New Company Registrations

1. Annual Data (2010)

   A total of 79 companies were formed in Prenton in 2010. This total is 16.0% lower than in 2009 and compares poorly to the UK figure of a 10.4% growth compared to 362,675 the previous year.

   Year	Prenton	UK
   2010	79	400,358
   2009	94	362,675
   2008	92	349,203
   2007	99	457,649
   2006	81	405,440
   Record Year	2007 (99)	2007 (457,649)

   incorporation year	uk year	uk companies	number of companies	sort
   2010	2010	400358	79	1
   2009	2009	362675	94	1
   2008	2008	349203	92	1
   2007	2007	457649	99	1
   2006	2006	405440	81	1
   2005	2005	367689	86	1
   2004	2004	340803	70	1
   2003	2003	403670	66	1
   2002	2002	299401	60	1
   2001	2001	226399	33	1
   2007	2007	457649	99	2

   New Companies by Year

2. Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2010)

   In the second half of 2010 a total of 40 companies were formed in Prenton. This figure is 8.1% higher than last year, which compares badly to the UK wide figure of 8.8%.

   The highest total for a second half year in Prenton occurred in 2005 when a total of 45 were formed.

   Half Year (Jul-Dec)	Prenton	UK
   2010	40	196,609
   2009	37	180,654
   % change	8.1%	8.8%
   Record Year	2005 (45)	2003 (201,446)

   half	uk companies	number of companies
   H2 2010	196609	40
   H2 2009	180654	37
   H2 2008	160932	42
   H2 2007	178552	35
   H2 2006	190031	42
   H2 2005	180291	45
   H2 2004	166374	32
   H2 2003	201446	24
   H2 2002	162884	38
   H2 2001	109317	16

   New Companies by Half Year

3. Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2010)

   A total of 16 companies were registered in Prenton during the fourth quarter of 2010 (Oct 2010 - Dec 2010).

   This figure is a decrease of 15.8% 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)	Prenton	UK
   2010	16	95,117
   2009	19	85,983
   % change	-15.8%	10.6%
   Record Year	2005 (23)	2010 (95,117)

   quarter	number of companies	uk quarter	uk companies	sort
   Q4 2010	16	Q4 2010	95117	1
   Q4 2009	19	Q4 2009	85983	1
   Q4 2008	18	Q4 2008	76038	1
   Q4 2007	15	Q4 2007	83140	1
   Q4 2006	20	Q4 2006	94527	1
   Q4 2005	23	Q4 2005	89564	1
   Q4 2004	13	Q4 2004	81122	1
   Q4 2003	11	Q4 2003	94243	1
   Q4 2002	19	Q4 2002	82677	1
   Q4 2001	7	Q4 2001	53729	1
   Q4 2005	23	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	8
   Oct 2010	33636	3
   Sep 2010	35149	15
   Aug 2010	32366	4
   Jul 2010	33977	5
   Jun 2010	35198	2
   May 2010	30031	11
   Apr 2010	33383	3
   Mar 2010	42779	8
   Feb 2010	33214	11
   Jan 2010	29144	4

   New Companies by Month

   	October	November	December
   New companies in 2010	3	8	5
   New companies in 2009	11	6	2
   % change	-72.7%	33.3%	150.0%
   Record Year	2009 (11)	2002 (10)	2005 (8)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

1. Annual Data (2010)

   A total of 87 companies were dissolved in Prenton in 2010. This total is 15.5% lower than in 2009 and compares favourably to the UK figure of 35.9% decrease compared to the previous year.

   Year	Prenton	UK
   2010	87	342,232
   2009	103	533,773
   2008	34	237,901
   2007	42	220,295
   2006	50	200,166
   Record Year	2009 (103)	2009 (533,773)

   dissolution year	uk year	uk companies	number of companies	sort
   2010	2010	342232	87	1
   2009	2009	533773	103	1
   2008	2008	237901	34	1
   2007	2007	220295	42	1
   2006	2006	200166	50	1
   2005	2005	189329	38	1
   2004	2004	171967	27	1
   2003	2003	161127	23	1
   2002	2002	163577	32	1
   2001	2001	144429	10	1
   2009	2009	533773	103	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 Prenton when compared to any previous second half year.

