New Company Registrations

1. Annual Data (2010)

   A total of 91 companies were formed in Wells in 2010. This total is 15.0% lower than in 2009 and compares poorly to the UK figure of a 10.4% growth compared to 362,675 the previous year.

   Year	Wells	UK
   2010	91	400,358
   2009	107	362,675
   2008	97	349,203
   2007	111	457,649
   2006	112	405,440
   Record Year	2003 (117)	2007 (457,649)

   incorporation year	uk year	uk companies	number of companies	sort
   2010	2010	400358	91	1
   2009	2009	362675	107	1
   2008	2008	349203	97	1
   2007	2007	457649	111	1
   2006	2006	405440	112	1
   2005	2005	367689	111	1
   2004	2004	340803	84	1
   2003	2003	403670	117	1
   2002	2002	299401	113	1
   2001	2001	226399	66	1
   2003	2007	457649	117	2

   New Companies by Year

2. Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2010)

   In the second half of 2010 a total of 47 companies were formed in Wells. This figure is 0.0% the same as last year, which compares badly to the UK wide figure of 8.8%.

   The highest total for a second half year in Wells occurred in 2002 when a total of 65 were formed.

   Half Year (Jul-Dec)	Wells	UK
   2010	47	196,609
   2009	47	180,654
   % change	0.0%	8.8%
   Record Year	2002 (65)	2003 (201,446)

   half	uk companies	number of companies
   H2 2010	196609	47
   H2 2009	180654	47
   H2 2008	160932	42
   H2 2007	178552	37
   H2 2006	190031	53
   H2 2005	180291	50
   H2 2004	166374	30
   H2 2003	201446	59
   H2 2002	162884	65
   H2 2001	109317	34

   New Companies by Half Year

3. Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2010)

   A total of 28 companies were registered in Wells during the fourth quarter of 2010 (Oct 2010 - Dec 2010).

   This figure is an increase of 3.7% 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)	Wells	UK
   2010	28	95,117
   2009	27	85,983
   % change	3.7%	10.6%
   Record Year	2002 (41)	2010 (95,117)

   quarter	number of companies	uk quarter	uk companies	sort
   Q4 2010	28	Q4 2010	95117	1
   Q4 2009	27	Q4 2009	85983	1
   Q4 2008	22	Q4 2008	76038	1
   Q4 2007	22	Q4 2007	83140	1
   Q4 2006	23	Q4 2006	94527	1
   Q4 2005	22	Q4 2005	89564	1
   Q4 2004	16	Q4 2004	81122	1
   Q4 2003	32	Q4 2003	94243	1
   Q4 2002	41	Q4 2002	82677	1
   Q4 2001	17	Q4 2001	53729	1
   Q4 2002	41	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	8
   Oct 2010	33636	13
   Sep 2010	35149	6
   Aug 2010	32366	6
   Jul 2010	33977	7
   Jun 2010	35198	7
   May 2010	30031	4
   Apr 2010	33383	6
   Mar 2010	42779	15
   Feb 2010	33214	5
   Jan 2010	29144	7

   New Companies by Month

   	October	November	December
   New companies in 2010	13	8	7
   New companies in 2009	12	9	6
   % change	8.3%	-11.1%	16.7%
   Record Year	2002 (18)	2002 (15)	2003 (16)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

1. Annual Data (2010)

   A total of 87 companies were dissolved in Wells in 2010. This total is 23.0% lower than in 2009 and compares favourably to the UK figure of 35.9% decrease compared to the previous year.

   Year	Wells	UK
   2010	87	342,232
   2009	113	533,773
   2008	67	237,901
   2007	52	220,295
   2006	48	200,166
   Record Year	2009 (113)	2009 (533,773)

   dissolution year	uk year	uk companies	number of companies	sort
   2010	2010	342232	87	1
   2009	2009	533773	113	1
   2008	2008	237901	67	1
   2007	2007	220295	52	1
   2006	2006	200166	48	1
   2005	2005	189329	61	1
   2004	2004	171967	43	1
   2003	2003	161127	38	1
   2002	2002	163577	40	1
   2001	2001	144429	37	1
   2009	2009	533773	113	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 Wells when compared to any previous second half year.

