New Company Registrations

1. Annual Data (2010)

   A total of 76 companies were formed in Market Drayton in 2010. This total is 3.8% lower than in 2009 and compares poorly to the UK figure of a 10.4% growth compared to 362,675 the previous year.

   Year	Market Drayton	UK
   2010	76	400,358
   2009	79	362,675
   2008	73	349,203
   2007	87	457,649
   2006	73	405,440
   Record Year	2003 (113)	2007 (457,649)

   incorporation year	uk year	uk companies	number of companies	sort
   2010	2010	400358	76	1
   2009	2009	362675	79	1
   2008	2008	349203	73	1
   2007	2007	457649	87	1
   2006	2006	405440	73	1
   2005	2005	367689	88	1
   2004	2004	340803	77	1
   2003	2003	403670	113	1
   2002	2002	299401	64	1
   2001	2001	226399	37	1
   2003	2007	457649	113	2

   New Companies by Year

2. Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2010)

   In the second half of 2010 a total of 37 companies were formed in Market Drayton. This figure is 7.5% lower than last year, which compares badly to the UK wide figure of 8.8%.

   The highest total for a second half year in Market Drayton occurred in 2003 when a total of 67 were formed.

   Half Year (Jul-Dec)	Market Drayton	UK
   2010	37	196,609
   2009	40	180,654
   % change	-7.5%	8.8%
   Record Year	2003 (67)	2003 (201,446)

   half	uk companies	number of companies
   H2 2010	196609	37
   H2 2009	180654	40
   H2 2008	160932	40
   H2 2007	178552	34
   H2 2006	190031	32
   H2 2005	180291	50
   H2 2004	166374	36
   H2 2003	201446	67
   H2 2002	162884	39
   H2 2001	109317	15

   New Companies by Half Year

3. Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2010)

   A total of 16 companies were registered in Market Drayton 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 badly 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)	Market Drayton	UK
   2010	16	95,117
   2009	24	85,983
   % change	-33.3%	10.6%
   Record Year	2004 (25)	2010 (95,117)

   quarter	number of companies	uk quarter	uk companies	sort
   Q4 2010	16	Q4 2010	95117	1
   Q4 2009	24	Q4 2009	85983	1
   Q4 2008	13	Q4 2008	76038	1
   Q4 2007	21	Q4 2007	83140	1
   Q4 2006	14	Q4 2006	94527	1
   Q4 2005	23	Q4 2005	89564	1
   Q4 2004	25	Q4 2004	81122	1
   Q4 2003	24	Q4 2003	94243	1
   Q4 2002	21	Q4 2002	82677	1
   Q4 2001	9	Q4 2001	53729	1
   Q4 2004	25	Q4 2010	95117	2

   New Companies by Quarter

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

   month	uk companies	number of companies
   Dec 2010	27134	5
   Nov 2010	34347	5
   Oct 2010	33636	6
   Sep 2010	35149	10
   Aug 2010	32366	5
   Jul 2010	33977	6
   Jun 2010	35198	10
   May 2010	30031	4
   Apr 2010	33383	10
   Mar 2010	42779	4
   Feb 2010	33214	4
   Jan 2010	29144	7

   New Companies by Month

   	October	November	December
   New companies in 2010	6	5	5
   New companies in 2009	7	7	10
   % change	-14.3%	-28.6%	-50.0%
   Record Year	2007 (13)	2000 (11)	2009 (10)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

1. Annual Data (2010)

   A total of 49 companies were dissolved in Market Drayton in 2010. This total is 43.7% lower than in 2009 and compares unfavourably to the UK figure of 35.9% decrease compared to the previous year.

   Year	Market Drayton	UK
   2010	49	342,232
   2009	87	533,773
   2008	51	237,901
   2007	58	220,295
   2006	58	200,166
   Record Year	2009 (87)	2009 (533,773)

   dissolution year	uk year	uk companies	number of companies	sort
   2010	2010	342232	49	1
   2009	2009	533773	87	1
   2008	2008	237901	51	1
   2007	2007	220295	58	1
   2006	2006	200166	58	1
   2005	2005	189329	28	1
   2004	2004	171967	47	1
   2003	2003	161127	35	1
   2002	2002	163577	26	1
   2001	2001	144429	28	1
   2009	2009	533773	87	2

   Dissolved Companies by Year

2. Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2010)

   In the second half of 2010 a total of 24 companies were dissolved in Market Drayton. This figure is 29.4% lower than last year, which compares badly to the UK wide change of -32.7%.

