New Company Registrations

1. Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2014)

   The first half of 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Spalding when compared to any previous first half year.

   The first half of 2014 was a record first half year for company registrations in Spalding when compared to any half year in history.

   In the first half of 2014 a total of 273 companies were formed in Spalding. This figure is 26.4% higher than last year, which compares well to the UK wide figure of 11.6%.

   The highest total for a first half year in Spalding occurred in 2014 when a total of 273 were formed.

   Half Year (Jan-Jun)	Spalding	UK
   2014	273	300,731
   2013	216	269,432
   % change	26.4%	11.6%
   Record Year	2014 (273)	2014 (300,731)

   half	uk companies	number of companies
   H1 2014	300731	273
   H1 2013	269432	216
   H1 2012	253150	228
   H1 2011	228735	195
   H1 2010	203749	156
   H1 2009	182021	123
   H1 2008	188271	174
   H1 2007	279097	172
   H1 2006	215409	154
   H1 2005	187398	124

   New Companies by Half Year

2. Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2014)

   Q2 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Spalding when compared to any previous Q2.

   Q2 2014 was a record quarter for company registrations in Spalding when compared to any quarter in history.

   A total of 152 companies were registered in Spalding during the second quarter of 2014 (Apr 2014 - Jun 2014).

   This figure is an increase of 42.1% versus the same period last year (Q2 2013). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.4% against the same period last year.

   second quarter (Apr 2014 - Jun 2014)	Spalding	UK
   2014	152	150,009
   2013	107	134,630
   % change	42.1%	11.4%
   Record Year	2014 (152)	2014 (150,009)

   quarter	number of companies	uk quarter	uk companies	sort
   Q2 2014	152	Q2 2014	150009	1
   Q2 2013	107	Q2 2013	134630	1
   Q2 2012	112	Q2 2012	121659	1
   Q2 2011	89	Q2 2011	112344	1
   Q2 2010	72	Q2 2010	98612	1
   Q2 2009	67	Q2 2009	90987	1
   Q2 2008	85	Q2 2008	91573	1
   Q2 2007	89	Q2 2007	112283	1
   Q2 2006	73	Q2 2006	106215	1
   Q2 2005	59	Q2 2005	93193	1
   Q2 2014	152	Q2 2014	150009	2

   New Companies by Quarter

3. Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2014)

   June 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Spalding when compared to any previous June.

   May 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Spalding when compared to any previous May.

   May 2014 was a record month for company registrations in Spalding when compared to any month in history.

   April 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Spalding when compared to any previous April.

   month	uk companies	number of companies
   Jun 2014	47457	42
   May 2014	48503	59
   Apr 2014	54049	51
   Mar 2014	55573	45
   Feb 2014	48177	33
   Jan 2014	46972	43
   Dec 2013	34573	33
   Nov 2013	43108	27
   Oct 2013	49566	56
   Sep 2013	44871	55
   Aug 2013	41601	33
   Jul 2013	46212	52

   New Companies by Month

   	April	May	June
   New companies in 2014	51	59	42
   New companies in 2013	41	34	32
   % change	24.4%	73.5%	31.3%
   Record Year	2014 (51)	2014 (59)	2014 (42)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

1. Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2014)

   In the first half of 2014 a total of 117 companies were dissolved in Spalding. This figure is 19.4% higher than last year, which compares badly to the UK wide change of 14.2%.

   The highest total for a first half year in Spalding occurred in 2009 when a total of 166 were closed.

   Half Year (Jan-Jun)	Spalding	UK
   2014	117	177,207
   2013	98	155,192
   % change	19.4%	14.2%
   Record Year	2009 (166)	2009 (289,245)

   half	uk companies	number of companies
   H1 2014	177207	117
   H1 2013	155192	98
   H1 2012	147794	83
   H1 2011	162311	94
   H1 2010	177631	113
   H1 2009	289245	166
   H1 2008	103104	44
   H1 2007	107801	77
   H1 2006	99266	50
   H1 2005	90666	48

   Dissolved Companies by Half Year

2. Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2014)

   A total of 62 companies were dissolved in Spalding during the second quarter of 2014 (Apr 2014 - Jun 2014).