   In the second half of 2010 a total of 52 companies were dissolved in Wells. This figure is 30.0% higher than last year, which compares badly to the UK wide change of -32.7%.

   The highest total for a second half year in Wells occurred in 2010 when a total of 52 were closed.

   Half Year (Jul-Dec)	Wells	UK
   2010	52	164,601
   2009	40	244,537
   % change	30.0%	-32.7%
   Record Year	2010 (52)	2009 (244,537)

   half	uk companies	number of companies
   H2 2010	164601	52
   H2 2009	244537	40
   H2 2008	134798	41
   H2 2007	112494	28
   H2 2006	100900	23
   H2 2005	98663	26
   H2 2004	87430	22
   H2 2003	83674	22
   H2 2002	90537	22
   H2 2001	72374	16

   Dissolved Companies by Half Year

3. Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2010)

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

   A total of 21 companies were dissolved in Wells during the fourth quarter of 2010 (Oct 2010 - Dec 2010).

   This figure is an increase of 40.0% 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)	Wells	UK
   2010	21	76,896
   2009	15	85,136
   % change	40.0%	-9.7%
   Record Year	2010 (21)	2009 (85,136)

   quarter	number of companies	uk quarter	uk companies	sort
   Q4 2010	21	Q4 2010	76896	1
   Q4 2009	15	Q4 2009	85136	1
   Q4 2008	12	Q4 2008	52051	1
   Q4 2007	13	Q4 2007	53829	1
   Q4 2006	14	Q4 2006	49456	1
   Q4 2005	7	Q4 2005	48529	1
   Q4 2004	11	Q4 2004	43135	1
   Q4 2003	11	Q4 2003	37068	1
   Q4 2002	10	Q4 2002	49574	1
   Q4 2001	10	Q4 2001	34763	1
   Q4 2010	21	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 Wells when compared to any previous November.

   October 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Wells when compared to any previous October.

   month	uk companies	number of companies
   Dec 2010	16283	5
   Nov 2010	31710	9
   Oct 2010	28903	7
   Sep 2010	29093	7
   Aug 2010	32913	12
   Jul 2010	25699	12
   Jun 2010	35162	7
   May 2010	38045	4
   Apr 2010	21747	3
   Mar 2010	33870	9
   Feb 2010	24398	7
   Jan 2010	24409	5

   Dissolved Companies by Month

   	October	November	December
   Closed companies in 2010	7	9	5
   Closed companies in 2009	4	6	5
   % change	75.0%	50.0%	0%
   Record Year	2006 (7)	2010 (9)	2007 (8)

Net Company Growth

1. Annual Data (2010)

   A total of 4 companies were added to the company register for Wells in 2010. This number represents growth of 3.7% in the total number of active companies, which compares unfavourably to the UK figure of 16.0%.

   This number is 10 companies higher than the previous year.

   The highest net company growth figure ever seen in one year came in 2003 when the Wells company register grew by 79 companies.

   Year	Wells	UK
   2010	4	58,126
   2009	-6	-171,098
   2008	30	111,302
   2007	59	237,354
   2006	64	205,274
   Record Year	2003 (79)	2003 (242,543)

   year	net	prev total	uk year	uk net	uk prev	sort
   2010	4	107	2010	58126	362675	1
   2009	-6	97	2009	-171098	349203	1
   2008	30	111	2008	111302	457649	1
   2007	59	112	2007	237354	405440	1
   2006	64	111	2006	205274	367689	1
   2005	50	84	2005	178360	340803	1
   2004	41	117	2004	168836	403670	1
   2003	79	113	2003	242543	299401	1
   2002	73	66	2002	135824	226399	1
   2001	29	68	2001	81970	244029	1
   2003	79	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 Wells decreased by 5 companies.

