Boston, Lincolnshire
2011 Half Year Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- The first half of 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Boston when compared to any previous first half year.
- Q2 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Boston when compared to any previous Q2.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2011)
The first half of 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Boston when compared to any previous first half year.
In the first half of 2011 a total of 129 companies were formed in Boston. This figure is 8.4% higher than last year, which compares badly to the UK wide figure of 12.3%.
The highest total for a first half year in Boston occurred in 2011 when a total of 129 were formed.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Boston UK 2011 129 228,735 2010 119 203,749 % change 8.4% 12.3% Record Year 2011 (129) 2007 (279,097) New Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2011)
Q2 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Boston when compared to any previous Q2.
A total of 66 companies were registered in Boston during the second quarter of 2011 (Apr 2011 - Jun 2011).
This figure is an increase of 15.8% versus the same period last year (Q2 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.9% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2011 - Jun 2011) Boston UK 2011 66 112,344 2010 57 98,612 % change 15.8% 13.9% Record Year 2011 (66) 2011 (112,344) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2011)
New Companies by Month
April May June New companies in 2011 18 27 21 New companies in 2010 22 13 22 % change -18.2% 107.7% -4.5% Record Year 2005 (22) 2007 (28) 2010 (22)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2011)
In the first half of 2011 a total of 76 companies were dissolved in Boston. This figure is 15.6% lower than last year, which compares well to the UK wide change of -8.6%.
The highest total for a first half year in Boston occurred in 2009 when a total of 164 were closed.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Boston UK 2011 76 162,310 2010 90 177,631 % change -15.6% -8.6% Record Year 2009 (164) 2009 (289,236) Dissolved Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2011)
A total of 38 companies were dissolved in Boston during the second quarter of 2011 (Apr 2011 - Jun 2011).
This figure is a decrease of 22.4% versus the same period last year (Q2 2010). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 24.9% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2011 - Jun 2011) Boston UK 2011 38 71,324 2010 49 94,954 % change -22.4% -24.9% Record Year 2009 (88) 2009 (181,176) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2011)
Dissolved Companies by Month
April May June Closed companies in 2011 12 11 15 Closed companies in 2010 8 18 23 % change 50.0% -38.9% -35% Record Year 2009 (28) 2009 (34) 2009 (26)
Net Company Growth
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2011)
In the first half of 2011 the company register for Boston increased by 53 companies.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Boston UK 2011 53 66,425 2010 29 26,118 Record Year 2003 (80) 2007 (171,296) Net Growth by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2011)
Net company growth for Boston during the second quarter of 2011 (Apr 2011 - Jun 2011) was 28 companies.
second quarter (Apr 2011 - Jun 2011) Boston UK 2011 28 41,020 2010 8 3,658 Record Year 2004 (36) 2003 (69,274) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2011)
Net Growth by Month
April May June Net growth in 2011 6 16 6 Net growth in 2010 14 -5 -1 Record Year 2007 (15) 2003 (21) 2008 (18)
UK Company Share
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2011)
In the first half of 2011 Boston formed 0.1% of all UK companies. This is the same as the 2010 figure of 0.1%.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Boston 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% 2008 0.1% 2007 0.0% Record Year (since 1960) 1968 (0.4%) Company Share by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2011)
In the second quarter of 2011, Boston formed 0.1% of all UK companies.
second quarter (Apr 2011 - Jun 2011) Boston 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% 2008 0.1% 2007 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1964 (0.3%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2011)
Company Share by Month
April May June UK formation share in 2011 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2010 0.1% 0.0% 0.1% % change -20.8% 63.5% -15.4% Record Year 1964 (0.5%) 1966 (0.2%) 1968 (0.3%)
Director Age
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2011)
The average age of a director in the first half of 2011 was 44.3.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 6.3% compared to the UK figure of 3.2%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 5.3% compared to the UK figure of 4.3%.
Director Age by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2011)
The average age of a director in the second quarter of 2011 was 43.6.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 8.4% compared to the UK figure of 3.4%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.7% compared to the UK figure of 4.3%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2011)
The record first half year for female directors in Boston was 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
28.3% of all director appointments in Boston in the first half of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.
Director Gender by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2011)
The record second quarter for female directors in Boston was in 1866 when 66.7% of all directors were female.
24.4% of all director appointments in Boston in the second quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.1% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Jun 2010-Jun 2011)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage BOSTON 2.42% CONSULTING 5.09% (BOSTON) 1.54% MANAGEMENT 4.86% ENGINEERING 1.32% CONSULTANCY 3.17% BUILDING 1.32% PROPERTY 2.43% MANAGEMENT 1.10% TRADING 2.05% SYKES 0.88% DESIGN 1.94% CARE 0.88% ASSOCIATES 1.92% LINCS 0.88% BUSINESS 1.87% TAYLOR 0.88% CONSTRUCTION 1.77% FIREWOOD 0.88% CONSULTANTS 1.76% LINCOLNSHIRE 0.88% MEDIA 1.73% K 0.88% ENGINEERING 1.67% CONTRACTORS 0.88% LONDON 1.60% TRAINING 0.66% GLOBAL 1.46% TRADING 0.66% J 1.44% LABOUR 0.66% CARE 1.44% C 0.66% INVESTMENTS 1.42% S 0.66% IT 1.39% HEATING 0.66% BUILDING 1.32% B 0.66% PROPERTIES 1.31% HOUSE 0.66% ELECTRICAL 1.30% M 0.44% M 1.27% ACADEMY 0.44% S 1.23% LETTINGS 0.44% ENTERPRISES 1.20% SECURITY 0.44% SYSTEMS 1.20%
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 126 202,072 99999 - Dormant Company 15 18,918 7487 - Other business activities 12 60,758 9999 - Dormant Company 8 20,111 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 8 16,419 49410 - Freight transport by road 6 2,142 0141 - Agricultural service activities 6 414 5190 - Other wholesale 6 1,404 9305 - Other service activities 6 9,063 6024 - Freight transport by road 6 2,316 68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis 6 3,095 64999 - Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified 5 2,739 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 5 10,322 7450 - Labour recruitment 4 2,304 86230 - Dental practice activities 4 1,407 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 4 5,928 74990 - Non-trading company 4 8,481 86210 - General medical practice activities 3 2,048 85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified 3 2,108 7414 - Business & management consultancy 3 13,053
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 07605175 EURORHYTHM LIMITED 15 Apr 2011 07615050 ENERTEC BUILDING SERVICES LTD 27 Apr 2011 07612665 SIMPLEX DECORUS LIMITED 21 Apr 2011 07611144 AMADEUS ENTERTAINMENT LTD 20 Apr 2011 07610435 R HUTTON PLUMBING & HEATING LIMITED 20 Apr 2011 07610075 FREEZE FAST LTD 19 Apr 2011 07602558 ANGLING LINCS LTD 13 Apr 2011 07599935 CITIZEN ID LIMITED 11 Apr 2011 07599276 TR LINK LTD 11 Apr 2011 07596686 ABBEY BC LIMITED 08 Apr 2011 07596597 JA STAFFING LTD 08 Apr 2011 07596293 KL WORKS LTD 07 Apr 2011 07594986 PMB PERFORMANCE LIMITED 07 Apr 2011 07592973 K.N.L HEATING (BOSTON) LTD 06 Apr 2011 07592173 L'ITALIANO LTD 05 Apr 2011 07592116 CC STAFFING LTD 05 Apr 2011 07591898 CD NETWROK LTD 05 Apr 2011 07589921 JO SELF ASSOCIATES LIMITED 04 Apr 2011
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