New Company Registrations

1. Annual Data (2010)

   A total of 96 companies were formed in West Wickham in 2010. This total is 18.5% higher than in 2009 and compares favourably to the UK figure of a 10.4% growth compared to 362,675 the previous year.

   Year	West Wickham	UK
   2010	96	400,358
   2009	81	362,675
   2008	78	349,203
   2007	89	457,649
   2006	91	405,440
   Record Year	2004 (107)	2007 (457,649)

   incorporation year	uk year	uk companies	number of companies	sort
   2010	2010	400358	96	1
   2009	2009	362675	81	1
   2008	2008	349203	78	1
   2007	2007	457649	89	1
   2006	2006	405440	91	1
   2005	2005	367689	73	1
   2004	2004	340803	107	1
   2003	2003	403670	96	1
   2002	2002	299401	95	1
   2001	2001	226399	53	1
   2004	2007	457649	107	2

   New Companies by Year

2. Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2010)

   In the second half of 2010 a total of 41 companies were formed in West Wickham. This figure is 24.2% higher than last year, which compares well to the UK wide figure of 8.8%.

   The highest total for a second half year in West Wickham occurred in 2004 when a total of 58 were formed.

   Half Year (Jul-Dec)	West Wickham	UK
   2010	41	196,609
   2009	33	180,654
   % change	24.2%	8.8%
   Record Year	2004 (58)	2003 (201,446)

   half	uk companies	number of companies
   H2 2010	196609	41
   H2 2009	180654	33
   H2 2008	160932	38
   H2 2007	178552	40
   H2 2006	190031	45
   H2 2005	180291	30
   H2 2004	166374	58
   H2 2003	201446	38
   H2 2002	162884	52
   H2 2001	109317	22

   New Companies by Half Year

3. Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2010)

   A total of 19 companies were registered in West Wickham during the fourth quarter of 2010 (Oct 2010 - Dec 2010).

   This figure is an increase of 35.7% versus the same period last year (Q4 2009). This figure compares well 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)	West Wickham	UK
   2010	19	95,117
   2009	14	85,983
   % change	35.7%	10.6%
   Record Year	2004 (34)	2010 (95,117)

   quarter	number of companies	uk quarter	uk companies	sort
   Q4 2010	19	Q4 2010	95117	1
   Q4 2009	14	Q4 2009	85983	1
   Q4 2008	17	Q4 2008	76038	1
   Q4 2007	19	Q4 2007	83140	1
   Q4 2006	27	Q4 2006	94527	1
   Q4 2005	15	Q4 2005	89564	1
   Q4 2004	34	Q4 2004	81122	1
   Q4 2003	22	Q4 2003	94243	1
   Q4 2002	27	Q4 2002	82677	1
   Q4 2001	9	Q4 2001	53729	1
   Q4 2004	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	6
   Nov 2010	34347	6
   Oct 2010	33636	7
   Sep 2010	35149	7
   Aug 2010	32366	7
   Jul 2010	33977	8
   Jun 2010	35198	8
   May 2010	30031	8
   Apr 2010	33383	10
   Mar 2010	42779	12
   Feb 2010	33214	7
   Jan 2010	29144	10

   New Companies by Month

   	October	November	December
   New companies in 2010	7	6	6
   New companies in 2009	3	6	5
   % change	133.3%	0.0%	20.0%
   Record Year	2006 (12)	2004 (14)	2004 (12)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

1. Annual Data (2010)

   2010 was a record year for company closures in West Wickham when compared to any year in history.

   A total of 88 companies were dissolved in West Wickham in 2010. This total is 14.3% higher than in 2009 and compares favourably to the UK figure of 35.9% decrease compared to the previous year.

   Year	West Wickham	UK
   2010	88	342,232
   2009	77	533,773
   2008	39	237,901
   2007	67	220,295
   2006	48	200,166
   Record Year	2010 (88)	2009 (533,773)

   dissolution year	uk year	uk companies	number of companies	sort
   2010	2010	342232	88	1
   2009	2009	533773	77	1
   2008	2008	237901	39	1
   2007	2007	220295	67	1
   2006	2006	200166	48	1
   2005	2005	189329	53	1
   2004	2004	171967	52	1
   2003	2003	161127	39	1
   2002	2002	163577	40	1
   2001	2001	144429	42	1
   2010	2009	533773	88	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 West Wickham when compared to any previous second half year.