   Half Year (Jul-Dec)	Wells	UK
   2010	-5	32,008
   2009	7	-63,883
   Record Year	2002 (43)	2003 (117,772)

   half	uk net	net
   H2 2010	32008	-5
   H2 2009	-63883	7
   H2 2008	26134	1
   H2 2007	66058	9
   H2 2006	89131	30
   H2 2005	81628	24
   H2 2004	78944	8
   H2 2003	117772	37
   H2 2002	72347	43
   H2 2001	36943	18

   Net Growth by Half Year

3. Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2010)

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

   fourth quarter (Oct 2010 - Dec 2010)	Wells	UK
   2010	7	18,221
   2009	12	847
   Record Year	2002 (31)	2003 (57,175)

   quarter	net	prev total	uk quarter	uk net	uk prev	sort
   Q4 2010	7	27	Q4 2010	18221	85983	1
   Q4 2009	12	22	Q4 2009	847	76038	1
   Q4 2008	10	22	Q4 2008	23987	83140	1
   Q4 2007	9	23	Q4 2007	29311	94527	1
   Q4 2006	9	22	Q4 2006	45071	89564	1
   Q4 2005	15	16	Q4 2005	41035	81122	1
   Q4 2004	5	32	Q4 2004	37987	94243	1
   Q4 2003	21	41	Q4 2003	57175	82677	1
   Q4 2002	31	17	Q4 2002	33103	53729	1
   Q4 2001	7	16	Q4 2001	18966	55834	1
   Q4 2002	31	0	Q4 2003	57175	0	2

   Net Growth by Quarter

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

   month	uk net	net
   Dec 2010	10851	2
   Nov 2010	2637	-1
   Oct 2010	4733	6
   Sep 2010	6056	-1
   Aug 2010	-547	-6
   Jul 2010	8278	-5
   Jun 2010	36	0
   May 2010	-8014	0
   Apr 2010	11636	3
   Mar 2010	8909	6
   Feb 2010	8816	-2
   Jan 2010	4735	2

   Net Growth by Month

   	October	November	December
   Net growth in 2010	6	-1	2
   Net growth in 2009	8	3	1
   Record Year	2002 (14)	2002 (12)	2003 (11)

UK Company Share

1. Annual Data (2010)

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

   Year	Wells
   2010	0.0%
   2009	0.0%
   2008	0.0%
   2007	0.0%
   2006	0.0%
   Record Year (since 1960)	1991 (0.0%)

   incorporation year	percentage	num town	sort
   2010	0.0227	91	1
   2009	0.0295	107	1
   2008	0.0278	97	1
   2007	0.0243	111	1
   2006	0.0276	112	1
   2005	0.0302	111	1
   2004	0.0246	84	1
   2003	0.0290	117	1
   2002	0.0377	113	1
   2001	0.0292	66	1
   1991	0.0492	29	2

   Company Share by Year

2. Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2010)

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

   Half Year (Jul-Dec)	Wells
   2010	0.0%
   2009	0.0%
   2008	0.0%
   2007	0.0%
   2006	0.0%
   Record Year (since 1960)	1979 (0.1%)

   half	percentage	num town	sort
   H2 2010	0.0239	47	1
   H2 2009	0.0260	47	1
   H2 2008	0.0261	42	1
   H2 2007	0.0207	37	1
   H2 2006	0.0279	53	1
   H2 2005	0.0277	50	1
   H2 2004	0.0180	30	1
   H2 2003	0.0293	59	1
   H2 2002	0.0399	65	1
   H2 2001	0.0311	34	1
   H2 1979	0.0722	7	2

   Company Share by Half Year

3. Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2010)

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

   fourth quarter (Oct 2010 - Dec 2010)	Wells
   2010	0.0%
   2009	0.0%
   2008	0.0%
   2007	0.0%
   2006	0.0%
   Record Year (since 1960)	1975 (0.1%)

   quarter	percentage	num town	sort
   Q4 2010	0.0294	28	1
   Q4 2009	0.0314	27	1
   Q4 2008	0.0289	22	1
   Q4 2007	0.0265	22	1
   Q4 2006	0.0243	23	1
   Q4 2005	0.0246	22	1
   Q4 2004	0.0197	16	1
   Q4 2003	0.0340	32	1
   Q4 2002	0.0496	41	1
   Q4 2001	0.0316	17	1
   Q4 1975	0.1010	3	2

   Company Share by Quarter

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

   month	percentage	num town
   Dec 2010	0.0258	7
   Nov 2010	0.0233	8
   Oct 2010	0.0386	13
   Sep 2010	0.0171	6
   Aug 2010	0.0185	6
   Jul 2010	0.0206	7
   Jun 2010	0.0199	7
   May 2010	0.0133	4
   Apr 2010	0.0180	6
   Mar 2010	0.0351	15
   Feb 2010	0.0151	5
   Jan 2010	0.0240	7

   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	-5.2%	-20.5%	11.2%
   Record Year	1963 (0.1%)	1980 (0.2%)	1975 (0.2%)

Director Age

1. Annual Data (2010)

   The average age of a director in 2010 was 48.7.

