Leamington Spa, Warwickshire

Q3 2010 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • July 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Leamington Spa when compared to any previous July.

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 (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    A total of 130 companies were registered in Leamington Spa during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).

    This figure is an increase of 14.0% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 7.2% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)Leamington SpaUK
    2010130101,492
    200911494,671
    % change14.0%7.2%
    Record Year 2002 (135) 2003 (107,203)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    July 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Leamington Spa when compared to any previous July.

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2010503347
    New companies in 2009403935
    % change25.0%-15.4%34.3%
    Record Year2010 (50)2006 (44)2002 (54)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    A total of 110 companies were dissolved in Leamington Spa during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).

    This figure is a decrease of 9.8% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 45.0% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)Leamington SpaUK
    201011087,705
    2009122159,401
    % change-9.8%-45.0%
    Record Year 2009 (122) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2010334433
    Closed companies in 2009312962
    % change6.5%51.7%-47%
    Record Year2007 (37)2008 (66)2009 (62)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    Net company growth for Leamington Spa during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) was 20 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)Leamington SpaUK
    20102013,787
    2009-8-64,730
    Record Year 2002 (88) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 201017-1114
    Net growth in 2009910-27
    Record Year2008 (34)1999 (27)2002 (44)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

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

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)Leamington Spa
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    20070.1%
    20060.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1970 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20100.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20090.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change16.3%-23.2%28.7%
    Record Year1970 (0.6%)1965 (0.5%)1990 (0.3%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2010 was 43.7.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.4% compared to the UK figure of 2.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.9% compared to the UK figure of 4.4%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Leamington Spa was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.

    25.0% of all director appointments in Leamington Spa in the third quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.2% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING1.45%MANAGEMENT5.06%
    ENGINEERING1.12%CONSULTING4.99%
    CONSULTANCY1.00%CONSULTANCY3.12%
    MANAGEMENT1.00%PROPERTY2.38%
    DESIGN0.89%TRADING2.04%
    ASSOCIATES0.78%ASSOCIATES2.01%
    J0.78%DESIGN1.93%
    WARWICKSHIRE0.67%CONSTRUCTION1.86%
    CENTRE0.67%BUSINESS1.80%
    CONSULTANTS0.56%MEDIA1.75%
    HOME0.56%CONSULTANTS1.73%
    HOUSE0.56%LONDON1.59%
    HEALTH0.56%ENGINEERING1.59%
    PROPERTY0.56%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    200.45%CARE1.44%
    D0.45%J1.44%
    BUSINESS0.45%INTERNATIONAL1.43%
    DIRECT0.45%GLOBAL1.42%
    MEDIA0.45%IT1.35%
    MEADOW0.45%PROPERTIES1.35%
    NEW0.45%BUILDING1.32%
    DEVELOPMENT0.45%ELECTRICAL1.30%
    (WARWICKSHIRE)0.45%M1.28%
    CHASE0.45%SYSTEMS1.26%
    (MIDLANDS)0.45%S1.24%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied180202,902
    7487 - Other business activities8169,802
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified5025,053
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified326,460
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management3013,161
    7414 - Business & management consultancy3014,940
    99999 - Dormant Company2314,072
    9999 - Dormant Company1621,484
    7499 - Non-trading company1513,408
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities148,292
    62090 - Other information technology service activities125,716
    7260 - Other computer related activities108,967
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply108,183
    9305 - Other service activities99,454
    74990 - Non-trading company77,649
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate73,631
    43210 - Electrical installation62,747
    4534 - Other building installation62,623
    71129 - Other engineering activities61,418
    5530 - Restaurants65,181

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07390905 SS PUBLIC LIMITED 29 Sep 2010
    07379679 MEETESH PATEL LIMITED 17 Sep 2010
    07376875 IVOLO LTD 15 Sep 2010
    07374081 WELCONSTRUCT UK PROJECT MANAGEMENT LIMITED 13 Sep 2010
    07373993 WELCONSTRUCT UK LTD 13 Sep 2010
    07369440 NICK MARGREE LIMITED 08 Sep 2010
    07369146 GBL SHAREPOINT CONSULTANCY LIMITED 08 Sep 2010
    07363473 SAHIB MUSIC LTD 02 Sep 2010
    07390801 WOODY MANAGEMENT LIMITED 29 Sep 2010
    07389641 SOPHIC CONSULTING LIMITED 28 Sep 2010
    07385747 TERESA MENDICINO DESIGN LIMITED 23 Sep 2010
    07385689 ST. ALDHELM'S PHARMACY LIMITED 23 Sep 2010
    07381887 CRAFTSCAPE LTD 20 Sep 2010
    07377558 STUDIO 23 (ART) LIMITED 15 Sep 2010
    07376315 THE 1 BOOT CAMP LIMITED 15 Sep 2010
    07373946 KEITH SHORTLAND LIMITED 13 Sep 2010
    07371820 LILYPEA LIMITED 10 Sep 2010
    07371783 MARBLEDWHITE LIMITED 10 Sep 2010
    07370516 TCS CONSULTANTS ENGINEERS LIMITED 09 Sep 2010
    07365460 ORCHARD RISK CONSULTING LIMITED 03 Sep 2010
    07364262 SMOOCH PHOTOGRAPHY LTD 02 Sep 2010
    07388388 AGL (HOLDINGS) LIMITED 27 Sep 2010
    07379908 SYSTEMSYS LTD 17 Sep 2010
    07377022 MIKE LOONEY ASSOCIATES LTD 15 Sep 2010
    07366589 COMPTON FUNDRAISING GROUP LIMITED 06 Sep 2010