   In the second half of 2010 a total of 42 companies were dissolved in West Wickham. This figure is 13.5% higher than last year, which compares badly to the UK wide change of -32.7%.

   The highest total for a second half year in West Wickham occurred in 2010 when a total of 42 were closed.

   Half Year (Jul-Dec)	West Wickham	UK
   2010	42	164,601
   2009	37	244,537
   % change	13.5%	-32.7%
   Record Year	2010 (42)	2009 (244,537)

   half	uk companies	number of companies
   H2 2010	164601	42
   H2 2009	244537	37
   H2 2008	134798	20
   H2 2007	112494	33
   H2 2006	100900	17
   H2 2005	98663	27
   H2 2004	87430	27
   H2 2003	83674	23
   H2 2002	90537	19
   H2 2001	72374	21

   Dissolved Companies by Half Year

3. Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2010)

   A total of 17 companies were dissolved in West Wickham during the fourth quarter of 2010 (Oct 2010 - Dec 2010).

   This figure is an increase of 21.4% 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)	West Wickham	UK
   2010	17	76,896
   2009	14	85,136
   % change	21.4%	-9.7%
   Record Year	2004 (17)	2009 (85,136)

   quarter	number of companies	uk quarter	uk companies	sort
   Q4 2010	17	Q4 2010	76896	1
   Q4 2009	14	Q4 2009	85136	1
   Q4 2008	8	Q4 2008	52051	1
   Q4 2007	12	Q4 2007	53829	1
   Q4 2006	8	Q4 2006	49456	1
   Q4 2005	16	Q4 2005	48529	1
   Q4 2004	17	Q4 2004	43135	1
   Q4 2003	11	Q4 2003	37068	1
   Q4 2002	9	Q4 2002	49574	1
   Q4 2001	12	Q4 2001	34763	1
   Q4 2004	17	Q4 2009	85136	2

   Dissolved Companies by Quarter

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

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

   month	uk companies	number of companies
   Dec 2010	16283	5
   Nov 2010	31710	5
   Oct 2010	28903	7
   Sep 2010	29093	9
   Aug 2010	32913	7
   Jul 2010	25699	9
   Jun 2010	35162	8
   May 2010	38045	5
   Apr 2010	21747	5
   Mar 2010	33870	16
   Feb 2010	24398	7
   Jan 2010	24409	5

   Dissolved Companies by Month

   	October	November	December
   Closed companies in 2010	7	5	5
   Closed companies in 2010	7	6	8
   % change	0.0%	-16.7%	-38%
   Record Year	2010 (7)	2005 (6)	2009 (8)

Net Company Growth

1. Annual Data (2010)

   A total of 8 companies were added to the company register for West Wickham in 2010. This number represents growth of 9.9% in the total number of active companies, which compares unfavourably to the UK figure of 16.0%.

   This number is 4 companies higher than the previous year.

   The highest net company growth figure ever seen in one year came in 2003 when the West Wickham company register grew by 57 companies.

   Year	West Wickham	UK
   2010	8	58,126
   2009	4	-171,098
   2008	39	111,302
   2007	22	237,354
   2006	43	205,274
   Record Year	2003 (57)	2003 (242,543)

   year	net	prev total	uk year	uk net	uk prev	sort
   2010	8	81	2010	58126	362675	1
   2009	4	78	2009	-171098	349203	1
   2008	39	89	2008	111302	457649	1
   2007	22	91	2007	237354	405440	1
   2006	43	73	2006	205274	367689	1
   2005	20	107	2005	178360	340803	1
   2004	55	96	2004	168836	403670	1
   2003	57	95	2003	242543	299401	1
   2002	55	53	2002	135824	226399	1
   2001	11	66	2001	81970	244029	1
   2003	57	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 West Wickham decreased by 1 companies.

