New Company Registrations

1. Annual Data (2011)

   A total of 130 companies were formed in Witham in 2011. This total is 12.8% lower than in 2010 and compares poorly to the UK figure of a 13.1% growth compared to 400,358 the previous year.

   Year	Witham	UK
   2011	130	452,870
   2010	149	400,358
   2009	143	362,675
   2008	130	349,203
   2007	165	457,649
   Record Year	2007 (165)	2007 (457,649)

   incorporation year	uk year	uk companies	number of companies	sort
   2011	2011	452870	130	1
   2010	2010	400358	149	1
   2009	2009	362675	143	1
   2008	2008	349203	130	1
   2007	2007	457649	165	1
   2006	2006	405440	126	1
   2005	2005	367689	102	1
   2004	2004	340803	108	1
   2003	2003	403670	127	1
   2002	2002	299401	87	1
   2007	2007	457649	165	2

   New Companies by Year

2. Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2011)

   In the second half of 2011 a total of 55 companies were formed in Witham. This figure is 12.7% lower than last year, which compares badly to the UK wide figure of 14.0%.

   The highest total for a second half year in Witham occurred in 2009 when a total of 87 were formed.

   Half Year (Jul-Dec)	Witham	UK
   2011	55	224,135
   2010	63	196,609
   % change	-12.7%	14.0%
   Record Year	2009 (87)	2011 (224,135)

   half	uk companies	number of companies
   H2 2011	224135	55
   H2 2010	196609	63
   H2 2009	180654	87
   H2 2008	160932	58
   H2 2007	178552	85
   H2 2006	190031	55
   H2 2005	180291	42
   H2 2004	166374	56
   H2 2003	201446	56
   H2 2002	162884	46

   New Companies by Half Year

3. Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2011)

   A total of 29 companies were registered in Witham during the fourth quarter of 2011 (Oct 2011 - Dec 2011).

   This figure is a decrease of 3.3% 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)	Witham	UK
   2011	29	109,623
   2010	30	95,117
   % change	-3.3%	15.3%
   Record Year	2009 (41)	2011 (109,623)

   quarter	number of companies	uk quarter	uk companies	sort
   Q4 2011	29	Q4 2011	109623	1
   Q4 2010	30	Q4 2010	95117	1
   Q4 2009	41	Q4 2009	85983	1
   Q4 2008	34	Q4 2008	76038	1
   Q4 2007	24	Q4 2007	83140	1
   Q4 2006	20	Q4 2006	94527	1
   Q4 2005	13	Q4 2005	89564	1
   Q4 2004	29	Q4 2004	81122	1
   Q4 2003	26	Q4 2003	94243	1
   Q4 2002	21	Q4 2002	82677	1
   Q4 2009	41	Q4 2011	109623	2

   New Companies by Quarter

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

   month	uk companies	number of companies
   Dec 2011	30598	11
   Nov 2011	40319	10
   Oct 2011	38706	8
   Sep 2011	38920	11
   Aug 2011	38461	3
   Jul 2011	37131	12
   Jun 2011	39725	15
   May 2011	38130	18
   Apr 2011	34489	12
   Mar 2011	44847	13
   Feb 2011	37762	8
   Jan 2011	33782	9

   New Companies by Month

   	October	November	December
   New companies in 2011	8	10	11
   New companies in 2010	12	13	5
   % change	-33.3%	-23.1%	120.0%
   Record Year	2009 (16)	2008 (14)	2009 (13)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

1. Annual Data (2011)

   A total of 113 companies were dissolved in Witham in 2011. This total is 29.9% higher than in 2010 and compares favourably to the UK figure of 8.1% decrease compared to the previous year.

   Year	Witham	UK
   2011	113	314,523
   2010	87	342,232
   2009	172	533,773
   2008	71	237,901
   2007	80	220,295
   Record Year	2009 (172)	2009 (533,773)

   dissolution year	uk year	uk companies	number of companies	sort
   2011	2011	314523	113	1
   2010	2010	342232	87	1
   2009	2009	533773	172	1
   2008	2008	237901	71	1
   2007	2007	220295	80	1
   2006	2006	200166	95	1
   2005	2005	189329	54	1
   2004	2004	171967	66	1
   2003	2003	161127	66	1
   2002	2002	163577	58	1
   2009	2009	533773	172	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 Witham. This figure is 50.0% higher than last year, which compares badly to the UK wide change of -7.5%.

