Leamington Spa, Warwickshire

Q1 2014 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q1 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Leamington Spa when compared to any previous Q1.
  • Q1 2014 was a record quarter for company registrations in Leamington Spa when compared to any quarter in history.
  • March 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Leamington Spa when compared to any previous March.
  • March 2014 was a record month for company registrations in Leamington Spa when compared to any month in history.
  • February 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Leamington Spa when compared to any previous February.
  • January 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Leamington Spa when compared to any previous January.
  • January 2014 saw a new record in net growth 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 2014)

    Q1 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Leamington Spa when compared to any previous Q1.

    Q1 2014 was a record quarter for company registrations in Leamington Spa when compared to any quarter in history.

    A total of 205 companies were registered in Leamington Spa during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).

    This figure is an increase of 31.4% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.8% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)Leamington SpaUK
    2014205150,722
    2013156134,802
    % change31.4%11.8%
    Record Year 2014 (205) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    March 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Leamington Spa when compared to any previous March.

    March 2014 was a record month for company registrations in Leamington Spa when compared to any month in history.

    February 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Leamington Spa when compared to any previous February.

    January 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Leamington Spa when compared to any previous January.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2014635983
    New companies in 2013485058
    % change31.3%18.0%43.1%
    Record Year2014 (63)2014 (59)2014 (83)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    A total of 88 companies were dissolved in Leamington Spa during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).

    This figure is a decrease of 29.0% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 5.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)Leamington SpaUK
    20148882,370
    201312477,914
    % change-29.0%5.7%
    Record Year 2013 (124) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2014253132
    Closed companies in 2013622834
    % change-59.7%10.7%-6%
    Record Year2013 (62)2010 (39)2009 (53)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    Net company growth for Leamington Spa during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) was 117 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)Leamington SpaUK
    201411768,352
    20133256,888
    Record Year 2014 (117) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    January 2014 saw a new record in net growth in Leamington Spa when compared to any previous January.

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2014382851
    Net growth in 2013-142224
    Record Year2014 (38)2007 (33)2008 (53)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    In the first quarter of 2014, Leamington Spa formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)Leamington Spa
    20140.1%
    20130.1%
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1991 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20140.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20130.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change22.8%9.0%19.4%
    Record Year1991 (0.2%)1992 (0.2%)1989 (0.2%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2014 was 43.6.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 6.2% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.1% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Leamington Spa was in 2013 when 33.3% of all directors were female.

    31.9% of all director appointments in Leamington Spa in the first quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.4% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2013-Mar 2014)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    ENGINEERING2.19%CONSULTING5.22%
    CONSULTING2.10%MANAGEMENT4.67%
    MANAGEMENT1.91%CONSULTANCY3.49%
    DESIGN1.24%PROPERTY2.64%
    CONSULTANCY0.95%TRADING2.05%
    LEAMINGTON0.95%LONDON1.88%
    CARE0.86%ENGINEERING1.86%
    SPA0.76%CARE1.79%
    TECHNOLOGIES0.67%CONSTRUCTION1.75%
    HOME0.67%DESIGN1.75%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.67%CONSULTANTS1.73%
    AUTOMOTIVE0.67%BUSINESS1.71%
    GEN0.57%PROPERTIES1.60%
    PEAK0.57%INVESTMENTS1.60%
    CONSTRUCTION0.57%GLOBAL1.58%
    PROPERTIES0.57%J1.48%
    POWER0.57%ASSOCIATES1.48%
    J0.57%MEDIA1.48%
    ASSOCIATES0.57%IT1.33%
    TRADING0.48%TRANSPORT1.30%
    (WARWICKSHIRE)0.48%DEVELOPMENTS1.29%
    S0.48%BUILDING1.24%
    REGENCY0.48%M1.21%
    (MIDLANDS)0.48%CAPITAL1.20%
    K0.48%ELECTRICAL1.19%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied277280,210
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management9637,882
    99999 - Dormant Company8047,084
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified5456,411
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified4918,491
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities2727,750
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate219,284
    74100 - specialised design activities164,475
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified1626,700
    62090 - Other information technology service activities1512,813
    49410 - Freight transport by road148,014
    71129 - Other engineering activities145,477
    71121 - Engineering design activities for industrial process and production131,443
    86900 - Other human health activities1210,273
    56101 - Licensed restaurants127,965
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet129,358
    62012 - Business and domestic software development119,509
    43210 - Electrical installation115,885
    85600 - Educational support services103,687
    41100 - Development of building projects109,855

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08829016 CLASS A TECHNOLOGIES LTD 02 Jan 2014
    08835916 ICTALIST LTD 07 Jan 2014
    08838848 AUTISM CARE WATCH LIMITED 09 Jan 2014
    08839919 AIRVENT DESIGN AND INSTALLATION LIMITED 10 Jan 2014
    08841768 COOLSKI LTD 13 Jan 2014
    08865410 LIKE-IT RECRUITMENT SERVICES LTD 28 Jan 2014
    08866491 OXBOROUGH PROPERTIES LTD 29 Jan 2014
    08834390 MAKE AGENCY LIMITED 07 Jan 2014
    08837852 HEALTH IN YOUR HANDS LIMITED 09 Jan 2014
    08840151 PURKY LTD 10 Jan 2014
    08842098 CREATIVE ENGINEERING (WARWICKSHIRE) LIMITED 13 Jan 2014
    08844675 MORRIS BROTHERS CONTRACTORS LIMITED 14 Jan 2014
    08846028 UNITED THEATRE COMPANY LIMITED 15 Jan 2014
    08851792 DAVID STEVENS ASSOCIATES LIMITED 20 Jan 2014
    08853932 SBX HOLDINGS LIMITED 21 Jan 2014
    08854668 SHIRE SCAFFOLDING MIDLANDS LIMITED 21 Jan 2014
    08855386 FLEXIBLE CAREER SOLUTIONS LIMITED 22 Jan 2014
    08856372 FLIRT HAIR & BEAUTY LIMITED 22 Jan 2014
    08859991 NURISH SNACKS LIMITED 24 Jan 2014
    08860037 VALE PRO NUTRITION LIMITED 24 Jan 2014
    08860619 ORTHOVISION LIMITED 24 Jan 2014
    08863667 DENTAL SPA SOLUTIONS LTD 27 Jan 2014
    08864493 GRO FIELDWORK LTD 28 Jan 2014
    08865715 MEDITREIUVA INTERNATIONAL LIMITED 28 Jan 2014
    08869821 HERMER RAIL LIMITED 30 Jan 2014