   Half Year (Jul-Dec)	West Wickham	UK
   2010	-1	32,008
   2009	-4	-63,883
   Record Year	2002 (33)	2003 (117,772)

   half	uk net	net
   H2 2010	32008	-1
   H2 2009	-63883	-4
   H2 2008	26134	18
   H2 2007	66058	7
   H2 2006	89131	28
   H2 2005	81628	3
   H2 2004	78944	31
   H2 2003	117772	15
   H2 2002	72347	33
   H2 2001	36943	1

   Net Growth by Half Year

3. Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2010)

   Net company growth for West Wickham during the fourth quarter of 2010 (Oct 2010 - Dec 2010) was 2 companies.

   fourth quarter (Oct 2010 - Dec 2010)	West Wickham	UK
   2010	2	18,221
   2009	0	847
   Record Year	2006 (19)	2003 (57,175)

   quarter	net	prev total	uk quarter	uk net	uk prev	sort
   Q4 2010	2	14	Q4 2010	18221	85983	1
   Q4 2009	0	17	Q4 2009	847	76038	1
   Q4 2008	9	19	Q4 2008	23987	83140	1
   Q4 2007	7	27	Q4 2007	29311	94527	1
   Q4 2006	19	15	Q4 2006	45071	89564	1
   Q4 2005	-1	34	Q4 2005	41035	81122	1
   Q4 2004	17	22	Q4 2004	37987	94243	1
   Q4 2003	11	27	Q4 2003	57175	82677	1
   Q4 2002	18	9	Q4 2002	33103	53729	1
   Q4 2001	-3	10	Q4 2001	18966	55834	1
   Q4 2006	19	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	1
   Oct 2010	4733	0
   Sep 2010	6056	-2
   Aug 2010	-547	0
   Jul 2010	8278	-1
   Jun 2010	36	0
   May 2010	-8014	3
   Apr 2010	11636	5
   Mar 2010	8909	-4
   Feb 2010	8816	0
   Jan 2010	4735	5

   Net Growth by Month

   	October	November	December
   Net growth in 2010	0	1	1
   Net growth in 2006	8	9	8
   Record Year	2006 (8)	2004 (9)	2002 (8)

UK Company Share

1. Annual Data (2010)

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

   Year	West Wickham
   2010	0.0%
   2009	0.0%
   2008	0.0%
   2007	0.0%
   2006	0.0%
   Record Year (since 1960)	1971 (0.1%)

   incorporation year	percentage	num town	sort
   2010	0.0240	96	1
   2009	0.0223	81	1
   2008	0.0223	78	1
   2007	0.0194	89	1
   2006	0.0224	91	1
   2005	0.0199	73	1
   2004	0.0314	107	1
   2003	0.0238	96	1
   2002	0.0317	95	1
   2001	0.0234	53	1
   1971	0.0627	6	2

   Company Share by Year

2. Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2010)

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

   Half Year (Jul-Dec)	West Wickham
   2010	0.0%
   2009	0.0%
   2008	0.0%
   2007	0.0%
   2006	0.0%
   Record Year (since 1960)	1975 (0.1%)

   half	percentage	num town	sort
   H2 2010	0.0209	41	1
   H2 2009	0.0183	33	1
   H2 2008	0.0236	38	1
   H2 2007	0.0224	40	1
   H2 2006	0.0237	45	1
   H2 2005	0.0166	30	1
   H2 2004	0.0349	58	1
   H2 2003	0.0189	38	1
   H2 2002	0.0319	52	1
   H2 2001	0.0201	22	1
   H2 1975	0.0698	4	2

   Company Share by Half Year

3. Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2010)

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

   fourth quarter (Oct 2010 - Dec 2010)	West Wickham
   2010	0.0%
   2009	0.0%
   2008	0.0%
   2007	0.0%
   2006	0.0%
   Record Year (since 1960)	1976 (0.1%)

   quarter	percentage	num town	sort
   Q4 2010	0.0200	19	1
   Q4 2009	0.0163	14	1
   Q4 2008	0.0224	17	1
   Q4 2007	0.0229	19	1
   Q4 2006	0.0286	27	1
   Q4 2005	0.0167	15	1
   Q4 2004	0.0419	34	1
   Q4 2003	0.0233	22	1
   Q4 2002	0.0327	27	1
   Q4 2001	0.0168	9	1
   Q4 1976	0.0806	3	2

   Company Share by Quarter

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

   month	percentage	num town
   Dec 2010	0.0221	6
   Nov 2010	0.0175	6
   Oct 2010	0.0208	7
   Sep 2010	0.0199	7
   Aug 2010	0.0216	7
   Jul 2010	0.0235	8
   Jun 2010	0.0227	8
   May 2010	0.0266	8
   Apr 2010	0.0300	10
   Mar 2010	0.0281	12
   Feb 2010	0.0211	7
   Jan 2010	0.0343	10

   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	103.9%	-10.3%	13.9%
   Record Year	1979 (0.1%)	1960 (0.2%)	1968 (0.2%)

Director Age

1. Annual Data (2010)

   The average age of a director in 2010 was 45.7.

