168836	403670	1
   2003	80	92	2003	242543	299401	1
   2002	67	63	2002	135824	226399	1
   2001	37	59	2001	81970	244029	1
   2003	80	0	2003	242543	0	2

   Net Growth by Year

2. Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2010)

   In the second half of 2010 the company register for Helston increased by 17 companies.

   Half Year (Jul-Dec)	Helston	UK
   2010	17	32,008
   2009	-11	-63,883
   Record Year	2002 (48)	2003 (117,772)

   half	uk net	net
   H2 2010	32008	17
   H2 2009	-63883	-11
   H2 2008	26134	9
   H2 2007	66058	10
   H2 2006	89131	21
   H2 2005	81628	16
   H2 2004	78944	34
   H2 2003	117772	36
   H2 2002	72347	48
   H2 2001	36943	16

   Net Growth by Half Year

3. Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2010)

   Net company growth for Helston during the fourth quarter of 2010 (Oct 2010 - Dec 2010) was 9 companies.

   fourth quarter (Oct 2010 - Dec 2010)	Helston	UK
   2010	9	18,221
   2009	-9	847
   Record Year	2002 (24)	2003 (57,175)

   quarter	net	prev total	uk quarter	uk net	uk prev	sort
   Q4 2010	9	18	Q4 2010	18221	85983	1
   Q4 2009	-9	18	Q4 2009	847	76038	1
   Q4 2008	8	13	Q4 2008	23987	83140	1
   Q4 2007	1	25	Q4 2007	29311	94527	1
   Q4 2006	10	11	Q4 2006	45071	89564	1
   Q4 2005	4	25	Q4 2005	41035	81122	1
   Q4 2004	19	27	Q4 2004	37987	94243	1
   Q4 2003	20	28	Q4 2003	57175	82677	1
   Q4 2002	24	12	Q4 2002	33103	53729	1
   Q4 2001	6	15	Q4 2001	18966	55834	1
   Q4 2002	24	0	Q4 2003	57175	0	2

   Net Growth by Quarter

4. Monthly Data (Oct, Nov & Dec 2010)

   month	uk net	net
   Dec 2010	10851	1
   Nov 2010	2637	4
   Oct 2010	4733	4
   Sep 2010	6056	-1
   Aug 2010	-547	4
   Jul 2010	8278	5
   Jun 2010	36	5
   May 2010	-8014	-4
   Apr 2010	11636	7
   Mar 2010	8909	4
   Feb 2010	8816	1
   Jan 2010	4735	7

   Net Growth by Month

   	October	November	December
   Net growth in 2010	4	4	1
   Net growth in 2009	-4	-4	-1
   Record Year	2004 (7)	2003 (9)	2004 (7)

UK Company Share

1. Annual Data (2010)

   In 2010 Helston formed 0.0% of all UK companies. This is no change on 2009 when Helston was responsible for 0.0% of all UK companies.

   Year	Helston
   2010	0.0%
   2009	0.0%
   2008	0.0%
   2007	0.0%
   2006	0.0%
   Record Year (since 1960)	1960 (0.1%)

   incorporation year	percentage	num town	sort
   2010	0.0260	104	1
   2009	0.0207	75	1
   2008	0.0223	78	1
   2007	0.0210	96	1
   2006	0.0227	92	1
   2005	0.0239	88	1
   2004	0.0241	82	1
   2003	0.0263	106	1
   2002	0.0307	92	1
   2001	0.0278	63	1
   1960	0.0865	6	2

   Company Share by Year

2. Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2010)

   In the second half of 2010 Helston formed 0.0% of all UK companies. This is the same as the 2009 figure of 0.0%.

   Half Year (Jul-Dec)	Helston
   2010	0.0%
   2009	0.0%
   2008	0.0%
   2007	0.0%
   2006	0.0%
   Record Year (since 1960)	1960 (0.1%)

   half	percentage	num town	sort
   H2 2010	0.0229	45	1
   H2 2009	0.0227	41	1
   H2 2008	0.0249	40	1
   H2 2007	0.0168	30	1
   H2 2006	0.0247	47	1
   H2 2005	0.0194	35	1
   H2 2004	0.0276	46	1
   H2 2003	0.0238	48	1
   H2 2002	0.0381	62	1
   H2 2001	0.0256	28	1
   H2 1960	0.0947	3	2

   Company Share by Half Year

3. Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2010)

   In the fourth quarter of 2010, Helston formed 0.0% of all UK companies.

   fourth quarter (Oct 2010 - Dec 2010)	Helston
   2010	0.0%
   2009	0.0%
   2008	0.0%
   2007	0.0%
   2006	0.0%
   Record Year (since 1960)	1960 (0.1%)

   quarter	percentage	num town	sort
   Q4 2010	0.0242	23	1
   Q4 2009	0.0209	18	1
   Q4 2008	0.0237	18	1
   Q4 2007	0.0156	13	1
   Q4 2006	0.0264	25	1
   Q4 2005	0.0123	11	1
   Q4 2004	0.0308	25	1
   Q4 2003	0.0286	27	1
   Q4 2002	0.0339	28	1
   Q4 2001	0.0223	12	1
   Q4 1960	0.1248	2	2