   The highest total for a second half year in Witham occurred in 2009 when a total of 77 were closed.

   Half Year (Jul-Dec)	Witham	UK
   2011	54	152,213
   2010	36	164,601
   % change	50.0%	-7.5%
   Record Year	2009 (77)	2009 (244,537)

   half	uk companies	number of companies
   H2 2011	152213	54
   H2 2010	164601	36
   H2 2009	244537	77
   H2 2008	134798	23
   H2 2007	112494	42
   H2 2006	100900	32
   H2 2005	98663	19
   H2 2004	87430	33
   H2 2003	83674	31
   H2 2002	90537	32

   Dissolved Companies by Half Year

3. Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2011)

   A total of 25 companies were dissolved in Witham during the fourth quarter of 2011 (Oct 2011 - Dec 2011).

   This figure is an increase of 66.7% 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)	Witham	UK
   2011	25	79,983
   2010	15	76,896
   % change	66.7%	4.0%
   Record Year	2009 (32)	2009 (85,136)

   quarter	number of companies	uk quarter	uk companies	sort
   Q4 2011	25	Q4 2011	79983	1
   Q4 2010	15	Q4 2010	76896	1
   Q4 2009	32	Q4 2009	85136	1
   Q4 2008	5	Q4 2008	52051	1
   Q4 2007	18	Q4 2007	53829	1
   Q4 2006	16	Q4 2006	49456	1
   Q4 2005	7	Q4 2005	48529	1
   Q4 2004	14	Q4 2004	43135	1
   Q4 2003	14	Q4 2003	37068	1
   Q4 2002	18	Q4 2002	49574	1
   Q4 2009	32	Q4 2009	85136	2

   Dissolved Companies by Quarter

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

   month	uk companies	number of companies
   Dec 2011	29283	6
   Nov 2011	31065	9
   Oct 2011	19635	10
   Sep 2011	22852	9
   Aug 2011	25745	10
   Jul 2011	23633	10
   Jun 2011	23848	8
   May 2011	31305	17
   Apr 2011	16171	7
   Mar 2011	27947	12
   Feb 2011	29849	11
   Jan 2011	33190	4

   Dissolved Companies by Month

   	October	November	December
   Closed companies in 2011	10	9	6
   Closed companies in 2010	7	5	3
   % change	42.9%	80.0%	100%
   Record Year	2002 (11)	2009 (15)	2003 (9)

Net Company Growth

1. Annual Data (2011)

   A total of 17 companies were added to the company register for Witham in 2011. This number represents growth of 11.4% in the total number of active companies, which compares unfavourably to the UK figure of 34.6%.

   This number is 45 companies lower than the previous year.

   The highest net company growth figure ever seen in one year came in 1995 when the Witham company register grew by 126 companies.

   Year	Witham	UK
   2011	17	138,347
   2010	62	58,126
   2009	-29	-171,098
   2008	59	111,302
   2007	85	237,354
   Record Year	1995 (126)	2003 (242,543)

   year	net	prev total	uk year	uk net	uk prev	sort
   2011	17	149	2011	138347	400358	1
   2010	62	143	2010	58126	362675	1
   2009	-29	130	2009	-171098	349203	1
   2008	59	165	2008	111302	457649	1
   2007	85	126	2007	237354	405440	1
   2006	31	102	2006	205274	367689	1
   2005	48	108	2005	178360	340803	1
   2004	42	127	2004	168836	403670	1
   2003	61	87	2003	242543	299401	1
   2002	29	62	2002	135824	226399	1
   1995	126	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 Witham increased by 1 companies.