   This figure is an increase of 26.5% versus the same period last year (Q2 2013). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 22.7% against the same period last year.

   second quarter (Apr 2014 - Jun 2014)	Spalding	UK
   2014	62	94,837
   2013	49	77,278
   % change	26.5%	22.7%
   Record Year	2009 (114)	2009 (181,179)

   quarter	number of companies	uk quarter	uk companies	sort
   Q2 2014	62	Q2 2014	94837	1
   Q2 2013	49	Q2 2013	77278	1
   Q2 2012	41	Q2 2012	80218	1
   Q2 2011	37	Q2 2011	71324	1
   Q2 2010	57	Q2 2010	94954	1
   Q2 2009	114	Q2 2009	181179	1
   Q2 2008	21	Q2 2008	51728	1
   Q2 2007	41	Q2 2007	52269	1
   Q2 2006	26	Q2 2006	50902	1
   Q2 2005	18	Q2 2005	47365	1
   Q2 2009	114	Q2 2009	181179	2

   Dissolved Companies by Quarter

3. Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2014)

   month	uk companies	number of companies
   Jun 2014	32217	19
   May 2014	41200	31
   Apr 2014	21420	12
   Mar 2014	27899	24
   Feb 2014	28186	17
   Jan 2014	26285	14
   Dec 2013	28961	16
   Nov 2013	26600	27
   Oct 2013	35290	40
   Sep 2013	32570	28
   Aug 2013	24827	35
   Jul 2013	28773	18

   Dissolved Companies by Month

   	April	May	June
   Closed companies in 2014	12	31	19
   Closed companies in 2013	13	18	18
   % change	-7.7%	72.2%	6%
   Record Year	2009 (35)	2009 (61)	2010 (26)

Net Company Growth

1. Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2014)

   The first half of 2014 saw a new record in net growth in Spalding when compared to any previous first half year.

   The first half of 2014 was a record first half year for net growth in Spalding when compared to any half year in history.

   In the first half of 2014 the company register for Spalding increased by 156 companies.

   Half Year (Jan-Jun)	Spalding	UK
   2014	156	123,524
   2013	118	114,240
   Record Year	2014 (156)	2007 (171,296)

   half	uk net	net
   H1 2014	123524	156
   H1 2013	114240	118
   H1 2012	105356	145
   H1 2011	66424	101
   H1 2010	26118	43
   H1 2009	-107224	-43
   H1 2008	85167	130
   H1 2007	171296	95
   H1 2006	116143	104
   H1 2005	96732	76

   Net Growth by Half Year

2. Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2014)

   Net company growth for Spalding during the second quarter of 2014 (Apr 2014 - Jun 2014) was 90 companies.

   second quarter (Apr 2014 - Jun 2014)	Spalding	UK
   2014	90	55,172
   2013	58	57,352
   Record Year	2014 (90)	2007 (60,014)

   quarter	net	uk quarter	uk net	uk prev	sort
   Q2 2014	90	Q2 2014	55172	150009	1
   Q2 2013	58	Q2 2013	57352	134630	1
   Q2 2012	71	Q2 2012	41441	121659	1
   Q2 2011	52	Q2 2011	41020	112344	1
   Q2 2010	15	Q2 2010	3658	98612	1
   Q2 2009	-47	Q2 2009	-90192	90987	1
   Q2 2008	64	Q2 2008	39845	91573	1
   Q2 2007	48	Q2 2007	60014	112283	1
   Q2 2006	47	Q2 2006	55313	106215	1
   Q2 2005	41	Q2 2005	45828	93193	1
   Q2 2014	90	Q2 2007	60014	112283	2

   Net Growth by Quarter

3. Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2014)

   May 2014 saw a new record in net growth in Spalding when compared to any previous May.

   April 2014 saw a new record in net growth in Spalding when compared to any previous April.

