New Company Registrations

1. Annual Data (2011)

   A total of 102 companies were formed in Workington in 2011. This total is 1.0% lower than in 2010 and compares poorly to the UK figure of a 13.1% growth compared to 400,358 the previous year.

   Year	Workington	UK
   2011	102	452,870
   2010	103	400,358
   2009	67	362,675
   2008	105	349,203
   2007	128	457,649
   Record Year	2002 (178)	2007 (457,649)

   incorporation year	uk year	uk companies	number of companies	sort
   2011	2011	452870	102	1
   2010	2010	400358	103	1
   2009	2009	362675	67	1
   2008	2008	349203	105	1
   2007	2007	457649	128	1
   2006	2006	405440	104	1
   2005	2005	367689	88	1
   2004	2004	340803	78	1
   2003	2003	403670	176	1
   2002	2002	299401	178	1
   2002	2007	457649	178	2

   New Companies by Year

2. Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2011)

   In the second half of 2011 a total of 57 companies were formed in Workington. This figure is 0.0% the same as last year, which compares badly to the UK wide figure of 14.0%.

   The highest total for a second half year in Workington occurred in 2002 when a total of 131 were formed.

   Half Year (Jul-Dec)	Workington	UK
   2011	57	224,135
   2010	57	196,609
   % change	0.0%	14.0%
   Record Year	2002 (131)	2011 (224,135)

   half	uk companies	number of companies
   H2 2011	224135	57
   H2 2010	196609	57
   H2 2009	180654	34
   H2 2008	160932	42
   H2 2007	178552	40
   H2 2006	190031	58
   H2 2005	180291	43
   H2 2004	166374	38
   H2 2003	201446	100
   H2 2002	162884	131

   New Companies by Half Year

3. Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2011)

   A total of 25 companies were registered in Workington during the fourth quarter of 2011 (Oct 2011 - Dec 2011).

   This figure is a decrease of 19.4% versus the same period last year (Q4 2010). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.3% against the same period last year.

   fourth quarter (Oct 2011 - Dec 2011)	Workington	UK
   2011	25	109,623
   2010	31	95,117
   % change	-19.4%	15.3%
   Record Year	2002 (56)	2011 (109,623)

   quarter	number of companies	uk quarter	uk companies	sort
   Q4 2011	25	Q4 2011	109623	1
   Q4 2010	31	Q4 2010	95117	1
   Q4 2009	13	Q4 2009	85983	1
   Q4 2008	16	Q4 2008	76038	1
   Q4 2007	23	Q4 2007	83140	1
   Q4 2006	25	Q4 2006	94527	1
   Q4 2005	20	Q4 2005	89564	1
   Q4 2004	21	Q4 2004	81122	1
   Q4 2003	32	Q4 2003	94243	1
   Q4 2002	56	Q4 2002	82677	1
   Q4 2002	56	Q4 2011	109623	2

   New Companies by Quarter

4. Monthly Data (Oct, Nov & Dec 2011)

   month	uk companies	number of companies
   Dec 2011	30598	6
   Nov 2011	40319	10
   Oct 2011	38706	9
   Sep 2011	38920	15
   Aug 2011	38461	8
   Jul 2011	37131	9
   Jun 2011	39725	8
   May 2011	38130	4
   Apr 2011	34489	6
   Mar 2011	44847	14
   Feb 2011	37762	8
   Jan 2011	33782	5

   New Companies by Month

   	October	November	December
   New companies in 2011	9	10	6
   New companies in 2010	13	10	8
   % change	-30.8%	0.0%	-25.0%
   Record Year	2002 (21)	2006 (13)	2002 (22)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

1. Annual Data (2011)

   A total of 77 companies were dissolved in Workington in 2011. This total is 8.3% lower than in 2010 and compares unfavourably to the UK figure of 8.1% decrease compared to the previous year.

