New Company Registrations

1. Annual Data (2011)

   A total of 111 companies were formed in Penrith in 2011. This total is 5.7% higher than in 2010 and compares equally to the UK figure of a 13.1% growth compared to 400,358 the previous year.

   Year	Penrith	UK
   2011	111	452,870
   2010	105	400,358
   2009	114	362,675
   2008	119	349,203
   2007	134	457,649
   Record Year	2003 (194)	2007 (457,649)

   incorporation year	uk year	uk companies	number of companies	sort
   2011	2011	452870	111	1
   2010	2010	400358	105	1
   2009	2009	362675	114	1
   2008	2008	349203	119	1
   2007	2007	457649	134	1
   2006	2006	405440	121	1
   2005	2005	367689	116	1
   2004	2004	340803	105	1
   2003	2003	403670	194	1
   2002	2002	299401	192	1
   2003	2007	457649	194	2

   New Companies by Year

2. Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2011)

   In the second half of 2011 a total of 53 companies were formed in Penrith. This figure is 15.2% higher than last year, which compares well to the UK wide figure of 14.0%.

   The highest total for a second half year in Penrith occurred in 2002 when a total of 120 were formed.

   Half Year (Jul-Dec)	Penrith	UK
   2011	53	224,135
   2010	46	196,609
   % change	15.2%	14.0%
   Record Year	2002 (120)	2011 (224,135)

   half	uk companies	number of companies
   H2 2011	224135	53
   H2 2010	196609	46
   H2 2009	180654	65
   H2 2008	160932	53
   H2 2007	178552	54
   H2 2006	190031	59
   H2 2005	180291	56
   H2 2004	166374	44
   H2 2003	201446	87
   H2 2002	162884	120

   New Companies by Half Year

3. Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2011)

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

   This figure is an increase of 52.9% versus the same period last year (Q4 2010). This figure compares well 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)	Penrith	UK
   2011	26	109,623
   2010	17	95,117
   % change	52.9%	15.3%
   Record Year	2002 (55)	2011 (109,623)

   quarter	number of companies	uk quarter	uk companies	sort
   Q4 2011	26	Q4 2011	109623	1
   Q4 2010	17	Q4 2010	95117	1
   Q4 2009	34	Q4 2009	85983	1
   Q4 2008	20	Q4 2008	76038	1
   Q4 2007	30	Q4 2007	83140	1
   Q4 2006	30	Q4 2006	94527	1
   Q4 2005	20	Q4 2005	89564	1
   Q4 2004	19	Q4 2004	81122	1
   Q4 2003	34	Q4 2003	94243	1
   Q4 2002	55	Q4 2002	82677	1
   Q4 2002	55	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	8
   Oct 2011	38706	11
   Sep 2011	38920	5
   Aug 2011	38461	10
   Jul 2011	37131	12
   Jun 2011	39725	9
   May 2011	38130	12
   Apr 2011	34489	4
   Mar 2011	44847	18
   Feb 2011	37762	8
   Jan 2011	33782	7

   New Companies by Month

   	October	November	December
   New companies in 2011	11	8	7
   New companies in 2010	8	6	3
   % change	37.5%	33.3%	133.3%
   Record Year	2002 (26)	2002 (17)	2003 (13)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

1. Annual Data (2011)

   A total of 88 companies were dissolved in Penrith in 2011. This total is 15.4% lower than in 2010 and compares unfavourably to the UK figure of 8.1% decrease compared to the previous year.

   Year	Penrith	UK
   2011	88	314,523
   2010	104	342,232
   2009	106	533,773
   2008	52	237,901
   2007	61	220,295
   Record Year	2009 (106)	2009 (533,773)

   dissolution year	uk year	uk companies	number of companies	sort
   2011	2011	314523	88	1
   2010	2010	342232	104	1
   2009	2009	533773	106	1
   2008	2008	237901	52	1
   2007	2007	220295	61	1
   2006	2006	200166	55	1
   2005	2005	189329	56	1
   2004	2004	171967	49	1
   2003	2003	161127	38	1
   2002	2002	163577	35	1
   2009	2009	533773	106	2

   Dissolved Companies by Year

2. Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2011)

   In the second half of 2011 a total of 41 companies were dissolved in Penrith. This figure is 25.5% lower than last year, which compares well to the UK wide change of -7.5%.

