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Leamington Spa, Warwickshire

Q1 2012 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q1 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Leamington Spa when compared to any previous Q1.
  • Q1 2012 was a record quarter for company registrations in Leamington Spa when compared to any quarter in history.
  • January 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Leamington Spa when compared to any previous January.
  • Q1 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Leamington Spa when compared to any previous Q1.
  • Q1 2012 was a record quarter for net growth in Leamington Spa when compared to any quarter in history.
  • January 2012 saw a new record in net growth 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 2012)

    Q1 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Leamington Spa when compared to any previous Q1.

    Q1 2012 was a record quarter for company registrations in Leamington Spa when compared to any quarter in history.

    A total of 165 companies were registered in Leamington Spa during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).

    This figure is an increase of 12.2% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.0% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)Leamington SpaUK
    2012165131,491
    2011147116,391
    % change12.2%13.0%
    Record Year 2012 (165) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    January 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Leamington Spa when compared to any previous January.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2012574860
    New companies in 2011445449
    % change29.5%-11.1%22.4%
    Record Year2012 (57)2011 (54)2007 (72)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    A total of 61 companies were dissolved in Leamington Spa during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).

    This figure is a decrease of 43.5% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 25.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)Leamington SpaUK
    20126167,576
    201110890,987
    % change-43.5%-25.7%
    Record Year 2011 (108) 2009 (108,065)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2012292012
    Closed companies in 2011392940
    % change-25.6%-31.0%-70%
    Record Year2011 (39)2010 (39)2009 (53)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    Q1 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Leamington Spa when compared to any previous Q1.

    Q1 2012 was a record quarter for net growth in Leamington Spa when compared to any quarter in history.

    Net company growth for Leamington Spa during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) was 104 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)Leamington SpaUK
    201210463,915
    20113925,404
    Record Year 2012 (104) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    January 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Leamington Spa when compared to any previous January.

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2012282848
    Net growth in 20115259
    Record Year2012 (28)2007 (33)2008 (53)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    In the first quarter of 2012, Leamington Spa formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)Leamington Spa
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1968 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20120.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change11.1%-24.0%14.5%
    Record Year1962 (0.4%)1963 (0.4%)1968 (0.7%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2012 was 42.7.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.5% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 5.3% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

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

    28.6% of all director appointments in Leamington Spa in the first quarter of 2012 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 (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING1.72%CONSULTING5.07%
    CONSULTANCY1.41%MANAGEMENT4.74%
    DESIGN1.31%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    ENGINEERING1.01%PROPERTY2.37%
    TRADING0.81%TRADING2.07%
    MANAGEMENT0.71%DESIGN1.93%
    WARWICKSHIRE0.71%ENGINEERING1.86%
    LEAMINGTON0.71%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    IT0.61%CONSULTANTS1.79%
    PROPERTY0.61%BUSINESS1.73%
    HOLDINGS0.61%MEDIA1.72%
    M0.61%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    D0.61%LONDON1.66%
    J0.61%J1.54%
    CONSULTANTS0.50%INVESTMENTS1.51%
    BUILDING0.50%GLOBAL1.50%
    ASSOCIATES0.50%IT1.40%
    C0.50%CARE1.34%
    CONSTRUCTION0.50%PROPERTIES1.31%
    COMMUNICATIONS0.50%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    EVENTS0.40%M1.27%
    CO0.40%BUILDING1.24%
    HEATING0.40%ENERGY1.20%
    TECHNOLOGY0.40%S1.20%
    SPA0.40%ENTERPRISES1.19%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied204216,665
    7487 - Other business activities6452,735
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified5535,233
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management3919,704
    99999 - Dormant Company3725,084
    7414 - Business & management consultancy3212,113
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified319,892
    9999 - Dormant Company2718,617
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities2014,303
    74990 - Non-trading company159,729
    62090 - Other information technology service activities148,145
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified1113,637
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities94,132
    5248 - Other retail specialised stores91,837
    74100 - specialised design activities91,861
    62012 - Business and domestic software development94,356
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply96,934
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering95,169
    7499 - Non-trading company89,102
    71129 - Other engineering activities82,217

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07935149 CHRIS DAVID COMPOSITIONS LIMITED 03 Feb 2012
    07942808 JULIE BELL LTD 09 Feb 2012
    07947354 JAMIE LOWES DEVELOPMENT SERVICES LTD. 13 Feb 2012
    07953451 THE PRINCESS BAKERY LIMITED 17 Feb 2012
    07953730 MARSHALLS LOGISTIC SERVICES LIMITED 17 Feb 2012
    07959647 SHONA PATTERSON ASSOCIATES LTD 22 Feb 2012
    07964615 GO GREASE LIMITED 24 Feb 2012
    07968090 S&A DRIVER PERSONNEL LTD 28 Feb 2012
    07969426 ABBI TAXI LIMITED 29 Feb 2012
    07970662 WOOL WAREHOUSE DIRECT LIMITED 29 Feb 2012
    07931356 KENTWOOD EDUCATIONAL SERVICES LIMITED 01 Feb 2012
    07933601 EDDANG LIMITED 02 Feb 2012
    07934546 RED PHANTOM GAMES LIMITED 03 Feb 2012
    07938225 S GRUDGINGS LIMITED 06 Feb 2012
    07939016 RUMPUS PLAY LTD 07 Feb 2012
    07947803 FOUR WALLS BUILDING COMPANY LIMITED 13 Feb 2012
    07949468 BUSINESS ACCOUNTING SERVICES (LEAMINGTON) LIMITED 14 Feb 2012
    07950282 KATE LIVINGSTON CURATOR LIMITED 15 Feb 2012
    07955616 REMOVAL & STORAGE SOLUTIONS LONDON LIMITED 20 Feb 2012
    07962134 AERATION HIRE LTD 23 Feb 2012
    07962966 KOBUS KITCHENS & BATHROOMS LIMITED 23 Feb 2012
    07965368 ROYLES QUANTITY SURVEYING LIMITED 27 Feb 2012
    07967760 KINETIC ENERGY LTD 28 Feb 2012
    07970000 R.S. WHYBROW LIMITED 29 Feb 2012
    07957312 GOODWILL AUTOMOTIVE & POWER PRODUCTS ENGINEERING LTD 21 Feb 2012