   In the second half of 2010 a total of 53 companies were dissolved in Prenton. This figure is 12.8% higher than last year, which compares badly to the UK wide change of -32.7%.

   The highest total for a second half year in Prenton occurred in 2010 when a total of 53 were closed.

   Half Year (Jul-Dec)	Prenton	UK
   2010	53	164,601
   2009	47	244,537
   % change	12.8%	-32.7%
   Record Year	2010 (53)	2009 (244,537)

   half	uk companies	number of companies
   H2 2010	164601	53
   H2 2009	244537	47
   H2 2008	134798	20
   H2 2007	112494	27
   H2 2006	100900	21
   H2 2005	98663	19
   H2 2004	87430	12
   H2 2003	83674	11
   H2 2002	90537	16
   H2 2001	72374	8

   Dissolved Companies by Half Year

3. Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2010)

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

   A total of 22 companies were dissolved in Prenton during the fourth quarter of 2010 (Oct 2010 - Dec 2010).

   This figure is an increase of 15.8% 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)	Prenton	UK
   2010	22	76,896
   2009	19	85,136
   % change	15.8%	-9.7%
   Record Year	2010 (22)	2009 (85,136)

   quarter	number of companies	uk quarter	uk companies	sort
   Q4 2010	22	Q4 2010	76896	1
   Q4 2009	19	Q4 2009	85136	1
   Q4 2008	5	Q4 2008	52051	1
   Q4 2007	12	Q4 2007	53829	1
   Q4 2006	12	Q4 2006	49456	1
   Q4 2005	9	Q4 2005	48529	1
   Q4 2004	4	Q4 2004	43135	1
   Q4 2003	6	Q4 2003	37068	1
   Q4 2002	8	Q4 2002	49574	1
   Q4 2001	3	Q4 2001	34763	1
   Q4 2010	22	Q4 2009	85136	2

   Dissolved Companies by Quarter

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

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

   month	uk companies	number of companies
   Dec 2010	16283	6
   Nov 2010	31710	8
   Oct 2010	28903	8
   Sep 2010	29093	11
   Aug 2010	32913	11
   Jul 2010	25699	9
   Jun 2010	35162	2
   May 2010	38045	5
   Apr 2010	21747	4
   Mar 2010	33870	8
   Feb 2010	24398	9
   Jan 2010	24409	6

   Dissolved Companies by Month

   	October	November	December
   Closed companies in 2010	8	8	6
   Closed companies in 2009	4	6	9
   % change	100.0%	33.3%	-33%
   Record Year	2006 (8)	2010 (8)	2009 (9)

Net Company Growth

1. Annual Data (2010)

   A total of -8 companies were removed to the company register for Prenton in 2010. This number represents decline of 8.5% in the total number of active companies, which compares unfavourably to the UK figure of 16.0%.

   This number is 1 companies higher than the previous year.

   The highest net company growth figure ever seen in one year came in 2008 when the Prenton company register grew by 58 companies.

   Year	Prenton	UK
   2010	-8	58,126
   2009	-9	-171,098
   2008	58	111,302
   2007	57	237,354
   2006	31	205,274
   Record Year	2008 (58)	2003 (242,543)

   year	net	prev total	uk year	uk net	uk prev	sort
   2010	-8	94	2010	58126	362675	1
   2009	-9	92	2009	-171098	349203	1
   2008	58	99	2008	111302	457649	1
   2007	57	81	2007	237354	405440	1
   2006	31	86	2006	205274	367689	1
   2005	48	70	2005	178360	340803	1
   2004	43	66	2004	168836	403670	1
   2003	43	60	2003	242543	299401	1
   2002	28	33	2002	135824	226399	1
   2001	23	49	2001	81970	244029	1
   2008	58	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 Prenton decreased by 13 companies.

