New Company Registrations

1. Annual Data (2010)

   A total of 38 companies were formed in Ilminster in 2010. This total is 8.6% higher than in 2009 and compares equally to the UK figure of a 10.4% growth compared to 362,675 the previous year.

   Year	Ilminster	UK
   2010	38	400,358
   2009	35	362,675
   2008	32	349,203
   2007	31	457,649
   2006	38	405,440
   Record Year	2003 (58)	2007 (457,649)

   incorporation year	uk year	uk companies	number of companies	sort
   2010	2010	400358	38	1
   2009	2009	362675	35	1
   2008	2008	349203	32	1
   2007	2007	457649	31	1
   2006	2006	405440	38	1
   2005	2005	367689	18	1
   2004	2004	340803	32	1
   2003	2003	403670	58	1
   2002	2002	299401	36	1
   2001	2001	226399	18	1
   2003	2007	457649	58	2

   New Companies by Year

2. Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2010)

   In the second half of 2010 a total of 16 companies were formed in Ilminster. This figure is 5.9% lower than last year, which compares badly to the UK wide figure of 8.8%.

   The highest total for a second half year in Ilminster occurred in 2003 when a total of 27 were formed.

   Half Year (Jul-Dec)	Ilminster	UK
   2010	16	196,609
   2009	17	180,654
   % change	-5.9%	8.8%
   Record Year	2003 (27)	2003 (201,446)

   half	uk companies	number of companies
   H2 2010	196609	16
   H2 2009	180654	17
   H2 2008	160932	17
   H2 2007	178552	8
   H2 2006	190031	18
   H2 2005	180291	8
   H2 2004	166374	17
   H2 2003	201446	27
   H2 2002	162884	23
   H2 2001	109317	7

   New Companies by Half Year

3. Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2010)

   A total of 11 companies were registered in Ilminster during the fourth quarter of 2010 (Oct 2010 - Dec 2010).

   This figure is an increase of 22.2% 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)	Ilminster	UK
   2010	11	95,117
   2009	9	85,983
   % change	22.2%	10.6%
   Record Year	2002 (19)	2010 (95,117)

   quarter	number of companies	uk quarter	uk companies	sort
   Q4 2010	11	Q4 2010	95117	1
   Q4 2009	9	Q4 2009	85983	1
   Q4 2008	8	Q4 2008	76038	1
   Q4 2007	3	Q4 2007	83140	1
   Q4 2006	8	Q4 2006	94527	1
   Q4 2005	6	Q4 2005	89564	1
   Q4 2004	11	Q4 2004	81122	1
   Q4 2003	15	Q4 2003	94243	1
   Q4 2002	19	Q4 2002	82677	1
   Q4 2001	2	Q4 2001	53729	1
   Q4 2002	19	Q4 2010	95117	2

   New Companies by Quarter

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

   month	uk companies	number of companies
   Dec 2010	27134	3
   Nov 2010	34347	4
   Oct 2010	33636	4
   Sep 2010	35149	1
   Aug 2010	32366	2
   Jul 2010	33977	2
   Jun 2010	35198	4
   May 2010	30031	1
   Apr 2010	33383	7
   Mar 2010	42779	5
   Feb 2010	33214	2
   Jan 2010	29144	3

   New Companies by Month

   	October	November	December
   New companies in 2010	4	4	3
   New companies in 2009	6		3
   % change	-33.3%	inf%	0.0%
   Record Year	2004 (8)	2002 (8)	2002 (9)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

1. Annual Data (2010)

   A total of 23 companies were dissolved in Ilminster in 2010. This total is 30.3% lower than in 2009 and compares favourably to the UK figure of 35.9% decrease compared to the previous year.

   Year	Ilminster	UK
   2010	23	342,232
   2009	33	533,773
   2008	20	237,901
   2007	19	220,295
   2006	16	200,166
   Record Year	2009 (33)	2009 (533,773)

   dissolution year	uk year	uk companies	number of companies	sort
   2010	2010	342232	23	1
   2009	2009	533773	33	1
   2008	2008	237901	20	1
   2007	2007	220295	19	1
   2006	2006	200166	16	1
   2005	2005	189329	17	1
   2004	2004	171967	11	1
   2003	2003	161127	11	1
   2002	2002	163577	14	1
   2001	2001	144429	10	1
   2009	2009	533773	33	2

   Dissolved Companies by Year

2. Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2010)

   In the second half of 2010 a total of 11 companies were dissolved in Ilminster. This figure is 15.4% lower than last year, which compares badly to the UK wide change of -32.7%.

