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 08130439 HC 1188 LIMITED 04 Jul 2012 08130738 BLUE TESLA MARKETING LIMITED 05 Jul 2012 08131348 LLOL LIMITED 05 Jul 2012 08132432 MALVERN GATES AND SECURITY LTD 05 Jul 2012 08147454 SEVERN TECHNOLOGY LIMITED 18 Jul 2012 08150826 SEVERN VIEW HOTEL LTD 20 Jul 2012 08134210 VEGA GLOBAL LIMITED 09 Jul 2012 08134436 VEGA DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED 09 Jul 2012 08153852 SPS SALES & ENGINEERING LIMITED 24 Jul 2012 08154712 STREETFOODINC LIMITED 24 Jul 2012 08156225 INVITE2MY LTD 25 Jul 2012 08158412 STEPHEN SEDWELL - ARCHITECT LIMITED 26 Jul 2012 08158460 LEGENDS GYM WORCESTER LIMITED 26 Jul 2012 08162268 RESULTS PROGRESS SOLUTIONS LTD 31 Jul 2012 08134644 NOHEAD MUSIC LTD 09 Jul 2012 OC377281 POPE'S BREWING COMPANY LLP 27 Jul 2012 08125556 KASHMIR HOUSING LTD 02 Jul 2012 08135270 KPS DEVELOPMENTS LTD 09 Jul 2012 08140946 KD DEVELOPMENTS ( UK ) LTD 12 Jul 2012 08148238 R A PUBLISHING LTD 18 Jul 2012 08133735 POSITIVE CHANGE PROFESSIONALS 06 Jul 2012 08141931 SITE4 LIMITED 13 Jul 2012 08159998 THE OLD FARMHOUSE LIMITED 27 Jul 2012 08150001 COMPANY CORRECTION LIMITED 19 Jul 2012 08153953 THE SILVER WORKFORCE LTD 24 Jul 2012
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