Worcester, Worcestershire
Q3 2012 Business Confidence Report
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
A total of 166 companies were registered in Worcester during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).
This figure is a decrease of 25.6% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.8% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Worcester UK 2012 166 118,868 2011 223 114,512 % change -25.6% 3.8% Record Year 2003 (226) 2012 (118,868) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2012 47 58 61 New companies in 2011 77 63 83 % change -39.0% -7.9% -26.5% Record Year 2003 (101) 2000 (91) 2003 (83)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
A total of 127 companies were dissolved in Worcester during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).
This figure is an increase of 10.4% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.5% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Worcester UK 2012 127 74,772 2011 115 72,230 % change 10.4% 3.5% Record Year 2010 (206) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2012 50 41 36 Closed companies in 2011 46 35 34 % change 8.7% 17.1% 6% Record Year 2010 (61) 2010 (86) 2009 (66)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
Net company growth for Worcester during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) was 39 companies.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Worcester UK 2012 39 44,096 2011 108 42,282 Record Year 2000 (173) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2012 -3 17 25 Net growth in 2011 31 28 49 Record Year 2003 (65) 2000 (73) 2000 (55)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
In the third quarter of 2012, Worcester formed 0.1% of all UK companies.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Worcester 2012 0.1% 2011 0.2% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.2% 2008 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1976 (0.4%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2012 0.1% 0.2% 0.2% UK formation share in 2011 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% % change -45.2% -7.2% -27.3% Record Year 1975 (0.6%) 1974 (0.8%) 1969 (0.7%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2012 was 43.2.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 7.0% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.2% compared to the UK figure of 3.2%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
The record third quarter for female directors in Worcester was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.
29.2% of all director appointments in Worcester in the third quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2011-Sep 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 1.63% CONSULTING 5.05% CONSULTING 1.55% MANAGEMENT 4.75% HC 1.38% CONSULTANCY 3.28% WORCESTER 1.30% PROPERTY 2.35% (WORCESTER) 0.90% TRADING 2.08% CONSULTANCY 0.90% DESIGN 1.87% PROPERTY 0.73% ASSOCIATES 1.84% ASSOCIATES 0.65% ENGINEERING 1.83% MEDIA 0.65% CONSULTANTS 1.76% MARKETING 0.57% BUSINESS 1.72% TRADING 0.57% CONSTRUCTION 1.70% SALES 0.57% MEDIA 1.67% SEVERN 0.57% LONDON 1.67% HOUSE 0.49% J 1.55% WORCESTERSHIRE 0.49% GLOBAL 1.53% BUSINESS 0.49% INVESTMENTS 1.46% LEISURE 0.49% IT 1.43% PROPERTIES 0.49% PROPERTIES 1.34% ENERGY 0.49% CARE 1.32% SUPPLIES 0.41% M 1.27% ENGINEERING 0.41% BUILDING 1.22% PUBLISHING 0.41% ENTERPRISES 1.20% TRAINING 0.41% ELECTRICAL 1.20% DEVELOPMENTS 0.41% S 1.17% BAKER 0.41% SECURITY 1.16%
SIC Data
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Previous 36 months, excluding companies less than 12 months old
sic code number of companies uk companies None Supplied 486 331,455 99999 - Dormant Company 53 25,035 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 46 33,677 7487 - Other business activities 44 35,545 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 35 19,425 9999 - Dormant Company 25 12,598 7499 - Non-trading company 23 6,164 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 22 14,774 74990 - Non-trading company 18 9,203 62090 - Other information technology service activities 16 7,869 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 15 9,891 7414 - Business & management consultancy 14 8,437 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 12 13,716 86900 - Other human health activities 11 4,998 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 9 4,294 43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation 9 2,607 41100 - Development of building projects 9 4,965 47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets 9 3,089 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 8 3,712 43290 - Other construction installation 8 1,714
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 08164898 SAUCE CREATIVE COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED 01 Aug 2012 08174110 ARTBREATHING LIMITED 09 Aug 2012 08175515 JJPB LTD 10 Aug 2012 08175661 SUPERBRIGHT ENERGY LTD 10 Aug 2012 08180941 OASIS LANDSCAPE CONSTRUCTION LIMITED 15 Aug 2012 08187121 FIND A GROUP LIMITED 21 Aug 2012 08189564 GPEA MEMBERSHIP SERVICES LIMITED 23 Aug 2012 08169454 BROADWAY EXPRESS LIMITED 06 Aug 2012 08174960 ROB FARMAN BUILDING SERVICES LIMITED 10 Aug 2012 08190125 EMMA COLLINS LIMITED 23 Aug 2012 08193898 BUFFET TO BANQUET LTD 29 Aug 2012 08170393 K A WALKER LIMITED 07 Aug 2012 08173936 STOCK N LOCK SELF STORAGE LIMITED 09 Aug 2012 08177941 ECO LED LIGHTING INDUSTRIAL LTD 13 Aug 2012 08186481 SPORTSUP UK LIMITED 21 Aug 2012 08167288 JUST INVOICE FINANCE LTD 03 Aug 2012 08169309 FAMILY INMEMORIAL LTD 06 Aug 2012 08169374 INMEMORIAL LTD 06 Aug 2012 08185331 ZJP PLUMBING SUPPLIES LIMITED 20 Aug 2012 08190762 DDRAIG GOCH AVIATION LIMITED 24 Aug 2012 08167587 MY PA JO LIMITED 03 Aug 2012 08183910 PIGADIG LTD 17 Aug 2012 08193248 ALARM 2000 LTD 28 Aug 2012 08193316 SUNSEAL FASCIAS LIMITED 28 Aug 2012 08173235 FARMERS TRADING LIMITED 09 Aug 2012
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