New Company Registrations

1. Annual Data (2011)

   A total of 141 companies were formed in Newtownards in 2011. This total is 11.9% higher than in 2010 and compares equally to the UK figure of a 13.1% growth compared to 400,358 the previous year.

   Year	Newtownards	UK
   2011	141	452,870
   2010	126	400,358
   2009	87	362,675
   2008	73	349,203
   2007	142	457,649
   Record Year	2007 (142)	2007 (457,649)

   incorporation year	uk year	uk companies	number of companies	sort
   2011	2011	452870	141	1
   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
   2007	2007	457649	142	2

   New Companies by Year

2. Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2011)

   The second half of 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Newtownards when compared to any previous second half year.

   In the second half of 2011 a total of 75 companies were formed in Newtownards. This figure is 4.2% higher than last year, which compares badly to the UK wide figure of 14.0%.

   The highest total for a second half year in Newtownards occurred in 2011 when a total of 75 were formed.

   Half Year (Jul-Dec)	Newtownards	UK
   2011	75	224,135
   2010	72	196,609
   % change	4.2%	14.0%
   Record Year	2011 (75)	2011 (224,135)

   half	uk companies	number of companies
   H2 2011	224135	75
   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

   New Companies by Half Year

3. Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2011)

   A total of 37 companies were registered in Newtownards during the fourth quarter of 2011 (Oct 2011 - Dec 2011).

   This figure is a decrease of 5.1% versus the same period last year (Q4 2010). This figure compares badly 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)	Newtownards	UK
   2011	37	109,623
   2010	39	95,117
   % change	-5.1%	15.3%
   Record Year	2010 (39)	2011 (109,623)

   quarter	number of companies	uk quarter	uk companies	sort
   Q4 2011	37	Q4 2011	109623	1
   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 2010	39	Q4 2011	109623	2

   New Companies by Quarter

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

   month	uk companies	number of companies
   Dec 2011	30598	7
   Nov 2011	40319	14
   Oct 2011	38706	16
   Sep 2011	38920	13
   Aug 2011	38461	15
   Jul 2011	37131	10
   Jun 2011	39725	10
   May 2011	38130	9
   Apr 2011	34489	8
   Mar 2011	44847	19
   Feb 2011	37762	8
   Jan 2011	33782	12

   New Companies by Month

   	October	November	December
   New companies in 2011	16	14	7
   New companies in 2010	17	15	7
   % change	-5.9%	-6.7%	0.0%
   Record Year	2006 (17)	2010 (15)	2006 (17)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

1. Annual Data (2011)

   A total of 97 companies were dissolved in Newtownards in 2011. This total is 39.4% lower than in 2010 and compares unfavourably to the UK figure of 8.1% decrease compared to the previous year.

   Year	Newtownards	UK
   2011	97	314,523
   2010	160	342,232
   2009	1	533,773
   2008	1	200,166
   2007	1	189,329
   Record Year	2010 (160)	2009 (533,773)

   dissolution year	uk year	uk companies	number of companies	sort
   2011	2011	314523	97	1
   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
   2010	2009	533773	160	2

   Dissolved Companies by Year

2. Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2011)

   In the second half of 2011 a total of 47 companies were dissolved in Newtownards. This figure is 59.8% lower than last year, which compares well to the UK wide change of -7.5%.

   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
   2011	47	152,213
   2010	117	164,601
   % change	-59.8%	-7.5%
   Record Year	2010 (117)	2009 (244,537)

   half	uk companies	number of companies
   H2 2011	152213	47
   H2 2010	164601	117
   H2 2006	100900	1

   Dissolved Companies by Half Year

3. Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2011)

   A total of 26 companies were dissolved in Newtownards during the fourth quarter of 2011 (Oct 2011 - Dec 2011).

   This figure is a decrease of 54.4% versus the same period last year (Q4 2010). This figure compares well 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)	Newtownards	UK
   2011	26	79,983
   2010	57	76,896
   % change	-54.4%	4.0%
   Record Year	2010 (57)	2009 (85,136)

   quarter	number of companies	uk quarter	uk companies	sort
   Q4 2011	26	Q4 2011	79983	1
   Q4 2010	57	Q4 2010	76896	1
   Q4 2010	57	Q4 2009	85136	2

   Dissolved Companies by Quarter

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

   December 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Newtownards when compared to any previous December.

   month	uk companies	number of companies
   Dec 2011	29283	12
   Nov 2011	31065	6
   Oct 2011	19635	8
   Sep 2011	22852	6
   Aug 2011	25745	5
   Jul 2011	23633	10
   Jun 2011	23848	10
   May 2011	31305	12
   Apr 2011	16171	6
   Mar 2011	27947	8
   Feb 2011	29849	5
   Jan 2011	33190	9

