Who are Company Directors in the UK?

The COMPANIES Made Made Simple Group Presented by of Simple e The Made imple Grp Share on Facebook! Tweet this! DIRECTORS APPOINTED TO NEW COMPANIES FORMED BY COMPANIES MADE SIMPLE Heard the one about the horse dental technician, the lap-dancer and the vicar? What have a horse dental technician, a lap-dancer and a vicar got in common? Or a tug boat operator, a hip-hop artist and an abseiler? The answer will delight businessmen Lord Sugar and Duncan Bannatyne. They all became company directors between January 2009 and September 2011!!! WHO ARE COMPANY DIRECTORS? Directors by Name The male and female names are dominated by what would be considered traditional British names. However, the name Mohammed would appear in our top ten (of the male names) if there were a definitive spelling. Asian names are much more predominant in the Surname table, with five of the names being of Asian origin. SƏuoSJulie yDavid uo Richard ƏinJoness ®ƆMichdel Stephen Jane Ali LClaire Emma Khanis USmith Andrew James Lisa ENicola Mark D Male Forename Female Forename Surname Gender 2009 2010 2011 Female = 23.79% Female = 24.58% A Female = 24.86% A Male = 76.21% Male = 75.42% Male = 75.14% Nationality Gender American woman appear to be the most eager to become company directors with 41.72% of American people becoming directors being female, the highest ratio. Pakistani men have the largest ratio over woman. Highest Male-to-Female Ratio Highest Female-to-Male Ratio 41 87.92% 58.28% PAKISTAN AMERICAN 12.08% 41.72% 87.30% 59.71% NORWEGIAN ZIMBABWEAN 12.70% 40.29% 83.80% 65.93% IRANIAN KENYAN 16.20% 34.07% 82.35% 65.93% DANISH CHINESE 17.65% 34.07% 81.25% 66.67% SWISS MALAYSIAN 18.75% 33.33% Age of Directors at Company formation date 35000 Age Range % of Directors 2.21% 27.36% 32.12% 23.53% 16-20 30000 21-30 31-40 25000 41-50 51-60 61-70 10.63% 3.75% 0.38% 0.03% 20000 15000 71-80 81-90 10000 91-100 0.01% 5000 16-20 21-30 31-40 41-50 51-60 61-70 71-80 81-90 91-100 Age Range Age, like status, is no barrier to initiative. The oldest director was 94. That is a mere 78 years older than the youngest director who, aged 16, was at the legal minimum age. Directors by Star Signs? It's in the stars...or is it? The astrologers will no doubt have seen it coming, but there's no real difference between star signs when it comes to directorships. For the record, those serious Capricorns just topped the table. Capricorn Aquarius Pisces Aries %3D 8.91% 8.23% 8.37% 8.32% Taurus Gemini Cancer Leo %3D %3D 8.88% 8.41% 8.23% 7.87% M. Virgo Libra Scorpio Sagittarius 8.60% 7.71% 8.19% 8.28% Directors Nationality - Age Australasian, Asian and African directors are being appointed from their early twenties to mid-thirties. The figures then drop. American and European directors don't drop off as dramatically, with appointments more regular. 50% Asia Australasia Africa Europe America 15 35 55 75 Age Directors by Region South East North West North East London East Midlands Northern Ireland East Wales South West West Midlands Yorkshire & Humber Scotland 5.57% 5.48% 2.97% 2.49% 2.29% 2.14% 2.11% London South West London South East Guildford Reading Cardiff Newcastle on Tyne Southampton Tunbridge Wells 2.10% 2.09% 2.08% Leeds Milton Keynes Directors Overseas China leads the way with overseas directors, making up nearly a quarter of those who live outside the UK. This may not be unexpected given its status as a BRIC country. But what is surprising is that fellow BRIC Countries Russia and Brazil do not even feature in the top ten. 16.48% 26.40% 24.74% 24.42% 17.12% 13.06% 12.03% 13.12% 10.62% 11.81% 13.88% 12.58% 4.75% 5.56% 8.22% 6.64% 4.28% 6.67% 6.69% 6.38% 4.60% 5.56% 5.43% 5.38% 6.02% 4.72% 4.85% 4.94% 4.60% 4.59% 4.94% 4.74% 7.29% 4.26% 4.13% 4.58% 4.28% 3.57% 2.83% 3.33% 2009 2010 2011 Total China France Germany Italy India Spain USA Ireland Australia Poland We found an unusually long town name when looking at Directors from overseas! "Wenshan Zhuang And Miao Autonomous Prefecture" (otherwise known as), located in China. 文山 壯族 苗族 自治州 Directors by Nationality Note: Population Estimate 2010 Directors that arę foreign nationals – each having a UK address. Indian Directors = 3335 Population = 693,000 ENİ = 0.48% Entrepreneurial Nations Index(ENI) Australian Directors = 991 Population = 112,000 ENİ = 0.88% Pakistani Directors = 1858 Population = 431,000 ENİ = 0.43% Italian Directors = 1103 Population = 118,000 ENİ = 0.93% Chinese Directors = 1750 Population = 120,000 ENİ = 1.46% Nigerian French Directors = 1332 Population = 111,000 ENİ = 1.20% Directors = 1617 Population = 151,000 ENİ = 1.07% Irish Directors = 1528 Population = 405,000 ENÍ = 0.38% German Directors = 1394 Population = 296,000 ENİ = 0.47% Polish Directors = 1511 Population = 532,000 ENİ = 0.28% 1.46% of Chinese nationals living in the UK could be directors, making them the most entrepreneurial nationality. Notable Titles A King A President A Sheikh Dr 50 Lords 22 Sirs 3 Enterprising Ladies This report is based on data supplied in respect of over 110,000 directors appointed to companies formed by Companies Made Simple between January 2009 and September 2011. 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