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

  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 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 SpaUK
    2013156134,802
    2012165131,491
    % change-5.5%2.5%
    Record Year 2012 (165) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2013485058
    New companies in 2012574860
    % change-15.8%4.2%-3.3%
    Record Year2012 (57)2011 (54)2007 (72)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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 SpaUK
    201312477,914
    20126167,576
    % change103.3%15.3%
    Record Year 2013 (124) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2013622834
    Closed companies in 2012292012
    % change113.8%40.0%183%
    Record Year2013 (62)2010 (39)2009 (53)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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 SpaUK
    20133256,888
    201210463,915
    Record Year 2012 (104) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2013-142224
    Net growth in 2012282848
    Record Year2012 (28)2007 (33)2008 (53)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20130.1%
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1991 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20130.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20120.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change-24.5%3.4%-0.1%
    Record Year1991 (0.2%)1992 (0.2%)1989 (0.2%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2012-Mar 2013)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING1.89%CONSULTING5.18%
    MANAGEMENT1.39%MANAGEMENT4.78%
    CONSULTANCY1.39%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    DESIGN1.29%PROPERTY2.44%
    ENGINEERING0.80%TRADING2.06%
    TRADING0.60%DESIGN1.79%
    PROPERTY0.60%ENGINEERING1.78%
    PROPERTIES0.60%BUSINESS1.77%
    IT0.60%ASSOCIATES1.75%
    ASSOCIATES0.60%LONDON1.72%
    CONSULTANTS0.50%CONSULTANTS1.71%
    T0.50%CONSTRUCTION1.69%
    J0.40%MEDIA1.63%
    ENERGY0.40%GLOBAL1.57%
    SOFTWARE0.40%J1.56%
    LITTLE0.40%CARE1.46%
    WARWICKSHIRE0.40%IT1.43%
    BUSINESS0.40%INVESTMENTS1.41%
    BERICOTE0.40%PROPERTIES1.36%
    LEAMINGTON0.40%M1.25%
    TRAINING0.40%BUILDING1.21%
    MEDICAL0.40%ENTERPRISES1.19%
    HOTEL0.40%ELECTRICAL1.18%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.40%TRAINING1.17%
    ARTS0.30%SECURITY1.15%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied259249,183
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management8832,624
    99999 - Dormant Company5943,384
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified5754,531
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified5416,448
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities2724,894
    62090 - Other information technology service activities1812,664
    74990 - Non-trading company1714,129
    74100 - specialised design activities173,645
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified1723,532
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate167,507
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet127,199
    62012 - Business and domestic software development128,099
    86900 - Other human health activities128,465
    71129 - Other engineering activities114,226
    49410 - Freight transport by road115,834
    47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets105,186
    7487 - Other business activities107,556
    56101 - Licensed restaurants96,894
    93199 - Other sports activities93,375

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08387411 SWAMI TRADING LIMITED 04 Feb 2013
    08388698 DDJS VEHICLES LIMITED 05 Feb 2013
    08394301 S & H PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT LIMITED 07 Feb 2013
    08401302 E1KON LTD 13 Feb 2013
    08405471 MONARCH CLOTHING LIMITED 15 Feb 2013
    08410953 CALIFORNIA POLISH LTD 20 Feb 2013
    08413439 SAB TECHNOLOGY LIMITED 21 Feb 2013
    08419152 STEVEN DHALIWAL LTD 26 Feb 2013
    08422729 A TURPIN LIMITED 27 Feb 2013
    08384533 UNICO DEVELOPMENTS LTD 01 Feb 2013
    08384910 DJB IT SOLUTIONS LIMITED 01 Feb 2013
    08385414 MANUTECH LIMITED 01 Feb 2013
    08385642 BOB FRANCIS DOUBLE DIP LIMITED 01 Feb 2013
    08389191 CFC 0088 LIMITED 05 Feb 2013
    08395112 SECRET PROPERTIES LIMITED 08 Feb 2013
    08396764 MARION GUEDJ PARIS LTD. 11 Feb 2013
    08399707 CAD CAM & PROTOTYPE LIMITED 12 Feb 2013
    08400091 DEALERSHIP SALES CONSULTING LIMITED 12 Feb 2013
    08400290 CFC 0089 LIMITED 13 Feb 2013
    08405401 KIERAN KELLY CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITED 15 Feb 2013
    08409936 DKG COMMUNICATIONS LTD 19 Feb 2013
    08412114 INN DRINKS SOLUTIONS LIMITED 20 Feb 2013
    08422286 RIDING & DRIVING FOR THE DISABLED - CHIVERTON GROUP 27 Feb 2013
    08422627 ACTION KNEE 27 Feb 2013
    08424435 RS OLIVER ASSOCIATES LIMITED 28 Feb 2013