   Dissolved Companies by Month

   	October	November	December
   Closed companies in 2011	8	6	12
   Closed companies in 2010	39	11	7
   % change	-79.5%	-45.5%	71%
   Record Year	2010 (39)	2010 (11)	2011 (12)

Net Company Growth

1. Annual Data (2011)

   A total of 44 companies were added to the company register for Newtownards in 2011. This number represents growth of 34.9% in the total number of active companies, which compares favourably to the UK figure of 34.6%.

   This number is 78 companies higher 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
   2011	44	138,347
   2010	-34	58,126
   2009	86	-171,098
   2008	112	205,274
   2007	107	178,360
   Record Year	2006 (112)	2003 (242,543)

   year	net	prev total	uk year	uk net	uk prev	sort
   2011	44	126	2011	138347	400358	1
   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
   2006	112	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 Newtownards increased by 28 companies.

   Half Year (Jul-Dec)	Newtownards	UK
   2011	28	71,922
   2010	-45	32,008
   Record Year	2006 (60)	2003 (117,772)

   half	uk net	net
   H2 2011	71922	28
   H2 2010	32008	-45
   H2 2006	89131	60

   Net Growth by Half Year

3. Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2011)

   Q4 2011 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 2011 (Oct 2011 - Dec 2011) was 11 companies.

   fourth quarter (Oct 2011 - Dec 2011)	Newtownards	UK
   2011	11	29,640
   2010	-18	18,221
   Record Year	2011 (11)	2003 (57,175)

   quarter	net	prev total	uk quarter	uk net	uk prev	sort
   Q4 2011	11	39	Q4 2011	29640	95117	1
   Q4 2010	-18	26	Q4 2010	18221	85983	1
   Q4 2011	11	0	Q4 2003	57175	0	2

   Net Growth by Quarter

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

   November 2011 saw a new record in net growth in Newtownards when compared to any previous November.

   October 2011 saw a new record in net growth in Newtownards when compared to any previous October.

   month	uk net	net
   Dec 2011	1315	-5
   Nov 2011	9254	8
   Oct 2011	19071	8
   Sep 2011	16068	7
   Aug 2011	12716	10
   Jul 2011	13498	0
   Jun 2011	15877	0
   May 2011	6825	-3
   Apr 2011	18318	2
   Mar 2011	16900	11
   Feb 2011	7913	3
   Jan 2011	592	3

   Net Growth by Month

   	October	November	December
   Net growth in 2011	8	8	-5
   Net growth in 2010	-22	4	0
   Record Year	2011 (8)	2011 (8)	2010 (0)

UK Company Share

1. Annual Data (2011)

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

   Year	Newtownards
   2011	0.0%
   2010	0.0%
   2009	0.0%
   2008	0.0%
   2007	0.0%
   Record Year (since 1960)	1965 (0.1%)

   incorporation year	percentage	num town	sort
   2011	0.0311	141	1
   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
   1965	0.1124	8	2

   Company Share by Year

2. Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2011)

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

   Half Year (Jul-Dec)	Newtownards
   2011	0.0%
   2010	0.0%
   2009	0.0%
   2008	0.0%
   2007	0.0%
   Record Year (since 1960)	1965 (0.2%)

   half	percentage	num town	sort
   H2 2011	0.0335	75	1
   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 1965	0.1716	5	2

   Company Share by Half Year

3. Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2011)

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

   fourth quarter (Oct 2011 - Dec 2011)	Newtownards
   2011	0.0%
   2010	0.0%
   2009	0.0%
   2008	0.0%
   2007	0.0%
   Record Year (since 1960)	1965 (0.2%)

   quarter	percentage	num town	sort
   Q4 2011	0.0338	37	1
   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 1965	0.1992	3	2

   Company Share by Quarter

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

   month	percentage	num town
   Dec 2011	0.0229	7
   Nov 2011	0.0347	14
   Oct 2011	0.0413	16
   Sep 2011	0.0334	13
   Aug 2011	0.0390	15
   Jul 2011	0.0269	10
   Jun 2011	0.0252	10
   May 2011	0.0236	9
   Apr 2011	0.0232	8
   Mar 2011	0.0424	19
   Feb 2011	0.0212	8
   Jan 2011	0.0355	12

   Company Share by Month

   	October	November	December
   UK formation share in 2011	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
   UK formation share in 2010	0.1%	0.0%	0.0%
   % change	-18.2%	-20.6%	-11.2%
   Record Year	1970 (0.3%)	1965 (0.4%)	1966 (0.2%)

Director Age

1. Annual Data (2011)

   The average age of a director in 2011 was 45.7.

