Leamington Spa, Warwickshire

Q3 2012 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q3 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Leamington Spa when compared to any previous Q3.
  • August 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Leamington Spa when compared to any previous August.
  • July 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Leamington Spa when compared to any previous July.
  • August 2012 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 2012)

    Q3 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Leamington Spa when compared to any previous Q3.

    A total of 153 companies were registered in Leamington Spa during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).

    This figure is an increase of 12.5% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.8% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)Leamington SpaUK
    2012153118,868
    2011136114,512
    % change12.5%3.8%
    Record Year 2012 (153) 2012 (118,868)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

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

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

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2012516339
    New companies in 2011345943
    % change50.0%6.8%-9.3%
    Record Year2012 (51)2012 (63)2002 (54)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    A total of 91 companies were dissolved in Leamington Spa during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).

    This figure is an increase of 5.8% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.5% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)Leamington SpaUK
    20129174,772
    20118672,230
    % change5.8%3.5%
    Record Year 2009 (122) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2012333028
    Closed companies in 2011243131
    % change37.5%-3.2%-10%
    Record Year2007 (37)2008 (66)2009 (62)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    Net company growth for Leamington Spa during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) was 62 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)Leamington SpaUK
    20126244,096
    20115042,282
    Record Year 2002 (88) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

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

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2012183311
    Net growth in 2011102812
    Record Year2008 (34)2012 (33)2002 (44)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

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

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)Leamington Spa
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1970 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20120.1%0.2%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.2%0.1%
    % change34.6%7.6%-10.3%
    Record Year1970 (0.6%)1965 (0.5%)1990 (0.3%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2012 was 43.3.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.7% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.1% compared to the UK figure of 3.2%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

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

    27.4% of all director appointments in Leamington Spa in the third quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Sep 2011-Sep 2012)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT1.63%CONSULTING5.05%
    CONSULTING1.54%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    DESIGN1.06%CONSULTANCY3.28%
    ENGINEERING1.06%PROPERTY2.35%
    CONSULTANCY0.86%TRADING2.08%
    J0.86%DESIGN1.87%
    IT0.67%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    CONSULTANTS0.67%ENGINEERING1.83%
    PROPERTIES0.67%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    HOLDINGS0.58%BUSINESS1.72%
    WARWICKSHIRE0.58%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    BUSINESS0.58%MEDIA1.67%
    ENERGY0.58%LONDON1.67%
    LEAMINGTON0.58%J1.55%
    COMMUNICATIONS0.58%GLOBAL1.53%
    PROPERTY0.48%INVESTMENTS1.46%
    TRAINING0.48%IT1.43%
    ASSOCIATES0.48%PROPERTIES1.34%
    BUILDING0.48%CARE1.32%
    BERICOTE0.38%M1.27%
    T0.38%BUILDING1.22%
    CARE0.38%ENTERPRISES1.20%
    PROJECTS0.38%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    TRADING0.38%S1.17%
    SECURITY0.38%SECURITY1.16%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied365331,455
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified4633,677
    7487 - Other business activities4435,545
    99999 - Dormant Company3825,035
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management3419,425
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified299,891
    7414 - Business & management consultancy228,437
    9999 - Dormant Company1912,598
    74990 - Non-trading company169,203
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities1614,774
    62090 - Other information technology service activities117,869
    74100 - specialised design activities111,976
    62012 - Business and domestic software development104,584
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified913,716
    47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets83,089
    5248 - Other retail specialised stores81,244
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply84,997
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering73,493
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities74,119
    56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands63,094

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08166452 ADRENALINE ADDICTZ LIMITED 02 Aug 2012
    08172881 WARWICKSHIRE LETTINGS LIMITED 08 Aug 2012
    08174871 ARKWRIGHT CONSULTANCY LTD 10 Aug 2012
    08176146 PGDILLON CONSULTING LIMITED 10 Aug 2012
    08180702 DAVE BROMILOW LTD 15 Aug 2012
    08185715 GENIUS INNOVATIONS LTD 21 Aug 2012
    08186329 VAMFLAX LTD. 21 Aug 2012
    08188762 KENILWORTH AUTO CENTRE LTD 23 Aug 2012
    08189442 VERTICEM LTD 23 Aug 2012
    08191840 SILAS CONSULTING LTD 28 Aug 2012
    08196068 HEART OF ENGLAND STUDY PROGRAMMES LIMITED 30 Aug 2012
    08166685 AVON EDUCATIONAL SERVICES LIMITED 03 Aug 2012
    08168330 THE DEFIBRILLATOR DATABASE LIMITED 06 Aug 2012
    08168862 DEFIBRILLATOR FINDER LIMITED 06 Aug 2012
    08171288 CASSIEN PROPERTIES LIMITED 07 Aug 2012
    08179576 PEAK GEN POWER 2 LIMITED 14 Aug 2012
    08179766 HAYES ASSOCIATES CONSULTING LIMITED 14 Aug 2012
    08186396 NORDIC TIME OUT LTD. 21 Aug 2012
    08187444 CONCEPT HUB LIMITED 22 Aug 2012
    08187449 LEAMINGTON AND WARWICK GYMNASTICS CLUB LIMITED 22 Aug 2012
    08188823 STRUCTURED SOFTWARE ANALYSIS LIMITED 23 Aug 2012
    08190467 STOCKOMENDATION LIMITED 24 Aug 2012
    08192802 MONKEYSHINE LIMITED 28 Aug 2012
    08196375 WEST INTERIORS LIMITED 30 Aug 2012
    08172809 BOREALIS SOLUTIONS LTD 08 Aug 2012