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

   The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 6.3% 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	48.6667	6.2893	2.5157	44.4401	2.4538	4.5333
   2009	47.3684	4.7847	0.9569	45.2261	1.7605	5.0704
   2008	49.4807	7.7348	0.0000	46.1030	1.1038	5.5656
   2007	53.3677	16.1435	0.0000	46.9178	0.6450	6.2914
   2006	50.6161	8.0357	1.3393	47.8828	0.4451	7.0508
   2005	53.1634	16.3366	0.4950	48.7391	0.2649	7.9581
   2004	51.7704	9.6939	0.0000	49.4951	0.1758	8.9625
   2003	54.3185	13.7097	0.0000	50.8740	0.1352	10.6270
   2002	54.4449	18.5039	0.0000	51.6935	0.1273	11.7651
   2001	53.6831	18.5792	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 50.3.

   The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 1.2% compared to the UK figure of 2.8%.

   The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 8.2% 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	50.3059	8.2353	1.1765	44.1077	2.8067	4.4080
   H2 2009	44.8333	4.7619	2.3810	45.0201	1.9353	4.9560
   H2 2008	47.6824	7.0588	0.0000	45.8334	1.2764	5.4631
   H2 2007	54.3200	18.6667	0.0000	46.8152	0.7598	6.1076
   H2 2006	50.1171	7.2072	0.0000	47.7247	0.5102	6.9628
   H2 2005	55.4500	22.0000	1.0000	48.4938	0.2844	7.7243
   H2 2004	52.1081	10.8108	0.0000	49.3406	0.1993	8.8644
   H2 2003	53.1619	10.4762	0.0000	50.4891	0.1411	10.0769
   H2 2002	56.4050	21.4876	0.0000	51.6317	0.1268	11.7639
   H2 2001	55.5122	25.6098	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 49.1.

   The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.0% compared to the UK figure of 3.0%.

   The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 8.0% 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	49.1400	8.0000	2.0000	44.1115	2.9654	4.4413
   Q4 2009	43.5333	4.4444	2.2222	45.0208	1.9341	4.7453
   Q4 2008	46.5510	4.0816	0.0000	45.8957	1.3524	5.5383
   Q4 2007	52.7778	13.8889	0.0000	46.8486	0.7878	5.9462
   Q4 2006	48.8302	9.4340	0.0000	47.7754	0.5298	7.0007
   Q4 2005	55.8043	19.5652	0.0000	48.4782	0.2883	7.6552
   Q4 2004	52.6364	12.1212	0.0000	49.3119	0.2130	8.5903
   Q4 2003	56.3273	12.7273	0.0000	50.4240	0.1555	9.9952
   Q4 2002	55.9067	20.0000	0.0000	51.6196	0.1377	11.7155
   Q4 2001	57.3824	29.4118	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 Wells was 1857 when 36.4% of all directors were female.

   The percentage of female directors in Wells in 2010 was 25.1%. The average for the UK during this time was 26.2%

   incorporation year	percentage female	uk year	uk percentage female	sort
   2001	25.1256	2001	26.1508	1
   2002	34.4203	2002	28.5637	1
   2003	34.0580	2003	29.8456	1
   2004	35.6481	2004	26.7982	1
   2005	40.3509	2005	26.5473	1
   2006	37.6000	2006	26.5349	1
   2007	33.6032	2007	27.0885	1
   2008	29.3333	2008	27.0648	1
   2009	27.6151	2009	25.4309	1
   2010	29.7297	2010	24.9134	1
   1857	36.3636	1942	75.0000	2

   Director Gender by Year

2. Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2010)

