New Company Registrations

1. Annual Data (2010)

   A total of 99 companies were formed in New Milton in 2010. This total is 16.5% higher than in 2009 and compares favourably to the UK figure of a 10.4% growth compared to 362,675 the previous year.

   Year	New Milton	UK
   2010	99	400,358
   2009	85	362,675
   2008	86	349,203
   2007	107	457,649
   2006	93	405,440
   Record Year	2003 (172)	2007 (457,649)

   incorporation year	uk year	uk companies	number of companies	sort
   2010	2010	400358	99	1
   2009	2009	362675	85	1
   2008	2008	349203	86	1
   2007	2007	457649	107	1
   2006	2006	405440	93	1
   2005	2005	367689	129	1
   2004	2004	340803	93	1
   2003	2003	403670	172	1
   2002	2002	299401	109	1
   2001	2001	226399	83	1
   2003	2007	457649	172	2

   New Companies by Year

2. Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2010)

   In the second half of 2010 a total of 52 companies were formed in New Milton. This figure is 36.8% higher than last year, which compares well to the UK wide figure of 8.8%.

   The highest total for a second half year in New Milton occurred in 2003 when a total of 99 were formed.

   Half Year (Jul-Dec)	New Milton	UK
   2010	52	196,609
   2009	38	180,654
   % change	36.8%	8.8%
   Record Year	2003 (99)	2003 (201,446)

   half	uk companies	number of companies
   H2 2010	196609	52
   H2 2009	180654	38
   H2 2008	160932	41
   H2 2007	178552	47
   H2 2006	190031	44
   H2 2005	180291	65
   H2 2004	166374	45
   H2 2003	201446	99
   H2 2002	162884	63
   H2 2001	109317	40

   New Companies by Half Year

3. Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2010)

   A total of 28 companies were registered in New Milton during the fourth quarter of 2010 (Oct 2010 - Dec 2010).

   This figure is an increase of 40.0% 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)	New Milton	UK
   2010	28	95,117
   2009	20	85,983
   % change	40.0%	10.6%
   Record Year	2003 (47)	2010 (95,117)

   quarter	number of companies	uk quarter	uk companies	sort
   Q4 2010	28	Q4 2010	95117	1
   Q4 2009	20	Q4 2009	85983	1
   Q4 2008	24	Q4 2008	76038	1
   Q4 2007	19	Q4 2007	83140	1
   Q4 2006	18	Q4 2006	94527	1
   Q4 2005	29	Q4 2005	89564	1
   Q4 2004	27	Q4 2004	81122	1
   Q4 2003	47	Q4 2003	94243	1
   Q4 2002	27	Q4 2002	82677	1
   Q4 2001	21	Q4 2001	53729	1
   Q4 2003	47	Q4 2010	95117	2

   New Companies by Quarter

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

   month	uk companies	number of companies
   Dec 2010	27134	8
   Nov 2010	34347	11
   Oct 2010	33636	9
   Sep 2010	35149	6
   Aug 2010	32366	6
   Jul 2010	33977	12
   Jun 2010	35198	5
   May 2010	30031	6
   Apr 2010	33383	10
   Mar 2010	42779	7
   Feb 2010	33214	13
   Jan 2010	29144	6

   New Companies by Month

   	October	November	December
   New companies in 2010	9	11	8
   New companies in 2009	5	6	9
   % change	80.0%	83.3%	-11.1%
   Record Year	2005 (18)	2003 (16)	2003 (13)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

1. Annual Data (2010)

   A total of 79 companies were dissolved in New Milton in 2010. This total is 32.5% lower than in 2009 and compares favourably to the UK figure of 35.9% decrease compared to the previous year.

   Year	New Milton	UK
   2010	79	342,232
   2009	117	533,773
   2008	81	237,901
   2007	83	220,295
   2006	65	200,166
   Record Year	2009 (117)	2009 (533,773)

   dissolution year	uk year	uk companies	number of companies	sort
   2010	2010	342232	79	1
   2009	2009	533773	117	1
   2008	2008	237901	81	1
   2007	2007	220295	83	1
   2006	2006	200166	65	1
   2005	2005	189329	72	1
   2004	2004	171967	50	1
   2003	2003	161127	40	1
   2002	2002	163577	62	1
   2001	2001	144429	48	1
   2009	2009	533773	117	2

   Dissolved Companies by Year

2. Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2010)

   In the second half of 2010 a total of 40 companies were dissolved in New Milton. This figure is 25.9% lower than last year, which compares badly to the UK wide change of -32.7%.

