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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
    07581550 AURA TECH LIMITED 29 Mar 2011
    07579092 TONEZONE LEAMINGTON SPA LIMITED 25 Mar 2011
    07575696 SS HOTHI LIMITED 23 Mar 2011
    07559836 KR DECORATORS LTD 10 Mar 2011
    07559532 EMERGENCY RESPONSE RESCUE LTD 10 Mar 2011
    07553774 RESPONSIBLE BEAUTY LTD 07 Mar 2011
    07548877 NEWFIELD HORSES LIMITED 02 Mar 2011
    07546547 D N A CARCARE LTD 01 Mar 2011
    07583981 REUSER CONSULTANCY LIMITED 30 Mar 2011
    07577407 CAF ACCOUNTING SERVICES LIMITED 24 Mar 2011
    07577365 GARTMORN ASSOCIATES LIMITED 24 Mar 2011
    07575602 SAW THE GAP CONSULTANCY LIMITED 23 Mar 2011
    07575600 WEST WYCOMBE SPORTING LIMITED 23 Mar 2011
    07573186 DIGIKAT DESIGN LTD 22 Mar 2011
    07571106 READING ADVENTURES LTD 21 Mar 2011
    07565053 HOWARD PLANNING SERVICES LIMITED 15 Mar 2011
    07564340 CLARENDON4 SERVICES LTD 15 Mar 2011
    07560984 ADHOC ENGINEERING LIMITED 11 Mar 2011
    07557554 NMM ENGINEERING LTD 09 Mar 2011
    07556458 TUTI BUSINESS LTD 08 Mar 2011
    07555286 COMPLETE ELEGANCE LIMITED 08 Mar 2011
    07552801 GROSVENOR WRIGHT HOLDINGS LIMITED 04 Mar 2011
    07549590 SINCRONO LIMITED 03 Mar 2011
    07580057 M H POLO LIMITED 28 Mar 2011
    07579026 MACKBECK LIMITED 25 Mar 2011