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Leamington Spa, Warwickshire

Q3 2011 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q3 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Leamington Spa when compared to any previous Q3.
  • August 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Leamington Spa when compared to any previous August.
  • August 2011 saw a new record in net growth in Leamington Spa when compared to any previous August.

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 2011)

    Q3 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Leamington Spa when compared to any previous Q3.

    A total of 136 companies were registered in Leamington Spa during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).

    This figure is an increase of 4.6% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 12.8% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)Leamington SpaUK
    2011136114,512
    2010130101,492
    % change4.6%12.8%
    Record Year 2011 (136) 2011 (114,512)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

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

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2011345943
    New companies in 2010503347
    % change-32.0%78.8%-8.5%
    Record Year2010 (50)2011 (59)2002 (54)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    A total of 86 companies were dissolved in Leamington Spa during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).

    This figure is a decrease of 21.8% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 17.6% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)Leamington SpaUK
    20118672,230
    201011087,705
    % change-21.8%-17.6%
    Record Year 2009 (122) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2011243131
    Closed companies in 2010334433
    % change-27.3%-29.5%-6%
    Record Year2007 (37)2008 (66)2009 (62)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    Net company growth for Leamington Spa during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) was 50 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)Leamington SpaUK
    20115042,282
    20102013,787
    Record Year 2002 (88) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    August 2011 saw a new record in net growth in Leamington Spa when compared to any previous August.

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2011102812
    Net growth in 201017-1114
    Record Year2008 (34)2011 (28)2002 (44)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

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

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)Leamington Spa
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    20070.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1970 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.2%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20100.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change-37.8%50.4%-17.4%
    Record Year1970 (0.6%)1965 (0.5%)1990 (0.3%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2011 was 41.7.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.9% compared to the UK figure of 4.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.7% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

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

    25.1% of all director appointments in Leamington Spa in the third quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.0% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTANCY1.57%CONSULTING5.11%
    CONSULTING1.57%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    ENGINEERING1.23%CONSULTANCY3.19%
    DESIGN1.23%PROPERTY2.41%
    WARWICKSHIRE0.90%TRADING2.06%
    MANAGEMENT0.78%DESIGN1.94%
    ASSOCIATES0.78%ASSOCIATES1.85%
    CO0.67%BUSINESS1.82%
    PROPERTY0.67%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    SPA0.67%ENGINEERING1.74%
    LEAMINGTON0.67%MEDIA1.72%
    D0.67%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    TRADING0.56%LONDON1.63%
    CONSTRUCTION0.56%J1.47%
    EVENTS0.56%GLOBAL1.46%
    M0.56%INVESTMENTS1.43%
    HOLDINGS0.56%CARE1.42%
    CONSULTANTS0.56%IT1.38%
    TECHNOLOGY0.56%BUILDING1.30%
    PROJECT0.45%PROPERTIES1.28%
    WHITE0.45%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    TRAINING0.45%M1.25%
    INSIGHT0.45%ENERGY1.22%
    HOME0.45%TRAINING1.21%
    MARKETING0.45%S1.21%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied188204,493
    7487 - Other business activities7565,177
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified5029,245
    7414 - Business & management consultancy3814,755
    99999 - Dormant Company3818,281
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management3315,760
    9999 - Dormant Company3022,587
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified287,551
    62090 - Other information technology service activities156,798
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities1310,137
    74990 - Non-trading company118,064
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply108,345
    5248 - Other retail specialised stores102,240
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering96,321
    7260 - Other computer related activities98,686
    7499 - Non-trading company911,543
    9305 - Other service activities910,525
    71129 - Other engineering activities71,565
    7440 - Advertising72,016
    5540 - Bars72,379

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07689602 RMA EVENTS LTD 01 Jul 2011
    07691143 REG & TOR'S EMPORIUM LTD. 04 Jul 2011
    07693380 PROXENUS LIMITED 05 Jul 2011
    07703094 MUNCH BRUNCH LTD 13 Jul 2011
    07705664 REATON LTD 14 Jul 2011
    07710499 AXIS DESIGN SOLUTIONS LTD 19 Jul 2011
    07711318 MDD TRANSPORT LTD 20 Jul 2011
    07714434 PADEBAR LIMITED 21 Jul 2011
    07720050 AMCH LIMITED 27 Jul 2011
    07721195 FEANDME LTD 28 Jul 2011
    OC366372 JALK LLP 11 Jul 2011
    07693301 BRIGHT SPARKS PRE-SCHOOL (LEAMINGTON) LTD 05 Jul 2011
    07694106 GEE BEE RENTALS LTD 05 Jul 2011
    07695128 BULL OAK PROPERTY LIMITED 06 Jul 2011
    07695257 DMS CAPITAL LIMITED 06 Jul 2011
    07698299 ELEPHANT CAKES LIMITED 08 Jul 2011
    07703559 INSIGHT DRIVEN MARKETING LIMITED 13 Jul 2011
    07703597 GREENE EUROPEAN LIMITED 13 Jul 2011
    07704229 BEBAR LIMITED 13 Jul 2011
    07708531 CHEEKY DESIGN LIMITED 18 Jul 2011
    07712132 UMECO INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS LIMITED 20 Jul 2011
    07713209 FROM HERE ON AFTER LIMITED 21 Jul 2011
    07715489 FRESH HOME FOOD LTD 22 Jul 2011
    07717100 FLOWING WELL WATER COMPANY LIMITED 25 Jul 2011
    07719916 APPLE CERAMICS DB LIMITED 27 Jul 2011