   Year	Workington	UK
   2011	77	314,523
   2010	84	342,232
   2009	90	533,773
   2008	51	237,901
   2007	40	220,295
   Record Year	2004 (205)	2009 (533,773)

   dissolution year	uk year	uk companies	number of companies	sort
   2011	2011	314523	77	1
   2010	2010	342232	84	1
   2009	2009	533773	90	1
   2008	2008	237901	51	1
   2007	2007	220295	40	1
   2006	2006	200166	41	1
   2005	2005	189329	51	1
   2004	2004	171967	205	1
   2003	2003	161127	26	1
   2002	2002	163577	29	1
   2004	2009	533773	205	2

   Dissolved Companies by Year

2. Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2011)

   In the second half of 2011 a total of 39 companies were dissolved in Workington. This figure is 7.1% lower than last year, which compares badly to the UK wide change of -7.5%.

   The highest total for a second half year in Workington occurred in 2004 when a total of 147 were closed.

   Half Year (Jul-Dec)	Workington	UK
   2011	39	152,213
   2010	42	164,601
   % change	-7.1%	-7.5%
   Record Year	2004 (147)	2009 (244,537)

   half	uk companies	number of companies
   H2 2011	152213	39
   H2 2010	164601	42
   H2 2009	244537	53
   H2 2008	134798	27
   H2 2007	112494	21
   H2 2006	100900	16
   H2 2005	98663	28
   H2 2004	87430	147
   H2 2003	83674	12
   H2 2002	90537	13

   Dissolved Companies by Half Year

3. Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2011)

   A total of 18 companies were dissolved in Workington during the fourth quarter of 2011 (Oct 2011 - Dec 2011).

   This figure is a decrease of 5.3% versus the same period last year (Q4 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 4.0% against the same period last year.

   fourth quarter (Oct 2011 - Dec 2011)	Workington	UK
   2011	18	79,983
   2010	19	76,896
   % change	-5.3%	4.0%
   Record Year	2004 (139)	2009 (85,136)

   quarter	number of companies	uk quarter	uk companies	sort
   Q4 2011	18	Q4 2011	79983	1
   Q4 2010	19	Q4 2010	76896	1
   Q4 2009	23	Q4 2009	85136	1
   Q4 2008	10	Q4 2008	52051	1
   Q4 2007	9	Q4 2007	53829	1
   Q4 2006	11	Q4 2006	49456	1
   Q4 2005	16	Q4 2005	48529	1
   Q4 2004	139	Q4 2004	43135	1
   Q4 2003	3	Q4 2003	37068	1
   Q4 2002	8	Q4 2002	49574	1
   Q4 2004	139	Q4 2009	85136	2

   Dissolved Companies by Quarter

4. Monthly Data (Oct, Nov & Dec 2011)

   month	uk companies	number of companies
   Dec 2011	29283	7
   Nov 2011	31065	6
   Oct 2011	19635	5
   Sep 2011	22852	8
   Aug 2011	25745	7
   Jul 2011	23633	6
   Jun 2011	23848	6
   May 2011	31305	8
   Apr 2011	16171	5
   Mar 2011	27947	5
   Feb 2011	29849	6
   Jan 2011	33190	8

   Dissolved Companies by Month

   	October	November	December
   Closed companies in 2011	5	6	7
   Closed companies in 2010	4	6	9
   % change	25.0%	0.0%	-22%
   Record Year	2009 (7)	2009 (7)	2004 (132)

Net Company Growth

1. Annual Data (2011)

   A total of 25 companies were added to the company register for Workington in 2011. This number represents growth of 24.3% in the total number of active companies, which compares unfavourably to the UK figure of 34.6%.

   This number is 6 companies higher than the previous year.

   The highest net company growth figure ever seen in one year came in 2003 when the Workington company register grew by 150 companies.

