Worcester, Worcestershire

Q1 2013 Business Confidence Report

NOTICE: We have improved our calculations of the statistics in these reports, so some figures and records may not match previous reports.

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 (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    A total of 205 companies were registered in Worcester during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).

    This figure is a decrease of 2.4% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 2.5% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)WorcesterUK
    2013205134,802
    2012210131,491
    % change-2.4%2.5%
    Record Year 2007 (234) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2013666871
    New companies in 20124267101
    % change57.1%1.5%-29.7%
    Record Year2007 (69)2004 (73)2012 (101)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    A total of 133 companies were dissolved in Worcester during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).

    This figure is an increase of 30.4% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.3% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)WorcesterUK
    201313377,914
    201210267,576
    % change30.4%15.3%
    Record Year 2010 (198) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2013544039
    Closed companies in 2012432534
    % change25.6%60.0%15%
    Record Year2011 (73)2010 (73)2010 (76)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    Net company growth for Worcester during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) was 72 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)WorcesterUK
    20137256,888
    201210863,915
    Record Year 2007 (138) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2013122832
    Net growth in 2012-14267
    Record Year2008 (46)2012 (42)2007 (68)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    In the first quarter of 2013, Worcester formed 0.2% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)Worcester
    20130.2%
    20120.2%
    20110.2%
    20100.2%
    20090.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1992 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20130.2%0.2%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20120.1%0.2%0.2%
    % change40.9%0.7%-27.3%
    Record Year1992 (0.3%)1992 (0.3%)1982 (0.4%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2013 was 52.0.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 11.8% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 0.0% compared to the UK figure of 1.8%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Worcester was in 2005 when 39.8% of all directors were female.

    29.8% of all director appointments in Worcester in the first quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 28.1% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2012-Mar 2013)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING1.63%CONSULTING5.18%
    PGL1.63%MANAGEMENT4.78%
    MANAGEMENT1.55%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    WORCESTER1.55%PROPERTY2.44%
    (WORCESTER)1.14%TRADING2.06%
    MEDIA0.81%DESIGN1.79%
    CONSULTANCY0.81%ENGINEERING1.78%
    PROPERTY0.73%BUSINESS1.77%
    HOUSE0.73%ASSOCIATES1.75%
    ENERGY0.65%LONDON1.72%
    CARE0.65%CONSULTANTS1.71%
    CONSTRUCTION0.57%CONSTRUCTION1.69%
    SEVERN0.57%MEDIA1.63%
    HC0.57%GLOBAL1.57%
    SALES0.57%J1.56%
    GREEN0.49%CARE1.46%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.49%IT1.43%
    BUSINESS0.49%INVESTMENTS1.41%
    WORCESTERSHIRE0.49%PROPERTIES1.36%
    DESIGN0.49%M1.25%
    BUILDING0.49%BUILDING1.21%
    J0.49%ENTERPRISES1.19%
    UPTON0.49%ELECTRICAL1.18%
    HOME0.41%TRAINING1.17%
    HOLDINGS0.41%SECURITY1.15%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied300249,183
    99999 - Dormant Company9543,384
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified5854,531
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management5732,624
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified3216,448
    74990 - Non-trading company3214,129
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified2923,532
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities2924,894
    62090 - Other information technology service activities2212,664
    86900 - Other human health activities228,465
    68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate215,059
    56302 - Public houses and bars184,952
    41100 - Development of building projects168,637
    93199 - Other sports activities163,375
    47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets155,186
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate157,507
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet147,199
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities136,591
    70100 - Activities of head offices123,950
    63990 - Other information service activities not elsewhere classified124,719

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08427894 WOODSIDE HERITAGE LTD 04 Mar 2013
    08434103 ONE OUTDOOR NORTH LIMITED 07 Mar 2013
    08437215 SYNERGY ARTZ LIMITED 08 Mar 2013
    08444823 SHOW SOME SENSE LIMITED 14 Mar 2013
    08445372 OFFBEAT ESCAPES LIMITED 14 Mar 2013
    08458764 GMP DESIGN LIMITED 22 Mar 2013
    08464286 SMART U BE LTD. 27 Mar 2013
    08428596 EGG MEDIA (UK) LIMITED 04 Mar 2013
    08457902 M.I.F. ELECTRICAL LIMITED 22 Mar 2013
    08466392 BEN AND HANNAH DUNNETT LTD 28 Mar 2013
    08427494 BLACK PEAR ACCESSORIES LIMITED 04 Mar 2013
    08458513 GENEALNET LIMITED 22 Mar 2013
    08461106 MARK E. JENKINS BUILDING CONTRACTORS (WORCESTER) LIMITED 25 Mar 2013
    08465188 GROKBOX LTD 28 Mar 2013
    08450106 MY3 LTD 19 Mar 2013
    08464809 INGENIUM TRANSITIONING LTD 27 Mar 2013
    08464930 CHAUFFEURED BREAKS LTD 27 Mar 2013
    08430036 BARAGADA LIMITED 05 Mar 2013
    08454228 REAL-TIME SYSTEMS AND SOFTWARE LTD 21 Mar 2013
    08463248 JAM PROD LTD 26 Mar 2013
    08465409 CYBER SYSTEMS SECURITY LIMITED 28 Mar 2013
    08437186 ITSA MARINE LIMITED 08 Mar 2013
    08437627 PROSERVE SOLUTIONS LIMITED 08 Mar 2013
    08460364 COLLEGE AND ACADEMY SERVICES LIMITED 25 Mar 2013
    08460375 MNB DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED 25 Mar 2013