   Half Year (Jul-Dec)	Witham	UK
   2011	1	71,922
   2010	27	32,008
   Record Year	1995 (77)	2003 (117,772)

   half	uk net	net
   H2 2011	71922	1
   H2 2010	32008	27
   H2 2009	-63883	10
   H2 2008	26134	35
   H2 2007	66058	43
   H2 2006	89131	23
   H2 2005	81628	23
   H2 2004	78944	23
   H2 2003	117772	25
   H2 2002	72347	14

   Net Growth by Half Year

3. Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2011)

   Net company growth for Witham during the fourth quarter of 2011 (Oct 2011 - Dec 2011) was 4 companies.

   fourth quarter (Oct 2011 - Dec 2011)	Witham	UK
   2011	4	29,640
   2010	15	18,221
   Record Year	2008 (29)	2003 (57,175)

   quarter	net	prev total	uk quarter	uk net	uk prev	sort
   Q4 2011	4	30	Q4 2011	29640	95117	1
   Q4 2010	15	41	Q4 2010	18221	85983	1
   Q4 2009	9	34	Q4 2009	847	76038	1
   Q4 2008	29	24	Q4 2008	23987	83140	1
   Q4 2007	6	20	Q4 2007	29311	94527	1
   Q4 2006	4	13	Q4 2006	45071	89564	1
   Q4 2005	6	29	Q4 2005	41035	81122	1
   Q4 2004	15	26	Q4 2004	37987	94243	1
   Q4 2003	12	21	Q4 2003	57175	82677	1
   Q4 2002	3	9	Q4 2002	33103	53729	1
   Q4 2008	29	0	Q4 2003	57175	0	2

   Net Growth by Quarter

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

   month	uk net	net
   Dec 2011	1315	5
   Nov 2011	9254	1
   Oct 2011	19071	-2
   Sep 2011	16068	2
   Aug 2011	12716	-7
   Jul 2011	13498	2
   Jun 2011	15877	7
   May 2011	6825	1
   Apr 2011	18318	5
   Mar 2011	16900	1
   Feb 2011	7913	-3
   Jan 2011	592	5

   Net Growth by Month

   	October	November	December
   Net growth in 2011	-2	1	5
   Net growth in 2010	5	8	2
   Record Year	2003 (12)	2008 (11)	2007 (7)

UK Company Share

1. Annual Data (2011)

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

   Year	Witham
   2011	0.0%
   2010	0.0%
   2009	0.0%
   2008	0.0%
   2007	0.0%
   Record Year (since 1960)	1971 (0.1%)

   incorporation year	percentage	num town	sort
   2011	0.0287	130	1
   2010	0.0372	149	1
   2009	0.0394	143	1
   2008	0.0372	130	1
   2007	0.0361	165	1
   2006	0.0311	126	1
   2005	0.0277	102	1
   2004	0.0317	108	1
   2003	0.0315	127	1
   2002	0.0291	87	1
   1971	0.0941	9	2

   Company Share by Year

2. Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2011)

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

   Half Year (Jul-Dec)	Witham
   2011	0.0%
   2010	0.0%
   2009	0.0%
   2008	0.0%
   2007	0.0%
   Record Year (since 1960)	1971 (0.2%)

   half	percentage	num town	sort
   H2 2011	0.0245	55	1
   H2 2010	0.0320	63	1
   H2 2009	0.0482	87	1
   H2 2008	0.0360	58	1
   H2 2007	0.0476	85	1
   H2 2006	0.0289	55	1
   H2 2005	0.0233	42	1
   H2 2004	0.0337	56	1
   H2 2003	0.0278	56	1
   H2 2002	0.0282	46	1
   H2 1971	0.1566	8	2

   Company Share by Half Year

3. Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2011)

   In the fourth quarter of 2011, Witham formed 0.0% of all UK companies.

   fourth quarter (Oct 2011 - Dec 2011)	Witham
   2011	0.0%
   2010	0.0%
   2009	0.0%
   2008	0.0%
   2007	0.0%
   Record Year (since 1960)	1971 (0.2%)

   quarter	percentage	num town	sort
   Q4 2011	0.0265	29	1
   Q4 2010	0.0315	30	1
   Q4 2009	0.0477	41	1
   Q4 2008	0.0447	34	1
   Q4 2007	0.0289	24	1
   Q4 2006	0.0212	20	1
   Q4 2005	0.0145	13	1
   Q4 2004	0.0357	29	1
   Q4 2003	0.0276	26	1
   Q4 2002	0.0254	21	1
   Q4 1971	0.2166	6	2

   Company Share by Quarter

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

   month	percentage	num town
   Dec 2011	0.0360	11
   Nov 2011	0.0248	10
   Oct 2011	0.0207	8
   Sep 2011	0.0283	11
   Aug 2011	0.0078	3
   Jul 2011	0.0323	12
   Jun 2011	0.0378	15
   May 2011	0.0472	18
   Apr 2011	0.0348	12
   Mar 2011	0.0290	13
   Feb 2011	0.0212	8
   Jan 2011	0.0266	9

   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	-42.0%	-34.4%	95.7%
   Record Year	1971 (0.5%)	1968 (0.2%)	1981 (0.2%)

Director Age

1. Annual Data (2011)

   The average age of a director in 2011 was 45.2.