   April 2014 was a record month for net growth in Spalding when compared to any month in history.

   month	uk net	net
   Jun 2014	15240	23
   May 2014	7303	28
   Apr 2014	32629	39
   Mar 2014	27674	21
   Feb 2014	19991	16
   Jan 2014	20687	29
   Dec 2013	5612	17
   Nov 2013	16508	0
   Oct 2013	14276	16
   Sep 2013	12301	27
   Aug 2013	16774	-2
   Jul 2013	17439	34

   Net Growth by Month

   	April	May	June
   Net growth in 2014	39	28	23
   Net growth in 2013	28	16	14
   Record Year	2014 (39)	2014 (28)	2008 (38)

UK Company Share

1. Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2014)

   In the first half of 2014 Spalding formed 0.1% of all UK companies. This is the same as the 2013 figure of 0.1%.

   Half Year (Jan-Jun)	Spalding
   2014	0.1%
   2013	0.1%
   2012	0.1%
   2011	0.1%
   2010	0.1%
   Record Year (since 1960)	2008 (0.1%)

   half	percentage	num towns	sort
   H1 2014	0.0908	273	1
   H1 2013	0.0802	216	1
   H1 2012	0.0901	228	1
   H1 2011	0.0853	195	1
   H1 2010	0.0766	156	1
   H1 2009	0.0676	123	1
   H1 2008	0.0924	174	1
   H1 2007	0.0616	172	1
   H1 2006	0.0715	154	1
   H1 2005	0.0662	124	1
   H1 2008	0.0924	174	2

   Company Share by Half Year

2. Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2014)

   In the second quarter of 2014, Spalding formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

   second quarter (Apr 2014 - Jun 2014)	Spalding
   2014	0.1%
   2013	0.1%
   2012	0.1%
   2011	0.1%
   2010	0.1%
   Record Year (since 1960)	2014 (0.1%)

   quarter	percentage	num towns	sort
   Q2 2014	0.1013	152	1
   Q2 2013	0.0795	107	1
   Q2 2012	0.0921	112	1
   Q2 2011	0.0792	89	1
   Q2 2010	0.0730	72	1
   Q2 2009	0.0736	67	1
   Q2 2008	0.0928	85	1
   Q2 2007	0.0793	89	1
   Q2 2006	0.0687	73	1
   Q2 2005	0.0633	59	1
   Q2 2014	0.1013	152	2

   Company Share by Quarter

3. Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2014)

   month	percentage	number of companies
   Jun 2014	0.0885	42
   May 2014	0.1216	59
   Apr 2014	0.0944	51
   Mar 2014	0.0810	45
   Feb 2014	0.0685	33
   Jan 2014	0.0915	43
   Dec 2013	0.0955	33
   Nov 2013	0.0626	27
   Oct 2013	0.1130	56
   Sep 2013	0.1226	55
   Aug 2013	0.0793	33
   Jul 2013	0.1125	52

   Company Share by Month

   	April	May	June
   UK formation share in 2014	0.1%	0.1%	0.1%
   UK formation share in 2013	0.1%	0.1%	0.1%
   % change	12.2%	60.2%	13.8%
   Record Year	1992 (0.1%)	2007 (0.1%)	2008 (0.1%)

Director Age

1. Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2014)

   The average age of a director in the first half of 2014 was 44.2.

   The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.0% compared to the UK figure of 4.3%.

   The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.1% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.

   half	average age	over 65	under 25	uk average age	uk under 25	uk over 65
   H1 2014	44.18577622185069	4.1322	4.9587	43.68846894665372	4.2740	3.5402
   H1 2013	47.544632343465025	1.7422	9.4077	44.136651397488514	4.0903	3.3451
   H1 2012	44.31246539394251	3.1100	3.8278	43.84153862689456	3.8635	3.5622
   H1 2011	44.42808014644552	1.8568	2.9178	43.889387651308496	3.7077	3.2384
   H1 2010	45.718483146714284	1.8405	7.6687	43.725649262874136	3.2488	3.0005
   H1 2009	43.67126529216766	3.1250	3.7500	43.47556298866876	3.2708	3.4982
   H1 2008	42.58236221600605	3.7634	2.1505	43.20088478223315	2.7942	3.2625
   H1 2007	43.52871097502161	2.3419	2.8103	42.701474387051924	2.3882	3.2070
   H1 2006	43.18560644659666	3.4653	2.4752	42.806834569542865	2.4373	3.3473
   H1 2005	43.64914419271567	2.7027	1.5015	42.715639579737655	2.3327	3.2930

   Director Age by Half Year

2. Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2014)

   The average age of a director in the second quarter of 2014 was 44.3.

