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REGISTRATIONS Incorporations for the period ending December 31, 2016 totaled (339) representing an 8% increase in comparison to the total incorporations for the same period in 2015 (285) (Table 4) bringing the total incorporations to date to (5174) (Table 5). Offshore agents Incorporations for the period totaled (103), of which International Business Company IBC totaled (96), Continued in International Business Company CONIBC (4), Foundations (3) were registered for the period (Table7). For the period ending December 31, 2016 onshore agent’s incorporations totaled (236), of which International Business Company IBC (223), company act company CAC (4), foreign company (1), limited liability company LLC (6), limited partnership LP (2) were registered for the period (Table 6). Strike off action for the period ending December 31, 2016 totaled (51), of which International Business Company IBC (35), company act company CAC (5), departures (11), limited liability company LLC (0) cancelation for the period in review brining the YTD total (3370) (Table 8) Revivals and Restorations for the period ending December 31, 2016 totaled (40), of which Company act company CAC (7) revived, International Business Company IBC (33) restored, limited liability company LLC (0) revived bringing the YTD total (236) (Table 9). The Intellectual Property registrations for the period ending December 31, 2016 totaled (11) of which Trademark local marks (10) were registered bringing the YTD total to (122). Trademark UK marks (0) were registered bringing the YTD total to (8). Patents registrations for the month totaled (1) bringing the YTD total to (24). A graphic representation can be found below (Figure 10). TRAVEL No travel was carried out by commercial Registry staff for the month in review.
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The Economic Picture and Outlook:
REVENUE
Total revenue earned for the period December 31, 2016 was $1,204,488.72 bringing the total revenue
YTD $10,971,534.22 (Table 1).
The Registry’s December 2016 revenue of $1,204,488.72 was earned from annual fees, $1,042,043.47 or
87%, company registrations & docs $39,035.25 or 3%, any other documents $106,877.57 or 9%,
trademarks $14,086.17 or 1%, patents $2,446.26 or 0%, makeup the total revenue earned (Figure 1).
EXPENSES For the period ending December 31, 2016 the total expenditure was $52,921.19 bringing the total
expenditure YTD $1,277,124.00 (Table 2).
The Registry’s December 2016 expenditure was absorbed by personal emoluments 61%, maintenance
services 26%, supplies & materials material 8%, advertising & communication 2% respectively,
allowances 1% makeup the total expenditure for the review period (Figure 2).
In December the Registry characterized the activity as “positive”.
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As of December 31, 2016 (Expressed in the Eastern Caribbean Dollar XCD)
December YTD Revenues $ $ Annual fees 1,042,043.47 9,164,497.91 Company registrations and documents 39,035.83 692,557.36 Any other documents 106,877.57 863,028.98 ACORN Administration fees - 22,849.70 Patents 2,446.26 45,497.78 Trademarks 14,086.17 181,623.98
Registered Agent/Office Fee - -
Monthly Revenue January 650,934.71 February 686,540.50 March 1,497,662.76 April 615,234.24 May 835,713.00 June 1,276,444.08 July 797,308.74 August 671,965.98 September 1,182,490.53 October 926,468.62 November 626,828.34 December 1,204,488.72
Total Revenue YTD
Table 1 Revenue Analysis
10,971,534.22 1,204,488.72
10,971,534.22
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Figure 1 Revenue Analysis: another view
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Monthly Comparison Revenue Analysis
Annual Fee
Company Reg & Doc
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Acorn Admin Fees
Registered Agent/Office Fee
Patents
Trademarks
87%
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December 2016 Revenue Analysis
Annual Fee
Company Reg & Doc
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Patents
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As of December 31, 2016 (Expressed in the Eastern Caribbean Dollar XCD) Recurrent Expenditures December YTD $ $ Personal Emoluments 32,076.00 385,861.84 Wages - - Allowances 500.00 13,843.61 Local Travel & subsistence 177.42 2,441.53 International Travel & subsistence - 187,976.33 Communication Expenses 1,100.37 5,900.21 Supplies & Materials 4,040.36 30,645.09 Subscriptions, Periodicals & Books - 940.87 Maintenance Services 13,682.94 42,029.73 Professional & Consultancy Services (ACORN Tech) - 574,866.18 Hosting & Entertainment - 1000.00 Training - 672.05 Advertising 1,344.10 30,946.56 Monthly Expenditure January 97,836.39 February 109,781.75 March 108,607.36 April 263,218.82 May 60,453.43 June 45,519.53 July 198,326.36 August 43,114.57 September 208,049.19 October 59,237.23 November 37,637.56 December 52,921.19 Total Expenditure YTD Table 2 Recurrent Expenditure
1,277,124.00 52,921.19
1,277,124.00
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Figure 2 Recurrent Expenditure 2016: another view