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

   The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 6.9% 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	45.2120	6.9124	3.6866	43.5012	3.6548	4.1918
   2010	44.3812	4.4843	2.2422	44.4401	2.4538	4.5333
   2009	46.6008	6.4516	1.2097	45.2261	1.7605	5.0704
   2008	45.3853	4.3290	1.7316	46.1030	1.1038	5.5656
   2007	47.6089	4.9869	0.5249	46.9178	0.6450	6.2914
   2006	47.1781	5.1370	0.6849	47.8828	0.4451	7.0508
   2005	48.1542	3.9526	0.3953	48.7391	0.2649	7.9581
   2004	50.9113	9.2199	0.3546	49.4951	0.1758	8.9625
   2003	51.7229	11.4458	0.0000	50.8740	0.1352	10.6270
   2002	52.2594	9.2050	0.0000	51.6935	0.1273	11.7651

   Director Age by Year

2. Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2011)

   The average age of a director in the second half of 2011 was 46.0.

   The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.0% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.

   The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 9.1% 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	46.0000	9.0909	3.0303	43.1922	4.1183	4.0977
   H2 2010	44.7241	6.8966	3.4483	44.1077	2.8067	4.4080
   H2 2009	47.4507	7.7465	0.0000	45.0201	1.9353	4.9560
   H2 2008	43.9890	3.2967	2.1978	45.8334	1.2764	5.4631
   H2 2007	48.4641	6.0773	1.1050	46.8152	0.7598	6.1076
   H2 2006	45.8633	4.3165	0.0000	47.7247	0.5102	6.9628
   H2 2005	46.4259	3.7037	0.9259	48.4938	0.2844	7.7243
   H2 2004	50.3386	6.2992	0.7874	49.3406	0.1993	8.8644
   H2 2003	51.2338	13.6364	0.0000	50.4891	0.1411	10.0769
   H2 2002	52.4040	8.0808	0.0000	51.6317	0.1268	11.7639

   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 45.3.

   The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 7.7% compared to the UK figure of 4.2%.

   The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 7.7% 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	45.2821	7.6923	7.6923	43.1368	4.2237	4.1394
   Q4 2010	46.2105	13.1579	5.2632	44.1115	2.9654	4.4413
   Q4 2009	44.2321	1.7857	0.0000	45.0208	1.9341	4.7453
   Q4 2008	45.4884	4.6512	4.6512	45.8957	1.3524	5.5383
   Q4 2007	50.2571	8.5714	0.0000	46.8486	0.7878	5.9462
   Q4 2006	44.3091	0.0000	0.0000	47.7754	0.5298	7.0007
   Q4 2005	52.5357	10.7143	0.0000	48.4782	0.2883	7.6552
   Q4 2004	51.2600	10.0000	0.0000	49.3119	0.2130	8.5903
   Q4 2003	52.3429	18.5714	0.0000	50.4240	0.1555	9.9952
   Q4 2002	51.7843	7.8431	0.0000	51.6196	0.1377	11.7155

   Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

1. Annual Data (2011)

   The record year for female directors in Witham was 1857 when 36.4% of all directors were female.

   The percentage of female directors in Witham in 2011 was 27.5%. The average for the UK during this time was 28.6%

   incorporation year	percentage female	uk year	uk percentage female	sort
   2002	27.4809	2002	28.5637	1
   2003	30.7278	2003	29.8456	1
   2004	31.2903	2004	26.7982	1
   2005	32.0690	2005	26.5473	1
   2006	30.0912	2006	26.5349	1
   2007	34.0183	2007	27.0885	1
   2008	28.4091	2008	27.0648	1
   2009	29.6429	2009	25.4309	1
   2010	26.1538	2010	24.9134	1
   2011	24.0816	2011	25.7049	1
   1857	36.3636	1972	66.6667	2

