New Company Registrations

1. Annual Data (2010)

   A total of 126 companies were formed in Newtownards in 2010. This total is 44.8% higher than in 2009 and compares favourably to the UK figure of a 10.4% growth compared to 362,675 the previous year.

   Year	Newtownards	UK
   2010	126	400,358
   2009	87	362,675
   2008	73	349,203
   2007	142	457,649
   2006	113	405,440
   Record Year	2007 (142)	2007 (457,649)

   incorporation year	uk year	uk companies	number of companies	sort
   2010	2010	400358	126	1
   2009	2009	362675	87	1
   2008	2008	349203	73	1
   2007	2007	457649	142	1
   2006	2006	405440	113	1
   2005	2005	367689	108	1
   2004	2004	340803	85	1
   2003	2003	403670	105	1
   2002	2002	299401	88	1
   2001	2001	226399	60	1
   2007	2007	457649	142	2

   New Companies by Year

2. Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2010)

   The second half of 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Newtownards when compared to any previous second half year.

   In the second half of 2010 a total of 72 companies were formed in Newtownards. This figure is 38.5% higher than last year, which compares well to the UK wide figure of 8.8%.

   The highest total for a second half year in Newtownards occurred in 2010 when a total of 72 were formed.

   Half Year (Jul-Dec)	Newtownards	UK
   2010	72	196,609
   2009	52	180,654
   % change	38.5%	8.8%
   Record Year	2010 (72)	2003 (201,446)

   half	uk companies	number of companies
   H2 2010	196609	72
   H2 2009	180654	52
   H2 2008	160932	34
   H2 2007	178552	53
   H2 2006	190031	61
   H2 2005	180291	56
   H2 2004	166374	39
   H2 2003	201446	52
   H2 2002	162884	38
   H2 2001	109317	35

   New Companies by Half Year

3. Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2010)

   Q4 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Newtownards when compared to any previous Q4.

   A total of 39 companies were registered in Newtownards during the fourth quarter of 2010 (Oct 2010 - Dec 2010).

   This figure is an increase of 50.0% 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)	Newtownards	UK
   2010	39	95,117
   2009	26	85,983
   % change	50.0%	10.6%
   Record Year	2010 (39)	2010 (95,117)

   quarter	number of companies	uk quarter	uk companies	sort
   Q4 2010	39	Q4 2010	95117	1
   Q4 2009	26	Q4 2009	85983	1
   Q4 2008	10	Q4 2008	76038	1
   Q4 2007	29	Q4 2007	83140	1
   Q4 2006	38	Q4 2006	94527	1
   Q4 2005	36	Q4 2005	89564	1
   Q4 2004	17	Q4 2004	81122	1
   Q4 2003	29	Q4 2003	94243	1
   Q4 2002	17	Q4 2002	82677	1
   Q4 2001	15	Q4 2001	53729	1
   Q4 2010	39	Q4 2010	95117	2

   New Companies by Quarter

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

   November 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Newtownards when compared to any previous November.

   month	uk companies	number of companies
   Dec 2010	27134	7
   Nov 2010	34347	15
   Oct 2010	33636	17
   Sep 2010	35149	12
   Aug 2010	32366	10
   Jul 2010	33977	11
   Jun 2010	35198	4
   May 2010	30031	12
   Apr 2010	33383	7
   Mar 2010	42779	13
   Feb 2010	33214	11
   Jan 2010	29144	7

   New Companies by Month

   	October	November	December
   New companies in 2010	17	15	7
   New companies in 2009	6	12	8
   % change	183.3%	25.0%	-12.5%
   Record Year	2010 (17)	2010 (15)	2006 (17)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

1. Annual Data (2010)

   2010 was a record year for company closures in Newtownards when compared to any year in history.

   A total of 160 companies were dissolved in Newtownards in 2010. This total is 15,900.0% higher than in 2009 and compares favourably to the UK figure of 35.9% decrease compared to the previous year.

   Year	Newtownards	UK
   2010	160	342,232
   2009	1	533,773
   2008	1	200,166
   2007	1	189,329
   2006	2	163,577
   Record Year	2010 (160)	2009 (533,773)

   dissolution year	uk year	uk companies	number of companies	sort
   2010	2010	342232	160	1
   2009	2009	533773	1	1
   2006	2006	200166	1	1
   2005	2005	189329	1	1
   2002	2002	163577	2	1
   2001	2001	144429	1	1
   2010	2009	533773	160	2

   Dissolved Companies by Year

2. Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2010)

   The second half of 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Newtownards when compared to any previous second half year.

