New Company Registrations

1. Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)

   The first half of 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Wilmslow when compared to any previous first half year.

   The first half of 2012 was a record first half year for company registrations in Wilmslow when compared to any half year in history.

   In the first half of 2012 a total of 514 companies were formed in Wilmslow. This figure is 106.4% higher than last year, which compares well to the UK wide figure of 10.7%.

   The highest total for a first half year in Wilmslow occurred in 2012 when a total of 514 were formed.

   Half Year (Jan-Jun)	Wilmslow	UK
   2012	514	253,150
   2011	249	228,735
   % change	106.4%	10.7%
   Record Year	2012 (514)	2007 (279,097)

   half	uk companies	number of companies
   H1 2012	253150	514
   H1 2011	228735	249
   H1 2010	203749	185
   H1 2009	182021	141
   H1 2008	188271	163
   H1 2007	279097	147
   H1 2006	215409	167
   H1 2005	187398	143
   H1 2004	174429	111
   H1 2003	202224	156

   New Companies by Half Year

2. Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)

   Q2 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Wilmslow when compared to any previous Q2.

   Q2 2012 was a record quarter for company registrations in Wilmslow when compared to any quarter in history.

   A total of 260 companies were registered in Wilmslow during the second quarter of 2012 (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012).

   This figure is an increase of 72.2% versus the same period last year (Q2 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.3% against the same period last year.

   second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012)	Wilmslow	UK
   2012	260	121,659
   2011	151	112,344
   % change	72.2%	8.3%
   Record Year	2012 (260)	2012 (121,659)

   quarter	number of companies	uk quarter	uk companies	sort
   Q2 2012	260	Q2 2012	121659	1
   Q2 2011	151	Q2 2011	112344	1
   Q2 2010	74	Q2 2010	98612	1
   Q2 2009	83	Q2 2009	90987	1
   Q2 2008	70	Q2 2008	91573	1
   Q2 2007	66	Q2 2007	112283	1
   Q2 2006	85	Q2 2006	106215	1
   Q2 2005	79	Q2 2005	93193	1
   Q2 2004	69	Q2 2004	82945	1
   Q2 2003	77	Q2 2003	104797	1
   Q2 2012	260	Q2 2012	121659	2

   New Companies by Quarter

3. Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)

   June 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Wilmslow when compared to any previous June.

   May 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Wilmslow when compared to any previous May.

   April 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Wilmslow when compared to any previous April.

   month	uk companies	number of companies
   Jun 2012	37203	88
   May 2012	43500	97
   Apr 2012	40956	75
   Mar 2012	47941	85
   Feb 2012	44149	106
   Jan 2012	39401	63
   Dec 2011	30598	73
   Nov 2011	40319	71
   Oct 2011	38706	39
   Sep 2011	38920	55
   Aug 2011	38461	63
   Jul 2011	37131	48

   New Companies by Month

   	April	May	June
   New companies in 2012	75	97	88
   New companies in 2011	49	48	54
   % change	53.1%	102.1%	63.0%
   Record Year	2012 (75)	2012 (97)	2012 (88)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

1. Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)

   In the first half of 2012 a total of 107 companies were dissolved in Wilmslow. This figure is 15.1% higher than last year, which compares badly to the UK wide change of -8.9%.

   The highest total for a first half year in Wilmslow occurred in 2009 when a total of 188 were closed.

   Half Year (Jan-Jun)	Wilmslow	UK
   2012	107	147,793
   2011	93	162,310
   % change	15.1%	-8.9%
   Record Year	2009 (188)	2009 (289,236)

   half	uk companies	number of companies
   H1 2012	147793	107
   H1 2011	162310	93
   H1 2010	177631	118
   H1 2009	289236	188
   H1 2008	103103	60
   H1 2007	107801	87
   H1 2006	99266	74
   H1 2005	90666	51
   H1 2004	84537	40
   H1 2003	77453	49

   Dissolved Companies by Half Year

2. Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)

   A total of 61 companies were dissolved in Wilmslow during the second quarter of 2012 (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012).

