New Company Registrations

1. Annual Data (2010)

   A total of 99 companies were formed in Sutton-In-Ashfield in 2010. This total is 6.5% higher than in 2009 and compares equally to the UK figure of a 10.4% growth compared to 362,675 the previous year.

   Year	Sutton-In-Ashfield	UK
   2010	99	400,358
   2009	93	362,675
   2008	98	349,203
   2007	118	457,649
   2006	109	405,440
   Record Year	2003 (189)	2007 (457,649)

   incorporation year	uk year	uk companies	number of companies	sort
   2010	2010	400358	99	1
   2009	2009	362675	93	1
   2008	2008	349203	98	1
   2007	2007	457649	118	1
   2006	2006	405440	109	1
   2005	2005	367689	98	1
   2004	2004	340803	96	1
   2003	2003	403670	189	1
   2002	2002	299401	71	1
   2001	2001	226399	70	1
   2003	2007	457649	189	2

   New Companies by Year

2. Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2010)

   In the second half of 2010 a total of 46 companies were formed in Sutton-In-Ashfield. This figure is 7.0% higher than last year, which compares badly to the UK wide figure of 8.8%.

   The highest total for a second half year in Sutton-In-Ashfield occurred in 2003 when a total of 80 were formed.

   Half Year (Jul-Dec)	Sutton-In-Ashfield	UK
   2010	46	196,609
   2009	43	180,654
   % change	7.0%	8.8%
   Record Year	2003 (80)	2003 (201,446)

   half	uk companies	number of companies
   H2 2010	196609	46
   H2 2009	180654	43
   H2 2008	160932	53
   H2 2007	178552	42
   H2 2006	190031	58
   H2 2005	180291	54
   H2 2004	166374	42
   H2 2003	201446	80
   H2 2002	162884	40
   H2 2001	109317	34

   New Companies by Half Year

3. Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2010)

   A total of 21 companies were registered in Sutton-In-Ashfield during the fourth quarter of 2010 (Oct 2010 - Dec 2010).

   This figure is a decrease of 8.7% 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)	Sutton-In-Ashfield	UK
   2010	21	95,117
   2009	23	85,983
   % change	-8.7%	10.6%
   Record Year	2003 (34)	2010 (95,117)

   quarter	number of companies	uk quarter	uk companies	sort
   Q4 2010	21	Q4 2010	95117	1
   Q4 2009	23	Q4 2009	85983	1
   Q4 2008	27	Q4 2008	76038	1
   Q4 2007	23	Q4 2007	83140	1
   Q4 2006	31	Q4 2006	94527	1
   Q4 2005	16	Q4 2005	89564	1
   Q4 2004	21	Q4 2004	81122	1
   Q4 2003	34	Q4 2003	94243	1
   Q4 2002	25	Q4 2002	82677	1
   Q4 2001	21	Q4 2001	53729	1
   Q4 2003	34	Q4 2010	95117	2

   New Companies by Quarter

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

   month	uk companies	number of companies
   Dec 2010	27134	7
   Nov 2010	34347	5
   Oct 2010	33636	9
   Sep 2010	35149	4
   Aug 2010	32366	12
   Jul 2010	33977	9
   Jun 2010	35198	7
   May 2010	30031	11
   Apr 2010	33383	12
   Mar 2010	42779	7
   Feb 2010	33214	10
   Jan 2010	29144	6

   New Companies by Month

   	October	November	December
   New companies in 2010	9	5	7
   New companies in 2009	16	3	4
   % change	-43.8%	66.7%	75.0%
   Record Year	2008 (18)	2006 (15)	2003 (11)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

1. Annual Data (2010)

   A total of 107 companies were dissolved in Sutton-In-Ashfield in 2010. This total is 17.7% lower than in 2009 and compares favourably to the UK figure of 35.9% decrease compared to the previous year.

   Year	Sutton-In-Ashfield	UK
   2010	107	342,232
   2009	130	533,773
   2008	75	237,901
   2007	75	220,295
   2006	54	200,166
   Record Year	2009 (130)	2009 (533,773)

   dissolution year	uk year	uk companies	number of companies	sort
   2010	2010	342232	107	1
   2009	2009	533773	130	1
   2008	2008	237901	75	1
   2007	2007	220295	75	1
   2006	2006	200166	54	1
   2005	2005	189329	55	1
   2004	2004	171967	54	1
   2003	2003	161127	36	1
   2002	2002	163577	33	1
   2001	2001	144429	37	1
   2009	2009	533773	130	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 Sutton-In-Ashfield when compared to any previous second half year.

   In the second half of 2010 a total of 55 companies were dissolved in Sutton-In-Ashfield. This figure is 1.9% higher than last year, which compares badly to the UK wide change of -32.7%.

