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
    08130955 SCOTT LEE BARTLETT LTD 05 Jul 2012
    08132962 KINETON POWDER COATINGS LIMITED 06 Jul 2012
    08136075 SPA TYRES LIMITED 10 Jul 2012
    08137991 T&A STORES LTD 11 Jul 2012
    08142325 EHB NEW HOMES LIMITED 13 Jul 2012
    08151595 THE EDGBASTON HOTEL LIMITED 20 Jul 2012
    08153531 T J'S BAR AND HOTEL LIMITED 23 Jul 2012
    08127394 ECO ENERGY ERA LIMITED 03 Jul 2012
    08127632 TWIN VISION EVENTS AND WEDDINGS LIMITED 03 Jul 2012
    08127985 BASILISK LIMITED 03 Jul 2012
    08133044 GATOR GEAR LTD 06 Jul 2012
    08135847 W HARRIS TREE SURGERY LIMITED 09 Jul 2012
    08139076 BAYTREE IP LIMITED 11 Jul 2012
    08140078 BERICOTE (WARRINGTON) LIMITED 12 Jul 2012
    08140153 DMH MANAGEMENT CONSULTANTS LIMITED 12 Jul 2012
    08140847 ESP20 LIMITED 12 Jul 2012
    08141691 IN2 APPS LTD 12 Jul 2012
    08148924 PMA & SONS LIMITED 19 Jul 2012
    08150030 THE PRIMARY CONSULTANCY & TRAINING LIMITED 19 Jul 2012
    08155085 OAK IT LTD 24 Jul 2012
    08155487 BERICOTE PROPERTIES (BRISTOL) LIMITED 24 Jul 2012
    08156901 INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS ONLINE LIMITED 25 Jul 2012
    08160942 ANDROMEDA ENGINEERING DESIGN LTD 30 Jul 2012
    08162075 PLAN MANAGEMENT (CONSULTANCY) LIMITED 31 Jul 2012
    08163272 INTO COMPUTING LIMITED 31 Jul 2012