   The second half of 2010 was a record second half year for company closures in Newtownards when compared to any half year in history.

   In the second half of 2010 a total of 117 companies were dissolved in Newtownards. This figure is 0.0% higher than last year, which compares badly to the UK wide change of -32.7%.

   The highest total for a second half year in Newtownards occurred in 2010 when a total of 117 were closed.

   Half Year (Jul-Dec)	Newtownards	UK
   2010	117	164,601
   2010	117	244,537
   % change	0.0%	-32.7%
   Record Year	2010 (117)	2009 (244,537)

   half	uk companies	number of companies
   H2 2010	164601	117
   H2 2006	100900	1
   H2 2001	72374	1

   Dissolved Companies by Half Year

3. Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2010)

   Q4 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Newtownards when compared to any previous Q4.

   A total of 57 companies were dissolved in Newtownards during the fourth quarter of 2010 (Oct 2010 - Dec 2010).

   This figure is an increase of 0.0% 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)	Newtownards	UK
   2010	57	76,896
   2009	57	85,136
   % change	0.0%	-9.7%
   Record Year	2010 (57)	2009 (85,136)

   quarter	number of companies	uk quarter	uk companies	sort
   Q4 2010	57	Q4 2010	76896	1
   Q4 2010	57	Q4 2009	85136	2

   Dissolved Companies by Quarter

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

   December 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Newtownards when compared to any previous December.

   November 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Newtownards when compared to any previous November.

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

   October 2010 was a record month for company closures in Newtownards when compared to any month in history.

   month	uk companies	number of companies
   Dec 2010	16283	7
   Nov 2010	31710	11
   Oct 2010	28903	39
   Sep 2010	29093	36
   Aug 2010	32913	12
   Jul 2010	25699	12
   Jun 2010	35162	7
   May 2010	38045	28
   Apr 2010	21747	6
   Mar 2010	33870	2

   Dissolved Companies by Month

   	October	November	December
   Closed companies in 2010	39	11	7
   Closed companies in 2010	39	11	7
   % change	0.0%	0.0%	0%
   Record Year	2010 (39)	2010 (11)	2010 (7)

Net Company Growth

1. Annual Data (2010)

   A total of -34 companies were removed to the company register for Newtownards in 2010. This number represents decline of 39.1% in the total number of active companies, which compares unfavourably to the UK figure of 16.0%.

   This number is 120 companies lower than the previous year.

   The highest net company growth figure ever seen in one year came in 2006 when the Newtownards company register grew by 112 companies.

   Year	Newtownards	UK
   2010	-34	58,126
   2009	86	-171,098
   2008	112	205,274
   2007	107	178,360
   2006	86	135,824
   Record Year	2006 (112)	2003 (242,543)

   year	net	prev total	uk year	uk net	uk prev	sort
   2010	-34	87	2010	58126	362675	1
   2009	86	73	2009	-171098	349203	1
   2006	112	108	2006	205274	367689	1
   2005	107	85	2005	178360	340803	1
   2002	86	60	2002	135824	226399	1
   2001	59	78	2001	81970	244029	1
   2006	112	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 Newtownards decreased by 45 companies.

   Half Year (Jul-Dec)	Newtownards	UK
   2010	-45	32,008
   2009	60	117,772
   Record Year	2006 (60)	2003 (117,772)

   half	uk net	net
   H2 2010	32008	-45
   H2 2006	89131	60
   H2 2001	36943	34

   Net Growth by Half Year

3. Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2010)

   Q4 2010 saw a new record in net growth in Newtownards when compared to any previous Q4.

   Net company growth for Newtownards during the fourth quarter of 2010 (Oct 2010 - Dec 2010) was -18 companies.

   fourth quarter (Oct 2010 - Dec 2010)	Newtownards	UK
   2010	-18	18,221
   2009	-18	57,175
   Record Year	2010 (-18)	2003 (57,175)

   quarter	net	prev total	uk quarter	uk net	uk prev	sort
   Q4 2010	-18	26	Q4 2010	18221	85983	1
   Q4 2010	-18	0	Q4 2003	57175	0	2

   Net Growth by Quarter

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

   December 2010 saw a new record in net growth in Newtownards when compared to any previous December.