   Half Year (Jul-Dec)	Prenton	UK
   2010	-13	32,008
   2009	-10	-63,883
   Record Year	2005 (26)	2003 (117,772)

   half	uk net	net
   H2 2010	32008	-13
   H2 2009	-63883	-10
   H2 2008	26134	22
   H2 2007	66058	8
   H2 2006	89131	21
   H2 2005	81628	26
   H2 2004	78944	20
   H2 2003	117772	13
   H2 2002	72347	22
   H2 2001	36943	8

   Net Growth by Half Year

3. Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2010)

   Net company growth for Prenton during the fourth quarter of 2010 (Oct 2010 - Dec 2010) was -6 companies.

   fourth quarter (Oct 2010 - Dec 2010)	Prenton	UK
   2010	-6	18,221
   2009	0	847
   Record Year	2005 (14)	2003 (57,175)

   quarter	net	prev total	uk quarter	uk net	uk prev	sort
   Q4 2010	-6	19	Q4 2010	18221	85983	1
   Q4 2009	0	18	Q4 2009	847	76038	1
   Q4 2008	13	15	Q4 2008	23987	83140	1
   Q4 2007	3	20	Q4 2007	29311	94527	1
   Q4 2006	8	23	Q4 2006	45071	89564	1
   Q4 2005	14	13	Q4 2005	41035	81122	1
   Q4 2004	9	11	Q4 2004	37987	94243	1
   Q4 2003	5	19	Q4 2003	57175	82677	1
   Q4 2002	11	7	Q4 2002	33103	53729	1
   Q4 2001	4	11	Q4 2001	18966	55834	1
   Q4 2005	14	0	Q4 2003	57175	0	2

   Net Growth by Quarter

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

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

   Net Growth by Month

   	October	November	December
   Net growth in 2010	-5	0	-1
   Net growth in 2009	7	0	-7
   Record Year	2009 (7)	2002 (6)	2005 (7)

UK Company Share

1. Annual Data (2010)

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

   Year	Prenton
   2010	0.0%
   2009	0.0%
   2008	0.0%
   2007	0.0%
   2006	0.0%
   Record Year (since 1960)	1962 (0.0%)

   incorporation year	percentage	num town	sort
   2010	0.0197	79	1
   2009	0.0259	94	1
   2008	0.0263	92	1
   2007	0.0216	99	1
   2006	0.0200	81	1
   2005	0.0234	86	1
   2004	0.0205	70	1
   2003	0.0163	66	1
   2002	0.0200	60	1
   2001	0.0146	33	1
   1962	0.0426	3	2

   Company Share by Year

2. Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2010)

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

   Half Year (Jul-Dec)	Prenton
   2010	0.0%
   2009	0.0%
   2008	0.0%
   2007	0.0%
   2006	0.0%
   Record Year (since 1960)	1968 (0.1%)

   half	percentage	num town	sort
   H2 2010	0.0203	40	1
   H2 2009	0.0205	37	1
   H2 2008	0.0261	42	1
   H2 2007	0.0196	35	1
   H2 2006	0.0221	42	1
   H2 2005	0.0250	45	1
   H2 2004	0.0192	32	1
   H2 2003	0.0119	24	1
   H2 2002	0.0233	38	1
   H2 2001	0.0146	16	1
   H2 1968	0.0765	2	2

   Company Share by Half Year

3. Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2010)

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

   fourth quarter (Oct 2010 - Dec 2010)	Prenton
   2010	0.0%
   2009	0.0%
   2008	0.0%
   2007	0.0%
   2006	0.0%
   Record Year (since 1960)	1968 (0.1%)

   quarter	percentage	num town	sort
   Q4 2010	0.0168	16	1
   Q4 2009	0.0221	19	1
   Q4 2008	0.0237	18	1
   Q4 2007	0.0180	15	1
   Q4 2006	0.0212	20	1
   Q4 2005	0.0257	23	1
   Q4 2004	0.0160	13	1
   Q4 2003	0.0117	11	1
   Q4 2002	0.0230	19	1
   Q4 2001	0.0130	7	1
   Q4 1968	0.1495	2	2

   Company Share by Quarter

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

   month	percentage	num town
   Dec 2010	0.0184	5
   Nov 2010	0.0233	8
   Oct 2010	0.0089	3
   Sep 2010	0.0427	15
   Aug 2010	0.0124	4
   Jul 2010	0.0147	5
   Jun 2010	0.0057	2
   May 2010	0.0366	11
   Apr 2010	0.0090	3
   Mar 2010	0.0187	8
   Feb 2010	0.0331	11
   Jan 2010	0.0137	4

   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	-76.1%	19.5%	139.0%
   Record Year	1963 (0.1%)	1968 (0.5%)	1974 (0.1%)

Director Age

1. Annual Data (2010)

   The average age of a director in 2010 was 44.8.