   The highest total for a second half year in Ilminster occurred in 2008 when a total of 13 were closed.

   Half Year (Jul-Dec)	Ilminster	UK
   2010	11	164,601
   2009	13	244,537
   % change	-15.4%	-32.7%
   Record Year	2008 (13)	2009 (244,537)

   half	uk companies	number of companies
   H2 2010	164601	11
   H2 2009	244537	13
   H2 2008	134798	13
   H2 2007	112494	6
   H2 2006	100900	11
   H2 2005	98663	9
   H2 2004	87430	5
   H2 2003	83674	6
   H2 2002	90537	10
   H2 2001	72374	2

   Dissolved Companies by Half Year

3. Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2010)

   A total of 4 companies were dissolved in Ilminster during the fourth quarter of 2010 (Oct 2010 - Dec 2010).

   This figure is a decrease of 33.3% 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)	Ilminster	UK
   2010	4	76,896
   2009	6	85,136
   % change	-33.3%	-9.7%
   Record Year	2006 (7)	2009 (85,136)

   quarter	number of companies	uk quarter	uk companies	sort
   Q4 2010	4	Q4 2010	76896	1
   Q4 2009	6	Q4 2009	85136	1
   Q4 2008	3	Q4 2008	52051	1
   Q4 2007	1	Q4 2007	53829	1
   Q4 2006	7	Q4 2006	49456	1
   Q4 2005	6	Q4 2005	48529	1
   Q4 2004	1	Q4 2004	43135	1
   Q4 2003	3	Q4 2003	37068	1
   Q4 2002	5	Q4 2002	49574	1
   Q4 2001	2	Q4 2001	34763	1
   Q4 2006	7	Q4 2009	85136	2

   Dissolved Companies by Quarter

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

   month	uk companies	number of companies
   Dec 2010	16283	2
   Oct 2010	28903	2
   Sep 2010	29093	2
   Aug 2010	32913	1
   Jul 2010	25699	4
   Jun 2010	35162	2
   May 2010	38045	2
   Apr 2010	21747	1
   Mar 2010	33870	5
   Feb 2010	24398	2

   Dissolved Companies by Month

   	October	November	December
   Closed companies in 2010	2	4	2
   Closed companies in 2009	2
   % change	0.0%	inf%	inf%
   Record Year	2002 (4)	2009 (4)	1998 (3)

Net Company Growth

1. Annual Data (2010)

   A total of 15 companies were added to the company register for Ilminster in 2010. This number represents growth of 42.9% in the total number of active companies, which compares favourably to the UK figure of 16.0%.

   This number is 13 companies higher than the previous year.

   The highest net company growth figure ever seen in one year came in 2003 when the Ilminster company register grew by 47 companies.

   Year	Ilminster	UK
   2010	15	58,126
   2009	2	-171,098
   2008	12	111,302
   2007	12	237,354
   2006	22	205,274
   Record Year	2003 (47)	2003 (242,543)

   year	net	prev total	uk year	uk net	uk prev	sort
   2010	15	35	2010	58126	362675	1
   2009	2	32	2009	-171098	349203	1
   2008	12	31	2008	111302	457649	1
   2007	12	38	2007	237354	405440	1
   2006	22	18	2006	205274	367689	1
   2005	1	32	2005	178360	340803	1
   2004	21	58	2004	168836	403670	1
   2003	47	36	2003	242543	299401	1
   2002	22	18	2002	135824	226399	1
   2001	8	19	2001	81970	244029	1
   2003	47	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 Ilminster increased by 5 companies.