   Year	Workington	UK
   2011	25	138,347
   2010	19	58,126
   2009	-23	-171,098
   2008	54	111,302
   2007	88	237,354
   Record Year	2003 (150)	2003 (242,543)

   year	net	prev total	uk year	uk net	uk prev	sort
   2011	25	103	2011	138347	400358	1
   2010	19	67	2010	58126	362675	1
   2009	-23	105	2009	-171098	349203	1
   2008	54	128	2008	111302	457649	1
   2007	88	104	2007	237354	405440	1
   2006	63	88	2006	205274	367689	1
   2005	37	78	2005	178360	340803	1
   2004	-127	176	2004	168836	403670	1
   2003	150	178	2003	242543	299401	1
   2002	149	62	2002	135824	226399	1
   2003	150	0	2003	242543	0	2

   Net Growth by Year

2. Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2011)

   In the second half of 2011 the company register for Workington increased by 18 companies.

   Half Year (Jul-Dec)	Workington	UK
   2011	18	71,922
   2010	15	32,008
   Record Year	2002 (118)	2003 (117,772)

   half	uk net	net
   H2 2011	71922	18
   H2 2010	32008	15
   H2 2009	-63883	-19
   H2 2008	26134	15
   H2 2007	66058	19
   H2 2006	89131	42
   H2 2005	81628	15
   H2 2004	78944	-109
   H2 2003	117772	88
   H2 2002	72347	118

   Net Growth by Half Year

3. Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2011)

   Net company growth for Workington during the fourth quarter of 2011 (Oct 2011 - Dec 2011) was 7 companies.

   fourth quarter (Oct 2011 - Dec 2011)	Workington	UK
   2011	7	29,640
   2010	12	18,221
   Record Year	2002 (48)	2003 (57,175)

   quarter	net	prev total	uk quarter	uk net	uk prev	sort
   Q4 2011	7	31	Q4 2011	29640	95117	1
   Q4 2010	12	13	Q4 2010	18221	85983	1
   Q4 2009	-10	16	Q4 2009	847	76038	1
   Q4 2008	6	23	Q4 2008	23987	83140	1
   Q4 2007	14	25	Q4 2007	29311	94527	1
   Q4 2006	14	20	Q4 2006	45071	89564	1
   Q4 2005	4	21	Q4 2005	41035	81122	1
   Q4 2004	-118	32	Q4 2004	37987	94243	1
   Q4 2003	29	56	Q4 2003	57175	82677	1
   Q4 2002	48	16	Q4 2002	33103	53729	1
   Q4 2002	48	0	Q4 2003	57175	0	2

   Net Growth by Quarter

4. Monthly Data (Oct, Nov & Dec 2011)

   month	uk net	net
   Dec 2011	1315	-1
   Nov 2011	9254	4
   Oct 2011	19071	4
   Sep 2011	16068	7
   Aug 2011	12716	1
   Jul 2011	13498	3
   Jun 2011	15877	2
   May 2011	6825	-4
   Apr 2011	18318	1
   Mar 2011	16900	9
   Feb 2011	7913	2
   Jan 2011	592	-3

   Net Growth by Month

   	October	November	December
   Net growth in 2011	4	4	-1
   Net growth in 2010	9	4	-1
   Record Year	2002 (20)	2006 (9)	2002 (19)

UK Company Share

1. Annual Data (2011)

   In 2011 Workington formed 0.0% of all UK companies. This is no change on 2010 when Workington was responsible for 0.0% of all UK companies.

   Year	Workington
   2011	0.0%
   2010	0.0%
   2009	0.0%
   2008	0.0%
   2007	0.0%
   Record Year (since 1960)	2002 (0.1%)

   incorporation year	percentage	num town	sort
   2011	0.0225	102	1
   2010	0.0257	103	1
   2009	0.0185	67	1
   2008	0.0301	105	1
   2007	0.0280	128	1
   2006	0.0257	104	1
   2005	0.0239	88	1
   2004	0.0229	78	1
   2003	0.0436	176	1
   2002	0.0595	178	1
   2002	0.0595	178	2

   Company Share by Year

2. Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2011)

   In the second half of 2011 Workington formed 0.0% of all UK companies. This is the same as the 2010 figure of 0.0%.