   The highest total for a second half year in Sutton-In-Ashfield occurred in 2010 when a total of 55 were closed.

   Half Year (Jul-Dec)	Sutton-In-Ashfield	UK
   2010	55	164,601
   2009	54	244,537
   % change	1.9%	-32.7%
   Record Year	2010 (55)	2009 (244,537)

   half	uk companies	number of companies
   H2 2010	164601	55
   H2 2009	244537	54
   H2 2008	134798	36
   H2 2007	112494	28
   H2 2006	100900	29
   H2 2005	98663	26
   H2 2004	87430	28
   H2 2003	83674	17
   H2 2002	90537	13
   H2 2001	72374	21

   Dissolved Companies by Half Year

3. Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2010)

   Q4 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Sutton-In-Ashfield when compared to any previous Q4.

   A total of 28 companies were dissolved in Sutton-In-Ashfield during the fourth quarter of 2010 (Oct 2010 - Dec 2010).

   This figure is an increase of 16.7% 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)	Sutton-In-Ashfield	UK
   2010	28	76,896
   2009	24	85,136
   % change	16.7%	-9.7%
   Record Year	2010 (28)	2009 (85,136)

   quarter	number of companies	uk quarter	uk companies	sort
   Q4 2010	28	Q4 2010	76896	1
   Q4 2009	24	Q4 2009	85136	1
   Q4 2008	11	Q4 2008	52051	1
   Q4 2007	17	Q4 2007	53829	1
   Q4 2006	19	Q4 2006	49456	1
   Q4 2005	12	Q4 2005	48529	1
   Q4 2004	15	Q4 2004	43135	1
   Q4 2003	6	Q4 2003	37068	1
   Q4 2002	8	Q4 2002	49574	1
   Q4 2001	14	Q4 2001	34763	1
   Q4 2010	28	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 Sutton-In-Ashfield when compared to any previous November.

   month	uk companies	number of companies
   Dec 2010	16283	6
   Nov 2010	31710	15
   Oct 2010	28903	7
   Sep 2010	29093	8
   Aug 2010	32913	14
   Jul 2010	25699	5
   Jun 2010	35162	13
   May 2010	38045	12
   Apr 2010	21747	3
   Mar 2010	33870	8
   Feb 2010	24398	11
   Jan 2010	24409	5

   Dissolved Companies by Month

   	October	November	December
   Closed companies in 2010	7	15	6
   Closed companies in 2009	4	6	14
   % change	75.0%	150.0%	-57%
   Record Year	2006 (8)	2010 (15)	2009 (14)

Net Company Growth

1. Annual Data (2010)

   A total of -8 companies were removed to the company register for Sutton-In-Ashfield in 2010. This number represents decline of 8.6% in the total number of active companies, which compares unfavourably to the UK figure of 16.0%.

   This number is 29 companies higher than the previous year.

   The highest net company growth figure ever seen in one year came in 2003 when the Sutton-In-Ashfield company register grew by 153 companies.

   Year	Sutton-In-Ashfield	UK
   2010	-8	58,126
   2009	-37	-171,098
   2008	23	111,302
   2007	43	237,354
   2006	55	205,274
   Record Year	2003 (153)	2003 (242,543)

   year	net	prev total	uk year	uk net	uk prev	sort
   2010	-8	93	2010	58126	362675	1
   2009	-37	98	2009	-171098	349203	1
   2008	23	118	2008	111302	457649	1
   2007	43	109	2007	237354	405440	1
   2006	55	98	2006	205274	367689	1
   2005	43	96	2005	178360	340803	1
   2004	42	189	2004	168836	403670	1
   2003	153	71	2003	242543	299401	1
   2002	38	70	2002	135824	226399	1
   2001	33	75	2001	81970	244029	1
   2003	153	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 Sutton-In-Ashfield decreased by 9 companies.

   Half Year (Jul-Dec)	Sutton-In-Ashfield	UK
   2010	-9	32,008
   2009	-11	-63,883
   Record Year	2003 (63)	2003 (117,772)

   half	uk net	net
   H2 2010	32008	-9
   H2 2009	-63883	-11
   H2 2008	26134	17
   H2 2007	66058	14
   H2 2006	89131	29
   H2 2005	81628	28
   H2 2004	78944	14
   H2 2003	117772	63
   H2 2002	72347	27
   H2 2001	36943	13

   Net Growth by Half Year

3. Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2010)

   Net company growth for Sutton-In-Ashfield during the fourth quarter of 2010 (Oct 2010 - Dec 2010) was -7 companies.