   Half Year (Jul-Dec)	Ilminster	UK
   2010	5	32,008
   2009	4	-63,883
   Record Year	2003 (21)	2003 (117,772)

   half	uk net	net
   H2 2010	32008	5
   H2 2009	-63883	4
   H2 2008	26134	4
   H2 2007	66058	2
   H2 2006	89131	7
   H2 2005	81628	-1
   H2 2004	78944	12
   H2 2003	117772	21
   H2 2002	72347	13
   H2 2001	36943	5

   Net Growth by Half Year

3. Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2010)

   Net company growth for Ilminster during the fourth quarter of 2010 (Oct 2010 - Dec 2010) was 7 companies.

   fourth quarter (Oct 2010 - Dec 2010)	Ilminster	UK
   2010	7	18,221
   2009	3	847
   Record Year	2002 (14)	2003 (57,175)

   quarter	net	prev total	uk quarter	uk net	uk prev	sort
   Q4 2010	7	9	Q4 2010	18221	85983	1
   Q4 2009	3	8	Q4 2009	847	76038	1
   Q4 2008	5	3	Q4 2008	23987	83140	1
   Q4 2007	2	8	Q4 2007	29311	94527	1
   Q4 2006	1	6	Q4 2006	45071	89564	1
   Q4 2005	0	11	Q4 2005	41035	81122	1
   Q4 2004	10	15	Q4 2004	37987	94243	1
   Q4 2003	12	19	Q4 2003	57175	82677	1
   Q4 2002	14	2	Q4 2002	33103	53729	1
   Q4 2001	0	5	Q4 2001	18966	55834	1
   Q4 2002	14	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
   Oct 2010	4733	2
   Sep 2010	6056	-1
   Aug 2010	-547	1
   Jul 2010	8278	-2
   Jun 2010	36	2
   May 2010	-8014	-1
   Apr 2010	11636	6
   Mar 2010	8909	0
   Feb 2010	8816	0

   Net Growth by Month

   	October		December
   Net growth in 2010	2		1
   Net growth in 2009	4
   Record Year	2009 (4)	2002 (7)	2003 (6)

UK Company Share

1. Annual Data (2010)

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

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

   incorporation year	percentage	num town	sort
   2010	0.0095	38	1
   2009	0.0097	35	1
   2008	0.0092	32	1
   2007	0.0068	31	1
   2006	0.0094	38	1
   2005	0.0049	18	1
   2004	0.0094	32	1
   2003	0.0144	58	1
   2002	0.0120	36	1
   2001	0.0080	18	1
   1960	0.0433	3	2

   Company Share by Year

2. Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2010)

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

   Half Year (Jul-Dec)	Ilminster
   2010	0.0%
   2009	0.0%
   2008	0.0%
   2007	0.0%
   2006	0.0%
   Record Year (since 1960)	1971 (0.1%)

   half	percentage	num town	sort
   H2 2010	0.0081	16	1
   H2 2009	0.0094	17	1
   H2 2008	0.0106	17	1
   H2 2007	0.0045	8	1
   H2 2006	0.0095	18	1
   H2 2005	0.0044	8	1
   H2 2004	0.0102	17	1
   H2 2003	0.0134	27	1
   H2 2002	0.0141	23	1
   H2 2001	0.0064	7	1
   H2 1971	0.0587	3	2

   Company Share by Half Year

3. Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2010)

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

   fourth quarter (Oct 2010 - Dec 2010)	Ilminster
   2010	0.0%
   2009	0.0%
   2008	0.0%
   2007	0.0%
   2006	0.0%
   Record Year (since 1960)	1973 (0.1%)

   quarter	percentage	num town	sort
   Q4 2010	0.0116	11	1
   Q4 2009	0.0105	9	1
   Q4 2008	0.0105	8	1
   Q4 2007	0.0036	3	1
   Q4 2006	0.0085	8	1
   Q4 2005	0.0067	6	1
   Q4 2004	0.0136	11	1
   Q4 2003	0.0159	15	1
   Q4 2002	0.0230	19	1
   Q4 2001	0.0037	2	1
   Q4 1973	0.0790	3	2

   Company Share by Quarter

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

   month	percentage	num town
   Dec 2010	0.0111	3
   Nov 2010	0.0116	4
   Oct 2010	0.0119	4
   Sep 2010	0.0028	1
   Aug 2010	0.0062	2
   Jul 2010	0.0059	2
   Jun 2010	0.0114	4
   May 2010	0.0033	1
   Apr 2010	0.0210	7
   Mar 2010	0.0117	5
   Feb 2010	0.0060	2
   Jan 2010	0.0103	3

   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%
   % change	-41.7%	inf%	-4.3%
   Record Year	1969 (0.2%)	1973 (0.2%)	1972 (0.1%)

Director Age

1. Annual Data (2010)

   The average age of a director in 2010 was 44.3.

