Hinckley, Leicestershire
2011 Annual Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- December 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Hinckley when compared to any previous December.
- October 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Hinckley when compared to any previous October.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Annual Data (2011)
A total of 196 companies were formed in Hinckley in 2011. This total is 2.1% higher than in 2010 and compares poorly to the UK figure of a 13.1% growth compared to 400,358 the previous year.
Year Hinckley UK 2011 196 452,870 2010 192 400,358 2009 200 362,675 2008 176 349,203 2007 202 457,649 Record Year 2007 (202) 2007 (457,649) New Companies by Year
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Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2011)
In the second half of 2011 a total of 91 companies were formed in Hinckley. This figure is 2.2% lower than last year, which compares badly to the UK wide figure of 14.0%.
The highest total for a second half year in Hinckley occurred in 2009 when a total of 99 were formed.
Half Year (Jul-Dec) Hinckley UK 2011 91 224,135 2010 93 196,609 % change -2.2% 14.0% Record Year 2009 (99) 2011 (224,135) New Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2011)
A total of 44 companies were registered in Hinckley during the fourth quarter of 2011 (Oct 2011 - Dec 2011).
This figure is a decrease of 4.3% 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) Hinckley UK 2011 44 109,623 2010 46 95,117 % change -4.3% 15.3% Record Year 2006 (54) 2011 (109,623) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Oct, Nov & Dec 2011)
December 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Hinckley when compared to any previous December.
October 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Hinckley when compared to any previous October.
New Companies by Month
October November December New companies in 2011 18 11 15 New companies in 2010 17 15 14 % change 5.9% -26.7% 7.1% Record Year 2011 (18) 2006 (22) 2011 (15)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Annual Data (2011)
A total of 121 companies were dissolved in Hinckley in 2011. This total is 22.9% lower than in 2010 and compares unfavourably to the UK figure of 8.1% decrease compared to the previous year.
Year Hinckley UK 2011 121 314,523 2010 157 342,232 2009 184 533,773 2008 97 237,901 2007 99 220,295 Record Year 2009 (184) 2009 (533,773) Dissolved Companies by Year
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Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2011)
In the second half of 2011 a total of 55 companies were dissolved in Hinckley. This figure is 25.7% lower than last year, which compares well to the UK wide change of -7.5%.
The highest total for a second half year in Hinckley occurred in 2009 when a total of 92 were closed.
Half Year (Jul-Dec) Hinckley UK 2011 55 152,213 2010 74 164,601 % change -25.7% -7.5% Record Year 2009 (92) 2009 (244,537) Dissolved Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2011)
A total of 34 companies were dissolved in Hinckley during the fourth quarter of 2011 (Oct 2011 - Dec 2011).
This figure is a decrease of 12.8% 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) Hinckley UK 2011 34 79,983 2010 39 76,896 % change -12.8% 4.0% Record Year 2009 (41) 2009 (85,136) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Oct, Nov & Dec 2011)
Dissolved Companies by Month
October November December Closed companies in 2011 10 13 11 Closed companies in 2010 12 13 14 % change -16.7% 0.0% -21% Record Year 2009 (15) 2010 (13) 2009 (15)
Net Company Growth
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Annual Data (2011)
A total of 75 companies were added to the company register for Hinckley in 2011. This number represents growth of 39.1% in the total number of active companies, which compares favourably to the UK figure of 34.6%.
This number is 40 companies higher than the previous year.
The highest net company growth figure ever seen in one year came in 2003 when the Hinckley company register grew by 115 companies.
Year Hinckley UK 2011 75 138,347 2010 35 58,126 2009 16 -171,098 2008 79 111,302 2007 103 237,354 Record Year 2003 (115) 2003 (242,543) Net Growth by Year
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Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2011)
In the second half of 2011 the company register for Hinckley increased by 36 companies.
Half Year (Jul-Dec) Hinckley UK 2011 36 71,922 2010 19 32,008 Record Year 2006 (55) 2003 (117,772) Net Growth by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2011)
Net company growth for Hinckley during the fourth quarter of 2011 (Oct 2011 - Dec 2011) was 10 companies.
fourth quarter (Oct 2011 - Dec 2011) Hinckley UK 2011 10 29,640 2010 7 18,221 Record Year 2006 (35) 2003 (57,175) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Oct, Nov & Dec 2011)
Net Growth by Month
October November December Net growth in 2011 8 -2 4 Net growth in 2010 5 2 0 Record Year 2003 (15) 2006 (16) 1999 (10)
UK Company Share
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Annual Data (2011)
In 2011 Hinckley formed 0.0% of all UK companies. This is no change on 2010 when Hinckley was responsible for 0.0% of all UK companies.
Year Hinckley 2011 0.0% 2010 0.0% 2009 0.1% 2008 0.1% 2007 0.0% Record Year (since 1960) 1965 (0.1%) Company Share by Year
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Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2011)
In the second half of 2011 Hinckley formed 0.0% of all UK companies. This is the same as the 2010 figure of 0.0%.