   The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 1.6% compared to the UK figure of 2.5%.

   The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.2% 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	44.8441	3.2258	1.6129	44.4401	2.4538	4.5333
   2009	47.1255	2.4291	0.4049	45.2261	1.7605	5.0704
   2008	45.6865	5.6106	0.6601	46.1030	1.1038	5.5656
   2007	48.3426	5.2925	0.2786	46.9178	0.6450	6.2914
   2006	48.3808	3.7791	0.5814	47.8828	0.4451	7.0508
   2005	51.0903	6.2305	0.0000	48.7391	0.2649	7.9581
   2004	51.0452	7.8313	0.0000	49.4951	0.1758	8.9625
   2003	52.1399	14.6789	0.0000	50.8740	0.1352	10.6270
   2002	53.1038	11.6352	0.0000	51.6935	0.1273	11.7651
   2001	53.0124	10.3734	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 45.3.

   The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 1.9% compared to the UK figure of 2.8%.

   The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 1.9% 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	45.3462	1.9231	1.9231	44.1077	2.8067	4.4080
   H2 2009	45.8300	2.0000	1.0000	45.0201	1.9353	4.9560
   H2 2008	45.5038	3.8168	0.7634	45.8334	1.2764	5.4631
   H2 2007	47.6013	3.1646	0.6329	46.8152	0.7598	6.1076
   H2 2006	48.3977	2.8409	0.5682	47.7247	0.5102	6.9628
   H2 2005	50.0878	4.0541	0.0000	48.4938	0.2844	7.7243
   H2 2004	50.0828	9.5541	0.0000	49.3406	0.1993	8.8644
   H2 2003	51.8846	14.4231	0.0000	50.4891	0.1411	10.0769
   H2 2002	52.6096	13.9037	0.0000	51.6317	0.1268	11.7639
   H2 2001	52.5755	8.6331	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 42.5.

   The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.6% compared to the UK figure of 3.0%.

   The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 0.0% 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	42.5091	0.0000	3.6364	44.1115	2.9654	4.4413
   Q4 2009	44.7586	0.0000	3.4483	45.0208	1.9341	4.7453
   Q4 2008	46.7258	3.2258	0.0000	45.8957	1.3524	5.5383
   Q4 2007	45.5443	0.0000	0.0000	46.8486	0.7878	5.9462
   Q4 2006	49.8889	3.3333	0.0000	47.7754	0.5298	7.0007
   Q4 2005	48.0000	0.0000	0.0000	48.4782	0.2883	7.6552
   Q4 2004	51.7375	16.2500	0.0000	49.3119	0.2130	8.5903
   Q4 2003	54.7317	20.7317	0.0000	50.4240	0.1555	9.9952
   Q4 2002	51.5604	10.9890	0.0000	51.6196	0.1377	11.7155
   Q4 2001	53.0417	11.1111	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 Prenton was 1857 when 36.4% of all directors were female.

   The percentage of female directors in Prenton in 2010 was 30.6%. The average for the UK during this time was 26.2%

   incorporation year	percentage female	uk year	uk percentage female	sort
   2001	30.5882	2001	26.1508	1
   2002	35.9420	2002	28.5637	1
   2003	30.9829	2003	29.8456	1
   2004	30.9192	2004	26.7982	1
   2005	30.3867	2005	26.5473	1
   2006	28.7599	2006	26.5349	1
   2007	32.7670	2007	27.0885	1
   2008	30.5136	2008	27.0648	1
   2009	28.1481	2009	25.4309	1
   2010	25.3394	2010	24.9134	1
   1857	36.3636	1934	100.0000	2

   Director Gender by Year

2. Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2010)

