Worcestershire
Q3 2012 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- August 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Worcestershire when compared to any previous August.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
A total of 701 companies were registered in Worcestershire during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).
This figure is a decrease of 10.6% 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) Worcestershire UK 2012 701 118,868 2011 784 114,512 % change -10.6% 3.8% Record Year 2011 (784) 2012 (118,868) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
August 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Worcestershire when compared to any previous August.
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2012 222 242 237 New companies in 2011 257 238 289 % change -13.6% 1.7% -18.0% Record Year 2003 (296) 2012 (242) 2011 (289)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
A total of 486 companies were dissolved in Worcestershire during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).
This figure is a decrease of 1.4% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares well 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) Worcestershire UK 2012 486 74,772 2011 493 72,230 % change -1.4% 3.5% Record Year 2010 (796) 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 189 155 142 Closed companies in 2011 152 144 197 % change 24.3% 7.6% -28% Record Year 2010 (232) 2010 (355) 2009 (295)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
Net company growth for Worcestershire during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) was 215 companies.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Worcestershire UK 2012 215 44,096 2011 291 42,282 Record Year 2003 (401) 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 33 87 95 Net growth in 2011 105 94 92 Record Year 2008 (193) 2000 (138) 2002 (171)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
In the third quarter of 2012, Worcestershire formed 0.6% of all UK companies.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Worcestershire 2012 0.6% 2011 0.7% 2010 0.6% 2009 0.6% 2008 0.7% Record Year (since 1960) 1974 (1.2%) 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 0.5% 0.6% 0.6% UK formation share in 2011 0.7% 0.6% 0.7% % change -22.4% 2.5% -18.9% Record Year 1975 (1.4%) 1975 (1.7%) 1980 (1.3%)
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 44.9.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.0% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 5.5% 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 Worcestershire was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.
29.0% of all director appointments in Worcestershire 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 1.57% CONSULTING 5.06% CONSULTING 1.34% MANAGEMENT 4.77% CONSULTANCY 1.13% CONSULTANCY 3.29% PROPERTY 1.08% PROPERTY 2.36% ASSOCIATES 0.92% TRADING 2.08% J 0.84% DESIGN 1.87% ENGINEERING 0.76% ASSOCIATES 1.83% HOLDINGS 0.68% ENGINEERING 1.83% WORCESTER 0.60% CONSULTANTS 1.76% DESIGN 0.60% BUSINESS 1.72% MEDIA 0.60% CONSTRUCTION 1.70% TRAINING 0.60% MEDIA 1.68% ENTERPRISES 0.58% LONDON 1.67% S 0.58% J 1.55% BUSINESS 0.58% GLOBAL 1.54% R 0.55% INVESTMENTS 1.47% TRADING 0.55% IT 1.43% CONSTRUCTION 0.52% PROPERTIES 1.34% GREEN 0.52% CARE 1.32% (MIDLANDS) 0.52% M 1.27% DEVELOPMENTS 0.50% BUILDING 1.22% MARKETING 0.50% ENTERPRISES 1.21% ELECTRICAL 0.50% ELECTRICAL 1.20% D 0.47% S 1.17% WORCESTERSHIRE 0.47% 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 1,090 228,243 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 446 50,446 99999 - Dormant Company 256 37,912 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 193 28,990 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 111 21,969 56290 - Other food services 104 2,599 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 102 14,809 7487 - Other business activities 96 16,361 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 93 20,742 74990 - Non-trading company 88 13,641 41100 - Development of building projects 69 7,545 62090 - Other information technology service activities 68 11,950 86900 - Other human health activities 59 7,550 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 55 6,008 45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles 50 4,070 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 49 5,760 9999 - Dormant Company 48 6,793 41202 - Construction of domestic buildings 43 4,591 62012 - Business and domestic software development 42 6,943 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 42 6,519
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 08202021 BROMSGROVE WINDOWS LTD 05 Sep 2012 08231481 LEARNATIVE LIMITED 27 Sep 2012 08202166 RPD CONSULTING LTD 05 Sep 2012 08203808 LOWCOST - GYMS LTD 06 Sep 2012 08212478 F.A.T.T.S (MIDLANDS) LTD 13 Sep 2012 08220030 J.F WRIGHT & SONS LIMITED 19 Sep 2012 08220494 BLCJ LTD 19 Sep 2012 08222699 S.S. TOOLS & ENGINEERING LTD 20 Sep 2012 08201667 ENVIRONMENTAL EXCELLENCE EDUCATION LIMITED 04 Sep 2012 08207042 OTIUM ONE LTD 07 Sep 2012 08212038 OTIUM WORCESTER LTD 12 Sep 2012 08223558 PORT 60 LTD 21 Sep 2012 08220579 CHANGING FUTURES LTD 19 Sep 2012 08199471 ARCANGEL SECURITY LIMITED 03 Sep 2012 08202070 EXCELLENT ADMIN LIMITED 05 Sep 2012 08206319 COMPUTER TECHIES LIMITED 07 Sep 2012 08213255 MMP LONDON LTD 13 Sep 2012 08220111 PASSWORD SECURITY SYSTEMS LIMITED 19 Sep 2012 08224484 GREEK OUTDOORS CATERING LIMITED 21 Sep 2012 08233591 VERSUS VEHICLE MANAGEMENT LTD 28 Sep 2012 08215493 MB ORCHARD CONSTRUCTION LIMITED 14 Sep 2012 08206380 KEITH MCKAY KITCHENS LIMITED 07 Sep 2012 08209898 PUBKIT LIMITED 11 Sep 2012 08211670 HMS (BIRMINGHAM) LIMITED 12 Sep 2012 08217907 NO.19 LABORATORY LTD 18 Sep 2012
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