   The highest total for a second half year in New Milton occurred in 2009 when a total of 54 were closed.

   Half Year (Jul-Dec)	New Milton	UK
   2010	40	164,601
   2009	54	244,537
   % change	-25.9%	-32.7%
   Record Year	2009 (54)	2009 (244,537)

   half	uk companies	number of companies
   H2 2010	164601	40
   H2 2009	244537	54
   H2 2008	134798	47
   H2 2007	112494	38
   H2 2006	100900	35
   H2 2005	98663	33
   H2 2004	87430	31
   H2 2003	83674	18
   H2 2002	90537	30
   H2 2001	72374	24

   Dissolved Companies by Half Year

3. Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2010)

   A total of 19 companies were dissolved in New Milton during the fourth quarter of 2010 (Oct 2010 - Dec 2010).

   This figure is a decrease of 5.0% versus the same period last year (Q4 2009). This figure compares poorly 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)	New Milton	UK
   2010	19	76,896
   2009	20	85,136
   % change	-5.0%	-9.7%
   Record Year	2006 (21)	2009 (85,136)

   quarter	number of companies	uk quarter	uk companies	sort
   Q4 2010	19	Q4 2010	76896	1
   Q4 2009	20	Q4 2009	85136	1
   Q4 2008	21	Q4 2008	52051	1
   Q4 2007	16	Q4 2007	53829	1
   Q4 2006	21	Q4 2006	49456	1
   Q4 2005	15	Q4 2005	48529	1
   Q4 2004	18	Q4 2004	43135	1
   Q4 2003	11	Q4 2003	37068	1
   Q4 2002	18	Q4 2002	49574	1
   Q4 2001	10	Q4 2001	34763	1
   Q4 2006	21	Q4 2009	85136	2

   Dissolved Companies by Quarter

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

   October 2010 saw a new record in company closures in New Milton when compared to any previous October.

   month	uk companies	number of companies
   Dec 2010	16283	3
   Nov 2010	31710	7
   Oct 2010	28903	9
   Sep 2010	29093	7
   Aug 2010	32913	7
   Jul 2010	25699	7
   Jun 2010	35162	11
   May 2010	38045	8
   Apr 2010	21747	3
   Mar 2010	33870	7
   Feb 2010	24398	4
   Jan 2010	24409	6

   Dissolved Companies by Month

   	October	November	December
   Closed companies in 2010	9	7	3
   Closed companies in 2009	8	3	9
   % change	12.5%	133.3%	-67%
   Record Year	2002 (9)	1999 (12)	2009 (9)

Net Company Growth

1. Annual Data (2010)

   A total of 20 companies were added to the company register for New Milton in 2010. This number represents growth of 23.5% in the total number of active companies, which compares favourably to the UK figure of 16.0%.

   This number is 52 companies higher than the previous year.

   The highest net company growth figure ever seen in one year came in 2003 when the New Milton company register grew by 132 companies.

   Year	New Milton	UK
   2010	20	58,126
   2009	-32	-171,098
   2008	5	111,302
   2007	24	237,354
   2006	28	205,274
   Record Year	2003 (132)	2003 (242,543)

   year	net	prev total	uk year	uk net	uk prev	sort
   2010	20	85	2010	58126	362675	1
   2009	-32	86	2009	-171098	349203	1
   2008	5	107	2008	111302	457649	1
   2007	24	93	2007	237354	405440	1
   2006	28	129	2006	205274	367689	1
   2005	57	93	2005	178360	340803	1
   2004	43	172	2004	168836	403670	1
   2003	132	109	2003	242543	299401	1
   2002	47	83	2002	135824	226399	1
   2001	35	87	2001	81970	244029	1
   2003	132	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 New Milton increased by 12 companies.

