New Company Registrations

1. Annual Data (2011)

   A total of 106 companies were formed in Sutton-In-Ashfield in 2011. This total is 7.1% higher than in 2010 and compares equally to the UK figure of a 13.1% growth compared to 400,358 the previous year.

   Year	Sutton-In-Ashfield	UK
   2011	106	452,870
   2010	99	400,358
   2009	93	362,675
   2008	98	349,203
   2007	118	457,649
   Record Year	2003 (189)	2007 (457,649)

   incorporation year	uk year	uk companies	number of companies	sort
   2011	2011	452870	106	1
   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
   2003	2007	457649	189	2

   New Companies by Year

2. Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2011)

   In the second half of 2011 a total of 62 companies were formed in Sutton-In-Ashfield. This figure is 34.8% higher than last year, which compares well to the UK wide figure of 14.0%.

   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
   2011	62	224,135
   2010	46	196,609
   % change	34.8%	14.0%
   Record Year	2003 (80)	2011 (224,135)

   half	uk companies	number of companies
   H2 2011	224135	62
   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

   New Companies by Half Year

3. Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2011)

   A total of 21 companies were registered in Sutton-In-Ashfield during the fourth quarter of 2011 (Oct 2011 - Dec 2011).

   This figure is a difference of 0.0% versus the same period last year (Q4 2010). This figure compares badly 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)	Sutton-In-Ashfield	UK
   2011	21	109,623
   2010	21	95,117
   % change	0.0%	15.3%
   Record Year	2003 (34)	2011 (109,623)

   quarter	number of companies	uk quarter	uk companies	sort
   Q4 2011	21	Q4 2011	109623	1
   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 2003	34	Q4 2011	109623	2

   New Companies by Quarter

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

   month	uk companies	number of companies
   Dec 2011	30598	6
   Nov 2011	40319	5
   Oct 2011	38706	10
   Sep 2011	38920	17
   Aug 2011	38461	14
   Jul 2011	37131	10
   Jun 2011	39725	8
   May 2011	38130	7
   Apr 2011	34489	5
   Mar 2011	44847	11
   Feb 2011	37762	9
   Jan 2011	33782	4

   New Companies by Month

   	October	November	December
   New companies in 2011	10	5	6
   New companies in 2010	9	5	7
   % change	11.1%	0.0%	-14.3%
   Record Year	2008 (18)	2006 (15)	2003 (11)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

1. Annual Data (2011)

   A total of 103 companies were dissolved in Sutton-In-Ashfield in 2011. This total is 3.7% lower than in 2010 and compares favourably to the UK figure of 8.1% decrease compared to the previous year.

   Year	Sutton-In-Ashfield	UK
   2011	103	314,523
   2010	107	342,232
   2009	130	533,773
   2008	75	237,901
   2007	75	220,295
   Record Year	2009 (130)	2009 (533,773)

   dissolution year	uk year	uk companies	number of companies	sort
   2011	2011	314523	103	1
   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
   2009	2009	533773	130	2

   Dissolved Companies by Year

2. Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2011)

   In the second half of 2011 a total of 54 companies were dissolved in Sutton-In-Ashfield. This figure is 1.8% lower than last year, which compares badly to the UK wide change of -7.5%.

   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
   2011	54	152,213
   2010	55	164,601
   % change	-1.8%	-7.5%
   Record Year	2010 (55)	2009 (244,537)

   half	uk companies	number of companies
   H2 2011	152213	54
   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

   Dissolved Companies by Half Year

3. Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2011)

   Q4 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Sutton-In-Ashfield when compared to any previous Q4.

   A total of 33 companies were dissolved in Sutton-In-Ashfield during the fourth quarter of 2011 (Oct 2011 - Dec 2011).

   This figure is an increase of 17.9% versus the same period last year (Q4 2010). This figure compares poorly 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)	Sutton-In-Ashfield	UK
   2011	33	79,983
   2010	28	76,896
   % change	17.9%	4.0%
   Record Year	2011 (33)	2009 (85,136)

   quarter	number of companies	uk quarter	uk companies	sort
   Q4 2011	33	Q4 2011	79983	1
   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 2011	33	Q4 2009	85136	2

   Dissolved Companies by Quarter

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

   December 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Sutton-In-Ashfield when compared to any previous December.

