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
    07164701 THOMPSON MEDICAL SERVICES LTD 22 Feb 2010
    07148124 M D LOBO LIMITED 05 Feb 2010
    07143392 ACTIVE STORAGE UK LIMITED 02 Feb 2010
    07167752 MDT ENGINEERING SOLUTIONS LTD 24 Feb 2010
    07167621 WEBMOCO LTD 24 Feb 2010
    07167496 DNA BUSINESS ANALYSTS LTD 24 Feb 2010
    07166921 THE ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE VENDING COMPANY LIMITED 24 Feb 2010
    07162907 XSRE LIMITED 19 Feb 2010
    07161795 EXPERT ASSISTANCE (UK) LIMITED 18 Feb 2010
    07160800 JARVIS MANAGEMENT LIMITED 17 Feb 2010
    07160549 AGH PLUMBING SERVICES LIMITED 17 Feb 2010
    07160172 THREE POINTED HIRE LIMITED 17 Feb 2010
    07158418 LANDFILL 20 : 20 MONITORING SERVICES LIMITED 16 Feb 2010
    07155774 AVON SIGNS LIMITED 12 Feb 2010
    07155693 SIMPLY FREIGHT LIMITED 12 Feb 2010
    07155029 ALLWOOD RECYCLING SOLUTIONS LIMITED 11 Feb 2010
    07154814 JL DESIGN SOLUTIONS LIMITED 11 Feb 2010
    07154747 NEW SEASON RESTAURANT LIMITED 11 Feb 2010
    07150195 STONESFIELD HEALTH LIMITED 09 Feb 2010
    07150125 KIMLOR LIMITED 08 Feb 2010
    07147319 DISTINCTIVE HOME AND GARDEN LIMITED 05 Feb 2010
    07146086 LE TEARE LIMITED 04 Feb 2010
    07143475 CHASE MEADOW CORPORATE LIMITED 02 Feb 2010
    07142722 PRETTI FIT LIMITED 02 Feb 2010
    07170569 FROZEN SYNAPSE LIMITED 25 Feb 2010