   The highest total for a second half year in Market Drayton occurred in 2009 when a total of 34 were closed.

   Half Year (Jul-Dec)	Market Drayton	UK
   2010	24	164,601
   2009	34	244,537
   % change	-29.4%	-32.7%
   Record Year	2009 (34)	2009 (244,537)

   half	uk companies	number of companies
   H2 2010	164601	24
   H2 2009	244537	34
   H2 2008	134798	28
   H2 2007	112494	28
   H2 2006	100900	29
   H2 2005	98663	18
   H2 2004	87430	24
   H2 2003	83674	17
   H2 2002	90537	20
   H2 2001	72374	12

   Dissolved Companies by Half Year

3. Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2010)

   A total of 13 companies were dissolved in Market Drayton during the fourth quarter of 2010 (Oct 2010 - Dec 2010).

   This figure is a decrease of 13.3% 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)	Market Drayton	UK
   2010	13	76,896
   2009	15	85,136
   % change	-13.3%	-9.7%
   Record Year	2009 (15)	2009 (85,136)

   quarter	number of companies	uk quarter	uk companies	sort
   Q4 2010	13	Q4 2010	76896	1
   Q4 2009	15	Q4 2009	85136	1
   Q4 2008	8	Q4 2008	52051	1
   Q4 2007	9	Q4 2007	53829	1
   Q4 2006	13	Q4 2006	49456	1
   Q4 2005	8	Q4 2005	48529	1
   Q4 2004	13	Q4 2004	43135	1
   Q4 2003	11	Q4 2003	37068	1
   Q4 2002	12	Q4 2002	49574	1
   Q4 2001	3	Q4 2001	34763	1
   Q4 2009	15	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
   Nov 2010	31710	6
   Oct 2010	28903	5
   Sep 2010	29093	2
   Aug 2010	32913	5
   Jul 2010	25699	4
   Jun 2010	35162	8
   May 2010	38045	7
   Apr 2010	21747	2
   Mar 2010	33870	3
   Feb 2010	24398	1
   Jan 2010	24409	4

   Dissolved Companies by Month

   	October	November	December
   Closed companies in 2010	5	6	2
   Closed companies in 2009	5	5	5
   % change	0.0%	20.0%	-60%
   Record Year	2009 (5)	2003 (6)	2006 (7)

Net Company Growth

1. Annual Data (2010)

   A total of 27 companies were added to the company register for Market Drayton in 2010. This number represents growth of 34.2% in the total number of active companies, which compares favourably to the UK figure of 16.0%.

   This number is 35 companies higher than the previous year.

   The highest net company growth figure ever seen in one year came in 2003 when the Market Drayton company register grew by 78 companies.

   Year	Market Drayton	UK
   2010	27	58,126
   2009	-8	-171,098
   2008	22	111,302
   2007	29	237,354
   2006	15	205,274
   Record Year	2003 (78)	2003 (242,543)

   year	net	prev total	uk year	uk net	uk prev	sort
   2010	27	79	2010	58126	362675	1
   2009	-8	73	2009	-171098	349203	1
   2008	22	87	2008	111302	457649	1
   2007	29	73	2007	237354	405440	1
   2006	15	88	2006	205274	367689	1
   2005	60	77	2005	178360	340803	1
   2004	30	113	2004	168836	403670	1
   2003	78	64	2003	242543	299401	1
   2002	38	37	2002	135824	226399	1
   2001	9	58	2001	81970	244029	1
   2003	78	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 Market Drayton increased by 13 companies.