   October 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Sutton-In-Ashfield when compared to any previous October.

   month	uk companies	number of companies
   Dec 2011	29283	15
   Nov 2011	31065	8
   Oct 2011	19635	10
   Sep 2011	22852	5
   Aug 2011	25745	9
   Jul 2011	23633	7
   Jun 2011	23848	4
   May 2011	31305	15
   Apr 2011	16171	6
   Mar 2011	27947	7
   Feb 2011	29849	8
   Jan 2011	33190	9

   Dissolved Companies by Month

   	October	November	December
   Closed companies in 2011	10	8	15
   Closed companies in 2010	7	15	6
   % change	42.9%	-46.7%	150%
   Record Year	2011 (10)	2010 (15)	2011 (15)

Net Company Growth

1. Annual Data (2011)

   A total of 3 companies were added to the company register for Sutton-In-Ashfield in 2011. This number represents growth of 3.0% in the total number of active companies, which compares unfavourably to the UK figure of 34.6%.

   This number is 11 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
   2011	3	138,347
   2010	-8	58,126
   2009	-37	-171,098
   2008	23	111,302
   2007	43	237,354
   Record Year	2003 (153)	2003 (242,543)

   year	net	prev total	uk year	uk net	uk prev	sort
   2011	3	99	2011	138347	400358	1
   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
   2003	153	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 Sutton-In-Ashfield increased by 8 companies.

   Half Year (Jul-Dec)	Sutton-In-Ashfield	UK
   2011	8	71,922
   2010	-9	32,008
   Record Year	2003 (63)	2003 (117,772)

   half	uk net	net
   H2 2011	71922	8
   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

   Net Growth by Half Year

3. Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2011)

   Net company growth for Sutton-In-Ashfield during the fourth quarter of 2011 (Oct 2011 - Dec 2011) was -12 companies.

   fourth quarter (Oct 2011 - Dec 2011)	Sutton-In-Ashfield	UK
   2011	-12	29,640
   2010	-7	18,221
   Record Year	2003 (28)	2003 (57,175)

   quarter	net	prev total	uk quarter	uk net	uk prev	sort
   Q4 2011	-12	21	Q4 2011	29640	95117	1
   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 2003	28	0	Q4 2003	57175	0	2

   Net Growth by Quarter

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

   month	uk net	net
   Dec 2011	1315	-9
   Nov 2011	9254	-3
   Oct 2011	19071	0
   Sep 2011	16068	12
   Aug 2011	12716	5
   Jul 2011	13498	3
   Jun 2011	15877	4
   May 2011	6825	-8
   Apr 2011	18318	-1
   Mar 2011	16900	4
   Feb 2011	7913	1
   Jan 2011	592	-5

   Net Growth by Month

   	October	November	December
   Net growth in 2011	0	-3	-9
   Net growth in 2010	2	-10	1
   Record Year	2009 (12)	2003 (9)	2003 (9)

UK Company Share

1. Annual Data (2011)

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

   Year	Sutton-In-Ashfield
   2011	0.0%
   2010	0.0%
   2009	0.0%
   2008	0.0%
   2007	0.0%
   Record Year (since 1960)	1965 (0.1%)

   incorporation year	percentage	num town	sort
   2011	0.0234	106	1
   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
   1965	0.0702	5	2

   Company Share by Year

2. Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2011)

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

   Half Year (Jul-Dec)	Sutton-In-Ashfield
   2011	0.0%
   2010	0.0%
   2009	0.0%
   2008	0.0%
   2007	0.0%
   Record Year (since 1960)	1961 (0.1%)

   half	percentage	num town	sort
   H2 2011	0.0277	62	1
   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 1961	0.0957	3	2

   Company Share by Half Year

3. Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2011)

   In the fourth quarter of 2011, Sutton-In-Ashfield formed 0.0% of all UK companies.

   fourth quarter (Oct 2011 - Dec 2011)	Sutton-In-Ashfield
   2011	0.0%
   2010	0.0%
   2009	0.0%
   2008	0.0%
   2007	0.0%
   Record Year (since 1960)	1961 (0.1%)

   quarter	percentage	num town	sort
   Q4 2011	0.0192	21	1
   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 1961	0.1264	2	2

   Company Share by Quarter

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

   month	percentage	num town
   Dec 2011	0.0196	6
   Nov 2011	0.0124	5
   Oct 2011	0.0258	10
   Sep 2011	0.0437	17
   Aug 2011	0.0364	14
   Jul 2011	0.0269	10
   Jun 2011	0.0201	8
   May 2011	0.0184	7
   Apr 2011	0.0145	5
   Mar 2011	0.0245	11
   Feb 2011	0.0238	9
   Jan 2011	0.0118	4

   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	-3.7%	-15.1%	-24.0%
   Record Year	1961 (0.2%)	1968 (0.2%)	1961 (0.2%)

Director Age

1. Annual Data (2011)

   The average age of a director in 2011 was 40.0.

