Worcester, Worcestershire

Q3 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 (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    A total of 191 companies were registered in Worcester during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).

    This figure is an increase of 15.1% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.6% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)WorcesterUK
    2013191132,684
    2012166118,868
    % change15.1%11.6%
    Record Year 2011 (223) 2013 (132,684)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2013765956
    New companies in 2012475861
    % change61.7%1.7%-8.2%
    Record Year2003 (101)2000 (91)2003 (83)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    A total of 141 companies were dissolved in Worcester during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).

    This figure is an increase of 7.6% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.5% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)WorcesterUK
    201314186,170
    201213175,908
    % change7.6%13.5%
    Record Year 2010 (206) 2009 (159,405)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2013435048
    Closed companies in 2012504140
    % change-14.0%22.0%20%
    Record Year2010 (61)2010 (86)2009 (66)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    Net company growth for Worcester during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) was 50 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)WorcesterUK
    20135046,514
    20123542,960
    Record Year 2006 (108) 2013 (46,514)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 20133398
    Net growth in 2012-31721
    Record Year2003 (65)2000 (73)2000 (55)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    In the third quarter of 2013, Worcester formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)Worcester
    20130.1%
    20120.1%
    20110.2%
    20100.1%
    20090.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2000 (0.4%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20130.2%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20120.1%0.2%0.2%
    % change44.8%-6.7%-19.5%
    Record Year1993 (0.4%)2000 (0.5%)2000 (0.4%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2013 was 47.4.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 6.6% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.8% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Worcester was in 2004 when 34.8% of all directors were female.

    28.4% of all director appointments in Worcester in the third quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.2% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    PGL1.87%CONSULTING5.27%
    MANAGEMENT1.56%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    WORCESTER1.48%CONSULTANCY3.45%
    CONSULTING1.40%PROPERTY2.53%
    MEDIA0.86%TRADING2.08%
    CONSULTANCY0.78%ENGINEERING1.83%
    (WORCESTER)0.78%LONDON1.79%
    ASSOCIATES0.70%DESIGN1.78%
    CARE0.70%BUSINESS1.74%
    BUSINESS0.62%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    SYSTEMS0.62%CONSULTANTS1.69%
    TRAINING0.62%CARE1.64%
    PROPERTY0.62%ASSOCIATES1.61%
    BUILDING0.55%GLOBAL1.59%
    HOME0.55%J1.54%
    HC0.55%MEDIA1.54%
    DESIGN0.55%INVESTMENTS1.53%
    CONSTRUCTION0.55%PROPERTIES1.45%
    WORCESTERSHIRE0.47%IT1.39%
    D0.47%M1.25%
    HOUSE0.47%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    INVESTMENTS0.47%BUILDING1.19%
    NETWORK0.47%CAPITAL1.19%
    ENGINEERING0.47%DEVELOPMENTS1.16%
    CONSULTANTS0.47%TRAINING1.15%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied303260,135
    99999 - Dormant Company8446,169
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management6534,970
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified4954,854
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified3517,715
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified3225,547
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities3026,675
    74990 - Non-trading company2414,228
    56302 - Public houses and bars215,437
    86900 - Other human health activities209,203
    41100 - Development of building projects199,271
    93199 - Other sports activities183,654
    47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets185,706
    68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate175,430
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate178,312
    96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment165,859
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet158,475
    62090 - Other information technology service activities1412,516
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities146,979
    70100 - Activities of head offices133,929

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08594594 HIT UNIVERSAL LIMITED 02 Jul 2013
    08597489 MICHAEL FRANCE ASSOCIATES LIMITED 04 Jul 2013
    08598316 CARDIP LIMITED 05 Jul 2013
    08601811 VERTIS INVESTMENTS LIMITED 09 Jul 2013
    08613970 AIS AVIATION LTD 17 Jul 2013
    08614681 GBW PANELS HOLDINGS LIMITED 18 Jul 2013
    08617356 MALVERN 1872 LIMITED 19 Jul 2013
    08621758 SUMMITCOOL MONITORING SERVICES LIMITED 23 Jul 2013
    08629977 ANNE GEDDES SPECIALIST-CARE LIMITED 30 Jul 2013
    08598713 PAUL HOSKINS GROUNDWORKS LIMITED 05 Jul 2013
    08608396 RIVERVIEW HOTELS LTD 12 Jul 2013
    08609344 ELLE ACCOUNTING LTD 15 Jul 2013
    08612446 RELOADED LIMITED 16 Jul 2013
    08613027 SKIP HIRE WORCESTER LIMITED 17 Jul 2013
    08620568 KCREW LTD 23 Jul 2013
    08603223 MARTIN246 LIMITED 09 Jul 2013
    08609384 KARTRICKZ CUSTOMS CORPORATE EVENTS LIMITED 15 Jul 2013
    08610261 LINDOT LTD 15 Jul 2013
    08599236 KRR IT CONSULTING LIMITED 05 Jul 2013
    08591466 WORCESTER RETREAT LIMITED 01 Jul 2013
    08594122 RIMELL TRANSPORT LIMITED 02 Jul 2013
    08612870 BLOOMING MARKETING LIMITED 17 Jul 2013
    08594962 GNN ENGINEERING LTD 03 Jul 2013
    OC386654 AROUND THE CLOCK COMMUNICATIONS LLP 17 Jul 2013
    08623110 CARTER GRAPHICS LIMITED 24 Jul 2013