   Half Year (Jul-Dec)	Market Drayton	UK
   2010	13	32,008
   2009	6	-63,883
   Record Year	2003 (50)	2003 (117,772)

   half	uk net	net
   H2 2010	32008	13
   H2 2009	-63883	6
   H2 2008	26134	12
   H2 2007	66058	6
   H2 2006	89131	3
   H2 2005	81628	32
   H2 2004	78944	12
   H2 2003	117772	50
   H2 2002	72347	19
   H2 2001	36943	3

   Net Growth by Half Year

3. Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2010)

   Net company growth for Market Drayton during the fourth quarter of 2010 (Oct 2010 - Dec 2010) was 3 companies.

   fourth quarter (Oct 2010 - Dec 2010)	Market Drayton	UK
   2010	3	18,221
   2009	9	847
   Record Year	2005 (15)	2003 (57,175)

   quarter	net	prev total	uk quarter	uk net	uk prev	sort
   Q4 2010	3	24	Q4 2010	18221	85983	1
   Q4 2009	9	13	Q4 2009	847	76038	1
   Q4 2008	5	21	Q4 2008	23987	83140	1
   Q4 2007	12	14	Q4 2007	29311	94527	1
   Q4 2006	1	23	Q4 2006	45071	89564	1
   Q4 2005	15	25	Q4 2005	41035	81122	1
   Q4 2004	12	24	Q4 2004	37987	94243	1
   Q4 2003	13	21	Q4 2003	57175	82677	1
   Q4 2002	9	9	Q4 2002	33103	53729	1
   Q4 2001	6	18	Q4 2001	18966	55834	1
   Q4 2005	15	0	Q4 2003	57175	0	2

   Net Growth by Quarter

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

   month	uk net	net
   Dec 2010	10851	3
   Nov 2010	2637	-1
   Oct 2010	4733	1
   Sep 2010	6056	8
   Aug 2010	-547	0
   Jul 2010	8278	2
   Jun 2010	36	2
   May 2010	-8014	-3
   Apr 2010	11636	8
   Mar 2010	8909	1
   Feb 2010	8816	3
   Jan 2010	4735	3

   Net Growth by Month

   	October	November	December
   Net growth in 2010	1	-1	3
   Net growth in 2009	2	2	5
   Record Year	2003 (9)	2000 (9)	2005 (7)

UK Company Share

1. Annual Data (2010)

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

   Year	Market Drayton
   2010	0.0%
   2009	0.0%
   2008	0.0%
   2007	0.0%
   2006	0.0%
   Record Year (since 1960)	1963 (0.1%)

   incorporation year	percentage	num town	sort
   2010	0.0190	76	1
   2009	0.0218	79	1
   2008	0.0209	73	1
   2007	0.0190	87	1
   2006	0.0180	73	1
   2005	0.0239	88	1
   2004	0.0226	77	1
   2003	0.0280	113	1
   2002	0.0214	64	1
   2001	0.0163	37	1
   1963	0.0602	5	2

   Company Share by Year

2. Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2010)

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

   Half Year (Jul-Dec)	Market Drayton
   2010	0.0%
   2009	0.0%
   2008	0.0%
   2007	0.0%
   2006	0.0%
   Record Year (since 1960)	1969 (0.1%)

   half	percentage	num town	sort
   H2 2010	0.0188	37	1
   H2 2009	0.0221	40	1
   H2 2008	0.0249	40	1
   H2 2007	0.0190	34	1
   H2 2006	0.0168	32	1
   H2 2005	0.0277	50	1
   H2 2004	0.0216	36	1
   H2 2003	0.0333	67	1
   H2 2002	0.0239	39	1
   H2 2001	0.0137	15	1
   H2 1969	0.1007	3	2

   Company Share by Half Year

3. Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2010)

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

   fourth quarter (Oct 2010 - Dec 2010)	Market Drayton
   2010	0.0%
   2009	0.0%
   2008	0.0%
   2007	0.0%
   2006	0.0%
   Record Year (since 1960)	1969 (0.2%)

   quarter	percentage	num town	sort
   Q4 2010	0.0168	16	1
   Q4 2009	0.0279	24	1
   Q4 2008	0.0171	13	1
   Q4 2007	0.0253	21	1
   Q4 2006	0.0148	14	1
   Q4 2005	0.0257	23	1
   Q4 2004	0.0308	25	1
   Q4 2003	0.0255	24	1
   Q4 2002	0.0254	21	1
   Q4 2001	0.0168	9	1
   Q4 1969	0.1908	3	2

   Company Share by Quarter

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

   month	percentage	num town
   Dec 2010	0.0184	5
   Nov 2010	0.0146	5
   Oct 2010	0.0178	6
   Sep 2010	0.0285	10
   Aug 2010	0.0154	5
   Jul 2010	0.0177	6
   Jun 2010	0.0284	10
   May 2010	0.0133	4
   Apr 2010	0.0300	10
   Mar 2010	0.0094	4
   Feb 2010	0.0120	4
   Jan 2010	0.0240	7

   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	-25.2%	-36.0%	-52.5%
   Record Year	1969 (0.2%)	1964 (0.1%)	1961 (0.4%)

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 1.9% compared to the UK figure of 2.5%.