   The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.6% compared to the UK figure of 2.5%.

   The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.9% 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	45.6800	2.8571	4.5714	44.4401	2.4538	4.5333
   2009	46.1282	3.0769	0.0000	45.2261	1.7605	5.0704
   2008	46.7414	1.7241	0.5747	46.1030	1.1038	5.5656
   2007	48.3018	3.6036	0.0000	46.9178	0.6450	6.2914
   2006	49.2089	3.5556	0.0000	47.8828	0.4451	7.0508
   2005	50.2323	8.5859	0.0000	48.7391	0.2649	7.9581
   2004	50.9345	8.7336	0.0000	49.4951	0.1758	8.9625
   2003	51.8465	7.0539	0.0000	50.8740	0.1352	10.6270
   2002	52.0787	10.1124	0.0000	51.6935	0.1273	11.7651
   2001	54.2260	11.0577	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 44.8.

   The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 6.1% compared to the UK figure of 2.8%.

   The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.4% 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	44.7683	2.4390	6.0976	44.1077	2.8067	4.4080
   H2 2009	46.5455	3.4091	0.0000	45.0201	1.9353	4.9560
   H2 2008	45.8721	0.0000	0.0000	45.8334	1.2764	5.4631
   H2 2007	47.5714	5.4945	0.0000	46.8152	0.7598	6.1076
   H2 2006	48.3645	1.8692	0.0000	47.7247	0.5102	6.9628
   H2 2005	50.8902	10.9756	0.0000	48.4938	0.2844	7.7243
   H2 2004	51.0320	9.6000	0.0000	49.3406	0.1993	8.8644
   H2 2003	52.3486	10.0917	0.0000	50.4891	0.1411	10.0769
   H2 2002	52.5486	13.8889	0.0000	51.6317	0.1268	11.7639
   H2 2001	54.4299	13.0841	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 44.5.

   The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 7.7% compared to the UK figure of 3.0%.

   The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 5.1% 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	44.5385	5.1282	7.6923	44.1115	2.9654	4.4413
   Q4 2009	49.1389	8.3333	0.0000	45.0208	1.9341	4.7453
   Q4 2008	45.7500	0.0000	0.0000	45.8957	1.3524	5.5383
   Q4 2007	46.6098	4.8780	0.0000	46.8486	0.7878	5.9462
   Q4 2006	47.3115	1.6393	0.0000	47.7754	0.5298	7.0007
   Q4 2005	48.1500	7.5000	0.0000	48.4782	0.2883	7.6552
   Q4 2004	50.5441	11.7647	0.0000	49.3119	0.2130	8.5903
   Q4 2003	51.5323	6.4516	0.0000	50.4240	0.1555	9.9952
   Q4 2002	52.4306	16.6667	0.0000	51.6196	0.1377	11.7155
   Q4 2001	54.7833	13.3333	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 West Wickham was 1857 when 36.4% of all directors were female.

   The percentage of female directors in West Wickham in 2010 was 27.5%. The average for the UK during this time was 26.2%

   incorporation year	percentage female	uk year	uk percentage female	sort
   2001	27.5229	2001	26.1508	1
   2002	31.7241	2002	28.5637	1
   2003	32.3529	2003	29.8456	1
   2004	30.7393	2004	26.7982	1
   2005	29.8165	2005	26.5473	1
   2006	35.1779	2006	26.5349	1
   2007	33.0739	2007	27.0885	1
   2008	33.1633	2008	27.0648	1
   2009	26.2673	2009	25.4309	1
   2010	25.8706	2010	24.9134	1
   1857	36.3636	1935	100.0000	2

   Director Gender by Year

2. Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2010)

