Worcester, Worcestershire

Q3 2012 Business Confidence Report

Contents

  1. New Company Registrations
  2. Closed Companies (dissolved)
  3. Net Company Growth
  4. UK Company Share
  5. Director Age
  6. Director Gender
  7. Naming Trends
  8. SIC Data
  9. Recent Companies

New Company Registrations

  1. 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)WorcesterUK
    2012166118,868
    2011223114,512
    % change-25.6%3.8%
    Record Year 2003 (226) 2012 (118,868)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2012475861
    New companies in 2011776383
    % change-39.0%-7.9%-26.5%
    Record Year2003 (101)2000 (91)2003 (83)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)WorcesterUK
    201212774,772
    201111572,230
    % change10.4%3.5%
    Record Year 2010 (206) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2012504136
    Closed companies in 2011463534
    % change8.7%17.1%6%
    Record Year2010 (61)2010 (86)2009 (66)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)WorcesterUK
    20123944,096
    201110842,282
    Record Year 2000 (173) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2012-31725
    Net growth in 2011312849
    Record Year2003 (65)2000 (73)2000 (55)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20120.1%
    20110.2%
    20100.1%
    20090.2%
    20080.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1976 (0.4%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20120.1%0.2%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20110.2%0.2%0.2%
    % change-45.2%-7.2%-27.3%
    Record Year1975 (0.6%)1974 (0.8%)1969 (0.7%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT1.63%CONSULTING5.05%
    CONSULTING1.55%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    HC1.38%CONSULTANCY3.28%
    WORCESTER1.30%PROPERTY2.35%
    (WORCESTER)0.90%TRADING2.08%
    CONSULTANCY0.90%DESIGN1.87%
    PROPERTY0.73%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    ASSOCIATES0.65%ENGINEERING1.83%
    MEDIA0.65%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    MARKETING0.57%BUSINESS1.72%
    TRADING0.57%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    SALES0.57%MEDIA1.67%
    SEVERN0.57%LONDON1.67%
    HOUSE0.49%J1.55%
    WORCESTERSHIRE0.49%GLOBAL1.53%
    BUSINESS0.49%INVESTMENTS1.46%
    LEISURE0.49%IT1.43%
    PROPERTIES0.49%PROPERTIES1.34%
    ENERGY0.49%CARE1.32%
    SUPPLIES0.41%M1.27%
    ENGINEERING0.41%BUILDING1.22%
    PUBLISHING0.41%ENTERPRISES1.20%
    TRAINING0.41%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.41%S1.17%
    BAKER0.41%SECURITY1.16%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied486331,455
    99999 - Dormant Company5325,035
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified4633,677
    7487 - Other business activities4435,545
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management3519,425
    9999 - Dormant Company2512,598
    7499 - Non-trading company236,164
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities2214,774
    74990 - Non-trading company189,203
    62090 - Other information technology service activities167,869
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified159,891
    7414 - Business & management consultancy148,437
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified1213,716
    86900 - Other human health activities114,998
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate94,294
    43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation92,607
    41100 - Development of building projects94,965
    47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets93,089
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet83,712
    43290 - Other construction installation81,714

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08169965 JUDITH KENNEY LIMITED 07 Aug 2012
    08170421 HOLLAND & SMITH LIMITED 07 Aug 2012
    08174110 ARTBREATHING LIMITED 09 Aug 2012
    08175515 JJPB LTD 10 Aug 2012
    08177462 N K STYLING LIMITED 13 Aug 2012
    08180941 OASIS LANDSCAPE CONSTRUCTION LIMITED 15 Aug 2012
    08187121 FIND A GROUP LIMITED 21 Aug 2012
    08187707 FIND A CARE HOME LIMITED 22 Aug 2012
    08189564 GPEA MEMBERSHIP SERVICES LIMITED 23 Aug 2012
    08169952 ZOU FINE WINES LTD 07 Aug 2012
    08174960 ROB FARMAN BUILDING SERVICES LIMITED 10 Aug 2012
    08189591 TATE FITNESS LIMITED 23 Aug 2012
    08190125 EMMA COLLINS LIMITED 23 Aug 2012
    08193898 BUFFET TO BANQUET LTD 29 Aug 2012
    08196582 LEAF GARDEN PRODUCTS LIMITED 30 Aug 2012
    08197426 WORCESTER TILE AND RESTORATION LIMITED 31 Aug 2012
    08186332 HONEST TOM'S CODE EMPORIUM LIMITED 21 Aug 2012
    08166093 RULE32CAFE LIMITED 02 Aug 2012
    08167299 JUST BUSINESS FINANCE LIMITED 03 Aug 2012
    08169309 FAMILY INMEMORIAL LTD 06 Aug 2012
    08170383 JUNIOR PREMIER LEAGUE LIMITED 07 Aug 2012
    08173029 J TAYLOR SOLUTIONS LIMITED 09 Aug 2012
    08178541 THE CHAMPAGNE COLLECTION LIMITED 14 Aug 2012
    08190762 DDRAIG GOCH AVIATION LIMITED 24 Aug 2012
    08165395 MB ANALYTICAL TESTING LTD 02 Aug 2012