   fourth quarter (Oct 2010 - Dec 2010)	Sutton-In-Ashfield	UK
   2010	-7	18,221
   2009	-1	847
   Record Year	2003 (28)	2003 (57,175)

   quarter	net	prev total	uk quarter	uk net	uk prev	sort
   Q4 2010	-7	23	Q4 2010	18221	85983	1
   Q4 2009	-1	27	Q4 2009	847	76038	1
   Q4 2008	16	23	Q4 2008	23987	83140	1
   Q4 2007	6	31	Q4 2007	29311	94527	1
   Q4 2006	12	16	Q4 2006	45071	89564	1
   Q4 2005	4	21	Q4 2005	41035	81122	1
   Q4 2004	6	34	Q4 2004	37987	94243	1
   Q4 2003	28	25	Q4 2003	57175	82677	1
   Q4 2002	17	21	Q4 2002	33103	53729	1
   Q4 2001	7	20	Q4 2001	18966	55834	1
   Q4 2003	28	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	-10
   Oct 2010	4733	2
   Sep 2010	6056	-4
   Aug 2010	-547	-2
   Jul 2010	8278	4
   Jun 2010	36	-6
   May 2010	-8014	-1
   Apr 2010	11636	9
   Mar 2010	8909	-1
   Feb 2010	8816	-1
   Jan 2010	4735	1

   Net Growth by Month

   	October	November	December
   Net growth in 2010	2	-10	1
   Net growth in 2009	12	-3	-10
   Record Year	2009 (12)	2003 (9)	2003 (9)

UK Company Share

1. Annual Data (2010)

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

   Year	Sutton-In-Ashfield
   2010	0.0%
   2009	0.0%
   2008	0.0%
   2007	0.0%
   2006	0.0%
   Record Year (since 1960)	1965 (0.1%)

   incorporation year	percentage	num town	sort
   2010	0.0247	99	1
   2009	0.0256	93	1
   2008	0.0281	98	1
   2007	0.0258	118	1
   2006	0.0269	109	1
   2005	0.0267	98	1
   2004	0.0282	96	1
   2003	0.0468	189	1
   2002	0.0237	71	1
   2001	0.0309	70	1
   1965	0.0702	5	2

   Company Share by Year

2. Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2010)

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

   Half Year (Jul-Dec)	Sutton-In-Ashfield
   2010	0.0%
   2009	0.0%
   2008	0.0%
   2007	0.0%
   2006	0.0%
   Record Year (since 1960)	1961 (0.1%)

   half	percentage	num town	sort
   H2 2010	0.0234	46	1
   H2 2009	0.0238	43	1
   H2 2008	0.0329	53	1
   H2 2007	0.0235	42	1
   H2 2006	0.0305	58	1
   H2 2005	0.0300	54	1
   H2 2004	0.0252	42	1
   H2 2003	0.0397	80	1
   H2 2002	0.0246	40	1
   H2 2001	0.0311	34	1
   H2 1961	0.0957	3	2

   Company Share by Half Year

3. Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2010)

   In the fourth quarter of 2010, Sutton-In-Ashfield formed 0.0% of all UK companies.

   fourth quarter (Oct 2010 - Dec 2010)	Sutton-In-Ashfield
   2010	0.0%
   2009	0.0%
   2008	0.0%
   2007	0.0%
   2006	0.0%
   Record Year (since 1960)	1961 (0.1%)

   quarter	percentage	num town	sort
   Q4 2010	0.0221	21	1
   Q4 2009	0.0267	23	1
   Q4 2008	0.0355	27	1
   Q4 2007	0.0277	23	1
   Q4 2006	0.0328	31	1
   Q4 2005	0.0179	16	1
   Q4 2004	0.0259	21	1
   Q4 2003	0.0361	34	1
   Q4 2002	0.0302	25	1
   Q4 2001	0.0391	21	1
   Q4 1961	0.1264	2	2

   Company Share by Quarter

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

   month	percentage	num town
   Dec 2010	0.0258	7
   Nov 2010	0.0146	5
   Oct 2010	0.0268	9
   Sep 2010	0.0114	4
   Aug 2010	0.0371	12
   Jul 2010	0.0265	9
   Jun 2010	0.0199	7
   May 2010	0.0366	11
   Apr 2010	0.0359	12
   Mar 2010	0.0164	7
   Feb 2010	0.0301	10
   Jan 2010	0.0206	6

   Company Share by Month

   	October	November	December
   UK formation share in 2010	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
   UK formation share in 2009	0.1%	0.0%	0.0%
   % change	-50.6%	49.0%	66.5%
   Record Year	1961 (0.2%)	1968 (0.2%)	1961 (0.2%)

Director Age

1. Annual Data (2010)

   The average age of a director in 2010 was 40.6.

   The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 0.0% compared to the UK figure of 2.5%.

   The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 0.0% 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	40.5714	0.0000	0.0000	44.4401	2.4538	4.5333
   2006	32.0000	0.0000	0.0000	47.8828	0.4451	7.0508

   Director Age by Year

2. Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2010)

   The average age of a director in the second half of 2010 was 38.6.