   The highest total for a second half year in Penrith occurred in 2009 when a total of 66 were closed.

   Half Year (Jul-Dec)	Penrith	UK
   2011	41	152,213
   2010	55	164,601
   % change	-25.5%	-7.5%
   Record Year	2009 (66)	2009 (244,537)

   half	uk companies	number of companies
   H2 2011	152213	41
   H2 2010	164601	55
   H2 2009	244537	66
   H2 2008	134798	28
   H2 2007	112494	27
   H2 2006	100900	25
   H2 2005	98663	37
   H2 2004	87430	30
   H2 2003	83674	20
   H2 2002	90537	19

   Dissolved Companies by Half Year

3. Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2011)

   A total of 22 companies were dissolved in Penrith during the fourth quarter of 2011 (Oct 2011 - Dec 2011).

   This figure is a decrease of 4.3% 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)	Penrith	UK
   2011	22	79,983
   2010	23	76,896
   % change	-4.3%	4.0%
   Record Year	2009 (35)	2009 (85,136)

   quarter	number of companies	uk quarter	uk companies	sort
   Q4 2011	22	Q4 2011	79983	1
   Q4 2010	23	Q4 2010	76896	1
   Q4 2009	35	Q4 2009	85136	1
   Q4 2008	7	Q4 2008	52051	1
   Q4 2007	10	Q4 2007	53829	1
   Q4 2006	12	Q4 2006	49456	1
   Q4 2005	19	Q4 2005	48529	1
   Q4 2004	13	Q4 2004	43135	1
   Q4 2003	9	Q4 2003	37068	1
   Q4 2002	10	Q4 2002	49574	1
   Q4 2009	35	Q4 2009	85136	2

   Dissolved Companies by Quarter

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

   October 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Penrith when compared to any previous October.

   month	uk companies	number of companies
   Dec 2011	29283	4
   Nov 2011	31065	7
   Oct 2011	19635	11
   Sep 2011	22852	9
   Aug 2011	25745	3
   Jul 2011	23633	7
   Jun 2011	23848	12
   May 2011	31305	5
   Apr 2011	16171	1
   Mar 2011	27947	8
   Feb 2011	29849	9
   Jan 2011	33190	12

   Dissolved Companies by Month

   	October	November	December
   Closed companies in 2011	11	7	4
   Closed companies in 2010	10	9	4
   % change	10.0%	-22.2%	0%
   Record Year	2011 (11)	2009 (14)	2009 (12)

Net Company Growth

1. Annual Data (2011)

   A total of 23 companies were added to the company register for Penrith in 2011. This number represents growth of 21.9% in the total number of active companies, which compares unfavourably to the UK figure of 34.6%.

   This number is 22 companies higher than the previous year.

   The highest net company growth figure ever seen in one year came in 2002 when the Penrith company register grew by 157 companies.

   Year	Penrith	UK
   2011	23	138,347
   2010	1	58,126
   2009	8	-171,098
   2008	67	111,302
   2007	73	237,354
   Record Year	2002 (157)	2003 (242,543)

   year	net	prev total	uk year	uk net	uk prev	sort
   2011	23	105	2011	138347	400358	1
   2010	1	114	2010	58126	362675	1
   2009	8	119	2009	-171098	349203	1
   2008	67	134	2008	111302	457649	1
   2007	73	121	2007	237354	405440	1
   2006	66	116	2006	205274	367689	1
   2005	60	105	2005	178360	340803	1
   2004	56	194	2004	168836	403670	1
   2003	156	192	2003	242543	299401	1
   2002	157	92	2002	135824	226399	1
   2002	157	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 Penrith increased by 12 companies.

