Saffron Walden, Essex
2012 Half Year Business Confidence Report
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
In the first half of 2012 a total of 163 companies were formed in Saffron Walden. This figure is 27.3% higher than last year, which compares well to the UK wide figure of 10.7%.
The highest total for a first half year in Saffron Walden occurred in 2009 when a total of 190 were formed.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Saffron Walden UK 2012 163 253,150 2011 128 228,735 % change 27.3% 10.7% Record Year 2009 (190) 2007 (279,097) New Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
A total of 90 companies were registered in Saffron Walden during the second quarter of 2012 (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012).
This figure is an increase of 40.6% versus the same period last year (Q2 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.3% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) Saffron Walden UK 2012 90 121,659 2011 64 112,344 % change 40.6% 8.3% Record Year 2009 (100) 2012 (121,659) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)
New Companies by Month
April May June New companies in 2012 37 31 22 New companies in 2011 29 13 22 % change 27.6% 138.5% 0.0% Record Year 2002 (47) 2009 (38) 2008 (27)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
In the first half of 2012 a total of 87 companies were dissolved in Saffron Walden. This figure is 1.2% higher than last year, which compares badly to the UK wide change of -8.9%.
The highest total for a first half year in Saffron Walden occurred in 2009 when a total of 141 were closed.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Saffron Walden UK 2012 87 147,793 2011 86 162,310 % change 1.2% -8.9% Record Year 2009 (141) 2009 (289,236) Dissolved Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
A total of 40 companies were dissolved in Saffron Walden during the second quarter of 2012 (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012).
This figure is a decrease of 2.4% versus the same period last year (Q2 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 12.5% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) Saffron Walden UK 2012 40 80,218 2011 41 71,324 % change -2.4% 12.5% Record Year 2009 (89) 2009 (181,177) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
April May June Closed companies in 2012 6 26 8 Closed companies in 2011 7 19 15 % change -14.3% 36.8% -47% Record Year 2008 (22) 2009 (47) 2010 (29)
Net Company Growth
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
In the first half of 2012 the company register for Saffron Walden increased by 76 companies.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Saffron Walden UK 2012 76 105,357 2011 42 66,425 Record Year 2003 (129) 2007 (171,296) Net Growth by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
Net company growth for Saffron Walden during the second quarter of 2012 (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) was 50 companies.
second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) Saffron Walden UK 2012 50 41,441 2011 23 41,020 Record Year 2002 (76) 2003 (69,274) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)
Net Growth by Month
April May June Net growth in 2012 31 5 14 Net growth in 2011 22 -6 7 Record Year 2002 (43) 2008 (26) 2008 (25)
UK Company Share
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
In the first half of 2012 Saffron Walden formed 0.1% of all UK companies. This is the same as the 2011 figure of 0.1%.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Saffron Walden 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% 2008 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1977 (0.1%) Company Share by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
In the second quarter of 2012, Saffron Walden formed 0.1% of all UK companies.
second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) Saffron Walden 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% 2008 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1977 (0.1%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)
Company Share by Month
April May June UK formation share in 2012 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2011 0.1% 0.0% 0.1% % change 7.4% 109.1% 6.7% Record Year 2002 (0.2%) 1977 (0.3%) 1961 (0.2%)
Director Age
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
The average age of a director in the first half of 2012 was 43.8.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.2% compared to the UK figure of 4.9%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.3% compared to the UK figure of 3.4%.
Director Age by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
The average age of a director in the second quarter of 2012 was 44.8.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.1% compared to the UK figure of 5.2%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.3% compared to the UK figure of 3.3%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
The record first half year for female directors in Saffron Walden was 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
26.7% of all director appointments in Saffron Walden in the first half of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 23.4% for the same period.
Director Gender by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
The record second quarter for female directors in Saffron Walden was in 1866 when 57.1% of all directors were female.
27.6% of all director appointments in Saffron Walden in the second quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Jun 2011-Jun 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage SW 2.33% CONSULTING 5.07% NO. 2.33% MANAGEMENT 4.74% CO. 2.33% CONSULTANCY 3.28% CONSULTING 1.17% PROPERTY 2.35% ELECTRICAL 1.00% TRADING 2.10% DESIGN 1.00% DESIGN 1.89% MANAGEMENT 1.00% ENGINEERING 1.87% PROPERTY 0.83% ASSOCIATES 1.82% CONSULTANCY 0.67% CONSULTANTS 1.78% TRAINING 0.67% CONSTRUCTION 1.71% TRADING 0.67% BUSINESS 1.70% ASSOCIATES 0.67% MEDIA 1.69% FOR 0.67% LONDON 1.68% NORTH 0.50% J 1.57% ASSET 0.50% GLOBAL 1.51% WORLD 0.50% INVESTMENTS 1.48% INTERIORS 0.50% IT 1.42% MEDIA 0.50% CARE 1.31% DEVELOPMENT 0.50% PROPERTIES 1.31% CONTRACTORS 0.50% M 1.26% COUNTRY 0.50% ELECTRICAL 1.23% AVIATION 0.50% BUILDING 1.23% DEVELOPMENTS 0.50% SECURITY 1.19% BUSINESS 0.50% S 1.18% SAFFRON 0.50% ENTERPRISES 1.17%
SIC Data
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Previous 36 months, excluding companies less than 12 months old
sic code number of companies uk companies None Supplied 98 244,457 7487 - Other business activities 59 47,029 9999 - Dormant Company 37 16,469 99999 - Dormant Company 36 26,088 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 32 35,447 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 23 20,390 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 15 15,280 7414 - Business & management consultancy 12 10,978 62090 - Other information technology service activities 12 8,258 41100 - Development of building projects 8 5,149 74100 - specialised design activities 7 2,028 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 7 14,220 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 7 10,271 56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands 7 3,169 7011 - Development & sell real estate 6 1,921 5530 - Restaurants 6 4,037 74990 - Non-trading company 6 9,706 21100 - Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products 5 92 78109 - Other activities of employment placement agencies 5 2,039 68310 - Real estate agencies 5 2,192
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