   The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 5.6% 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	46.8519	5.5556	1.8519	44.4401	2.4538	4.5333
   2009	48.8281	5.2083	0.5208	45.2261	1.7605	5.0704
   2008	49.9292	4.7170	0.4717	46.1030	1.1038	5.5656
   2007	48.6151	4.9057	1.1321	46.9178	0.6450	6.2914
   2006	50.9739	11.3043	0.4348	47.8828	0.4451	7.0508
   2005	51.1845	15.1292	1.4760	48.7391	0.2649	7.9581
   2004	52.8128	10.2128	0.0000	49.4951	0.1758	8.9625
   2003	53.1320	10.6599	0.2538	50.8740	0.1352	10.6270
   2002	56.3983	19.0678	0.0000	51.6935	0.1273	11.7651
   2001	56.9408	13.0178	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 47.1.

   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 7.6% 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	47.1087	7.6087	0.0000	44.1077	2.8067	4.4080
   H2 2009	50.5263	9.4737	0.0000	45.0201	1.9353	4.9560
   H2 2008	49.1313	5.0505	1.0101	45.8334	1.2764	5.4631
   H2 2007	47.8376	7.6923	0.8547	46.8152	0.7598	6.1076
   H2 2006	49.2404	4.8077	0.9615	47.7247	0.5102	6.9628
   H2 2005	52.1353	19.4118	2.3529	48.4938	0.2844	7.7243
   H2 2004	52.7097	8.0645	0.0000	49.3406	0.1993	8.8644
   H2 2003	53.6306	9.9099	0.4505	50.4891	0.1411	10.0769
   H2 2002	56.4870	20.1299	0.0000	51.6317	0.1268	11.7639
   H2 2001	56.3373	9.6386	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 47.0.

   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 11.9% 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	47.0238	11.9048	0.0000	44.1115	2.9654	4.4413
   Q4 2009	51.9231	7.6923	0.0000	45.0208	1.9341	4.7453
   Q4 2008	50.3226	9.6774	3.2258	45.8957	1.3524	5.5383
   Q4 2007	48.0161	11.2903	1.6129	46.8486	0.7878	5.9462
   Q4 2006	48.6818	4.5455	2.2727	47.7754	0.5298	7.0007
   Q4 2005	52.8289	19.7368	1.3158	48.4782	0.2883	7.6552
   Q4 2004	53.5000	4.0541	0.0000	49.3119	0.2130	8.5903
   Q4 2003	52.4419	9.3023	1.1628	50.4240	0.1555	9.9952
   Q4 2002	56.9341	20.8791	0.0000	51.6196	0.1377	11.7155
   Q4 2001	55.9545	18.1818	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 Market Drayton was 1857 when 36.4% of all directors were female.

   The percentage of female directors in Market Drayton in 2010 was 28.6%. The average for the UK during this time was 26.2%

   incorporation year	percentage female	uk year	uk percentage female	sort
   2001	28.5714	2001	26.1508	1
   2002	34.1085	2002	28.5637	1
   2003	33.1776	2003	29.8456	1
   2004	28.0000	2004	26.7982	1
   2005	29.8013	2005	26.5473	1
   2006	39.2000	2006	26.5349	1
   2007	38.5906	2007	27.0885	1
   2008	33.6134	2008	27.0648	1
   2009	24.6445	2009	25.4309	1
   2010	31.4136	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 Market Drayton was 1860 when 42.9% of all directors were female.