   Half Year (Jul-Dec)	Workington
   2011	0.0%
   2010	0.0%
   2009	0.0%
   2008	0.0%
   2007	0.0%
   Record Year (since 1960)	1969 (0.1%)

   half	percentage	num town	sort
   H2 2011	0.0254	57	1
   H2 2010	0.0290	57	1
   H2 2009	0.0188	34	1
   H2 2008	0.0261	42	1
   H2 2007	0.0224	40	1
   H2 2006	0.0305	58	1
   H2 2005	0.0239	43	1
   H2 2004	0.0228	38	1
   H2 2003	0.0496	100	1
   H2 2002	0.0804	131	1
   H2 1969	0.1007	3	2

   Company Share by Half Year

3. Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2011)

   In the fourth quarter of 2011, Workington formed 0.0% of all UK companies.

   fourth quarter (Oct 2011 - Dec 2011)	Workington
   2011	0.0%
   2010	0.0%
   2009	0.0%
   2008	0.0%
   2007	0.0%
   Record Year (since 1960)	1969 (0.1%)

   quarter	percentage	num town	sort
   Q4 2011	0.0228	25	1
   Q4 2010	0.0326	31	1
   Q4 2009	0.0151	13	1
   Q4 2008	0.0210	16	1
   Q4 2007	0.0277	23	1
   Q4 2006	0.0264	25	1
   Q4 2005	0.0223	20	1
   Q4 2004	0.0259	21	1
   Q4 2003	0.0340	32	1
   Q4 2002	0.0677	56	1
   Q4 1969	0.1272	2	2

   Company Share by Quarter

4. Monthly Data (Oct, Nov & Dec 2011)

   month	percentage	num town
   Dec 2011	0.0196	6
   Nov 2011	0.0248	10
   Oct 2011	0.0233	9
   Sep 2011	0.0385	15
   Aug 2011	0.0208	8
   Jul 2011	0.0242	9
   Jun 2011	0.0201	8
   May 2011	0.0105	4
   Apr 2011	0.0174	6
   Mar 2011	0.0312	14
   Feb 2011	0.0212	8
   Jan 2011	0.0148	5

   Company Share by Month

   	October	November	December
   UK formation share in 2011	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
   UK formation share in 2010	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
   % change	-39.6%	-14.8%	-33.6%
   Record Year	1969 (0.2%)	1969 (0.2%)	1966 (0.2%)

Director Age

1. Annual Data (2011)

   The average age of a director in 2011 was 46.5.

   The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.4% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.

   The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 5.5% compared to the UK figure of 4.2%.

   incorporation year	average age	over 65	under 25	uk average age	uk under 25	uk over 65
   2011	46.4545	5.4545	2.4242	43.5012	3.6548	4.1918
   2010	45.8913	1.4493	0.0000	44.4401	2.4538	4.5333
   2009	44.9286	0.8929	0.8929	45.2261	1.7605	5.0704
   2008	46.6306	4.4586	1.2739	46.1030	1.1038	5.5656
   2007	48.6268	8.0986	1.7606	46.9178	0.6450	6.2914
   2006	46.9475	2.3324	0.0000	47.8828	0.4451	7.0508
   2005	48.8462	8.5470	0.4274	48.7391	0.2649	7.9581
   2004	49.3583	4.7244	0.3937	49.4951	0.1758	8.9625
   2003	53.0158	12.3684	0.0000	50.8740	0.1352	10.6270
   2002	53.4045	12.4204	0.0000	51.6935	0.1273	11.7651

   Director Age by Year

2. Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2011)

   The average age of a director in the second half of 2011 was 47.5.

   The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.4% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.