   The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 6.3% compared to the UK figure of 3.9%.

   The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 6.3% compared to the UK figure of 3.6%.

   quarter	average age	over 65	under 25	uk average age	uk under 25	uk over 65
   Q2 2014	44.25314575315935	6.3241	6.3241	43.43270380396345	3.9280	3.5924
   Q2 2013	47.61597182461407	2.0921	10.4603	43.31715476883534	3.6156	3.7699
   Q2 2012	44.11654557987135	3.5714	2.5510	43.660949403121144	3.7775	3.7712
   Q2 2011	44.7522736242262	1.1299	3.3898	43.7736091414384	3.6992	3.3815
   Q2 2010	47.455969649754216	1.1236	8.9888	43.63577210185327	3.2365	3.1317
   Q2 2009	41.9886872826553	2.4390	2.4390	43.313152123198186	3.2652	3.6438
   Q2 2008	42.779348252136586	5.2023	2.8902	43.019022272601035	2.8112	3.5116
   Q2 2007	43.389592784724826	2.2831	4.5662	42.677956251967444	2.4285	3.2900
   Q2 2006	43.18124463545714	3.6649	1.5707	42.68347108102314	2.4888	3.6141
   Q2 2005	43.55349557842323	4.7904	1.1976	42.64809453438663	2.3149	3.3719

   Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

1. Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2014)

   The record first half year for female directors in Spalding was 2005 when 33.9% of all directors were female.

   22.7% of all director appointments in Spalding in the first half of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.1% for the same period.

   half	percentage female	uk half	uk percentage female	sort
   H1 2014	22.7273	H1 2014	26.1077	1
   H1 2013	19.1638	H1 2013	26.0916	1
   H1 2012	24.4019	H1 2012	26.1933	1
   H1 2011	26.2599	H1 2011	26.1549	1
   H1 2010	27.9141	H1 2010	25.4034	1
   H1 2009	28.7500	H1 2009	25.9626	1
   H1 2008	28.7634	H1 2008	27.9312	1
   H1 2007	30.4450	H1 2007	27.2153	1
   H1 2006	33.6634	H1 2006	26.6287	1
   H1 2005	33.9339	H1 2005	27.2222	1
   H1 2005	33.9339	H1 2008	27.9312	2

   Director Gender by Half Year

2. Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2014)

   The record second quarter for female directors in Spalding was in 2006 when 34.6% of all directors were female.

   22.9% of all director appointments in Spalding in the second quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.9% for the same period.

   quarter	percentage female	uk quarter	uk percentage female	sort
   Q2 2014	22.9249	Q2 2014	25.8653	1
   Q2 2013	18.8285	Q2 2013	25.5409	1
   Q2 2012	27.0408	Q2 2012	26.5869	1
   Q2 2011	28.2486	Q2 2011	26.4340	1
   Q2 2010	26.9663	Q2 2010	25.6199	1
   Q2 2009	29.2683	Q2 2009	25.7422	1
   Q2 2008	29.4798	Q2 2008	27.3559	1
   Q2 2007	23.7443	Q2 2007	26.5612	1
   Q2 2006	34.5550	Q2 2006	26.4125	1
   Q2 2005	30.5389	Q2 2005	26.9311	1
   Q2 2006	34.5550	Q2 2008	27.3559	2

   Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

1. Previous 12 months (Jun 2013-Jun 2014)

   Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.

