New Company Registrations

1. Annual Data (2011)

   2011 was a record year for company registrations in Helston when compared to any year in history.

   A total of 111 companies were formed in Helston in 2011. This total is 6.7% higher than in 2010 and compares equally to the UK figure of a 13.1% growth compared to 400,358 the previous year.

   Year	Helston	UK
   2011	111	452,870
   2010	104	400,358
   2009	75	362,675
   2008	78	349,203
   2007	96	457,649
   Record Year	2011 (111)	2007 (457,649)

   incorporation year	uk year	uk companies	number of companies	sort
   2011	2011	452870	111	1
   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
   2011	2007	457649	111	2

   New Companies by Year

2. Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2011)

   In the second half of 2011 a total of 56 companies were formed in Helston. This figure is 24.4% higher than last year, which compares well to the UK wide figure of 14.0%.

   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
   2011	56	224,135
   2010	45	196,609
   % change	24.4%	14.0%
   Record Year	2002 (62)	2011 (224,135)

   half	uk companies	number of companies
   H2 2011	224135	56
   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

   New Companies by Half Year

3. Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2011)

   A total of 27 companies were registered in Helston during the fourth quarter of 2011 (Oct 2011 - Dec 2011).

   This figure is an increase of 17.4% versus the same period last year (Q4 2010). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.3% against the same period last year.

   fourth quarter (Oct 2011 - Dec 2011)	Helston	UK
   2011	27	109,623
   2010	23	95,117
   % change	17.4%	15.3%
   Record Year	2002 (28)	2011 (109,623)

   quarter	number of companies	uk quarter	uk companies	sort
   Q4 2011	27	Q4 2011	109623	1
   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 2002	28	Q4 2011	109623	2

   New Companies by Quarter

4. Monthly Data (Oct, Nov & Dec 2011)

   month	uk companies	number of companies
   Dec 2011	30598	6
   Nov 2011	40319	13
   Oct 2011	38706	8
   Sep 2011	38920	7
   Aug 2011	38461	12
   Jul 2011	37131	10
   Jun 2011	39725	12
   May 2011	38130	7
   Apr 2011	34489	5
   Mar 2011	44847	10
   Feb 2011	37762	12
   Jan 2011	33782	9

   New Companies by Month

   	October	November	December
   New companies in 2011	8	13	6
   New companies in 2010	8	11	4
   % change	0.0%	18.2%	50.0%
   Record Year	2006 (11)	2002 (16)	2009 (11)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

1. Annual Data (2011)

   A total of 82 companies were dissolved in Helston in 2011. This total is 22.4% higher than in 2010 and compares favourably to the UK figure of 8.1% decrease compared to the previous year.

   Year	Helston	UK
   2011	82	314,523
   2010	67	342,232
   2009	95	533,773
   2008	43	237,901
   2007	34	220,295
   Record Year	2009 (95)	2009 (533,773)

   dissolution year	uk year	uk companies	number of companies	sort
   2011	2011	314523	82	1
   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
   2009	2009	533773	95	2

   Dissolved Companies by Year

2. Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2011)

   In the second half of 2011 a total of 44 companies were dissolved in Helston. This figure is 57.1% higher than last year, which compares badly to the UK wide change of -7.5%.

   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
   2011	44	152,213
   2010	28	164,601
   % change	57.1%	-7.5%
   Record Year	2009 (52)	2009 (244,537)

   half	uk companies	number of companies
   H2 2011	152213	44
   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

   Dissolved Companies by Half Year

3. Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2011)

   A total of 24 companies were dissolved in Helston during the fourth quarter of 2011 (Oct 2011 - Dec 2011).

   This figure is an increase of 71.4% versus the same period last year (Q4 2010). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 4.0% against the same period last year.

   fourth quarter (Oct 2011 - Dec 2011)	Helston	UK
   2011	24	79,983
   2010	14	76,896
   % change	71.4%	4.0%
   Record Year	2009 (27)	2009 (85,136)

   quarter	number of companies	uk quarter	uk companies	sort
   Q4 2011	24	Q4 2011	79983	1
   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 2009	27	Q4 2009	85136	2

   Dissolved Companies by Quarter

4. Monthly Data (Oct, Nov & Dec 2011)

   November 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Helston when compared to any previous November.

   October 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Helston when compared to any previous October.

   month	uk companies	number of companies
   Dec 2011	29283	6
   Nov 2011	31065	8
   Oct 2011	19635	10
   Sep 2011	22852	8
   Aug 2011	25745	6
   Jul 2011	23633	6
   Jun 2011	23848	10
   May 2011	31305	6
   Apr 2011	16171	3
   Mar 2011	27947	6
   Feb 2011	29849	7
   Jan 2011	33190	6

   Dissolved Companies by Month

   	October	November	December
   Closed companies in 2011	10	8	6
   Closed companies in 2010	4	7	3
   % change	150.0%	14.3%	100%
   Record Year	2011 (10)	2011 (8)	2009 (12)

Net Company Growth

1. Annual Data (2011)

   A total of 29 companies were added to the company register for Helston in 2011. This number represents growth of 27.9% in the total number of active companies, which compares unfavourably to the UK figure of 34.6%.