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

   29.9% of all director appointments in Wells 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	29.8969	H2 2010	24.9631	1
   H2 2009	28.8660	H2 2009	24.8956	1
   H2 2008	30.6931	H2 2008	26.2791	1
   H2 2007	30.9524	H2 2007	26.7504	1
   H2 2006	39.5161	H2 2006	26.4750	1
   H2 2005	40.3670	H2 2005	26.2215	1
   H2 2004	30.3797	H2 2004	26.7574	1
   H2 2003	35.0427	H2 2003	29.3888	1
   H2 2002	35.8209	H2 2002	29.5525	1
   H2 2001	22.9885	H2 2001	26.0780	1
   H2 1860	42.8571	H2 1936	75.0000	2

   Director Gender by Half Year

3. Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2010)

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

   28.3% of all director appointments in Wells 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	28.3333	Q4 2010	24.7227	1
   Q4 2009	24.0741	Q4 2009	24.0749	1
   Q4 2008	27.5862	Q4 2008	26.3450	1
   Q4 2007	33.3333	Q4 2007	26.5826	1
   Q4 2006	41.3793	Q4 2006	25.9680	1
   Q4 2005	39.6226	Q4 2005	26.0272	1
   Q4 2004	27.7778	Q4 2004	26.4556	1
   Q4 2003	38.0952	Q4 2003	29.1713	1
   Q4 2002	37.6471	Q4 2002	29.6130	1
   Q4 2001	16.2162	Q4 2001	26.0497	1
   Q4 1977	31.0539	Q4 1942	75.0000	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
   CONSULTING	2.12%	CONSULTING	5.06%
   BUSINESS	1.59%	MANAGEMENT	5.01%
   CONSTRUCTION	1.59%	CONSULTANCY	3.14%
   ON	1.06%	PROPERTY	2.36%
   C.I.C.	1.06%	TRADING	2.11%
   AGENCY	1.06%	ASSOCIATES	1.95%
   BUILDING	1.06%	DESIGN	1.92%
   MILL	1.06%	BUSINESS	1.82%
   MARKETING	1.06%	CONSTRUCTION	1.82%
   CUTHBERTS	1.06%	CONSULTANTS	1.76%
   SOMERSET	1.06%	MEDIA	1.71%
   IN	1.06%	ENGINEERING	1.62%
   POND	1.06%	LONDON	1.60%
   MANAGEMENT	1.06%	CARE	1.45%
   ST	1.06%	INVESTMENTS	1.44%
   EVENTS	1.06%	GLOBAL	1.43%
   WELLS	1.06%	J	1.42%
   MAINTENANCE	1.06%	IT	1.41%
   J	1.06%	PROPERTIES	1.34%
   NATURE	1.06%	INTERNATIONAL	1.34%
   R	1.06%	BUILDING	1.34%
   CONSULTANCY	1.06%	M	1.30%
   DESIGN	1.06%	ELECTRICAL	1.25%
   IEXD	0.53%	SYSTEMS	1.24%
   TESTING	0.53%	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	34	199,572
   7487 - Other business activities	13	63,348
   82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified	12	27,550
   99999 - Dormant Company	10	16,285
   74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified	7	7,088
   70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management	6	14,505
   7414 - Business & management consultancy	5	13,474
   62020 - Information technology consultancy activities	5	9,177
   4521 - General construction & civil engineering	4	6,598
   96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified	3	8,799
   62090 - Other information technology service activities	3	6,330
   41100 - Development of building projects	3	3,765
   7420 - Architectural, technical consult	2	1,848
   69102 - Solicitors	2	815
   86220 - Specialists medical practice activities	2	778
   9999 - Dormant Company	2	20,144
   47591 - Retail sale of musical instruments and scores	2	37
   74990 - Non-trading company	2	8,243
   7222 - Other software consultancy and supply	2	7,298
   70100 - Activities of head offices	2	2,862

Recent Companies

1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

   COMPANY NUMBER	COMPANY NAME	INCORPORATION DATE
   07455766	HHBE LTD	30 Nov 2010
   07454022	CLEAN DEEPER SOLUTIONS LIMITED	29 Nov 2010
   07452328	BK BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT SERVICES LTD	26 Nov 2010
   07447070	GOLD CATERERS LIMITED	22 Nov 2010
   07441505	MILL TECH AFRICA LIMITED	16 Nov 2010
   07440916	RICHARD BALFE CONSULTING LTD	16 Nov 2010
   07435778	VISTA CLOUD VENTURES LIMITED	10 Nov 2010
   07431010	VISSIM UK LTD	05 Nov 2010