   The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 0.0% compared to the UK figure of 2.5%.

   The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 5.4% 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	44.3243	5.4054	0.0000	44.4401	2.4538	4.5333
   2009	47.3143	8.5714	0.0000	45.2261	1.7605	5.0704
   2008	49.5085	10.1695	0.0000	46.1030	1.1038	5.5656
   2007	52.2500	12.5000	0.0000	46.9178	0.6450	6.2914
   2006	52.6633	8.1633	0.0000	47.8828	0.4451	7.0508
   2005	49.8125	11.2500	0.0000	48.7391	0.2649	7.9581
   2004	55.6842	16.8421	0.0000	49.4951	0.1758	8.9625
   2003	52.8968	12.2581	0.0000	50.8740	0.1352	10.6270
   2002	56.8029	18.2482	0.0000	51.6935	0.1273	11.7651
   2001	54.1951	15.8537	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 43.0.

   The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 0.0% compared to the UK figure of 2.8%.

   The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 5.6% 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	42.9722	5.5556	0.0000	44.1077	2.8067	4.4080
   H2 2009	46.7097	3.2258	0.0000	45.0201	1.9353	4.9560
   H2 2008	44.8462	3.8462	0.0000	45.8334	1.2764	5.4631
   H2 2007	51.6429	10.7143	0.0000	46.8152	0.7598	6.1076
   H2 2006	52.2069	8.6207	0.0000	47.7247	0.5102	6.9628
   H2 2005	47.4167	0.0000	0.0000	48.4938	0.2844	7.7243
   H2 2004	56.0408	16.3265	0.0000	49.3406	0.1993	8.8644
   H2 2003	53.3600	18.0000	0.0000	50.4891	0.1411	10.0769
   H2 2002	55.3556	14.4444	0.0000	51.6317	0.1268	11.7639
   H2 2001	53.5714	9.5238	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 43.9.

   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 0.0% 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	43.8500	0.0000	0.0000	44.1115	2.9654	4.4413
   Q4 2009	41.8333	0.0000	0.0000	45.0208	1.9341	4.7453
   Q4 2008	42.0000	0.0000	0.0000	45.8957	1.3524	5.5383
   Q4 2007	48.1250	0.0000	0.0000	46.8486	0.7878	5.9462
   Q4 2006	54.3478	13.0435	0.0000	47.7754	0.5298	7.0007
   Q4 2005	47.5600	0.0000	0.0000	48.4782	0.2883	7.6552
   Q4 2004	54.7692	11.5385	0.0000	49.3119	0.2130	8.5903
   Q4 2003	54.9200	24.0000	0.0000	50.4240	0.1555	9.9952
   Q4 2002	53.7759	13.7931	0.0000	51.6196	0.1377	11.7155
   Q4 2001	52.8261	8.6957	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 Ilminster was 1857 when 36.4% of all directors were female.

   The percentage of female directors in Ilminster in 2010 was 44.0%. The average for the UK during this time was 26.2%

   incorporation year	percentage female	uk year	uk percentage female	sort
   2001	43.9560	2001	26.1508	1
   2002	40.9396	2002	28.5637	1
   2003	40.1163	2003	29.8456	1
   2004	43.5644	2004	26.7982	1
   2005	34.4828	2005	26.5473	1
   2006	35.6522	2006	26.5349	1
   2007	36.1702	2007	27.0885	1
   2008	41.1765	2008	27.0648	1
   2009	38.7500	2009	25.4309	1
   2010	34.8837	2010	24.9134	1
   1857	36.3636	1941	66.6667	2

   Director Gender by Year

2. Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2010)