   Half Year (Jul-Dec)	Penrith	UK
   2011	12	71,922
   2010	-9	32,008
   Record Year	2002 (101)	2003 (117,772)

   half	uk net	net
   H2 2011	71922	12
   H2 2010	32008	-9
   H2 2009	-63883	-1
   H2 2008	26134	25
   H2 2007	66058	27
   H2 2006	89131	34
   H2 2005	81628	19
   H2 2004	78944	14
   H2 2003	117772	67
   H2 2002	72347	101

   Net Growth by Half Year

3. Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2011)

   Net company growth for Penrith during the fourth quarter of 2011 (Oct 2011 - Dec 2011) was 4 companies.

   fourth quarter (Oct 2011 - Dec 2011)	Penrith	UK
   2011	4	29,640
   2010	-6	18,221
   Record Year	2002 (45)	2003 (57,175)

   quarter	net	prev total	uk quarter	uk net	uk prev	sort
   Q4 2011	4	17	Q4 2011	29640	95117	1
   Q4 2010	-6	34	Q4 2010	18221	85983	1
   Q4 2009	-1	20	Q4 2009	847	76038	1
   Q4 2008	13	30	Q4 2008	23987	83140	1
   Q4 2007	20	30	Q4 2007	29311	94527	1
   Q4 2006	18	20	Q4 2006	45071	89564	1
   Q4 2005	1	19	Q4 2005	41035	81122	1
   Q4 2004	6	34	Q4 2004	37987	94243	1
   Q4 2003	25	55	Q4 2003	57175	82677	1
   Q4 2002	45	14	Q4 2002	33103	53729	1
   Q4 2002	45	0	Q4 2003	57175	0	2

   Net Growth by Quarter

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

   month	uk net	net
   Dec 2011	1315	3
   Nov 2011	9254	1
   Oct 2011	19071	0
   Sep 2011	16068	-4
   Aug 2011	12716	7
   Jul 2011	13498	5
   Jun 2011	15877	-3
   May 2011	6825	7
   Apr 2011	18318	3
   Mar 2011	16900	10
   Feb 2011	7913	-1
   Jan 2011	592	-5

   Net Growth by Month

   	October	November	December
   Net growth in 2011	0	1	3
   Net growth in 2010	-2	-3	-1
   Record Year	2002 (22)	2002 (13)	2003 (12)

UK Company Share

1. Annual Data (2011)

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

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

   incorporation year	percentage	num town	sort
   2011	0.0245	111	1
   2010	0.0262	105	1
   2009	0.0314	114	1
   2008	0.0341	119	1
   2007	0.0293	134	1
   2006	0.0298	121	1
   2005	0.0315	116	1
   2004	0.0308	105	1
   2003	0.0481	194	1
   2002	0.0641	192	1
   1960	0.0865	6	2

   Company Share by Year

2. Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2011)

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

   Half Year (Jul-Dec)	Penrith
   2011	0.0%
   2010	0.0%
   2009	0.0%
   2008	0.0%
   2007	0.0%
   Record Year (since 1960)	1973 (0.1%)

   half	percentage	num town	sort
   H2 2011	0.0236	53	1
   H2 2010	0.0234	46	1
   H2 2009	0.0360	65	1
   H2 2008	0.0329	53	1
   H2 2007	0.0302	54	1
   H2 2006	0.0310	59	1
   H2 2005	0.0311	56	1
   H2 2004	0.0264	44	1
   H2 2003	0.0432	87	1
   H2 2002	0.0737	120	1
   H2 1973	0.0939	7	2

   Company Share by Half Year

3. Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2011)

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

   fourth quarter (Oct 2011 - Dec 2011)	Penrith
   2011	0.0%
   2010	0.0%
   2009	0.0%
   2008	0.0%
   2007	0.0%
   Record Year (since 1960)	1974 (0.2%)

   quarter	percentage	num town	sort
   Q4 2011	0.0237	26	1
   Q4 2010	0.0179	17	1
   Q4 2009	0.0395	34	1
   Q4 2008	0.0263	20	1
   Q4 2007	0.0361	30	1
   Q4 2006	0.0317	30	1
   Q4 2005	0.0223	20	1
   Q4 2004	0.0234	19	1
   Q4 2003	0.0361	34	1
   Q4 2002	0.0665	55	1
   Q4 1974	0.1630	4	2

   Company Share by Quarter

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

   month	percentage	num town
   Dec 2011	0.0229	7
   Nov 2011	0.0198	8
   Oct 2011	0.0284	11
   Sep 2011	0.0128	5
   Aug 2011	0.0260	10
   Jul 2011	0.0323	12
   Jun 2011	0.0227	9
   May 2011	0.0315	12
   Apr 2011	0.0116	4
   Mar 2011	0.0401	18
   Feb 2011	0.0212	8
   Jan 2011	0.0207	7

   Company Share by Month

   	October	November	December
   UK formation share in 2011	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
   UK formation share in 2010	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
   % change	19.3%	13.1%	106.3%
   Record Year	1974 (0.2%)	1968 (0.2%)	1965 (0.2%)

Director Age

1. Annual Data (2011)

   The average age of a director in 2011 was 47.8.

