Leamington Spa, Warwickshire

Q1 2010 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q1 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Leamington Spa when compared to any previous Q1.
  • February 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Leamington Spa when compared to any previous February.

Contents

  1. New Company Registrations
  2. Closed Companies (dissolved)
  3. Net Company Growth
  4. UK Company Share
  5. Director Age
  6. Director Gender
  7. Naming Trends
  8. SIC Data
  9. Recent Companies

New Company Registrations

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    A total of 132 companies were registered in Leamington Spa during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).

    This figure is an increase of 46.7% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.5% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)Leamington SpaUK
    2010132105,137
    20099091,034
    % change46.7%15.5%
    Record Year 2007 (149) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2010344256
    New companies in 2009243234
    % change41.7%31.3%64.7%
    Record Year2003 (47)2003 (47)2007 (72)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    Q1 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Leamington Spa when compared to any previous Q1.

    A total of 101 companies were dissolved in Leamington Spa during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).

    This figure is an increase of 12.2% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 23.5% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)Leamington SpaUK
    201010182,677
    200990108,060
    % change12.2%-23.5%
    Record Year 2010 (101) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    February 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Leamington Spa when compared to any previous February.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2010213941
    Closed companies in 2009162153
    % change31.3%85.7%-23%
    Record Year2007 (30)2010 (39)2009 (53)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    Net company growth for Leamington Spa during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) was 31 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)Leamington SpaUK
    20103122,460
    20090-17,026
    Record Year 2007 (84) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 201013315
    Net growth in 2009811-19
    Record Year2004 (26)2007 (33)2008 (53)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    In the first quarter of 2010, Leamington Spa formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)Leamington Spa
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    20070.1%
    20060.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1968 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20100.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20090.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change31.6%12.4%36.8%
    Record Year1962 (0.4%)1963 (0.4%)1968 (0.7%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2010 was 48.6.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 1.0% compared to the UK figure of 2.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 7.8% compared to the UK figure of 4.9%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Leamington Spa was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.

    24.9% of all director appointments in Leamington Spa in the first quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 24.7% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2009-Mar 2010)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING1.32%MANAGEMENT5.01%
    DESIGN1.08%CONSULTING4.60%
    J0.96%CONSULTANCY2.87%
    WARWICKSHIRE0.96%PROPERTY2.50%
    CONSULTANCY0.84%ASSOCIATES2.04%
    MANAGEMENT0.84%TRADING1.93%
    CHASE0.60%DESIGN1.91%
    HOME0.60%CONSTRUCTION1.87%
    MEADOW0.60%MEDIA1.84%
    CONSULTANTS0.60%BUSINESS1.74%
    MARKETING0.60%INTERNATIONAL1.73%
    CAR0.60%CONSULTANTS1.63%
    K0.60%ENGINEERING1.54%
    ENGINEERING0.60%J1.48%
    DIRECT0.60%LONDON1.45%
    LIVE0.48%INVESTMENTS1.45%
    200.48%GROUP1.37%
    HOUSE0.48%GLOBAL1.35%
    ASSOCIATES0.48%PROPERTIES1.35%
    CAPITAL0.48%BUILDING1.34%
    GOLF0.48%CARE1.33%
    COMMUNICATIONS0.48%ELECTRICAL1.30%
    BUSINESS0.48%M1.28%
    SIMPLY0.48%SYSTEMS1.25%
    IT0.48%S1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied191228,645
    7487 - Other business activities9274,904
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified5126,974
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified347,143
    7414 - Business & management consultancy3417,003
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management2714,007
    99999 - Dormant Company2013,808
    7499 - Non-trading company1715,398
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities159,943
    9999 - Dormant Company1519,948
    62090 - Other information technology service activities126,340
    7260 - Other computer related activities1210,331
    7011 - Development & sell real estate105,300
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply109,659
    74990 - Non-trading company98,149
    86900 - Other human health activities83,445
    6024 - Freight transport by road73,665
    56302 - Public houses and bars61,255
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing62,540
    7310 - R & D on nat sciences & engineering6837

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07210588 INVESTOR BOARDROOM LIMITED 31 Mar 2010
    07201883 JEPHSON COLLEGE LIMITED 24 Mar 2010
    07190635 WOODWORM HOCKEY LIMITED 16 Mar 2010
    07180163 HEER EXPRESS LIMITED 05 Mar 2010
    07210324 AWJ CONSULTANCY LIMITED 31 Mar 2010
    07208682 GLASS SPECIALISTS LIMITED 30 Mar 2010
    07206600 2CALM LIMITED 29 Mar 2010
    07204807 SOUTH WARWICKSHIRE LOCAL FOOD COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY 26 Mar 2010
    07200652 HME BOOKKEEPING SERVICES LIMITED 24 Mar 2010
    07198506 MEDICS PLUS LIMITED 22 Mar 2010
    07195804 SAINT BAR LIMITED 19 Mar 2010
    07193697 PAY DAZE LIMITED 17 Mar 2010
    07190691 SOUTH STAFFS RAIL SUPPLIES LIMITED 16 Mar 2010
    07189924 ADVENTUREMATTERS LIMITED 16 Mar 2010
    07188693 FRESH PIXEL LTD 15 Mar 2010
    07188127 FAIRBAIRN COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED 12 Mar 2010
    07186897 THE SL SHOP LIMITED 11 Mar 2010
    07182194 THE PEAR TREE PUBLIC HOUSE LTD 09 Mar 2010
    07178721 SJO MANAGEMENT LIMITED 04 Mar 2010
    07178260 THE WELL CENTRE (WARWICKSHIRE) LIMITED 04 Mar 2010
    07174552 DATA CENTRE PARTNERS LIMITED 02 Mar 2010
    07174502 SIMON WOODWORKING LIMITED 02 Mar 2010
    07173548 DITTON ENGINEERING LIMITED 02 Mar 2010
    07202989 PRESCRIPTION NAILS LTD 25 Mar 2010
    07195748 DASHING DIVA LTD 19 Mar 2010