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Leamington Spa, Warwickshire

Q1 2011 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • February 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Leamington Spa when compared to any previous February.
  • Q1 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Leamington Spa when compared to any previous Q1.
  • January 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Leamington Spa when compared to any previous January.

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 2011)

    A total of 147 companies were registered in Leamington Spa during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).

    This figure is an increase of 11.4% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)Leamington SpaUK
    2011147116,391
    2010132105,137
    % change11.4%10.7%
    Record Year 2007 (149) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    February 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Leamington Spa when compared to any previous February.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2011445449
    New companies in 2010344256
    % change29.4%28.6%-12.5%
    Record Year2003 (47)2011 (54)2007 (72)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    Q1 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Leamington Spa when compared to any previous Q1.

    A total of 108 companies were dissolved in Leamington Spa during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).

    This figure is an increase of 6.9% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.0% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)Leamington SpaUK
    201110890,986
    201010182,677
    % change6.9%10.0%
    Record Year 2011 (108) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    January 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Leamington Spa when compared to any previous January.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2011392940
    Closed companies in 2010213941
    % change85.7%-25.6%-2%
    Record Year2011 (39)2010 (39)2009 (53)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    Net company growth for Leamington Spa during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) was 39 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)Leamington SpaUK
    20113925,405
    20103122,460
    Record Year 2007 (84) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 20115259
    Net growth in 201013315
    Record Year2004 (26)2007 (33)2008 (53)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    In the first quarter of 2011, Leamington Spa formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)Leamington Spa
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    20070.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1968 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20100.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change11.6%13.0%-16.5%
    Record Year1962 (0.4%)1963 (0.4%)1968 (0.7%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2011 was 43.6.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.6% compared to the UK figure of 3.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.6% compared to the UK figure of 4.3%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

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

    27.9% of all director appointments in Leamington Spa in the first quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.4% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2010-Mar 2011)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING1.68%CONSULTING5.04%
    CONSULTANCY1.57%MANAGEMENT4.97%
    ENGINEERING1.23%CONSULTANCY3.16%
    DESIGN1.12%PROPERTY2.38%
    ASSOCIATES1.01%TRADING2.10%
    MANAGEMENT0.89%DESIGN1.93%
    PROPERTY0.78%ASSOCIATES1.92%
    CONSULTANTS0.67%BUSINESS1.87%
    SPA0.67%CONSTRUCTION1.80%
    MEDIA0.56%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    HOME0.56%MEDIA1.69%
    HOUSE0.56%ENGINEERING1.61%
    DEVELOPMENT0.56%LONDON1.60%
    BUSINESS0.56%CARE1.45%
    TRAINING0.56%J1.45%
    NEW0.45%GLOBAL1.44%
    LEAMINGTON0.45%INVESTMENTS1.43%
    WARWICKSHIRE0.45%IT1.41%
    SPACE0.45%PROPERTIES1.36%
    ENTERPRISES0.45%BUILDING1.34%
    PHOTOGRAPHY0.45%M1.30%
    PROJECT0.45%ELECTRICAL1.28%
    LEISURE0.45%S1.24%
    MARKETING0.34%INTERNATIONAL1.23%
    HOLDINGS0.34%SYSTEMS1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied178202,798
    7487 - Other business activities7060,968
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified5530,253
    99999 - Dormant Company4118,336
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management3316,150
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified317,788
    7414 - Business & management consultancy2512,916
    9999 - Dormant Company2119,765
    62090 - Other information technology service activities166,996
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities1310,246
    7499 - Non-trading company1011,316
    74990 - Non-trading company98,695
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply87,000
    86900 - Other human health activities84,092
    9305 - Other service activities88,740
    4534 - Other building installation72,285
    7260 - Other computer related activities77,789
    5248 - Other retail specialised stores71,957
    71129 - Other engineering activities71,590
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate73,895

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07510615 BBNLP LIMITED 31 Jan 2011
    07509818 FLEX BUILDING & CONSTRUCTION LTD 28 Jan 2011
    07508874 EXPERT WITNESS LIMITED 28 Jan 2011
    07505678 ZEUS (LEAMINGTON) HOLDINGS LIMITED 26 Jan 2011
    07495032 BEE CATCHER LIMITED 17 Jan 2011
    07492150 MONARCH HOCKEY EQUIPMENT LIMITED 13 Jan 2011
    07487806 POWERSHIFT PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT LIMITED 11 Jan 2011
    07487167 JANBAZ OVERSEAS LIMITED 10 Jan 2011
    07483745 ASPECTS (LUTTERWORTH) LIMITED 06 Jan 2011
    07483178 SPA PROJECTS LIMITED 05 Jan 2011
    07510876 HOME AND LIVING COLLECTIONS LIMITED 31 Jan 2011
    07502480 DST SERVICES (LONDON) LIMITED 24 Jan 2011
    07500923 FK ACCOUNTING LIMITED 21 Jan 2011
    07499929 EDUGAME TECHNOLOGY LTD 20 Jan 2011
    07499531 CBS (LEAMINGTON SPA) LIMITED 20 Jan 2011
    07498228 CHARD PROPERTY (WARWICK) LTD 19 Jan 2011
    07497937 CARDIOMAP LIMITED 19 Jan 2011
    07497235 BR PROJECTS LIMITED 19 Jan 2011
    07497039 WHITE ROCK ESTATES LIMITED 18 Jan 2011
    07495383 PAINT NOT INCLUDED LTD 17 Jan 2011
    07493888 NOPGEN LIMITED 14 Jan 2011
    07492475 KARL SIMMONS KREATIV LIMITED 13 Jan 2011
    07491119 TEAL LOGISTICS LIMITED 13 Jan 2011
    07489041 SOURCE ASSOCIATES LIMITED 11 Jan 2011
    07482617 PROGRAMATION LIMITED 05 Jan 2011