   The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.6% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.

   The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.4% 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	47.7841	4.4053	2.6432	43.5012	3.6548	4.1918
   2010	47.2798	7.1429	2.3810	44.4401	2.4538	4.5333
   2009	47.9907	5.1402	2.8037	45.2261	1.7605	5.0704
   2008	51.2438	13.6364	1.2397	46.1030	1.1038	5.5656
   2007	51.9288	11.9741	0.6472	46.9178	0.6450	6.2914
   2006	52.2765	15.8824	0.0000	47.8828	0.4451	7.0508
   2005	50.4869	9.3633	0.3745	48.7391	0.2649	7.9581
   2004	52.6012	11.2150	0.0000	49.4951	0.1758	8.9625
   2003	52.8762	10.4126	0.0000	50.8740	0.1352	10.6270
   2002	54.8397	19.7059	0.5882	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 46.0.

   The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.1% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.

   The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.2% 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	46.0313	4.1667	2.0833	43.1922	4.1183	4.0977
   H2 2010	48.7590	9.6386	1.2048	44.1077	2.8067	4.4080
   H2 2009	47.2091	2.7273	3.6364	45.0201	1.9353	4.9560
   H2 2008	51.9369	15.3153	1.8018	45.8334	1.2764	5.4631
   H2 2007	53.5128	11.1111	0.8547	46.8152	0.7598	6.1076
   H2 2006	52.7919	15.0289	0.0000	47.7247	0.5102	6.9628
   H2 2005	52.2480	9.6000	0.0000	48.4938	0.2844	7.7243
   H2 2004	52.8716	10.1351	0.0000	49.3406	0.1993	8.8644
   H2 2003	52.9234	10.0806	0.0000	50.4891	0.1411	10.0769
   H2 2002	55.2920	21.4000	0.6000	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 48.0.

   The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 0.0% compared to the UK figure of 4.2%.

   The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 6.1% 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	48.0000	6.1224	0.0000	43.1368	4.2237	4.1394
   Q4 2010	48.6471	11.7647	0.0000	44.1115	2.9654	4.4413
   Q4 2009	45.1346	3.8462	5.7692	45.0208	1.9341	4.7453
   Q4 2008	57.8250	32.5000	0.0000	45.8957	1.3524	5.5383
   Q4 2007	51.9778	11.1111	0.0000	46.8486	0.7878	5.9462
   Q4 2006	52.2178	13.8614	0.0000	47.7754	0.5298	7.0007
   Q4 2005	54.2766	8.5106	0.0000	48.4782	0.2883	7.6552
   Q4 2004	51.0667	13.3333	0.0000	49.3119	0.2130	8.5903
   Q4 2003	52.8544	14.5631	0.0000	50.4240	0.1555	9.9952
   Q4 2002	55.1587	19.8413	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 Penrith was 1857 when 36.4% of all directors were female.

   The percentage of female directors in Penrith in 2011 was 36.1%. The average for the UK during this time was 28.6%

   incorporation year	percentage female	uk year	uk percentage female	sort
   2002	36.0724	2002	28.5637	1
   2003	44.3431	2003	29.8456	1
   2004	38.4615	2004	26.7982	1
   2005	35.4386	2005	26.5473	1
   2006	38.7534	2006	26.5349	1
   2007	34.0361	2007	27.0885	1
   2008	34.0659	2008	27.0648	1
   2009	30.4527	2009	25.4309	1
   2010	27.9793	2010	24.9134	1
   2011	31.6602	2011	25.7049	1
   1857	36.3636	1957	100.0000	2

   Director Gender by Year

2. Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2011)

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

   28.4% of all director appointments in Penrith 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	28.4483	H2 2011	25.6738	1
   H2 2010	28.5714	H2 2010	24.9631	1
   H2 2009	27.5591	H2 2009	24.8956	1
   H2 2008	35.2459	H2 2008	26.2791	1
   H2 2007	35.9375	H2 2007	26.7504	1
   H2 2006	38.9474	H2 2006	26.4750	1
   H2 2005	34.6154	H2 2005	26.2215	1
   H2 2004	38.3117	H2 2004	26.7574	1
   H2 2003	42.3221	H2 2003	29.3888	1
   H2 2002	36.3636	H2 2002	29.5525	1
   H2 1860	42.8571	H2 1965	100.0000	2