   Company Share by Quarter

4. Monthly Data (Oct, Nov & Dec 2010)

   month	percentage	num town
   Dec 2010	0.0147	4
   Nov 2010	0.0320	11
   Oct 2010	0.0238	8
   Sep 2010	0.0114	4
   Aug 2010	0.0247	8
   Jul 2010	0.0294	10
   Jun 2010	0.0284	10
   May 2010	0.0300	9
   Apr 2010	0.0419	14
   Mar 2010	0.0257	11
   Feb 2010	0.0151	5
   Jan 2010	0.0343	10

   Company Share by Month

   	October	November	December
   UK formation share in 2010	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
   UK formation share in 2009	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
   % change	75.0%	226.5%	-65.5%
   Record Year	1980 (0.1%)	1960 (0.2%)	1975 (0.2%)

Director Age

1. Annual Data (2010)

   The average age of a director in 2010 was 46.9.

   The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.5% compared to the UK figure of 2.5%.

   The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 5.5% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.

   incorporation year	average age	over 65	under 25	uk average age	uk under 25	uk over 65
   2010	46.8712	5.5215	2.4540	44.4401	2.4538	4.5333
   2009	47.0853	6.2016	3.1008	45.2261	1.7605	5.0704
   2008	47.5000	10.3659	1.2195	46.1030	1.1038	5.5656
   2007	47.0378	9.7297	0.5405	46.9178	0.6450	6.2914
   2006	49.0116	4.0698	0.0000	47.8828	0.4451	7.0508
   2005	51.2299	13.9037	0.0000	48.7391	0.2649	7.9581
   2004	52.0422	11.4458	0.0000	49.4951	0.1758	8.9625
   2003	54.3377	17.1053	0.0000	50.8740	0.1352	10.6270
   2002	54.3952	22.1774	0.0000	51.6935	0.1273	11.7651
   2001	55.9375	28.4722	0.0000	52.1075	0.1239	12.4446

   Director Age by Year

2. Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2010)

   The average age of a director in the second half of 2010 was 46.8.

   The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 1.9% compared to the UK figure of 2.8%.

   The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 5.7% compared to the UK figure of 4.4%.

   half	average age	over 65	under 25	uk average age	uk under 25	uk over 65
   H2 2010	46.8302	5.6604	1.8868	44.1077	2.8067	4.4080
   H2 2009	48.4815	9.8765	2.4691	45.0201	1.9353	4.9560
   H2 2008	44.8500	6.2500	1.2500	45.8334	1.2764	5.4631
   H2 2007	47.2203	8.4746	0.0000	46.8152	0.7598	6.1076
   H2 2006	48.0345	2.2989	0.0000	47.7247	0.5102	6.9628
   H2 2005	53.7324	19.7183	0.0000	48.4938	0.2844	7.7243
   H2 2004	50.9176	11.7647	0.0000	49.3406	0.1993	8.8644
   H2 2003	53.3667	13.3333	0.0000	50.4891	0.1411	10.0769
   H2 2002	52.1314	21.1679	0.0000	51.6317	0.1268	11.7639
   H2 2001	54.6949	22.0339	0.0000	51.9496	0.1315	12.1639

   Director Age by Half Year

3. Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2010)

   The average age of a director in the fourth quarter of 2010 was 47.5.

   The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 0.0% compared to the UK figure of 3.0%.

   The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 8.7% compared to the UK figure of 4.4%.

   quarter	average age	over 65	under 25	uk average age	uk under 25	uk over 65
   Q4 2010	47.4783	8.6957	0.0000	44.1115	2.9654	4.4413
   Q4 2009	44.8846	3.8462	3.8462	45.0208	1.9341	4.7453
   Q4 2008	45.9394	3.0303	0.0000	45.8957	1.3524	5.5383
   Q4 2007	43.0000	0.0000	0.0000	46.8486	0.7878	5.9462
   Q4 2006	47.3095	2.3810	0.0000	47.7754	0.5298	7.0007
   Q4 2005	53.2500	12.5000	0.0000	48.4782	0.2883	7.6552
   Q4 2004	49.0185	5.5556	0.0000	49.3119	0.2130	8.5903
   Q4 2003	53.6600	18.0000	0.0000	50.4240	0.1555	9.9952
   Q4 2002	51.3611	15.2778	0.0000	51.6196	0.1377	11.7155
   Q4 2001	53.4839	16.1290	0.0000	52.0787	0.1393	12.2804

   Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

1. Annual Data (2010)

   The record year for female directors in Helston was 1857 when 36.4% of all directors were female.

   The percentage of female directors in Helston in 2010 was 28.5%. The average for the UK during this time was 26.2%

   incorporation year	percentage female	uk year	uk percentage female	sort
   2001	28.4810	2001	26.1508	1
   2002	40.0000	2002	28.5637	1
   2003	40.9836	2003	29.8456	1
   2004	33.8710	2004	26.7982	1
   2005	36.5385	2005	26.5473	1
   2006	37.8788	2006	26.5349	1
   2007	36.5741	2007	27.0885	1
   2008	30.9392	2008	27.0648	1
   2009	31.0345	2009	25.4309	1
   2010	30.8901	2010	24.9134	1
   1857	36.3636	1967	100.0000	2

   Director Gender by Year

2. Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2010)

   The record second half year for female directors in Helston was 1860 when 42.9% of all directors were female.