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

   25.0% of all director appointments in Prenton 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	25.0000	H2 2010	24.9631	1
   H2 2009	30.9735	H2 2009	24.8956	1
   H2 2008	26.4286	H2 2008	26.2791	1
   H2 2007	36.2069	H2 2007	26.7504	1
   H2 2006	24.4792	H2 2006	26.4750	1
   H2 2005	31.3609	H2 2005	26.2215	1
   H2 2004	34.5238	H2 2004	26.7574	1
   H2 2003	32.7354	H2 2003	29.3888	1
   H2 2002	36.6337	H2 2002	29.5525	1
   H2 2001	28.4768	H2 2001	26.0780	1
   H2 1860	42.8571	H2 1934	100.0000	2

   Director Gender by Half Year

3. Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2010)

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

   27.4% of all director appointments in Prenton 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	27.4194	Q4 2010	24.7227	1
   Q4 2009	18.4211	Q4 2009	24.0749	1
   Q4 2008	27.5362	Q4 2008	26.3450	1
   Q4 2007	34.4828	Q4 2007	26.5826	1
   Q4 2006	25.2525	Q4 2006	25.9680	1
   Q4 2005	33.3333	Q4 2005	26.0272	1
   Q4 2004	34.0909	Q4 2004	26.4556	1
   Q4 2003	26.1364	Q4 2003	29.1713	1
   Q4 2002	45.0000	Q4 2002	29.6130	1
   Q4 2001	25.9740	Q4 2001	26.0497	1
   Q4 1977	31.0539	Q4 1968	85.7143	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	1.69%	CONSULTING	5.06%
   R	1.69%	MANAGEMENT	5.01%
   FILMS	1.12%	CONSULTANCY	3.14%
   (NORTH	1.12%	PROPERTY	2.36%
   HOT	1.12%	TRADING	2.11%
   BUSINESS	1.12%	ASSOCIATES	1.95%
   FRONTLINE	1.12%	DESIGN	1.92%
   CONSTRUCTION	1.12%	BUSINESS	1.82%
   DROPS	1.12%	CONSTRUCTION	1.82%
   OXTON	1.12%	CONSULTANTS	1.76%
   WEST)	1.12%	MEDIA	1.71%
   SYSTEMS	1.12%	ENGINEERING	1.62%
   PROPERTY	1.12%	LONDON	1.60%
   PERFORMANCE	1.12%	CARE	1.45%
   FLOWER	0.56%	INVESTMENTS	1.44%
   PORTSIDE	0.56%	GLOBAL	1.43%
   LOGISTICS	0.56%	J	1.42%
   FACILITIES	0.56%	IT	1.41%
   TALLULA	0.56%	PROPERTIES	1.34%
   MERSEYSIDE	0.56%	INTERNATIONAL	1.34%
   ADVISORY	0.56%	BUILDING	1.34%
   URBANISED	0.56%	M	1.30%
   CHAPEL	0.56%	ELECTRICAL	1.25%
   KTTM	0.56%	SYSTEMS	1.24%
   GREEN	0.56%	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	57	199,572
   7487 - Other business activities	18	63,348
   9305 - Other service activities	7	8,858
   7414 - Business & management consultancy	6	13,474
   70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management	6	14,505
   9999 - Dormant Company	4	20,144
   96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified	4	8,799
   7222 - Other software consultancy and supply	3	7,298
   82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified	3	27,550
   62090 - Other information technology service activities	3	6,330
   98000 - Residents property management	3	3,235
   43342 - Glazing	2	354
   59111 - Motion picture production activities	2	1,086
   99999 - Dormant Company	2	16,285
   7499 - Non-trading company	2	12,000
   56101 - Licensed restaurants	2	2,446
   62020 - Information technology consultancy activities	2	9,177
   7031 - Real estate agencies	2	1,485
   4525 - Other special trades construction	1	1,811
   4534 - Other building installation	1	2,357

Recent Companies

1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

   COMPANY NUMBER	COMPANY NAME	INCORPORATION DATE
   07475935	R & M CAMPBELL LTD	22 Dec 2010
   07472024	REFUGEEDEBTADVICE LTD	16 Dec 2010
   07469282	CHRISTCHURCH CONSULTING LIMITED	14 Dec 2010
   07464963	FOOTBALL SPORT AUCTIONS LIMITED	09 Dec 2010
   07464732	NORTHERN ROX LTD	09 Dec 2010