   This number is 8 companies lower 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
   2011	29	138,347
   2010	37	58,126
   2009	-20	-171,098
   2008	35	111,302
   2007	62	237,354
   Record Year	2003 (80)	2003 (242,543)

   year	net	prev total	uk year	uk net	uk prev	sort
   2011	29	104	2011	138347	400358	1
   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
   2003	80	0	2003	242543	0	2

   Net Growth by Year

2. Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2011)

   In the second half of 2011 the company register for Helston increased by 12 companies.

   Half Year (Jul-Dec)	Helston	UK
   2011	12	71,922
   2010	17	32,008
   Record Year	2002 (48)	2003 (117,772)

   half	uk net	net
   H2 2011	71922	12
   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

   Net Growth by Half Year

3. Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2011)

   Net company growth for Helston during the fourth quarter of 2011 (Oct 2011 - Dec 2011) was 3 companies.

   fourth quarter (Oct 2011 - Dec 2011)	Helston	UK
   2011	3	29,640
   2010	9	18,221
   Record Year	2002 (24)	2003 (57,175)

   quarter	net	prev total	uk quarter	uk net	uk prev	sort
   Q4 2011	3	23	Q4 2011	29640	95117	1
   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 2002	24	0	Q4 2003	57175	0	2

   Net Growth by Quarter

4. Monthly Data (Oct, Nov & Dec 2011)

   month	uk net	net
   Dec 2011	1315	0
   Nov 2011	9254	5
   Oct 2011	19071	-2
   Sep 2011	16068	-1
   Aug 2011	12716	6
   Jul 2011	13498	4
   Jun 2011	15877	2
   May 2011	6825	1
   Apr 2011	18318	2
   Mar 2011	16900	4
   Feb 2011	7913	5
   Jan 2011	592	3

   Net Growth by Month

   	October	November	December
   Net growth in 2011	-2	5	0
   Net growth in 2010	4	4	1
   Record Year	2004 (7)	2003 (9)	2004 (7)

UK Company Share

1. Annual Data (2011)

   In 2011 Helston formed 0.0% of all UK companies. This is no change on 2010 when Helston was responsible for 0.0% of all UK companies.

   Year	Helston
   2011	0.0%
   2010	0.0%
   2009	0.0%
   2008	0.0%
   2007	0.0%
   Record Year (since 1960)	1960 (0.1%)

   incorporation year	percentage	num town	sort
   2011	0.0245	111	1
   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
   1960	0.0865	6	2

   Company Share by Year

2. Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2011)

   In the second half of 2011 Helston formed 0.0% of all UK companies. This is the same as the 2010 figure of 0.0%.

   Half Year (Jul-Dec)	Helston
   2011	0.0%
   2010	0.0%
   2009	0.0%
   2008	0.0%
   2007	0.0%
   Record Year (since 1960)	1960 (0.1%)

   half	percentage	num town	sort
   H2 2011	0.0250	56	1
   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 1960	0.0947	3	2

   Company Share by Half Year

3. Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2011)

   In the fourth quarter of 2011, Helston formed 0.0% of all UK companies.

   fourth quarter (Oct 2011 - Dec 2011)	Helston
   2011	0.0%
   2010	0.0%
   2009	0.0%
   2008	0.0%
   2007	0.0%
   Record Year (since 1960)	1960 (0.1%)

   quarter	percentage	num town	sort
   Q4 2011	0.0246	27	1
   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 1960	0.1248	2	2

   Company Share by Quarter

4. Monthly Data (Oct, Nov & Dec 2011)

   month	percentage	num town
   Dec 2011	0.0196	6
   Nov 2011	0.0322	13
   Oct 2011	0.0207	8
   Sep 2011	0.0180	7
   Aug 2011	0.0312	12
   Jul 2011	0.0269	10
   Jun 2011	0.0302	12
   May 2011	0.0184	7
   Apr 2011	0.0145	5
   Mar 2011	0.0223	10
   Feb 2011	0.0318	12
   Jan 2011	0.0266	9

   Company Share by Month

   	October	November	December
   UK formation share in 2011	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
   UK formation share in 2010	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
   % change	-13.0%	0.6%	33.3%
   Record Year	1980 (0.1%)	1960 (0.2%)	1975 (0.2%)

Director Age

1. Annual Data (2011)

   The average age of a director in 2011 was 45.6.

   The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 1.9% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.

   The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 5.2% compared to the UK figure of 4.2%.

   incorporation year	average age	over 65	under 25	uk average age	uk under 25	uk over 65
   2011	45.6476	5.2381	1.9048	43.5012	3.6548	4.1918
   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

   Director Age by Year

2. Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2011)

   The average age of a director in the second half of 2011 was 45.6.