   The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 0.0% compared to the UK figure of 2.8%.

   The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 0.0% 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	38.6000	0.0000	0.0000	44.1077	2.8067	4.4080
   H2 2006	32.0000	0.0000	0.0000	47.7247	0.5102	6.9628

   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 37.5.

   The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 0.0% 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	37.5000	0.0000	0.0000	44.1115	2.9654	4.4413

   Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

1. Annual Data (2010)

   The record year for female directors in Sutton-In-Ashfield was 1857 when 36.4% of all directors were female.

   The percentage of female directors in Sutton-In-Ashfield in 2010 was 100.0%. The average for the UK during this time was 26.5%

   incorporation year	percentage female	uk year	uk percentage female	sort
   2006	100.0000	2006	26.5349	1
   2010	26.6667	2010	24.9134	1
   1857	36.3636	1947	66.6667	2

   Director Gender by Year

2. Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2010)

   The record second half year for female directors in Sutton-In-Ashfield was 1860 when 42.9% of all directors were female.

   20.0% of all director appointments in Sutton-In-Ashfield 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	20.0000	H2 2010	24.9631	1
   H2 2006	100.0000	H2 2006	26.4750	1
   H2 1860	42.8571	H2 1947	66.6667	2

   Director Gender by Half Year

3. Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2010)

   The record fourth quarter for female directors in Sutton-In-Ashfield was in 1977 when 31.1% of all directors were female.

   0.0% of all director appointments in Sutton-In-Ashfield 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	0.0000	Q4 2010	24.7227	1
   Q4 1977	31.0539	Q4 1998	67.7419	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
   ENTERPRISES	0.92%	CONSULTING	5.06%
   MERCHANT	0.92%	MANAGEMENT	5.01%
   DIRECT	0.92%	CONSULTANCY	3.14%
   INVESTMENTS	0.92%	PROPERTY	2.36%
   RECRUITMENT	0.92%	TRADING	2.11%
   STATION	0.92%	ASSOCIATES	1.95%
   HAIR	0.92%	DESIGN	1.92%
   CENTRE	0.92%	BUSINESS	1.82%
   -	0.92%	CONSTRUCTION	1.82%
   GARAGE	0.92%	CONSULTANTS	1.76%
   MAX	0.92%	MEDIA	1.71%
   GINGERNUT	0.46%	ENGINEERING	1.62%
   MAYFAIR	0.46%	LONDON	1.60%
   DESIGNER	0.46%	CARE	1.45%
   MENSWEAR	0.46%	INVESTMENTS	1.44%
   BOOKS	0.46%	GLOBAL	1.43%
   MANGO	0.46%	J	1.42%
   WALKER	0.46%	IT	1.41%
   FUSION	0.46%	PROPERTIES	1.34%
   CAKE	0.46%	INTERNATIONAL	1.34%
   RAINWORTH	0.46%	BUILDING	1.34%
   MOT	0.46%	M	1.30%
   SEASONS	0.46%	ELECTRICAL	1.25%
   SERVICE	0.46%	SYSTEMS	1.24%
   IBELIEVE	0.46%	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	47	199,572
   7487 - Other business activities	16	63,348
   9999 - Dormant Company	13	20,144
   7260 - Other computer related activities	5	8,089
   70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management	4	14,505
   45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles	4	2,061
   74990 - Non-trading company	3	8,243
   99999 - Dormant Company	3	16,285
   47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet	2	1,849
   5190 - Other wholesale	2	1,447
   3162 - Manufacture other electrical equipment	2	162
   4521 - General construction & civil engineering	2	6,598
   7499 - Non-trading company	2	12,000
   7414 - Business & management consultancy	2	13,474
   62020 - Information technology consultancy activities	2	9,177
   5020 - Maintenance & repair of motors	2	1,408
   86101 - Hospital activities	2	750
   5248 - Other retail specialised stores	2	2,016
   56102 - Unlicensed restaurants and cafes	2	992
   6024 - Freight transport by road	2	2,401

Recent Companies

1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

   COMPANY NUMBER	COMPANY NAME	INCORPORATION DATE
   07423657	QTEQ LTD	29 Oct 2010
   07418341	FIELD LINING UK LIMITED	25 Oct 2010
   07412064	PERSONNEL SERVICES PLUS LTD	19 Oct 2010
   07405893	5THIRTY LIMITED	13 Oct 2010
   07404294	BETHEL INVESTMENTS LIMITED	12 Oct 2010
   07403471	HUTHWAITE GARAGE SERVICES LIMITED	11 Oct 2010
   07401504	SOLO (MANSFIELD) LIMITED	08 Oct 2010
   07405477	HOMECARE WINDOWS LTD	13 Oct 2010
   07403155	PINNACLE BULLION INVESTMENTS LTD	11 Oct 2010