   33.3% of all director appointments in Helston in the second half of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.0% for the same period.

   half	percentage female	uk half	uk percentage female	sort
   H2 2010	33.3333	H2 2010	24.9631	1
   H2 2009	32.2581	H2 2009	24.8956	1
   H2 2008	28.5714	H2 2008	26.2791	1
   H2 2007	42.6667	H2 2007	26.7504	1
   H2 2006	36.7347	H2 2006	26.4750	1
   H2 2005	28.7500	H2 2005	26.2215	1
   H2 2004	34.7368	H2 2004	26.7574	1
   H2 2003	37.9845	H2 2003	29.3888	1
   H2 2002	43.5065	H2 2002	29.5525	1
   H2 2001	24.1935	H2 2001	26.0780	1
   H2 1860	42.8571	H2 1967	100.0000	2

   Director Gender by Half Year

3. Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2010)

   The record fourth quarter for female directors in Helston was in 1977 when 31.1% of all directors were female.

   31.3% of all director appointments in Helston in the fourth quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 24.7% for the same period.

   quarter	percentage female	uk quarter	uk percentage female	sort
   Q4 2010	31.2500	Q4 2010	24.7227	1
   Q4 2009	36.6667	Q4 2009	24.0749	1
   Q4 2008	28.2051	Q4 2008	26.3450	1
   Q4 2007	39.2857	Q4 2007	26.5826	1
   Q4 2006	37.2549	Q4 2006	25.9680	1
   Q4 2005	36.8421	Q4 2005	26.0272	1
   Q4 2004	35.4839	Q4 2004	26.4556	1
   Q4 2003	28.5714	Q4 2003	29.1713	1
   Q4 2002	40.4762	Q4 2002	29.6130	1
   Q4 2001	28.1250	Q4 2001	26.0497	1
   Q4 1977	31.0539	Q4 1967	100.0000	2

   Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

1. Previous 12 months (Dec 2009-Dec 2010)

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

   word	percentage	uk word	uk percentage
   CONSTRUCTION	2.33%	CONSULTING	5.06%
   CORNWALL	1.86%	MANAGEMENT	5.01%
   J	1.86%	CONSULTANCY	3.14%
   DESIGN	1.40%	PROPERTY	2.36%
   PROPERTIES	0.93%	TRADING	2.11%
   CONSULTING	0.93%	ASSOCIATES	1.95%
   CEMENT	0.93%	DESIGN	1.92%
   ENGINEERING	0.93%	BUSINESS	1.82%
   COMMUNICATIONS	0.93%	CONSTRUCTION	1.82%
   HYDRAULICS	0.93%	CONSULTANTS	1.76%
   AVIATION	0.93%	MEDIA	1.71%
   S	0.93%	ENGINEERING	1.62%
   CONSULTANCY	0.93%	LONDON	1.60%
   ADVANCED	0.93%	CARE	1.45%
   ROOFING	0.93%	INVESTMENTS	1.44%
   PLANNING	0.93%	GLOBAL	1.43%
   OCEAN	0.93%	J	1.42%
   CONSULTANTS	0.93%	IT	1.41%
   ASSOCIATES	0.93%	PROPERTIES	1.34%
   (HELSTON)	0.93%	INTERNATIONAL	1.34%
   KITCHEN	0.93%	BUILDING	1.34%
   SERVICE	0.47%	M	1.30%
   MARAL	0.47%	ELECTRICAL	1.25%
   VIPOND	0.47%	SYSTEMS	1.24%
   TREPOOL	0.47%	S	1.23%

SIC Data

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

   sic code	number of companies	uk companies
   None Supplied	22	199,572
   7487 - Other business activities	10	63,348
   9999 - Dormant Company	5	20,144
   71129 - Other engineering activities	4	1,513
   4521 - General construction & civil engineering	4	6,598
   41202 - Construction of domestic buildings	3	2,127
   64999 - Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified	3	2,527
   7420 - Architectural, technical consult	3	1,848
   8042 - Adult and other education	3	2,142
   7032 - Manage real estate, fee or contract	2	2,235
   4542 - Joinery installation	2	956
   70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management	2	14,505
   43210 - Electrical installation	2	2,980
   7031 - Real estate agencies	2	1,485
   9305 - Other service activities	2	8,858
   56302 - Public houses and bars	2	1,542
   5540 - Bars	2	2,093
   61300 - Satellite telecommunications activities	2	77
   47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets	2	1,943
   0113 - Grow fruit, nuts, beverage & spice crops	2	19

Recent Companies

1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

   COMPANY NUMBER	COMPANY NAME	INCORPORATION DATE
   07455140	BURR BLOCKS LIMITED	30 Nov 2010
   07452932	ISCA PLANNING & DESIGN CONSULTANTS LIMITED	26 Nov 2010
   07444391	LANHERNE MORTIMER LTD	18 Nov 2010
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