   Half Year (Jul-Dec)	New Milton	UK
   2010	12	32,008
   2009	-16	-63,883
   Record Year	2003 (81)	2003 (117,772)

   half	uk net	net
   H2 2010	32008	12
   H2 2009	-63883	-16
   H2 2008	26134	-6
   H2 2007	66058	9
   H2 2006	89131	9
   H2 2005	81628	32
   H2 2004	78944	14
   H2 2003	117772	81
   H2 2002	72347	33
   H2 2001	36943	16

   Net Growth by Half Year

3. Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2010)

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

   fourth quarter (Oct 2010 - Dec 2010)	New Milton	UK
   2010	9	18,221
   2009	0	847
   Record Year	2003 (36)	2003 (57,175)

   quarter	net	prev total	uk quarter	uk net	uk prev	sort
   Q4 2010	9	20	Q4 2010	18221	85983	1
   Q4 2009	0	24	Q4 2009	847	76038	1
   Q4 2008	3	19	Q4 2008	23987	83140	1
   Q4 2007	3	18	Q4 2007	29311	94527	1
   Q4 2006	-3	29	Q4 2006	45071	89564	1
   Q4 2005	14	27	Q4 2005	41035	81122	1
   Q4 2004	9	47	Q4 2004	37987	94243	1
   Q4 2003	36	27	Q4 2003	57175	82677	1
   Q4 2002	9	21	Q4 2002	33103	53729	1
   Q4 2001	11	20	Q4 2001	18966	55834	1
   Q4 2003	36	0	Q4 2003	57175	0	2

   Net Growth by Quarter

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

   month	uk net	net
   Dec 2010	10851	5
   Nov 2010	2637	4
   Oct 2010	4733	0
   Sep 2010	6056	-1
   Aug 2010	-547	-1
   Jul 2010	8278	5
   Jun 2010	36	-6
   May 2010	-8014	-2
   Apr 2010	11636	7
   Mar 2010	8909	0
   Feb 2010	8816	9
   Jan 2010	4735	0

   Net Growth by Month

   	October	November	December
   Net growth in 2010	0	4	5
   Net growth in 2009	-3	3	0
   Record Year	2005 (15)	2003 (15)	2003 (9)

UK Company Share

1. Annual Data (2010)

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

   Year	New Milton
   2010	0.0%
   2009	0.0%
   2008	0.0%
   2007	0.0%
   2006	0.0%
   Record Year (since 1960)	1962 (0.2%)

   incorporation year	percentage	num town	sort
   2010	0.0247	99	1
   2009	0.0234	85	1
   2008	0.0246	86	1
   2007	0.0234	107	1
   2006	0.0229	93	1
   2005	0.0351	129	1
   2004	0.0273	93	1
   2003	0.0426	172	1
   2002	0.0364	109	1
   2001	0.0367	83	1
   1962	0.1846	13	2

   Company Share by Year

2. Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2010)

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

   Half Year (Jul-Dec)	New Milton
   2010	0.0%
   2009	0.0%
   2008	0.0%
   2007	0.0%
   2006	0.0%
   Record Year (since 1960)	1962 (0.2%)

   half	percentage	num town	sort
   H2 2010	0.0264	52	1
   H2 2009	0.0210	38	1
   H2 2008	0.0255	41	1
   H2 2007	0.0263	47	1
   H2 2006	0.0232	44	1
   H2 2005	0.0361	65	1
   H2 2004	0.0270	45	1
   H2 2003	0.0491	99	1
   H2 2002	0.0387	63	1
   H2 2001	0.0366	40	1
   H2 1962	0.2014	7	2

   Company Share by Half Year

3. Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2010)

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

   fourth quarter (Oct 2010 - Dec 2010)	New Milton
   2010	0.0%
   2009	0.0%
   2008	0.0%
   2007	0.0%
   2006	0.0%
   Record Year (since 1960)	1960 (0.2%)

   quarter	percentage	num town	sort
   Q4 2010	0.0294	28	1
   Q4 2009	0.0233	20	1
   Q4 2008	0.0316	24	1
   Q4 2007	0.0229	19	1
   Q4 2006	0.0190	18	1
   Q4 2005	0.0324	29	1
   Q4 2004	0.0333	27	1
   Q4 2003	0.0499	47	1
   Q4 2002	0.0327	27	1
   Q4 2001	0.0391	21	1
   Q4 1960	0.1873	3	2

   Company Share by Quarter

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

   month	percentage	num town
   Dec 2010	0.0295	8
   Nov 2010	0.0320	11
   Oct 2010	0.0268	9
   Sep 2010	0.0171	6
   Aug 2010	0.0185	6
   Jul 2010	0.0353	12
   Jun 2010	0.0142	5
   May 2010	0.0200	6
   Apr 2010	0.0300	10
   Mar 2010	0.0164	7
   Feb 2010	0.0391	13
   Jan 2010	0.0206	6

   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	57.6%	64.1%	-15.5%
   Record Year	1964 (0.3%)	1969 (0.2%)	1964 (0.3%)

Director Age

1. Annual Data (2010)

   The average age of a director in 2010 was 51.2.