   November 2010 saw a new record in net growth in Newtownards when compared to any previous November.

   October 2010 saw a new record in net growth in Newtownards when compared to any previous October.

   month	uk net	net
   Dec 2010	10851	0
   Nov 2010	2637	4
   Oct 2010	4733	-22
   Sep 2010	6056	-24
   Aug 2010	-547	-2
   Jul 2010	8278	-1
   Jun 2010	36	-3
   May 2010	-8014	-16
   Apr 2010	11636	1
   Mar 2010	8909	11

   Net Growth by Month

   	October	November	December
   Net growth in 2010	-22	4	0
   Net growth in 2010	-22	4	0
   Record Year	2010 (-22)	2010 (4)	2010 (0)

UK Company Share

1. Annual Data (2010)

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

   Year	Newtownards
   2010	0.0%
   2009	0.0%
   2008	0.0%
   2007	0.0%
   2006	0.0%
   Record Year (since 1960)	1965 (0.1%)

   incorporation year	percentage	num town	sort
   2010	0.0315	126	1
   2009	0.0240	87	1
   2008	0.0209	73	1
   2007	0.0310	142	1
   2006	0.0279	113	1
   2005	0.0294	108	1
   2004	0.0249	85	1
   2003	0.0260	105	1
   2002	0.0294	88	1
   2001	0.0265	60	1
   1965	0.1124	8	2

   Company Share by Year

2. Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2010)

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

   Half Year (Jul-Dec)	Newtownards
   2010	0.0%
   2009	0.0%
   2008	0.0%
   2007	0.0%
   2006	0.0%
   Record Year (since 1960)	1965 (0.2%)

   half	percentage	num town	sort
   H2 2010	0.0366	72	1
   H2 2009	0.0288	52	1
   H2 2008	0.0211	34	1
   H2 2007	0.0297	53	1
   H2 2006	0.0321	61	1
   H2 2005	0.0311	56	1
   H2 2004	0.0234	39	1
   H2 2003	0.0258	52	1
   H2 2002	0.0233	38	1
   H2 2001	0.0320	35	1
   H2 1965	0.1716	5	2

   Company Share by Half Year

3. Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2010)

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

   fourth quarter (Oct 2010 - Dec 2010)	Newtownards
   2010	0.0%
   2009	0.0%
   2008	0.0%
   2007	0.0%
   2006	0.0%
   Record Year (since 1960)	1965 (0.2%)

   quarter	percentage	num town	sort
   Q4 2010	0.0410	39	1
   Q4 2009	0.0302	26	1
   Q4 2008	0.0132	10	1
   Q4 2007	0.0349	29	1
   Q4 2006	0.0402	38	1
   Q4 2005	0.0402	36	1
   Q4 2004	0.0210	17	1
   Q4 2003	0.0308	29	1
   Q4 2002	0.0206	17	1
   Q4 2001	0.0279	15	1
   Q4 1965	0.1992	3	2

   Company Share by Quarter

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

   month	percentage	num town
   Dec 2010	0.0258	7
   Nov 2010	0.0437	15
   Oct 2010	0.0505	17
   Sep 2010	0.0341	12
   Aug 2010	0.0309	10
   Jul 2010	0.0324	11
   Jun 2010	0.0114	4
   May 2010	0.0400	12
   Apr 2010	0.0210	7
   Mar 2010	0.0304	13
   Feb 2010	0.0331	11
   Jan 2010	0.0240	7

   Company Share by Month

   	October	November	December
   UK formation share in 2010	0.1%	0.0%	0.0%
   UK formation share in 2009	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
   % change	147.5%	11.8%	-16.8%
   Record Year	1970 (0.3%)	1965 (0.4%)	1966 (0.2%)

Director Age

1. Annual Data (2010)

   The average age of a director in 2010 was 44.2.

   The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.8% compared to the UK figure of 2.5%.

