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
    08433694 KEITH HIGHAM RECRUITMENT LIMITED 07 Mar 2013
    08439937 LEAMINGTON ENERGY LIMITED 12 Mar 2013
    08440109 HAVANA LEAMINGTON LIMITED 12 Mar 2013
    08444276 SIMEIO TRADING LIMITED 14 Mar 2013
    08460273 VALDIVIA GALLERIES LTD. 25 Mar 2013
    08462396 CROWN DISCOUNT STORE LIMITED 26 Mar 2013
    OC383777 COLUMIZE LLP 26 Mar 2013
    08426312 MITBA LIMITED 01 Mar 2013
    08426910 LOU P LOU LIMITED 04 Mar 2013
    08427249 LEMON SQUEEZY ACCOUNTING LIMITED 04 Mar 2013
    08433283 MAIMEX LIMITED 07 Mar 2013
    08436609 FLOWERS COMMODITIES LTD 08 Mar 2013
    08440272 SFA MEDICS LIMITED 12 Mar 2013
    08441732 TWINKLE TWINKLE STARS DAY NURSERY LIMITED 12 Mar 2013
    08442873 CPG FACILITY SERVICES LIMITED 13 Mar 2013
    08444248 TSK MEDICAL LTD 14 Mar 2013
    08444333 MOUNT PLEASANT FARM (WALTON) LIMITED 14 Mar 2013
    08452030 HARBURY (HOLDINGS) LIMITED 19 Mar 2013
    08455205 INCENTIVATED.IQ LIMITED 21 Mar 2013
    08455752 DAL ENG LTD 21 Mar 2013
    08458707 HUMAN EDGE LIMITED 22 Mar 2013
    08459730 F1 SAP CONSULTING LIMITED 25 Mar 2013
    08464013 RAUCTER LTD 27 Mar 2013
    08465307 JAMIE MULLAN LIMITED 28 Mar 2013
    08465529 CUGAT PRODUCTIONS LTD 28 Mar 2013