   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 12.5% 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	51.2279	12.5000	0.0000	44.4401	2.4538	4.5333
   2009	48.7566	9.8684	1.9737	45.2261	1.7605	5.0704
   2008	49.2611	5.7325	1.2739	46.1030	1.1038	5.5656
   2007	50.5327	11.6822	1.4019	46.9178	0.6450	6.2914
   2006	51.3663	14.3564	0.4950	47.8828	0.4451	7.0508
   2005	53.0781	13.3829	0.0000	48.7391	0.2649	7.9581
   2004	57.2462	23.6181	0.0000	49.4951	0.1758	8.9625
   2003	52.7333	12.1569	0.0000	50.8740	0.1352	10.6270
   2002	54.0636	19.9153	0.0000	51.6935	0.1273	11.7651
   2001	56.6464	27.0718	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 50.0.

   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 10.8% 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	50.0462	10.7692	0.0000	44.1077	2.8067	4.4080
   H2 2009	48.8983	13.5593	1.6949	45.0201	1.9353	4.9560
   H2 2008	48.2143	4.2857	1.4286	45.8334	1.2764	5.4631
   H2 2007	51.8242	10.9890	1.0989	46.8152	0.7598	6.1076
   H2 2006	51.4727	12.7273	0.0000	47.7247	0.5102	6.9628
   H2 2005	52.1985	7.3529	0.0000	48.4938	0.2844	7.7243
   H2 2004	56.5385	12.8205	0.0000	49.3406	0.1993	8.8644
   H2 2003	50.7281	9.6491	0.0000	50.4891	0.1411	10.0769
   H2 2002	53.0968	15.3226	0.0000	51.6317	0.1268	11.7639
   H2 2001	57.3371	30.3371	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 48.9.

   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 5.1% 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	48.8718	5.1282	0.0000	44.1115	2.9654	4.4413
   Q4 2009	45.4815	11.1111	3.7037	45.0208	1.9341	4.7453
   Q4 2008	49.3125	6.2500	0.0000	45.8957	1.3524	5.5383
   Q4 2007	48.6154	5.1282	2.5641	46.8486	0.7878	5.9462
   Q4 2006	52.9672	13.1148	0.0000	47.7754	0.5298	7.0007
   Q4 2005	56.3913	13.0435	0.0000	48.4782	0.2883	7.6552
   Q4 2004	59.1224	14.2857	0.0000	49.3119	0.2130	8.5903
   Q4 2003	48.7292	10.4167	0.0000	50.4240	0.1555	9.9952
   Q4 2002	53.5741	18.5185	0.0000	51.6196	0.1377	11.7155
   Q4 2001	55.5333	24.4444	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 New Milton was 1857 when 36.4% of all directors were female.

   The percentage of female directors in New Milton in 2010 was 31.1%. The average for the UK during this time was 26.2%

   incorporation year	percentage female	uk year	uk percentage female	sort
   2001	31.0881	2001	26.1508	1
   2002	34.1365	2002	28.5637	1
   2003	37.2483	2003	29.8456	1
   2004	30.6977	2004	26.7982	1
   2005	29.4118	2005	26.5473	1
   2006	38.9610	2006	26.5349	1
   2007	33.4711	2007	27.0885	1
   2008	37.7778	2008	27.0648	1
   2009	28.7425	2009	25.4309	1
   2010	30.3797	2010	24.9134	1
   1857	36.3636	1951	100.0000	2

   Director Gender by Year

2. Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2010)