   The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 5.2% 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	44.1524	5.2381	3.8095	44.4401	2.4538	4.5333
   2009	48.3333	8.4444	0.8889	45.2261	1.7605	5.0704
   2008	47.4760	7.2000	0.8000	46.1030	1.1038	5.5656
   2007	49.2576	7.8283	0.2525	46.9178	0.6450	6.2914
   2006	49.8452	9.1371	0.0000	47.8828	0.4451	7.0508
   2005	52.1934	17.0492	0.3279	48.7391	0.2649	7.9581
   2004	52.2924	14.0794	0.0000	49.4951	0.1758	8.9625
   2003	51.6066	14.4262	0.3279	50.8740	0.1352	10.6270
   2002	51.7113	13.3803	0.7042	51.6935	0.1273	11.7651
   2001	52.4505	10.4396	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 44.0.

   The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.4% compared to the UK figure of 2.8%.

   The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.5% 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	43.9820	4.5045	5.4054	44.1077	2.8067	4.4080
   H2 2009	49.4403	7.4627	0.7463	45.0201	1.9353	4.9560
   H2 2008	48.3960	8.9109	0.9901	45.8334	1.2764	5.4631
   H2 2007	47.6216	6.0811	0.0000	46.8152	0.7598	6.1076
   H2 2006	49.3937	9.5023	0.0000	47.7247	0.5102	6.9628
   H2 2005	53.9241	22.1519	0.0000	48.4938	0.2844	7.7243
   H2 2004	50.5410	9.8361	0.0000	49.3406	0.1993	8.8644
   H2 2003	50.3205	11.5385	0.0000	50.4891	0.1411	10.0769
   H2 2002	54.0597	17.9104	0.0000	51.6317	0.1268	11.7639
   H2 2001	51.9474	10.5263	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 7.5% compared to the UK figure of 3.0%.

   The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.5% 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	43.8806	4.4776	7.4627	44.1115	2.9654	4.4413
   Q4 2009	48.8438	9.3750	1.5625	45.0208	1.9341	4.7453
   Q4 2008	45.5152	0.0000	0.0000	45.8957	1.3524	5.5383
   Q4 2007	47.8493	5.4795	0.0000	46.8486	0.7878	5.9462
   Q4 2006	50.5802	11.4504	0.0000	47.7754	0.5298	7.0007
   Q4 2005	55.5632	27.5862	0.0000	48.4782	0.2883	7.6552
   Q4 2004	49.4127	9.5238	0.0000	49.3119	0.2130	8.5903
   Q4 2003	48.7500	6.2500	0.0000	50.4240	0.1555	9.9952
   Q4 2002	52.5763	15.2542	0.0000	51.6196	0.1377	11.7155
   Q4 2001	51.8000	10.0000	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 Newtownards was 1857 when 36.4% of all directors were female.

   The percentage of female directors in Newtownards in 2010 was 32.3%. The average for the UK during this time was 26.2%

   incorporation year	percentage female	uk year	uk percentage female	sort
   2001	32.3144	2001	26.1508	1
   2002	31.8436	2002	28.5637	1
   2003	28.1726	2003	29.8456	1
   2004	31.8052	2004	26.7982	1
   2005	34.2037	2005	26.5473	1
   2006	34.0862	2006	26.5349	1
   2007	31.8458	2007	27.0885	1
   2008	30.6122	2008	27.0648	1
   2009	27.6265	2009	25.4309	1
   2010	20.5021	2010	24.9134	1
   1857	36.3636	1953	75.0000	2

   Director Gender by Year

2. Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2010)

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

   23.8% of all director appointments in Newtownards 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	23.8095	H2 2010	24.9631	1
   H2 2009	23.4899	H2 2009	24.8956	1
   H2 2008	29.4118	H2 2008	26.2791	1
   H2 2007	29.8913	H2 2007	26.7504	1
   H2 2006	36.1624	H2 2006	26.4750	1
   H2 2005	27.7778	H2 2005	26.2215	1
   H2 2004	33.3333	H2 2004	26.7574	1
   H2 2003	28.7129	H2 2003	29.3888	1
   H2 2002	29.8246	H2 2002	29.5525	1
   H2 2001	34.4538	H2 2001	26.0780	1
   H2 1860	42.8571	H2 1941	100.0000	2

   Director Gender by Half Year

3. Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2010)