   Director Gender by Half Year

3. Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2011)

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

   29.3% of all director appointments in Penrith 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	29.3103	Q4 2011	25.2910	1
   Q4 2010	33.3333	Q4 2010	24.7227	1
   Q4 2009	26.9841	Q4 2009	24.0749	1
   Q4 2008	37.7778	Q4 2008	26.3450	1
   Q4 2007	40.0000	Q4 2007	26.5826	1
   Q4 2006	40.0000	Q4 2006	25.9680	1
   Q4 2005	41.6667	Q4 2005	26.0272	1
   Q4 2004	41.2698	Q4 2004	26.4556	1
   Q4 2003	39.0909	Q4 2003	29.1713	1
   Q4 2002	46.0993	Q4 2002	29.6130	1
   Q4 1977	31.0539	Q4 1957	100.0000	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
   MANAGEMENT	2.52%	CONSULTING	5.07%
   CUMBRIA	2.10%	MANAGEMENT	4.74%
   EDEN	1.68%	CONSULTANCY	3.26%
   CONSULTANTS	1.26%	PROPERTY	2.37%
   CONSULTING	1.26%	TRADING	2.07%
   PENRITH	1.26%	DESIGN	1.92%
   BUSINESS	0.84%	ASSOCIATES	1.86%
   BUILDING	0.84%	ENGINEERING	1.78%
   LAKES	0.84%	BUSINESS	1.78%
   MARK	0.84%	CONSULTANTS	1.76%
   JEWELLERY	0.84%	CONSTRUCTION	1.73%
   ENGINEERING	0.84%	MEDIA	1.71%
   CONSULTANCY	0.84%	LONDON	1.63%
   M	0.84%	J	1.51%
   POULTRY	0.84%	INVESTMENTS	1.48%
   COMMUNITY	0.84%	GLOBAL	1.46%
   PATTINSON	0.84%	IT	1.41%
   SPORTS	0.84%	CARE	1.39%
   D	0.84%	PROPERTIES	1.29%
   DEVELOPMENTS	0.84%	ELECTRICAL	1.29%
   ACCOUNTANCY	0.84%	M	1.27%
   SOLANKI	0.84%	BUILDING	1.26%
   PROPERTY	0.84%	ENERGY	1.25%
   WEAR	0.42%	S	1.20%
   FORMAL	0.42%	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	31	205,525
   70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management	14	17,765
   82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified	12	32,483
   99999 - Dormant Company	10	21,846
   7487 - Other business activities	7	57,052
   86230 - Dental practice activities	5	1,598
   9999 - Dormant Company	5	20,199
   56302 - Public houses and bars	4	2,308
   8512 - Medical practice activities	3	2,224
   7415 - Holding companies including head offices	3	1,653
   9305 - Other service activities	2	9,492
   02200 - Logging	2	66
   5190 - Other wholesale	2	1,335
   69201 - Accounting and auditing activities	2	3,633
   9262 - Other sporting activities	2	1,650
   4521 - General construction & civil engineering	2	5,558
   02400 - Support services to forestry	2	178
   56102 - Unlicenced restaurants and cafes	2	510
   5263 - Other non-store retail sale	2	1,888
   86210 - General medical practice activities	2	2,285

Recent Companies

1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

   COMPANY NUMBER	COMPANY NAME	INCORPORATION DATE
   07860547	LD SERVICES (2011) LTD	25 Nov 2011
   07865065	STOMPING GROUND CIC	29 Nov 2011
   07838439	WHITE ROCK CONSULTANTS LIMITED	08 Nov 2011
   07841381	THOMPSON LIVESTOCK LTD	09 Nov 2011
   07845472	INGLEWOOD ROAD MANAGEMENT LTD	11 Nov 2011
   07850260	FRANK BOYLE LIMITED	16 Nov 2011
   07855738	QUATTROSONICS LIMITED	22 Nov 2011
   07864200	COOLAKIN LIMITED	29 Nov 2011