Half Year (Jul-Dec) Hinckley 2011 0.0% 2010 0.0% 2009 0.1% 2008 0.1% 2007 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1974 (0.1%) Company Share by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2011)
In the fourth quarter of 2011, Hinckley formed 0.0% of all UK companies.
fourth quarter (Oct 2011 - Dec 2011) Hinckley 2011 0.0% 2010 0.0% 2009 0.1% 2008 0.1% 2007 0.0% Record Year (since 1960) 1965 (0.2%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Oct, Nov & Dec 2011)
Company Share by Month
October November December UK formation share in 2011 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% UK formation share in 2010 0.1% 0.0% 0.1% % change -7.9% -37.5% -5.0% Record Year 1978 (0.2%) 1971 (0.4%) 1974 (0.2%)
Director Age
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Annual Data (2011)
The average age of a director in 2011 was 42.9.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.1% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 1.8% compared to the UK figure of 4.2%.
Director Age by Year
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Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2011)
The average age of a director in the second half of 2011 was 41.5.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.4% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 0.7% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.
Director Age by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2011)
The average age of a director in the fourth quarter of 2011 was 40.9.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.2% compared to the UK figure of 4.2%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 0.0% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Annual Data (2011)
The record year for female directors in Hinckley was 1857 when 36.4% of all directors were female.
The percentage of female directors in Hinckley in 2011 was 36.4%. The average for the UK during this time was 28.6%
Director Gender by Year
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Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2011)
The record second half year for female directors in Hinckley was 1860 when 42.9% of all directors were female.
22.8% of all director appointments in Hinckley in the second 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 (Q4 Oct-Dec 2011)
The record fourth quarter for female directors in Hinckley was in 1977 when 31.1% of all directors were female.
26.9% of all director appointments in Hinckley in the fourth quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.3% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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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 ENGINEERING 2.09% CONSULTING 5.07% BUSINESS 1.04% MANAGEMENT 4.74% HOME 1.04% CONSULTANCY 3.26% CONSTRUCTION 1.04% PROPERTY 2.37% INVESTMENTS 1.04% TRADING 2.07% SOLAR 0.78% DESIGN 1.92% PROPERTY 0.78% ASSOCIATES 1.86% MEDIA 0.78% ENGINEERING 1.78% SYSTEMS 0.78% BUSINESS 1.78% GO 0.78% CONSULTANTS 1.76% D 0.78% CONSTRUCTION 1.73% ECO 0.78% MEDIA 1.71% CONSULTANCY 0.78% LONDON 1.63% K 0.78% J 1.51% TRANSPORT 0.78% INVESTMENTS 1.48% MANAGEMENT 0.78% GLOBAL 1.46% S 0.78% IT 1.41% ASSOCIATES 0.52% CARE 1.39% MIDLANDS 0.52% PROPERTIES 1.29% E 0.52% ELECTRICAL 1.29% WINDOWS 0.52% M 1.27% CREATIVE 0.52% BUILDING 1.26% TRADING 0.52% ENERGY 1.25% DESIGN 0.52% S 1.20% ACACIA 0.52% ENTERPRISES 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 80 205,525 7487 - Other business activities 27 57,052 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 9 32,483 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 8 17,765 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 8 12,072 62090 - Other information technology service activities 7 7,493 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 7 5,558 49410 - Freight transport by road 7 2,392 47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets 7 2,699 9999 - Dormant Company 7 20,199 7414 - Business & management consultancy 7 13,034 45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles 6 2,452 7499 - Non-trading company 6 9,957 7260 - Other computer related activities 6 7,667 9305 - Other service activities 5 9,492 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 5 2,740 99999 - Dormant Company 5 21,846 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 4 8,671 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 4 11,768 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 3 3,633
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 07794194 INFINITIVE LTD 03 Oct 2011 07797600 REAPER TECHNOLOGIES LTD 05 Oct 2011 07798427 DNA INTERACTIVE GAMES LIMITED 05 Oct 2011 07798905 LOUGHLAND CLOSE RTM COMPANY 2011 LIMITED 05 Oct 2011 07799214 UNITED HOME HEALTHCARE LIMITED 05 Oct 2011 07799394 THE LOLLIPOP STOP LIMITED 06 Oct 2011 07801294 SYMPHONY HOSPITALITY LIMITED 07 Oct 2011 07802730 JACK SPARROW ENTERPRISE LIMITED 10 Oct 2011 07806675 MARK ONE ENGINEERING & PROPERTY SERVICES LTD 12 Oct 2011 07810347 GKB1 SOCIAL WORK LIMITED 14 Oct 2011 07814884 SOLAR FRIENDS LTD 19 Oct 2011 07817436 COLIN HARRISON SERVICES LIMITED 20 Oct 2011 07819666 ACACIA MEMORIALS AND GRANITE LTD 21 Oct 2011 07820058 NUK CANDLES LTD 24 Oct 2011 07820060 MOTO CENTRAL LIMITED 24 Oct 2011 07820370 SOFTLIGHT COMMERCIAL IMAGES LIMITED 24 Oct 2011 07821277 DAVID TATE ENGINEERING LIMITED 24 Oct 2011 07828985 WEDDING AND PARTY STORE LIMITED 31 Oct 2011