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

   33.3% of all director appointments in Ilminster 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	35.1351	H2 2009	24.8956	1
   H2 2008	33.3333	H2 2008	26.2791	1
   H2 2007	36.3636	H2 2007	26.7504	1
   H2 2006	37.8788	H2 2006	26.4750	1
   H2 2005	29.7297	H2 2005	26.2215	1
   H2 2004	46.1538	H2 2004	26.7574	1
   H2 2003	39.2857	H2 2003	29.3888	1
   H2 2002	44.3299	H2 2002	29.5525	1
   H2 2001	55.3191	H2 2001	26.0780	1
   H2 1860	42.8571	H2 1988	66.6667	2

   Director Gender by Half Year

3. Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2010)

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

   34.8% of all director appointments in Ilminster 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	34.7826	Q4 2010	24.7227	1
   Q4 2009	35.7143	Q4 2009	24.0749	1
   Q4 2008	50.0000	Q4 2008	26.3450	1
   Q4 2007	27.2727	Q4 2007	26.5826	1
   Q4 2006	51.8519	Q4 2006	25.9680	1
   Q4 2005	24.0000	Q4 2005	26.0272	1
   Q4 2004	44.4444	Q4 2004	26.4556	1
   Q4 2003	48.1481	Q4 2003	29.1713	1
   Q4 2002	43.7500	Q4 2002	29.6130	1
   Q4 2001	65.3846	Q4 2001	26.0497	1
   Q4 1977	31.0539	Q4 1995	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
   PROPERTY	2.27%	CONSULTING	5.06%
   ELECTRICAL	2.27%	MANAGEMENT	5.01%
   IN	2.27%	CONSULTANCY	3.14%
   C	2.27%	PROPERTY	2.36%
   WEST)	1.14%	TRADING	2.11%
   (SOUTH	1.14%	ASSOCIATES	1.95%
   MRM	1.14%	DESIGN	1.92%
   PLUMBING	1.14%	BUSINESS	1.82%
   MITCHAMS	1.14%	CONSTRUCTION	1.82%
   GROUNDCARE	1.14%	CONSULTANTS	1.76%
   HEATING	1.14%	MEDIA	1.71%
   ACCOUNTANTS	1.14%	ENGINEERING	1.62%
   WORTH	1.14%	LONDON	1.60%
   BABY	1.14%	CARE	1.45%
   CONSULTING	1.14%	INVESTMENTS	1.44%
   SM	1.14%	GLOBAL	1.43%
   PROPERTIES	1.14%	J	1.42%
   ARRAY	1.14%	IT	1.41%
   CONSERVE	1.14%	PROPERTIES	1.34%
   TRIUMPH	1.14%	INTERNATIONAL	1.34%
   NICK	1.14%	BUILDING	1.34%
   ME	1.14%	M	1.30%
   PHYSIOTHERAPY	1.14%	ELECTRICAL	1.25%
   BEST	1.14%	SYSTEMS	1.24%
   CRICKET	1.14%	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	17	199,572
   7487 - Other business activities	6	63,348
   74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified	5	7,088
   70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management	3	14,505
   62020 - Information technology consultancy activities	2	9,177
   99999 - Dormant Company	2	16,285
   7414 - Business & management consultancy	2	13,474
   7110 - Renting of automobiles	1	285
   43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation	1	2,187
   31090 - Manufacture of other furniture	1	287
   74901 - Environmental consulting activities	1	462
   62012 - Business and domestic software development	1	2,858
   78300 - Human resources provision and management of human resources functions	1	491
   81300 - Landscape service activities	1	660
   5248 - Other retail specialised stores	1	2,016
   7222 - Other software consultancy and supply	1	7,298
   5138 - Wholesale other food inc fish, etc.	1	166
   63990 - Other information service activities not elsewhere classified	1	1,241
   16230 - Manufacture of other builders' carpentry and joinery	1	187
   7470 - Other cleaning activities	1	1,315

Recent Companies

1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

   COMPANY NUMBER	COMPANY NAME	INCORPORATION DATE
   07446727	PAPER-PIXELS CREATIVE LIMITED	22 Nov 2010
   07446638	SMART CARZ (UK) LIMITED	22 Nov 2010
   07446225	GRUDGEFUL PRODUCTIONS LIMITED	22 Nov 2010
   07434239	WRAPPED LTD	09 Nov 2010