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Monthly Comparison Recurrent ExpenditurePersonal Emoluments
Wages
Allowances
Local Travel & Subsistence
International Travel & Subsistence
Communication Expenses
Supplies & Materials
Subscriptions, Periodicals & Books
Maintenance Services
Professional & Consultancy Services
Hosting & Entertainment
Training
Advertising
61%
1%0%2%
8%
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2%
December 2016 Recurrent Expenditure
Personal Emoluments
Wages
Allowances
Local Travel & Subsistence
International Travel & Subsistence
Communication Expenses
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Company Description Count Year End 2013 Count Year End 2014 Count Year End 2015
CAC 1827 1785 1739
IBC 17110 17192 17845
LLC 475 465 531
LP 42 35 37
TRUST 13 22 16
Total 19467 19045 20168 Table 3 Total active Companies held on Register Year End 2013 2014 & 2015
Figure 3 Total active Companies held on Register Year End 2013, 2014 & 2015: another view
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88%
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Companies on Register Year End 2013
CAC
IBC
LLC
LP
9%
88%
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Companies on Register Year End 2014
CAC
IBC
LLC
LP
TRUST
9%
88%
3%
0%0%
Companies on Register Year End 2015
CAC
IBC
LLC
LP
TRUST
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Table 4 REGISTRATIONS AND OTHER ENTITIES 2015
Figure 4 Column chart of registrations YTD 2015: another view
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Comparative Monthly Incorporations 2015
CAC REG
CON CAC
IBC-REG
CON-IBC
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CON-LLC
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REGISTRATIONS & OTHER ENTITIES 2015
MONTH CAC REG
CON CAC
IBC REG
CON IBC LLC/LP
CON LLC FCREGN FOUNDATIONS
TOTAL Incorporations
JANUARY 11 0 300 0 0 0 1 0 312
FEBRUARY 10 0 212 0 24 1 0 4 251
MARCH 10 2 319 1 3 0 0 0 335
APRIL 10 1 374 1 4 2 0 0 392
MAY 11 0 353 0 5 0 0 1 370
JUNE 10 0 525 4 8 0 1 1 549
JULY 10 0 203 4 4 1 0 1 223
AUGUST 6 0 249 0 2 0 2 2 261
SEPTEMBER 9 0 222 0 11 0 0 5 247
OCTOBER 9 0 245 1 0 0 0 4 259 NOVEMBER 9 1 321 3 4 0 0 4 342
DECEMBER 16 1 255 2 9 0 0 2 285
TOTALS 121 5 3578 16 74 4 4 24 3826
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Table 5 REGISTRATIONS AND OTHER ENTITIES 2016
Figure 5 Column chart of registrations YTD 2016: another view
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Comparative Monthly Incorporations 2016
CAC REG
CON CAC
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LLC/LP
CON-LLC
FCREGN
FOUNDATIONS
REGISTRATIONS & OTHER ENTITIES 2016
MONTH CAC REG
CON CAC
IBC REG
CON IBC LLC/LP
CON LLC FCREGN FOUNDATIONS
TOTAL Incorporations
JANUARY 14 1 422 3 3 0 1 1 445
FEBRUARY 15 1 336 7 1 0 0 0 360
MARCH 18 0 374 2 3 0 1 14 412
APRIL 8 0 389 5 2 0 0 1 405
MAY 6 0 568 2 1 0 0 0 577
JUNE 3 2 703 2 5 0 0 3 718
JULY 8 2 622 3 4 0 0 1 640
AUGUST 5 0 301 2 4 0 0 1 313
SEPTEMBER 5 0 333 2 2 1 1 1 345
OCTOBER 7 0 269 1 4 0 0 3 284 NOVEMBER 5 0 320 6 4 0 0 1 336
DECEMBER 4 0 319 4 8 0 1 3 339
TOTALS 98 6 4956 39 41 1 4 29 5174
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Table 6 ACORN Onshore agents’ activity December 2016
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Figure 6 ACORN Onshore agents activity December 2016: another view
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Table 7 ACORN Offshore agents’ activity December 2016
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Figure 7 ACORN Offshore agents’ activity December 2016: another view
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STRIKE OFF ACTION
MONTH Strike Off CAC Strike Off IBC Departures LLC/LP Cancellations TOTALS
JANUARY 7 78 0 0 85
FEBRUARY 1 22 6 0 29
MARCH 6 17 0 0 23
APRIL 65 1021 0 1 1087
MAY 2 19 1 0 22
JUNE 2 18 5 0 25
JULY 2 24 9 0 35
AUGUST 1 26 9 0 36
SEPTEMBER 3 13 7 0 23
OCTOBER 7 16 3 2 28
NOVEMBER 28 1890 8 0 1926
DECEMBER 5 35 11 0 51
TOTALS 129 3179 59 3 3370
Table 8 STRIKEOFF ACTION FOR 2016
FIGURE 8 STRIKE OFF ACTION FOR 2016: another view
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REVIVAL & RESTORATION ACTIVITY 2016
MONTH REV CAC REST IBC REV LLC/LP TOTALS
JANUARY 4 9 0 13
FEBRUARY 2 14 0 16
MARCH 0 9 1 10
APRIL 4 14 0 18
MAY 4 16 1 21
JUNE 8 25 0 33
JULY 7 13 0 20
AUGUST 1 8 0 9
SEPTEMBER 0 23 2 25
OCTOBER 2 10 0 12
NOVEMBER 3 16 0 19
DECEMBER 7 33 0 40
TOTALS 42 190 4 236
Table 9 REVIVAL & RESTORATION ACTIVITY FOR 2016
FIGURE 9 REVIVAL & RESTORATION ACTIVITY FOR 2016: another view
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INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
REGISTRATIONS 2015
MONTH PATENTS TRADEMARKS (UK) TRADEMARKS (LOCAL) TOTAL REGISTRATIONS
JANUARY 0 0 4 4
FEBRUARY 0 0 8 8
MARCH 0 0 11 11
APRIL 0 3 15 18
MAY 4 0 11 15
JUNE 0 0 15 15
JULY 2 0 13 15
AUGUST 1 1 6 8
SEPTEMBER 13 0 8 21
OCTOBER 3 3 9 15
NOVEMBER 0 1 12 13
DECEMBER 1 0 10 11
TOTAL YTD 24 8 122 154
Table 10 Intellectual property activity YTD 2016
Figure 10 Intellectual property activities YTD 2016
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