   This figure is an increase of 69.4% versus the same period last year (Q2 2011). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 12.5% against the same period last year.

   second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012)	Wilmslow	UK
   2012	61	80,218
   2011	36	71,324
   % change	69.4%	12.5%
   Record Year	2009 (118)	2009 (181,177)

   quarter	number of companies	uk quarter	uk companies	sort
   Q2 2012	61	Q2 2012	80218	1
   Q2 2011	36	Q2 2011	71324	1
   Q2 2010	69	Q2 2010	94954	1
   Q2 2009	118	Q2 2009	181177	1
   Q2 2008	30	Q2 2008	51728	1
   Q2 2007	38	Q2 2007	52269	1
   Q2 2006	38	Q2 2006	50902	1
   Q2 2005	31	Q2 2005	47365	1
   Q2 2004	20	Q2 2004	42472	1
   Q2 2003	22	Q2 2003	35523	1
   Q2 2009	118	Q2 2009	181177	2

   Dissolved Companies by Quarter

3. Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)

   month	uk companies	number of companies
   Jun 2012	26451	16
   May 2012	29172	20
   Apr 2012	24595	25
   Mar 2012	21089	14
   Feb 2012	23245	17
   Jan 2012	23242	15
   Dec 2011	29283	18
   Nov 2011	31065	19
   Oct 2011	19635	9
   Sep 2011	22852	15
   Aug 2011	25745	21
   Jul 2011	23633	12

   Dissolved Companies by Month

   	April	May	June
   Closed companies in 2012	25	20	16
   Closed companies in 2011	10	14	12
   % change	150.0%	42.9%	33%
   Record Year	2009 (30)	2009 (51)	2009 (37)

Net Company Growth

1. Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)

   The first half of 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Wilmslow when compared to any previous first half year.

   The first half of 2012 was a record first half year for net growth in Wilmslow when compared to any half year in history.

   In the first half of 2012 the company register for Wilmslow increased by 407 companies.

   Half Year (Jan-Jun)	Wilmslow	UK
   2012	407	105,357
   2011	156	66,425
   Record Year	2012 (407)	2007 (171,296)

   half	uk net	net
   H1 2012	105357	407
   H1 2011	66425	156
   H1 2010	26118	67
   H1 2009	-107215	-47
   H1 2008	85168	103
   H1 2007	171296	60
   H1 2006	116143	93
   H1 2005	96732	92
   H1 2004	89892	71
   H1 2003	124771	107

   Net Growth by Half Year

2. Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)

   Q2 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Wilmslow when compared to any previous Q2.

   Net company growth for Wilmslow during the second quarter of 2012 (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) was 199 companies.

   second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012)	Wilmslow	UK
   2012	199	41,441
   2011	115	41,020
   Record Year	2012 (199)	2003 (69,274)

   quarter	net	prev total	uk quarter	uk net	uk prev	sort
   Q2 2012	199	151	Q2 2012	41441	112344	1
   Q2 2011	115	74	Q2 2011	41020	98612	1
   Q2 2010	5	83	Q2 2010	3658	90987	1
   Q2 2009	-35	70	Q2 2009	-90190	91573	1
   Q2 2008	40	66	Q2 2008	39845	112283	1
   Q2 2007	28	85	Q2 2007	60014	106215	1
   Q2 2006	47	79	Q2 2006	55313	93193	1
   Q2 2005	48	69	Q2 2005	45828	82945	1
   Q2 2004	49	77	Q2 2004	40473	104797	1
   Q2 2003	55	57	Q2 2003	69274	71466	1
   Q2 2012	199	0	Q2 2003	69274	0	2

   Net Growth by Quarter

3. Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)

   June 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Wilmslow when compared to any previous June.

   May 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Wilmslow when compared to any previous May.