   The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.8% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.

   The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 5.7% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.

   half	average age	over 65	under 25	uk average age	uk under 25	uk over 65
   H2 2011	45.6321	5.6604	2.8302	43.1922	4.1183	4.0977
   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

   Director Age by Half Year

3. Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2011)

   The average age of a director in the fourth quarter of 2011 was 47.6.

   The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 1.8% compared to the UK figure of 4.2%.

   The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 7.0% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.

   quarter	average age	over 65	under 25	uk average age	uk under 25	uk over 65
   Q4 2011	47.6140	7.0175	1.7544	43.1368	4.2237	4.1394
   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

   Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

1. Annual Data (2011)

   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 2011 was 40.0%. The average for the UK during this time was 28.6%

   incorporation year	percentage female	uk year	uk percentage female	sort
   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
   2011	31.0345	2011	25.7049	1
   1857	36.3636	1967	100.0000	2

   Director Gender by Year

2. Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2011)

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

   32.5% of all director appointments in Helston in the second half of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.

   half	percentage female	uk half	uk percentage female	sort
   H2 2011	32.4786	H2 2011	25.6738	1
   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 1860	42.8571	H2 1967	100.0000	2

   Director Gender by Half Year

3. Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2011)

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

   27.4% of all director appointments in Helston in the fourth quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.3% for the same period.

   quarter	percentage female	uk quarter	uk percentage female	sort
   Q4 2011	27.4194	Q4 2011	25.2910	1
   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 1977	31.0539	Q4 1967	100.0000	2

   Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

1. Previous 12 months (Dec 2010-Dec 2011)

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

   word	percentage	uk word	uk percentage
   HELSTON	2.18%	CONSULTING	5.07%
   CORNWALL	2.18%	MANAGEMENT	4.74%
   CLINIC	1.31%	CONSULTANCY	3.26%
   (SW)	1.31%	PROPERTY	2.37%
   WEST	0.87%	TRADING	2.07%
   SOUTH	0.87%	DESIGN	1.92%
   WESTERN	0.87%	ASSOCIATES	1.86%
   CAMBORNE	0.87%	ENGINEERING	1.78%
   COTTAGES	0.87%	BUSINESS	1.78%
   J	0.87%	CONSULTANTS	1.76%
   MEDIA	0.87%	CONSTRUCTION	1.73%
   SOLAR	0.87%	MEDIA	1.71%
   LIZARD	0.87%	LONDON	1.63%
   CONSULTANCY	0.87%	J	1.51%
   BOUTIQUE	0.87%	INVESTMENTS	1.48%
   MULLION	0.87%	GLOBAL	1.46%
   CORNISH	0.87%	IT	1.41%
   L	0.87%	CARE	1.39%
   ACCESSORIES	0.44%	PROPERTIES	1.29%
   MENEAGE	0.44%	ELECTRICAL	1.29%
   CREATIVE	0.44%	M	1.27%
   LOFTS	0.44%	BUILDING	1.26%
   CADGWITH	0.44%	ENERGY	1.25%
   HOMECARE	0.44%	S	1.20%
   DRIFTWOOD	0.44%	ENTERPRISES	1.20%

SIC Data

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

   sic code	number of companies	uk companies
   None Supplied	30	205,525
   7487 - Other business activities	13	57,052
   5530 - Restaurants	4	5,013
   99999 - Dormant Company	4	21,846
   82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified	4	32,483
   74990 - Non-trading company	4	8,929
   71129 - Other engineering activities	4	1,823
   56101 - Licenced restaurants	3	1,252
   7222 - Other software consultancy and supply	3	7,398
   4521 - General construction & civil engineering	3	5,558
   41100 - Development of building projects	3	4,331
   43910 - Roofing activities	2	591
   7032 - Manage real estate, fee or contract	2	2,198
   5540 - Bars	2	2,147
   85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified	2	2,395
   58110 - Book publishing	2	500
   4525 - Other special trades construction	2	1,651
   0113 - Grow fruit, nuts, beverage & spice crops	2	21
   96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified	2	11,768
   9305 - Other service activities	2	9,492

Recent Companies

1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

   COMPANY NUMBER	COMPANY NAME	INCORPORATION DATE
   07824485	ROBERTS & WEBB LIMITED	26 Oct 2011
   07826027	THE SOLAR SUPERMARKET LTD	27 Oct 2011
   07798963	STEPHEN HEDGER LIMITED	05 Oct 2011
   07808705	NANSLOE ACADEMY	13 Oct 2011
   07809075	WCA CONTRACTS LIMITED	13 Oct 2011
   07814249	MORKANTO LIMITED	18 Oct 2011
   07825780	UK RADON LIMITED	27 Oct 2011
   OC369191	BOUTIQUE RETREATS PROPERTIES LLP	25 Oct 2011