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

   28.0% of all director appointments in West Wickham 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	27.9570	H2 2010	24.9631	1
   H2 2009	31.2500	H2 2009	24.8956	1
   H2 2008	36.9565	H2 2008	26.2791	1
   H2 2007	35.2381	H2 2007	26.7504	1
   H2 2006	38.0165	H2 2006	26.4750	1
   H2 2005	26.1364	H2 2005	26.2215	1
   H2 2004	35.4610	H2 2004	26.7574	1
   H2 2003	35.5372	H2 2003	29.3888	1
   H2 2002	34.1772	H2 2002	29.5525	1
   H2 2001	23.8938	H2 2001	26.0780	1
   H2 1860	42.8571	H2 1986	100.0000	2

   Director Gender by Half Year

3. Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2010)

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

   26.1% of all director appointments in West Wickham 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	26.0870	Q4 2010	24.7227	1
   Q4 2009	26.8293	Q4 2009	24.0749	1
   Q4 2008	40.5405	Q4 2008	26.3450	1
   Q4 2007	31.9149	Q4 2007	26.5826	1
   Q4 2006	36.7647	Q4 2006	25.9680	1
   Q4 2005	27.2727	Q4 2005	26.0272	1
   Q4 2004	30.2632	Q4 2004	26.4556	1
   Q4 2003	36.6197	Q4 2003	29.1713	1
   Q4 2002	41.7722	Q4 2002	29.6130	1
   Q4 2001	23.4375	Q4 2001	26.0497	1
   Q4 1977	31.0539	Q4 1978	100.0000	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	2.63%	CONSULTING	5.06%
   SHADOW	1.58%	MANAGEMENT	5.01%
   LONDON	1.58%	CONSULTANCY	3.14%
   EVENT	1.05%	PROPERTY	2.36%
   MEDICAL	1.05%	TRADING	2.11%
   DIRECT	1.05%	ASSOCIATES	1.95%
   H	1.05%	DESIGN	1.92%
   M	1.05%	BUSINESS	1.82%
   GOLD	1.05%	CONSTRUCTION	1.82%
   S	1.05%	CONSULTANTS	1.76%
   G	1.05%	MEDIA	1.71%
   GOLDSMITH	1.05%	ENGINEERING	1.62%
   CONTRACTORS	1.05%	LONDON	1.60%
   BUSINESS	1.05%	CARE	1.45%
   BUILDING	1.05%	INVESTMENTS	1.44%
   MONITORING	1.05%	GLOBAL	1.43%
   SUPPORT	1.05%	J	1.42%
   SAFE	0.53%	IT	1.41%
   OIRSCHOT	0.53%	PROPERTIES	1.34%
   R	0.53%	INTERNATIONAL	1.34%
   DA2	0.53%	BUILDING	1.34%
   GRACE	0.53%	M	1.30%
   SELF	0.53%	ELECTRICAL	1.25%
   DEFENCE	0.53%	SYSTEMS	1.24%
   PERMANENT	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	36	199,572
   7487 - Other business activities	17	63,348
   82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified	8	27,550
   70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management	7	14,505
   7414 - Business & management consultancy	5	13,474
   62090 - Other information technology service activities	4	6,330
   43390 - Other building completion and finishing	4	2,522
   62020 - Information technology consultancy activities	4	9,177
   42990 - Construction of other civil engineering projects not elsewhere classified	3	1,430
   96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified	3	8,799
   85310 - General secondary education	2	311
   74990 - Non-trading company	2	8,243
   6523 - Other financial intermediation	2	2,178
   8514 - Other human health activities	2	2,450
   8532 - Social work without accommodation	2	1,072
   74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified	2	7,088
   7222 - Other software consultancy and supply	2	7,298
   85510 - Sports and recreation education	2	197
   5552 - Catering	2	2,157
   99999 - Dormant Company	2	16,285

Recent Companies

1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

   COMPANY NUMBER	COMPANY NAME	INCORPORATION DATE
   07474694	MANITELL LIMITED	21 Dec 2010
   07473558	M & M MONITORING SERVICES LTD	20 Dec 2010
   07471098	CASA SICILIA LIMITED	15 Dec 2010
   07461805	SAI CARE AND SUPPORT LIMITED	07 Dec 2010
   07458113	MELON SEED LIMITED	02 Dec 2010
   07456872	SH FOODS LTD	01 Dec 2010