   April 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Wilmslow when compared to any previous April.

   month	uk net	net
   Jun 2012	10752	72
   May 2012	14328	77
   Apr 2012	16361	50
   Mar 2012	26852	71
   Feb 2012	20904	89
   Jan 2012	16159	48
   Dec 2011	1315	55
   Nov 2011	9254	52
   Oct 2011	19071	30
   Sep 2011	16068	40
   Aug 2011	12716	42
   Jul 2011	13498	36

   Net Growth by Month

   	April	May	June
   Net growth in 2012	50	77	72
   Net growth in 2011	39	34	42
   Record Year	2012 (50)	2012 (77)	2012 (72)

UK Company Share

1. Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)

   The first half of 2012 saw a new record in UK company share in Wilmslow when compared to any previous first half year.

   The first half of 2012 was a record first half year for UK company share in Wilmslow when compared to any half year in history.

   In the first half of 2012 Wilmslow formed 0.2% of all UK companies. This is more than the 2011 figure of 0.1%.

   Half Year (Jan-Jun)	Wilmslow
   2012	0.2%
   2011	0.1%
   2010	0.1%
   2009	0.1%
   2008	0.1%
   Record Year (since 1960)	2012 (0.2%)

   half	percentage	num town	sort
   H1 2012	0.2030	514	1
   H1 2011	0.1089	249	1
   H1 2010	0.0908	185	1
   H1 2009	0.0775	141	1
   H1 2008	0.0866	163	1
   H1 2007	0.0527	147	1
   H1 2006	0.0775	167	1
   H1 2005	0.0763	143	1
   H1 2004	0.0636	111	1
   H1 2003	0.0771	156	1
   H1 2012	0.2030	514	2

   Company Share by Half Year

2. Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)

   In the second quarter of 2012, Wilmslow formed 0.2% of all UK companies.

   second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012)	Wilmslow
   2012	0.2%
   2011	0.1%
   2010	0.1%
   2009	0.1%
   2008	0.1%
   Record Year (since 1960)	2012 (0.2%)

   quarter	percentage	num town	sort
   Q2 2012	0.2137	260	1
   Q2 2011	0.1344	151	1
   Q2 2010	0.0750	74	1
   Q2 2009	0.0912	83	1
   Q2 2008	0.0764	70	1
   Q2 2007	0.0588	66	1
   Q2 2006	0.0800	85	1
   Q2 2005	0.0848	79	1
   Q2 2004	0.0832	69	1
   Q2 2003	0.0735	77	1
   Q2 2012	0.2137	260	2

   Company Share by Quarter

   Q2 2012 saw a new record in UK company share in Wilmslow when compared to any previous Q2.

3. Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)

   May 2012 saw a new record in UK company share in Wilmslow when compared to any previous May.

   month	percentage	num town
   Jun 2012	0.2365	88
   May 2012	0.2230	97
   Apr 2012	0.1831	75
   Mar 2012	0.1773	85
   Feb 2012	0.2401	106
   Jan 2012	0.1599	63
   Dec 2011	0.2386	73
   Nov 2011	0.1761	71
   Oct 2011	0.1008	39
   Sep 2011	0.1413	55
   Aug 2011	0.1638	63
   Jul 2011	0.1293	48

   Company Share by Month

   	April	May	June
   UK formation share in 2012	0.2%	0.2%	0.2%
   UK formation share in 2011	0.1%	0.1%	0.1%
   % change	28.9%	77.1%	74.0%
   Record Year	1966 (0.2%)	2012 (0.2%)	1965 (0.4%)

Director Age

1. Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)

   The average age of a director in the first half of 2012 was 45.1.

   The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.8% compared to the UK figure of 4.9%.