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

   36.0% of all director appointments in New Milton 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	36.0000	H2 2010	24.9631	1
   H2 2009	29.4118	H2 2009	24.8956	1
   H2 2008	38.6667	H2 2008	26.2791	1
   H2 2007	42.1569	H2 2007	26.7504	1
   H2 2006	42.5197	H2 2006	26.4750	1
   H2 2005	30.5556	H2 2005	26.2215	1
   H2 2004	35.7143	H2 2004	26.7574	1
   H2 2003	39.4161	H2 2003	29.3888	1
   H2 2002	37.8788	H2 2002	29.5525	1
   H2 2001	38.0435	H2 2001	26.0780	1
   H2 1860	42.8571	H2 1949	75.0000	2

   Director Gender by Half Year

3. Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2010)

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

   39.1% of all director appointments in New Milton 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	39.1304	Q4 2010	24.7227	1
   Q4 2009	26.4706	Q4 2009	24.0749	1
   Q4 2008	41.1765	Q4 2008	26.3450	1
   Q4 2007	35.5556	Q4 2007	26.5826	1
   Q4 2006	40.2778	Q4 2006	25.9680	1
   Q4 2005	38.0000	Q4 2005	26.0272	1
   Q4 2004	31.3725	Q4 2004	26.4556	1
   Q4 2003	39.3443	Q4 2003	29.1713	1
   Q4 2002	26.7857	Q4 2002	29.6130	1
   Q4 2001	34.0426	Q4 2001	26.0497	1
   Q4 1977	31.0539	Q4 1968	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
   M	1.38%	CONSULTING	5.06%
   CONSULTING	1.38%	MANAGEMENT	5.01%
   DESIGN	1.38%	CONSULTANCY	3.14%
   J	1.38%	PROPERTY	2.36%
   S	0.92%	TRADING	2.11%
   MILTON)	0.92%	ASSOCIATES	1.95%
   (NEW	0.92%	DESIGN	1.92%
   LONDON	0.92%	BUSINESS	1.82%
   COFFEE	0.92%	CONSTRUCTION	1.82%
   PVG	0.92%	CONSULTANTS	1.76%
   MARINE	0.92%	MEDIA	1.71%
   DIGITAL	0.92%	ENGINEERING	1.62%
   MORGAN	0.92%	LONDON	1.60%
   SOUTHERN	0.92%	CARE	1.45%
   BARTON	0.92%	INVESTMENTS	1.44%
   FOREST	0.92%	GLOBAL	1.43%
   PROPERTIES	0.92%	J	1.42%
   ESTATES	0.92%	IT	1.41%
   CLASSICS	0.46%	PROPERTIES	1.34%
   ZARIBIA	0.46%	INTERNATIONAL	1.34%
   REACH	0.46%	BUILDING	1.34%
   BEACH	0.46%	M	1.30%
   EZY	0.46%	ELECTRICAL	1.25%
   CONSULTANTS	0.46%	SYSTEMS	1.24%
   LIBRE	0.46%	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	30	199,572
   70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management	7	14,505
   7487 - Other business activities	6	63,348
   99999 - Dormant Company	5	16,285
   9999 - Dormant Company	4	20,144
   98000 - Residents property management	4	3,235
   82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified	4	27,550
   7032 - Manage real estate, fee or contract	4	2,235
   68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis	3	3,097
   9305 - Other service activities	3	8,858
   86900 - Other human health activities	3	3,700
   5530 - Restaurants	3	4,939
   74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified	3	7,088
   7499 - Non-trading company	3	12,000
   62020 - Information technology consultancy activities	3	9,177
   62090 - Other information technology service activities	3	6,330
   4521 - General construction & civil engineering	2	6,598
   43341 - Painting	2	586
   43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation	2	2,187
   4534 - Other building installation	2	2,357

Recent Companies

1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

   COMPANY NUMBER	COMPANY NAME	INCORPORATION DATE
   07423102	BUG BIKES LTD	29 Oct 2010
   07420635	KSS DEVELOPMENT LIMITED	27 Oct 2010
   07407452	CLARISFORD DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED	14 Oct 2010
   07405136	RBK RECRUITMENT LTD	12 Oct 2010
   07403389	MEADOWBROOK CATERING LTD	11 Oct 2010
   07401157	DORSET DUBBERS LIMITED	08 Oct 2010
   07400130	W & J DEVENISH LIMITED	07 Oct 2010
   07397738	RAY HARVEY DESIGN LIMITED	05 Oct 2010
   OC358995	MARNA SCIENTIFIC DIVING SERVICES LLP	25 Oct 2010