Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Q1 2013 Business Confidence Report

NOTICE: We have improved our calculations of the statistics in these reports, so some figures and records may not match previous reports.
Headlines
- January 2013 saw a new record in company closures in Leamington Spa when compared to any previous January.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
A total of 156 companies were registered in Leamington Spa during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).
This figure is a decrease of 5.5% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 2.5% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Leamington Spa UK 2013 156 134,802 2012 165 131,491 % change -5.5% 2.5% Record Year 2012 (165) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2013 48 50 58 New companies in 2012 57 48 60 % change -15.8% 4.2% -3.3% Record Year 2012 (57) 2011 (54) 2007 (72)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
A total of 124 companies were dissolved in Leamington Spa during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).
This figure is an increase of 103.3% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.3% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Leamington Spa UK 2013 124 77,914 2012 61 67,576 % change 103.3% 15.3% Record Year 2013 (124) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
January 2013 saw a new record in company closures in Leamington Spa when compared to any previous January.
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2013 62 28 34 Closed companies in 2012 29 20 12 % change 113.8% 40.0% 183% Record Year 2013 (62) 2010 (39) 2009 (53)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
Net company growth for Leamington Spa during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) was 32 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Leamington Spa UK 2013 32 56,888 2012 104 63,915 Record Year 2012 (104) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2013 -14 22 24 Net growth in 2012 28 28 48 Record Year 2012 (28) 2007 (33) 2008 (53)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
In the first quarter of 2013, Leamington Spa formed 0.1% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Leamington Spa 2013 0.1% 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1991 (0.2%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2013 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2012 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change -24.5% 3.4% -0.1% Record Year 1991 (0.2%) 1992 (0.2%) 1989 (0.2%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2013 was 46.9.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 7.9% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.8% compared to the UK figure of 1.8%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
The record first quarter for female directors in Leamington Spa was in 2004 when 36.5% of all directors were female.
33.3% of all director appointments in Leamington Spa in the first quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 28.1% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2012-Mar 2013)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 1.89% CONSULTING 5.18% MANAGEMENT 1.39% MANAGEMENT 4.78% CONSULTANCY 1.39% CONSULTANCY 3.30% DESIGN 1.29% PROPERTY 2.44% ENGINEERING 0.80% TRADING 2.06% TRADING 0.60% DESIGN 1.79% PROPERTY 0.60% ENGINEERING 1.78% PROPERTIES 0.60% BUSINESS 1.77% IT 0.60% ASSOCIATES 1.75% ASSOCIATES 0.60% LONDON 1.72% CONSULTANTS 0.50% CONSULTANTS 1.71% T 0.50% CONSTRUCTION 1.69% J 0.40% MEDIA 1.63% ENERGY 0.40% GLOBAL 1.57% SOFTWARE 0.40% J 1.56% LITTLE 0.40% CARE 1.46% WARWICKSHIRE 0.40% IT 1.43% BUSINESS 0.40% INVESTMENTS 1.41% BERICOTE 0.40% PROPERTIES 1.36% LEAMINGTON 0.40% M 1.25% TRAINING 0.40% BUILDING 1.21% MEDICAL 0.40% ENTERPRISES 1.19% HOTEL 0.40% ELECTRICAL 1.18% DEVELOPMENTS 0.40% TRAINING 1.17% ARTS 0.30% SECURITY 1.15%
SIC Data
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Previous 36 months, excluding companies less than 12 months old
sic code number of companies uk companies None Supplied 259 249,183 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 88 32,624 99999 - Dormant Company 59 43,384 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 57 54,531 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 54 16,448 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 27 24,894 62090 - Other information technology service activities 18 12,664 74990 - Non-trading company 17 14,129 74100 - specialised design activities 17 3,645 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 17 23,532 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 16 7,507 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 12 7,199 62012 - Business and domestic software development 12 8,099 86900 - Other human health activities 12 8,465 71129 - Other engineering activities 11 4,226 49410 - Freight transport by road 11 5,834 47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets 10 5,186 7487 - Other business activities 10 7,556 56101 - Licensed restaurants 9 6,894 93199 - Other sports activities 9 3,375
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 08344963 ALLGRAF LTD 02 Jan 2013 08347116 GSSB LTD 04 Jan 2013 08349368 NO.8 TRADING LTD 07 Jan 2013 08355867 MIDLANDS PLANNING SERVICES LTD 10 Jan 2013 08375796 SPUD/U/LICIOUS LIMITED 25 Jan 2013 08376262 NMS DESIGN SERVICES LTD 25 Jan 2013 08381350 RENT ME A RIDE LIMITED 30 Jan 2013 08344615 INDEPENDENT FORD SPECIALIST LIMITED 02 Jan 2013 08345653 ROW OUT LIMITED 03 Jan 2013 08345808 AMBERSTAR CONSULTING LTD 03 Jan 2013 08347070 55 FOREST ROAD LIMITED 04 Jan 2013 08347518 GRAYLING ASSOCIATES LIMITED 04 Jan 2013 08349131 THE LITTLE OLIVE TREE LIMITED 07 Jan 2013 08362892 RICHMOND TULLOCH LAWSON LIMITED 16 Jan 2013 08369736 COURT STREET TAVERNS LIMITED 22 Jan 2013 08370075 ADK PROPERTY DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED 22 Jan 2013 08370190 HCP BUSINESS CONSULTANCY LIMITED 22 Jan 2013 08370418 M.CONNELL CONTRACTING LIMITED 22 Jan 2013 08370434 THE THREADING STUDIO LIMITED 22 Jan 2013 08372627 GPFLOOR LTD. 24 Jan 2013 08380226 MAZARI LIMITED 29 Jan 2013 08381126 YOU CATERING LTD 30 Jan 2013 08382620 MAN WITH MORE THAN A VAN LIMITED 31 Jan 2013 08383587 GD TRANSFORM LTD 31 Jan 2013 08346467 KALEIDOSCOPE EXHIBITIONS LIMITED 04 Jan 2013
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