Worcestershire
Q1 2012 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- Q1 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Worcestershire when compared to any previous Q1.
- Q1 2012 was a record quarter for company registrations in Worcestershire when compared to any quarter in history.
- February 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Worcestershire when compared to any previous February.
- February 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Worcestershire when compared to any previous February.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
Q1 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Worcestershire when compared to any previous Q1.
Q1 2012 was a record quarter for company registrations in Worcestershire when compared to any quarter in history.
A total of 842 companies were registered in Worcestershire during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).
This figure is an increase of 2.4% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.0% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Worcestershire UK 2012 842 131,491 2011 822 116,391 % change 2.4% 13.0% Record Year 2012 (842) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
February 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Worcestershire when compared to any previous February.
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2012 213 319 310 New companies in 2011 282 232 308 % change -24.5% 37.5% 0.6% Record Year 2011 (282) 2012 (319) 2007 (341)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
A total of 396 companies were dissolved in Worcestershire during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).
This figure is a decrease of 29.5% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 25.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Worcestershire UK 2012 396 67,576 2011 562 90,986 % change -29.5% -25.7% Record Year 2010 (614) 2009 (108,060) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2012 147 113 136 Closed companies in 2011 235 155 172 % change -37.4% -27.1% -21% Record Year 2011 (235) 2010 (206) 2009 (284)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
Net company growth for Worcestershire during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) was 446 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Worcestershire UK 2012 446 63,915 2011 260 25,405 Record Year 2003 (531) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
February 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Worcestershire when compared to any previous February.
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2012 66 206 174 Net growth in 2011 47 77 136 Record Year 2008 (144) 2012 (206) 2008 (229)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
In the first quarter of 2012, Worcestershire formed 0.6% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Worcestershire 2012 0.6% 2011 0.7% 2010 0.7% 2009 0.7% 2008 0.7% Record Year (since 1960) 1965 (1.2%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2012 0.5% 0.7% 0.6% UK formation share in 2011 0.8% 0.6% 0.7% % change -35.2% 17.6% -5.9% Record Year 1975 (1.7%) 1960 (1.6%) 1964 (1.4%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2012 was 46.2.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.8% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 5.0% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
The record first quarter for female directors in Worcestershire was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
30.1% of all director appointments in Worcestershire in the first quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.2% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 1.44% CONSULTING 5.07% CONSULTING 1.44% MANAGEMENT 4.74% CONSULTANCY 1.23% CONSULTANCY 3.30% PROPERTY 1.03% PROPERTY 2.37% ASSOCIATES 0.95% TRADING 2.07% ENGINEERING 0.77% DESIGN 1.93% DESIGN 0.74% ENGINEERING 1.86% J 0.69% ASSOCIATES 1.84% M 0.69% CONSULTANTS 1.79% FUSION 0.62% BUSINESS 1.73% TRAINING 0.62% MEDIA 1.72% S 0.62% CONSTRUCTION 1.72% CONSTRUCTION 0.59% LONDON 1.66% MARKETING 0.59% J 1.54% BUSINESS 0.59% INVESTMENTS 1.51% ENTERPRISES 0.54% GLOBAL 1.50% WORCESTER 0.54% IT 1.40% MEDIA 0.54% CARE 1.34% HOLDINGS 0.54% PROPERTIES 1.31% DEVELOPMENTS 0.54% ELECTRICAL 1.27% SCHOOL 0.54% M 1.27% TRADING 0.51% BUILDING 1.24% INVESTMENTS 0.51% ENERGY 1.20% IT 0.49% S 1.20% PROPERTIES 0.49% ENTERPRISES 1.19%
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 1,025 216,665 7487 - Other business activities 313 52,735 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 297 35,233 99999 - Dormant Company 169 25,084 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 148 19,704 9999 - Dormant Company 121 18,617 56290 - Other food services 102 1,656 7414 - Business & management consultancy 79 12,113 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 76 14,303 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 74 9,892 7499 - Non-trading company 73 9,102 74990 - Non-trading company 63 9,729 62090 - Other information technology service activities 55 8,145 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 53 13,637 41100 - Development of building projects 48 4,984 9305 - Other service activities 48 8,818 7260 - Other computer related activities 44 7,154 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 39 5,169 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 38 4,427 86900 - Other human health activities 37 5,066
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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