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

   24.0% of all director appointments in Newtownards 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	24.0000	Q4 2010	24.7227	1
   Q4 2009	17.1429	Q4 2009	24.0749	1
   Q4 2008	21.9512	Q4 2008	26.3450	1
   Q4 2007	29.2135	Q4 2007	26.5826	1
   Q4 2006	33.9744	Q4 2006	25.9680	1
   Q4 2005	28.9474	Q4 2005	26.0272	1
   Q4 2004	33.7500	Q4 2004	26.4556	1
   Q4 2003	29.0909	Q4 2003	29.1713	1
   Q4 2002	27.3973	Q4 2002	29.6130	1
   Q4 2001	32.0755	Q4 2001	26.0497	1
   Q4 1977	31.0539	Q4 1957	75.0000	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
   MANAGEMENT	2.76%	CONSULTING	5.06%
   ENTERPRISES	1.18%	MANAGEMENT	5.01%
   CONTRACTS	1.18%	CONSULTANCY	3.14%
   HOME	1.18%	PROPERTY	2.36%
   ARDMINNAN	1.18%	TRADING	2.11%
   (NI)	1.18%	ASSOCIATES	1.95%
   FINANCIAL	1.18%	DESIGN	1.92%
   CONSTRUCTION	1.18%	BUSINESS	1.82%
   P	0.79%	CONSTRUCTION	1.82%
   INNOVATIONS	0.79%	CONSULTANTS	1.76%
   N	0.79%	MEDIA	1.71%
   CONSULTANCY	0.79%	ENGINEERING	1.62%
   PARTNERSHIP	0.79%	LONDON	1.60%
   COMBER	0.79%	CARE	1.45%
   ELECTRICAL	0.79%	INVESTMENTS	1.44%
   COMMERCIAL	0.79%	GLOBAL	1.43%
   RESIDENTIAL	0.79%	J	1.42%
   DESIGN	0.79%	IT	1.41%
   CUAN	0.79%	PROPERTIES	1.34%
   ARD	0.79%	INTERNATIONAL	1.34%
   CARE	0.79%	BUILDING	1.34%
   R	0.79%	M	1.30%
   PENINSULA	0.79%	ELECTRICAL	1.25%
   GILMORE	0.79%	SYSTEMS	1.24%
   DEVELOPMENTS	0.79%	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	35	199,572
   7487 - Other business activities	11	63,348
   9999 - Dormant Company	7	20,144
   68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis	4	3,097
   9305 - Other service activities	4	8,858
   43390 - Other building completion and finishing	3	2,522
   4521 - General construction & civil engineering	3	6,598
   5530 - Restaurants	3	4,939
   66220 - Activities of insurance agents and brokers	3	395
   7032 - Manage real estate, fee or contract	2	2,235
   03110 - Marine fishing	2	151
   86900 - Other human health activities	2	3,700
   64999 - Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified	2	2,527
   5242 - Retail sale of clothing	2	1,619
   7470 - Other cleaning activities	2	1,315
   99999 - Dormant Company	2	16,285
   5246 - Retail hardware, paints & glass	2	114
   56101 - Licensed restaurants	2	2,446
   85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified	2	1,926
   69201 - Accounting and auditing activities	2	3,088

Recent Companies

1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

   COMPANY NUMBER	COMPANY NAME	INCORPORATION DATE
   NI605083	WD AUCTIONS LIMITED	11 Nov 2010
   NI605324	SG DEVELOPMENTS 2010 LTD	30 Nov 2010
   NI604940	SHANNON MARKETING LTD	01 Nov 2010
   NI605000	PENINSULA CARE SERVICES (NI) LTD	05 Nov 2010
   NI605012	ECLAT CONTRACTS LTD	08 Nov 2010
   NI605016	INTEGRA BUSINESS CONSULTANTS LIMITED	08 Nov 2010
   NI605018	FR VENTURES LTD	08 Nov 2010
   NI605039	TAMBORAN RESOURCES (UK) LIMITED	10 Nov 2010
   NI605040	C.S BODY REPAIRS LTD	10 Nov 2010
   NI605066	SERVICE CARE D.A.R. LTD	10 Nov 2010
   NI605177	SEAN THOMAS SOURCING LIMITED	19 Nov 2010
   NI605218	JCASC LIMITED	23 Nov 2010
   NI605240	JM ELECTRICS LTD	25 Nov 2010
   NI605245	BACKSPINDLE GAMES LIMITED	25 Nov 2010
   NI605316	MOTOR SPORT TRAILERS LTD	30 Nov 2010