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.
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New Company Registrations
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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) Worcester UK 2013 205 134,802 2012 210 131,491 % change -2.4% 2.5% Record Year 2007 (234) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2013 66 68 71 New companies in 2012 42 67 101 % change 57.1% 1.5% -29.7% Record Year 2007 (69) 2004 (73) 2012 (101)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Worcester UK 2013 133 77,914 2012 102 67,576 % change 30.4% 15.3% Record Year 2010 (198) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2013 54 40 39 Closed companies in 2012 43 25 34 % change 25.6% 60.0% 15% Record Year 2011 (73) 2010 (73) 2010 (76)
Net Company Growth
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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) Worcester UK 2013 72 56,888 2012 108 63,915 Record Year 2007 (138) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2013 12 28 32 Net growth in 2012 -1 42 67 Record Year 2008 (46) 2012 (42) 2007 (68)
UK Company Share
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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 2013 0.2% 2012 0.2% 2011 0.2% 2010 0.2% 2009 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1992 (0.2%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2013 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% UK formation share in 2012 0.1% 0.2% 0.2% % change 40.9% 0.7% -27.3% Record Year 1992 (0.3%) 1992 (0.3%) 1982 (0.4%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2012-Mar 2013)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 1.63% CONSULTING 5.18% PGL 1.63% MANAGEMENT 4.78% MANAGEMENT 1.55% CONSULTANCY 3.30% WORCESTER 1.55% PROPERTY 2.44% (WORCESTER) 1.14% TRADING 2.06% MEDIA 0.81% DESIGN 1.79% CONSULTANCY 0.81% ENGINEERING 1.78% PROPERTY 0.73% BUSINESS 1.77% HOUSE 0.73% ASSOCIATES 1.75% ENERGY 0.65% LONDON 1.72% CARE 0.65% CONSULTANTS 1.71% CONSTRUCTION 0.57% CONSTRUCTION 1.69% SEVERN 0.57% MEDIA 1.63% HC 0.57% GLOBAL 1.57% SALES 0.57% J 1.56% GREEN 0.49% CARE 1.46% DEVELOPMENTS 0.49% IT 1.43% BUSINESS 0.49% INVESTMENTS 1.41% WORCESTERSHIRE 0.49% PROPERTIES 1.36% DESIGN 0.49% M 1.25% BUILDING 0.49% BUILDING 1.21% J 0.49% ENTERPRISES 1.19% UPTON 0.49% ELECTRICAL 1.18% HOME 0.41% TRAINING 1.17% HOLDINGS 0.41% SECURITY 1.15%
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 300 249,183 99999 - Dormant Company 95 43,384 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 58 54,531 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 57 32,624 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 32 16,448 74990 - Non-trading company 32 14,129 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 29 23,532 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 29 24,894 62090 - Other information technology service activities 22 12,664 86900 - Other human health activities 22 8,465 68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate 21 5,059 56302 - Public houses and bars 18 4,952 41100 - Development of building projects 16 8,637 93199 - Other sports activities 16 3,375 47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets 15 5,186 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 15 7,507 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 14 7,199 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 13 6,591 70100 - Activities of head offices 12 3,950 63990 - Other information service activities not elsewhere classified 12 4,719
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 08437215 SYNERGY ARTZ LIMITED 08 Mar 2013 08443326 AIRFLOW STREAMLINES LIMITED 13 Mar 2013 08444022 JEA (WORCESTER) LTD 14 Mar 2013 08444751 TJD (WORCESTER) LIMITED 14 Mar 2013 08444949 WALKER HAYNES LTD 14 Mar 2013 08458437 RIFT IP LICENSES LTD 22 Mar 2013 08464286 SMART U BE LTD. 27 Mar 2013 08428596 EGG MEDIA (UK) LIMITED 04 Mar 2013 08434701 EAST ENGLAND BUSINESS ON LINE LIMITED 07 Mar 2013 08455253 CLASSIC PIZZA LIMITED 21 Mar 2013 08462188 DESIGNSDE LIMITED 26 Mar 2013 08465735 CALON SOLUTIONS LIMITED 28 Mar 2013 08466392 BEN AND HANNAH DUNNETT LTD 28 Mar 2013 08439319 5 PLUS ONE PRODUCTIONS LTD 11 Mar 2013 08449573 CRAWSHAW HAYNES ASSOCIATES LIMITED 18 Mar 2013 08461643 MEDIA PROFILE LIMITED 26 Mar 2013 08461665 INDEPENDENT FORECOURT SERVICES LTD 26 Mar 2013 08465188 GROKBOX LTD 28 Mar 2013 08444879 CAREFREE SERVICES (UK) LIMITED 14 Mar 2013 08459078 ARC LAND (MERCIA) LTD 25 Mar 2013 08460744 STR8EDGE LIMITED 25 Mar 2013 08425221 TAZZYSTAR LTD 01 Mar 2013 08446713 THE BELL INN (PENSAX) LTD 15 Mar 2013 08454006 ALTERNATIVE KITCHEN SOLUTIONS LIMITED 20 Mar 2013 08460364 COLLEGE AND ACADEMY SERVICES LIMITED 25 Mar 2013
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