   29.8% of all director appointments in Market Drayton 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	29.8077	H2 2010	24.9631	1
   H2 2009	23.1481	H2 2009	24.8956	1
   H2 2008	34.8214	H2 2008	26.2791	1
   H2 2007	35.8779	H2 2007	26.7504	1
   H2 2006	42.8571	H2 2006	26.4750	1
   H2 2005	26.4865	H2 2005	26.2215	1
   H2 2004	30.5344	H2 2004	26.7574	1
   H2 2003	28.7500	H2 2003	29.3888	1
   H2 2002	32.1429	H2 2002	29.5525	1
   H2 2001	27.4725	H2 2001	26.0780	1
   H2 1860	42.8571	H2 1964	100.0000	2

   Director Gender by Half Year

3. Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2010)

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

   21.7% of all director appointments in Market Drayton 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	21.7391	Q4 2010	24.7227	1
   Q4 2009	23.3333	Q4 2009	24.0749	1
   Q4 2008	26.1905	Q4 2008	26.3450	1
   Q4 2007	33.8235	Q4 2007	26.5826	1
   Q4 2006	37.5000	Q4 2006	25.9680	1
   Q4 2005	25.2874	Q4 2005	26.0272	1
   Q4 2004	33.3333	Q4 2004	26.4556	1
   Q4 2003	29.0323	Q4 2003	29.1713	1
   Q4 2002	29.5918	Q4 2002	29.6130	1
   Q4 2001	35.5556	Q4 2001	26.0497	1
   Q4 1977	31.0539	Q4 1964	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
   CONSULTANCY	1.75%	CONSULTING	5.06%
   MARKET	1.75%	MANAGEMENT	5.01%
   SYSTEMS	1.17%	CONSULTANCY	3.14%
   PRODUCTS	1.17%	PROPERTY	2.36%
   INFINITI	1.17%	TRADING	2.11%
   DESIGN	1.17%	ASSOCIATES	1.95%
   CONSTRUCTION	1.17%	DESIGN	1.92%
   TOWN	1.17%	BUSINESS	1.82%
   VALLEY	1.17%	CONSTRUCTION	1.82%
   DRAYTON	1.17%	CONSULTANTS	1.76%
   STOKE-ON-TERN	0.58%	MEDIA	1.71%
   PRIMARY	0.58%	ENGINEERING	1.62%
   SCHOOL	0.58%	LONDON	1.60%
   ENTERPRISES	0.58%	CARE	1.45%
   BIMCA	0.58%	INVESTMENTS	1.44%
   FC	0.58%	GLOBAL	1.43%
   EVOLUTION	0.58%	J	1.42%
   PULP	0.58%	IT	1.41%
   FILMS	0.58%	PROPERTIES	1.34%
   HOT	0.58%	INTERNATIONAL	1.34%
   FOOD	0.58%	BUILDING	1.34%
   EVERGLAZE	0.58%	M	1.30%
   BENTLEY	0.58%	ELECTRICAL	1.25%
   CSB	0.58%	SYSTEMS	1.24%
   SARAH	0.58%	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	23	199,572
   70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management	11	14,505
   82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified	9	27,550
   7487 - Other business activities	8	63,348
   9999 - Dormant Company	5	20,144
   7420 - Architectural, technical consult	4	1,848
   96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified	4	8,799
   7414 - Business & management consultancy	4	13,474
   7499 - Non-trading company	4	12,000
   9305 - Other service activities	3	8,858
   62020 - Information technology consultancy activities	3	9,177
   7210 - Hardware consultancy	3	905
   32990 - Other manufacturing not elsewhere classified	2	1,405
   7011 - Development & sell real estate	2	2,949
   9800 - Residents Property Management	2	1,563
   4534 - Other building installation	2	2,357
   6024 - Freight transport by road	2	2,401
   46180 - Agents specialized in the sale of other particular products	2	452
   7260 - Other computer related activities	2	8,089
   47710 - Retail sale of clothing in specialised stores	1	1,118

Recent Companies

1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

   COMPANY NUMBER	COMPANY NAME	INCORPORATION DATE
   07424433	AKATRIEL LTD	29 Oct 2010
   07421965	SEEWOODS LIMITED	28 Oct 2010
   07418390	DAZYG LTD	25 Oct 2010
   07418294	QUOTATION NATION LTD	25 Oct 2010
   07415963	M WOODALL LIMITED	22 Oct 2010
   07398278	YOOREKA ENGINEERING LTD	06 Oct 2010