   The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 9.5% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.

   half	average age	over 65	under 25	uk average age	uk under 25	uk over 65
   H2 2011	47.5476	9.5238	2.3810	43.1922	4.1183	4.0977
   H2 2010	46.5077	0.0000	0.0000	44.1077	2.8067	4.4080
   H2 2009	45.6512	2.3256	0.0000	45.0201	1.9353	4.9560
   H2 2008	46.9048	3.1746	0.0000	45.8334	1.2764	5.4631
   H2 2007	45.5109	5.4348	3.2609	46.8152	0.7598	6.1076
   H2 2006	46.8571	1.6484	0.0000	47.7247	0.5102	6.9628
   H2 2005	48.6116	8.2645	0.0000	48.4938	0.2844	7.7243
   H2 2004	49.5278	3.4722	0.0000	49.3406	0.1993	8.8644
   H2 2003	52.7943	8.6124	0.0000	50.4891	0.1411	10.0769
   H2 2002	53.6359	13.8249	0.0000	51.6317	0.1268	11.7639

   Director Age by Half Year

3. Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2011)

   The average age of a director in the fourth quarter of 2011 was 47.5.

   The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.9% compared to the UK figure of 4.2%.

   The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 8.8% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.

   quarter	average age	over 65	under 25	uk average age	uk under 25	uk over 65
   Q4 2011	47.5000	8.8235	2.9412	43.1368	4.2237	4.1394
   Q4 2010	48.4643	0.0000	0.0000	44.1115	2.9654	4.4413
   Q4 2009	48.2941	5.8824	0.0000	45.0208	1.9341	4.7453
   Q4 2008	46.0952	4.7619	0.0000	45.8957	1.3524	5.5383
   Q4 2007	43.6889	4.4444	4.4444	46.8486	0.7878	5.9462
   Q4 2006	46.3117	2.5974	0.0000	47.7754	0.5298	7.0007
   Q4 2005	45.7656	9.3750	0.0000	48.4782	0.2883	7.6552
   Q4 2004	49.3271	3.7383	0.0000	49.3119	0.2130	8.5903
   Q4 2003	53.0541	9.4595	0.0000	50.4240	0.1555	9.9952
   Q4 2002	53.2478	11.5044	0.0000	51.6196	0.1377	11.7155

   Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

1. Annual Data (2011)

   The record year for female directors in Workington was 1857 when 36.4% of all directors were female.

   The percentage of female directors in Workington in 2011 was 44.0%. The average for the UK during this time was 28.6%

   incorporation year	percentage female	uk year	uk percentage female	sort
   2002	43.9655	2002	28.5637	1
   2003	37.5291	2003	29.8456	1
   2004	40.5018	2004	26.7982	1
   2005	39.0977	2005	26.5473	1
   2006	45.4308	2006	26.5349	1
   2007	40.4692	2007	27.0885	1
   2008	38.5027	2008	27.0648	1
   2009	28.0000	2009	25.4309	1
   2010	27.1605	2010	24.9134	1
   2011	25.2577	2011	25.7049	1
   1857	36.3636	1948	75.0000	2

   Director Gender by Year

2. Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2011)

   The record second half year for female directors in Workington was 1860 when 42.9% of all directors were female.

   26.5% of all director appointments in Workington in the second half of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.

   half	percentage female	uk half	uk percentage female	sort
   H2 2011	26.4706	H2 2011	25.6738	1
   H2 2010	32.0513	H2 2010	24.9631	1
   H2 2009	24.0000	H2 2009	24.8956	1
   H2 2008	30.2632	H2 2008	26.2791	1
   H2 2007	37.8378	H2 2007	26.7504	1
   H2 2006	41.7476	H2 2006	26.4750	1
   H2 2005	42.0290	H2 2005	26.2215	1
   H2 2004	40.6452	H2 2004	26.7574	1
   H2 2003	37.7593	H2 2003	29.3888	1
   H2 2002	44.1176	H2 2002	29.5525	1
   H2 1860	42.8571	H2 1936	100.0000	2

   Director Gender by Half Year

3. Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2011)

   The record fourth quarter for female directors in Workington was in 1977 when 31.1% of all directors were female.