   word	percentage	uk word	uk percentage
   STERLING	4.73%	CONSULTING	5.16%
   TRANSPORT	3.90%	MANAGEMENT	4.64%
   TRANS	2.36%	CONSULTANCY	3.50%
   (LINCS)	1.42%	PROPERTY	2.66%
   (SPALDING)	1.30%	TRADING	2.03%
   J	1.18%	ENGINEERING	1.99%
   DRIVER	1.06%	CONSTRUCTION	1.93%
   MANAGEMENT	1.06%	LONDON	1.93%
   S	0.95%	CARE	1.85%
   PROPERTY	0.83%	DESIGN	1.75%
   G	0.83%	CONSULTANTS	1.73%
   SPALDING	0.71%	BUSINESS	1.69%
   C	0.71%	PROPERTIES	1.63%
   CONSULTANCY	0.71%	TRANSPORT	1.58%
   CARE	0.59%	GLOBAL	1.55%
   ENGINEERING	0.59%	INVESTMENTS	1.55%
   DISTRIBUTION	0.59%	J	1.51%
   M	0.59%	ASSOCIATES	1.48%
   PROPERTIES	0.59%	MEDIA	1.44%
   FARM	0.59%	ELECTRICAL	1.40%
   EVENTS	0.59%	IT	1.33%
   R	0.59%	DEVELOPMENTS	1.33%
   SON	0.59%	BUILDING	1.26%
   HOMES	0.59%	M	1.24%
   DEVELOPMENTS	0.47%	CO.,	1.20%

SIC Data

1. Previous 36 months, excluding companies less than 12 months old

   sic code	number of companies	uk companies
   49410 - Freight transport by road	195	9,265
   None Supplied	188	261,557
   82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified	43	57,421
   70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management	24	40,250
   99999 - Dormant Company	20	48,436
   43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified	12	8,533
   69201 - Accounting and auditing activities	12	7,415
   96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified	12	28,352
   41100 - Development of building projects	11	10,527
   74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified	10	19,058
   47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet	10	9,900
   62020 - Information technology consultancy activities	9	29,029
   43390 - Other building completion and finishing	9	5,855
   41202 - Construction of domestic buildings	9	7,053
   01110 - Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds	8	265
   45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles	8	5,375
   62090 - Other information technology service activities	7	13,024
   43210 - Electrical installation	7	6,050
   81300 - Landscape service activities	6	1,947
   47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets	6	6,286

Recent Companies

1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

   COMPANY NUMBER	COMPANY NAME	INCORPORATION DATE
   08972503	LG PROPERTY MAINTENANCE (EASTERN) LTD	02 Apr 2014
   08972771	BROOKESPEED LIMITED	02 Apr 2014
   08972986	ANDREWTRANS LIMITED	02 Apr 2014
   08973124	RCIS TRANSPORT LTD	02 Apr 2014
   08975146	TRANS HALL LIMITED	03 Apr 2014
   08975446	SPOTA LTD	03 Apr 2014
   08977001	J & K & B LIMITED	03 Apr 2014
   08988572	GZIUT TRANSPORT LTD	09 Apr 2014
   08989013	IDEAL SS LTD	09 Apr 2014
   08995532	DIRECT ADVERTISEMENT UK LTD	14 Apr 2014
   08995834	ALPHA HIRE LTD	14 Apr 2014
   08998869	PAVOL FEJERCAK LTD.	15 Apr 2014
   09007488	RJAYS LTD	23 Apr 2014
   09008267	RED AXE BOOKS WRITERS' COLLECTIVE LIMITED	23 Apr 2014
   09010590	LYME BAY SOLUTIONS LTD	24 Apr 2014
   09011861	QUEENSGATE (14) LTD	25 Apr 2014
   09012169	ANSOAD CONSULTANCY LIMITED	25 Apr 2014
   09018192	JVVV LTD	30 Apr 2014
   09018823	LITTLEBEETLE LTD.	30 Apr 2014
   09019318	JARO TRANS LTD	30 Apr 2014
   08971158	TUITION AND TRANSLATION SERVICES SPALDING LIMITED	01 Apr 2014
   08977796	MSTS INVESTMENT LIMITED	04 Apr 2014
   08983588	ROYALE ENAMEL LIMITED	07 Apr 2014
   09002981	SPICE COTTAGE LIMITED	17 Apr 2014
   09006752	BROCKBARN LTD	23 Apr 2014