   The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 7.1% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.

   The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 0.0% 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	40.0000	0.0000	7.1429	43.5012	3.6548	4.1918
   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 2011)

   The average age of a director in the second half of 2011 was 41.0.

   The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 10.0% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.

   The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 0.0% 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	41.0000	0.0000	10.0000	43.1922	4.1183	4.0977
   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 2011)

   The average age of a director in the fourth quarter of 2011 was 23.0.

   The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 100.0% compared to the UK figure of 4.2%.

   The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 0.0% 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	23.0000	0.0000	100.0000	43.1368	4.2237	4.1394
   Q4 2010	37.5000	0.0000	0.0000	44.1115	2.9654	4.4413

   Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

1. Annual Data (2011)

   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 2011 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
   2011	7.1429	2011	25.7049	1
   1857	36.3636	1949	66.6667	2

   Director Gender by Year

2. Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2011)

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

   0.0% of all director appointments in Sutton-In-Ashfield 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	0.0000	H2 2011	25.6738	1
   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 2011)

   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 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	0.0000	Q4 2011	25.2910	1
   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 2010-Dec 2011)

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

   word	percentage	uk word	uk percentage
   SECURITY	2.74%	CONSULTING	5.07%
   ASHFIELD	2.28%	MANAGEMENT	4.74%
   LIVEWELL	1.37%	CONSULTANCY	3.26%
   COXBENCH	1.37%	PROPERTY	2.37%
   CONSULTING	1.37%	TRADING	2.07%
   PLUM	1.37%	DESIGN	1.92%
   CLEANING	0.91%	ASSOCIATES	1.86%
   (TAX)	0.91%	ENGINEERING	1.78%
   LEAN	0.91%	BUSINESS	1.78%
   RISK	0.91%	CONSULTANTS	1.76%
   FOREST	0.91%	CONSTRUCTION	1.73%
   ENGINEERING	0.91%	MEDIA	1.71%
   MANUFACTURING	0.91%	LONDON	1.63%
   MEDIA	0.91%	J	1.51%
   INDEPENDENT	0.91%	INVESTMENTS	1.48%
   (NOTTINGHAM)	0.91%	GLOBAL	1.46%
   L	0.91%	IT	1.41%
   (SUTTON)	0.91%	CARE	1.39%
   MANAGEMENT	0.91%	PROPERTIES	1.29%
   IMPROVEMENTS	0.91%	ELECTRICAL	1.29%
   CONSULTANCY	0.91%	M	1.27%
   R	0.91%	BUILDING	1.26%
   GOLDEN	0.91%	ENERGY	1.25%
   C	0.91%	S	1.20%
   TRAINING	0.91%	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	45	205,525
   9999 - Dormant Company	12	20,199
   7487 - Other business activities	10	57,052
   7414 - Business & management consultancy	4	13,034
   99999 - Dormant Company	4	21,846
   45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles	4	2,452
   47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets	4	2,699
   9305 - Other service activities	4	9,492
   7260 - Other computer related activities	3	7,667
   7499 - Non-trading company	3	9,957
   5248 - Other retail specialised stores	3	1,968
   70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management	3	17,765
   86101 - Hospital activities	3	1,216
   43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified	2	3,342
   80100 - Private security activities	2	1,005
   96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment	2	2,380
   71122 - Engineering related scientific and technical consulting activities	2	812
   56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands	2	2,264
   9302 - Hairdressing & other beauty treatment	2	1,516
   42990 - Construction of other civil engineering projects not elsewhere classified	2	1,441

Recent Companies

1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

   COMPANY NUMBER	COMPANY NAME	INCORPORATION DATE
   07830427	S.S DESIGN ENGINEERING LTD	01 Nov 2011
   07842747	HOLMES DESIGNS & HOME IMPROVEMENTS LIMITED	10 Nov 2011
   07844274	WINLEADER (UK) LIMITED	11 Nov 2011
   07855370	TONY MANNIX LTD	21 Nov 2011
   07865181	UK MATCHWORK5 LIMITED	29 Nov 2011