   The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.3% compared to the UK figure of 3.4%.

   half	average age	over 65	under 25	uk average age	uk under 25	uk over 65
   H1 2012	45.1456	4.3127	3.7736	42.4450	4.8951	3.3686
   H1 2011	45.6766	4.6196	1.6304	43.7965	3.2115	4.2818
   H1 2010	47.5647	5.5096	1.1019	44.7607	2.1135	4.6542
   H1 2009	45.6184	5.2925	1.1142	45.4168	1.5987	5.1764
   H1 2008	47.5232	3.9735	0.4415	46.3189	0.9655	5.6478
   H1 2007	48.0404	9.0909	0.7576	46.9942	0.5596	6.4280
   H1 2006	48.8325	6.5534	0.7282	48.0290	0.3849	7.1321
   H1 2005	48.7408	6.4789	0.0000	48.9654	0.2469	8.1738
   H1 2004	50.1983	6.8871	0.0000	49.6375	0.1540	9.0529
   H1 2003	51.9351	11.2981	0.2404	51.2381	0.1296	11.1474

   Director Age by Half Year

2. Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)

   The average age of a director in the second quarter of 2012 was 44.3.

   The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.8% compared to the UK figure of 5.2%.

   The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.2% compared to the UK figure of 3.3%.

   quarter	average age	over 65	under 25	uk average age	uk under 25	uk over 65
   Q2 2012	44.2811	3.2432	3.7838	42.1561	5.2165	3.2652
   Q2 2011	44.6580	4.6632	1.5544	43.6473	3.4028	4.3017
   Q2 2010	46.3729	3.9548	1.6949	44.5245	2.2607	4.4151
   Q2 2009	44.1341	3.3520	1.6760	45.2594	1.6854	5.1450
   Q2 2008	46.6718	3.5897	0.5128	46.0347	1.0261	5.3716
   Q2 2007	48.1084	10.2410	1.2048	46.8539	0.6126	6.1060
   Q2 2006	47.7944	6.0748	0.0000	47.8320	0.4073	6.9703
   Q2 2005	47.8351	2.5773	0.0000	48.8596	0.2813	8.0262
   Q2 2004	49.7771	5.7325	0.0000	49.5837	0.1699	8.8949
   Q2 2003	50.9762	10.0000	0.4762	50.9831	0.1406	10.7251

   Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

1. Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)

   The record first half year for female directors in Wilmslow was 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.

   27.2% of all director appointments in Wilmslow in the first half of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 23.4% for the same period.

   half	percentage female	uk half	uk percentage female	sort
   H1 2012	27.1689	H1 2012	23.3839	1
   H1 2011	24.2630	H1 2011	25.7344	1
   H1 2010	27.6498	H1 2010	24.8661	1
   H1 2009	28.5714	H1 2009	25.9426	1
   H1 2008	26.2846	H1 2008	27.6705	1
   H1 2007	27.1889	H1 2007	27.3387	1
   H1 2006	27.2727	H1 2006	26.5907	1
   H1 2005	28.2051	H1 2005	26.8497	1
   H1 2004	24.2744	H1 2004	26.8360	1
   H1 2003	27.3118	H1 2003	30.2795	1
   H1 1861	40.0000	H1 1922	66.6667	2

   Director Gender by Half Year

2. Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)

   The record second quarter for female directors in Wilmslow was in 1866 when 57.1% of all directors were female.

   57.1% of all director appointments in Wilmslow in the second quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 66.7% for the same period.

   quarter	percentage female	uk quarter	uk percentage female	sort
   Q2 1866	57.1429	Q2 1974	66.6667	2

   Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

1. Previous 12 months (Jun 2011-Jun 2012)

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

   word	percentage	uk word	uk percentage
   CONSULTING	3.42%	CONSULTING	5.07%
   ENGINEERING	2.81%	MANAGEMENT	4.74%
   CARE	2.13%	CONSULTANCY	3.28%
   CONSULTANCY	1.82%	PROPERTY	2.35%
   MANAGEMENT	1.52%	TRADING	2.10%
   COMPANION	1.37%	DESIGN	1.89%
   DESIGN	1.29%	ENGINEERING	1.87%
   IT	1.22%	ASSOCIATES	1.82%
   S	0.99%	CONSULTANTS	1.78%
   PAS	0.91%	CONSTRUCTION	1.71%
   M	0.91%	BUSINESS	1.70%
   J	0.84%	MEDIA	1.69%
   D	0.76%	LONDON	1.68%
   P	0.76%	J	1.57%
   R	0.76%	GLOBAL	1.51%
   C	0.61%	INVESTMENTS	1.48%
   PROJECT	0.61%	IT	1.42%
   WILMSLOW	0.61%	CARE	1.31%
   CONSULTANTS	0.53%	PROPERTIES	1.31%
   SOCIAL	0.53%	M	1.26%
   G	0.53%	ELECTRICAL	1.23%
   SAFETY	0.46%	BUILDING	1.23%
   L	0.46%	SECURITY	1.19%
   ASSOCIATES	0.46%	S	1.18%
   CHESHIRE	0.46%	ENTERPRISES	1.17%

SIC Data

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

   sic code	number of companies	uk companies
   None Supplied	175	244,457
   86220 - Specialists medical practice activities	65	2,003
   82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified	40	35,447
   75000 - Veterinary activities	37	594
   7487 - Other business activities	31	47,029
   70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management	25	20,390
   62020 - Information technology consultancy activities	18	15,280
   7414 - Business & management consultancy	17	10,978
   8512 - Medical practice activities	14	1,960
   99999 - Dormant Company	14	26,088
   86900 - Other human health activities	12	5,222
   9800 - Residents Property Management	11	1,321
   74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified	9	10,271
   86210 - General medical practice activities	9	2,657
   96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified	8	14,220
   98000 - Residents property management	8	3,001
   9305 - Other service activities	8	7,926
   9999 - Dormant Company	8	16,469
   68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate	8	3,143
   62012 - Business and domestic software development	7	4,742

Recent Companies

1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

   COMPANY NUMBER	COMPANY NAME	INCORPORATION DATE
   08053207	VITA LIVERPOOL 3 LIMITED	01 May 2012
   08054324	LAWLER CRM CONSULTING LIMITED	02 May 2012
   08054334	JG KIMPTON LIMITED	02 May 2012
   08055866	TONY CULL LIMITED	03 May 2012
   08059461	HOME INSPIRED LIMITED	08 May 2012
   08063844	LEGAL SERVICES GUILD LTD	10 May 2012
   08064881	HORDLE INNOVATIONS LIMITED	11 May 2012
   08068346	ROCK IT (UK) LIMITED	14 May 2012
   08070953	FATBLADE DESIGN LIMITED	16 May 2012
   08071045	HARRY GILL LIMITED	16 May 2012
   08073672	BISWAS EYE CARE LIMITED	17 May 2012
   08074174	ELLYSE SOLUTIONS LIMITED	17 May 2012
   08075132	LT3D DESIGN ENGINEER LIMITED	18 May 2012
   08075313	COMPANION CARE (GLOUCESTER) LIMITED	18 May 2012
   08075892	PS & BH LIMITED	21 May 2012
   08075923	KRAZY KOPOS LIMITED	21 May 2012
   08076511	KIRSON IT LIMITED	21 May 2012
   08077969	JOHNSON TRADE SALES LTD	22 May 2012
   08079751	BRADBURN MERCHANT LIMITED	23 May 2012
   08080466	YEOVIL VETS4PETS LIMITED	23 May 2012
   08081545	ESCAPE SPAS LIMITED	24 May 2012
   08081580	THE HIVE GYM LIMITED	24 May 2012
   08083635	BEAU ENGINEERING LIMITED	25 May 2012
   08083774	YOOREKA HOLDINGS LIMITED	25 May 2012
   08088495	PAS (1020) LIMITED	30 May 2012