   24.4% of all director appointments in Workington in the fourth quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.3% for the same period.

   quarter	percentage female	uk quarter	uk percentage female	sort
   Q4 2011	24.4444	Q4 2011	25.2910	1
   Q4 2010	40.0000	Q4 2010	24.7227	1
   Q4 2009	31.8182	Q4 2009	24.0749	1
   Q4 2008	33.3333	Q4 2008	26.3450	1
   Q4 2007	32.0000	Q4 2007	26.5826	1
   Q4 2006	44.3182	Q4 2006	25.9680	1
   Q4 2005	46.4789	Q4 2005	26.0272	1
   Q4 2004	45.1327	Q4 2004	26.4556	1
   Q4 2003	27.5000	Q4 2003	29.1713	1
   Q4 2002	39.5161	Q4 2002	29.6130	1
   Q4 1977	31.0539	Q4 1985	100.0000	2

   Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

1. Previous 12 months (Dec 2010-Dec 2011)

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

   word	percentage	uk word	uk percentage
   CUMBRIA	4.50%	CONSULTING	5.07%
   ENGINEERING	3.00%	MANAGEMENT	4.74%
   (CUMBRIA)	2.50%	CONSULTANCY	3.26%
   (WORKINGTON)	2.00%	PROPERTY	2.37%
   ENTERPRISES	1.50%	TRADING	2.07%
   CUMBRIAN	1.50%	DESIGN	1.92%
   SMOOTHIES	1.50%	ASSOCIATES	1.86%
   SOLWAY	1.50%	ENGINEERING	1.78%
   SUPPORT	1.00%	BUSINESS	1.78%
   INSPECTION	1.00%	CONSULTANTS	1.76%
   SAFETY	1.00%	CONSTRUCTION	1.73%
   WASTE	1.00%	MEDIA	1.71%
   FOR	1.00%	LONDON	1.63%
   DISTRICT	1.00%	J	1.51%
   OPERA	1.00%	INVESTMENTS	1.48%
   ACTION	1.00%	GLOBAL	1.46%
   DOBIES	1.00%	IT	1.41%
   DERWENT	1.00%	CARE	1.39%
   FITNESS	1.00%	PROPERTIES	1.29%
   LAKE	1.00%	ELECTRICAL	1.29%
   W	1.00%	M	1.27%
   DRINKS	1.00%	BUILDING	1.26%
   CENTRE	1.00%	ENERGY	1.25%
   PROJECT	1.00%	S	1.20%
   CONSULTANTS	1.00%	ENTERPRISES	1.20%

SIC Data

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

   sic code	number of companies	uk companies
   None Supplied	30	205,525
   7487 - Other business activities	17	57,052
   82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified	9	32,483
   70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management	9	17,765
   43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified	4	3,342
   99999 - Dormant Company	4	21,846
   7420 - Architectural, technical consult	3	1,569
   7414 - Business & management consultancy	3	13,034
   41202 - Construction of domestic buildings	3	2,598
   74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified	3	8,671
   71129 - Other engineering activities	3	1,823
   7411 - Legal activities	2	1,267
   96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified	2	11,768
   4533 - Plumbing	2	1,374
   4521 - General construction & civil engineering	2	5,558
   56302 - Public houses and bars	2	2,308
   4544 - Painting and glazing	2	614
   7011 - Development & sell real estate	2	2,287
   49320 - Taxi operation	2	817
   03110 - Marine fishing	2	123

Recent Companies

1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

   COMPANY NUMBER	COMPANY NAME	INCORPORATION DATE
   07872086	CHRISTOPHER PALMER ENGINEERING LIMITED	06 Dec 2011
   07874375	PK ENTERPRISES (CUMBRIA) LIMITED	07 Dec 2011
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