   The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.8% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.

   The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 7.6% 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	45.6813	7.5697	2.7888	43.5012	3.6548	4.1918
   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

   Director Age by Year

2. Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2011)

   The average age of a director in the second half of 2011 was 45.2.

   The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.9% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.

   The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 7.2% 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	45.2302	7.1942	2.8777	43.1922	4.1183	4.0977
   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

   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 46.9.

   The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.6% compared to the UK figure of 4.2%.

   The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 6.6% 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	46.8553	6.5789	2.6316	43.1368	4.2237	4.1394
   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

   Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

1. Annual Data (2011)

   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 2011 was 31.8%. The average for the UK during this time was 28.6%

   incorporation year	percentage female	uk year	uk percentage female	sort
   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
   2011	32.7526	2011	25.7049	1
   1857	36.3636	1953	75.0000	2

   Director Gender by Year

2. Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2011)

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

   35.5% of all director appointments in Newtownards 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	35.4839	H2 2011	25.6738	1
   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 1860	42.8571	H2 1941	100.0000	2

   Director Gender by Half Year

3. Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2011)

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

   26.8% of all director appointments in Newtownards 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	26.8293	Q4 2011	25.2910	1
   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 1977	31.0539	Q4 1957	75.0000	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
   (NI)	2.80%	CONSULTING	5.07%
   DOWN	2.10%	MANAGEMENT	4.74%
   NORTH	1.40%	CONSULTANCY	3.26%
   SERVICE	1.40%	PROPERTY	2.37%
   MANAGEMENT	1.05%	TRADING	2.07%
   PROPERTIES	1.05%	DESIGN	1.92%
   CATERING	1.05%	ASSOCIATES	1.86%
   CONSULTANCY	1.05%	ENGINEERING	1.78%
   C.I.C.	1.05%	BUSINESS	1.78%
   CO	0.70%	CONSULTANTS	1.76%
   MEDIA	0.70%	CONSTRUCTION	1.73%
   ENERGY	0.70%	MEDIA	1.71%
   STEWART	0.70%	LONDON	1.63%
   CARS	0.70%	J	1.51%
   BUILDING	0.70%	INVESTMENTS	1.48%
   CO.	0.70%	GLOBAL	1.46%
   NI	0.70%	IT	1.41%
   GREEN	0.70%	CARE	1.39%
   PROPERTY	0.70%	PROPERTIES	1.29%
   TRADING	0.70%	ELECTRICAL	1.29%
   FOR	0.70%	M	1.27%
   IRELAND	0.70%	BUILDING	1.26%
   CONDITIONING	0.70%	ENERGY	1.25%
   AIR	0.70%	S	1.20%
   TRAINING	0.70%	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	40	205,525
   7487 - Other business activities	11	57,052
   68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis	6	3,194
   66220 - Activities of insurance agents and brokers	5	453
   9999 - Dormant Company	5	20,199
   41100 - Development of building projects	4	4,331
   99999 - Dormant Company	4	21,846
   7414 - Business & management consultancy	4	13,034
   62020 - Information technology consultancy activities	3	12,072
   9305 - Other service activities	3	9,492
   69201 - Accounting and auditing activities	3	3,633
   74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified	3	8,671
   82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified	3	32,483
   68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate	3	4,082
   43210 - Electrical installation	2	3,175
   98000 - Residents property management	2	2,874
   7260 - Other computer related activities	2	7,667
   5246 - Retail hardware, paints & glass	2	109
   96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified	2	11,768
   47789 - Other retail sale of new goods in specialised stores (not commercial art galleries and opticians)	2	1,057

Recent Companies

1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

   COMPANY NUMBER	COMPANY NAME	INCORPORATION DATE
   NI610234	THE BELFAST & COUNTY DOWN RAILWAY COMPANY LIMITED	05 Dec 2011
   NI610333	CUAN MARINE SERVICES LIMITED	12 Dec 2011
   NI610224	STRANGFORD ELECTRICAL SERVICES LTD	05 Dec 2011
   NI610263	ENISAVE LTD	07 Dec 2011
   NI610359	OKO MEDIA LTD	13 Dec 2011
   NI610461	ULSTER AERIALS LTD	20 Dec 2011
   NI610486	R TOPPING & SONS LTD	22 Dec 2011