   Director Gender by Year

2. Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2011)

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

   20.2% of all director appointments in Witham 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	20.1754	H2 2011	25.6738	1
   H2 2010	23.0769	H2 2010	24.9631	1
   H2 2009	22.8395	H2 2009	24.8956	1
   H2 2008	30.7692	H2 2008	26.2791	1
   H2 2007	38.2775	H2 2007	26.7504	1
   H2 2006	31.0127	H2 2006	26.4750	1
   H2 2005	31.0606	H2 2005	26.2215	1
   H2 2004	24.6377	H2 2004	26.7574	1
   H2 2003	28.2353	H2 2003	29.3888	1
   H2 2002	30.5556	H2 2002	29.5525	1
   H2 1860	42.8571	H2 1977	66.6667	2

   Director Gender by Half Year

3. Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2011)

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

   22.2% of all director appointments in Witham 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	22.2222	Q4 2011	25.2910	1
   Q4 2010	13.3333	Q4 2010	24.7227	1
   Q4 2009	25.7576	Q4 2009	24.0749	1
   Q4 2008	25.4902	Q4 2008	26.3450	1
   Q4 2007	29.2683	Q4 2007	26.5826	1
   Q4 2006	37.5000	Q4 2006	25.9680	1
   Q4 2005	25.0000	Q4 2005	26.0272	1
   Q4 2004	26.7857	Q4 2004	26.4556	1
   Q4 2003	27.5000	Q4 2003	29.1713	1
   Q4 2002	32.7273	Q4 2002	29.6130	1
   Q4 1977	31.0539	Q4 1972	66.6667	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
   EUROPE	1.14%	CONSULTING	5.07%
   MEDIA	1.14%	MANAGEMENT	4.74%
   ASSOCIATES	1.14%	CONSULTANCY	3.26%
   WITHAM	1.14%	PROPERTY	2.37%
   ENERGY	1.14%	TRADING	2.07%
   CONSTRUCTION	1.14%	DESIGN	1.92%
   J	0.76%	ASSOCIATES	1.86%
   IT	0.76%	ENGINEERING	1.78%
   BOX	0.76%	BUSINESS	1.78%
   MARINE	0.76%	CONSULTANTS	1.76%
   STAPLETON	0.76%	CONSTRUCTION	1.73%
   M	0.76%	MEDIA	1.71%
   DESIGN	0.76%	LONDON	1.63%
   INSTALLATIONS	0.76%	J	1.51%
   MARKETING	0.76%	INVESTMENTS	1.48%
   GROWTH	0.76%	GLOBAL	1.46%
   WINE	0.76%	IT	1.41%
   CATERING	0.76%	CARE	1.39%
   CROFTERS	0.76%	PROPERTIES	1.29%
   CONSULTANCY	0.76%	ELECTRICAL	1.29%
   VALLEY	0.76%	M	1.27%
   ACADEMY	0.76%	BUILDING	1.26%
   (ESSEX)	0.76%	ENERGY	1.25%
   HOME	0.76%	S	1.20%
   CONSULTANTS	0.76%	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	75	205,525
   7487 - Other business activities	27	57,052
   82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified	24	32,483
   9999 - Dormant Company	11	20,199
   99999 - Dormant Company	8	21,846
   7414 - Business & management consultancy	7	13,034
   62020 - Information technology consultancy activities	5	12,072
   9305 - Other service activities	5	9,492
   7499 - Non-trading company	4	9,957
   43210 - Electrical installation	4	3,175
   70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management	4	17,765
   5540 - Bars	3	2,147
   4521 - General construction & civil engineering	3	5,558
   43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified	3	3,342
   7222 - Other software consultancy and supply	3	7,398
   68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis	3	3,194
   74990 - Non-trading company	3	8,929
   4531 - Installation electrical wiring etc.	2	1,967
   9133 - Other membership organisations	2	566
   47730 - Dispensing chemist in specialised stores	2	295

Recent Companies

1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

   COMPANY NUMBER	COMPANY NAME	INCORPORATION DATE
   07867123	THE CURIOUS CATERPILLAR PARTYWARE LIMITED	01 Dec 2011
   07869758	PERFECT LIFE LIMITED	02 Dec 2011
   07871175	CLOUD INSIGHT LIMITED	05 Dec 2011
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