Leamington Spa, Warwickshire

Q3 2014 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q3 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Leamington Spa when compared to any previous Q3.
  • September 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Leamington Spa when compared to any previous September.
  • July 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Leamington Spa when compared to any previous July.
  • July 2014 saw a new record in company closures in Leamington Spa when compared to any previous July.

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 2014)

    Q3 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Leamington Spa when compared to any previous Q3.

    A total of 198 companies were registered in Leamington Spa during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014).

    This figure is an increase of 22.2% versus the same period last year (Q3 2013). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.1% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)Leamington SpaUK
    2014198143,414
    2013162132,684
    % change22.2%8.1%
    Record Year 2014 (198) 2014 (143,414)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

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

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

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2014785367
    New companies in 2013525060
    % change50.0%6.0%11.7%
    Record Year2014 (78)2012 (63)2014 (67)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    A total of 133 companies were dissolved in Leamington Spa during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014).

    This figure is an increase of 58.3% versus the same period last year (Q3 2013). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 18.0% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)Leamington SpaUK
    2014133101,670
    20138486,170
    % change58.3%18.0%
    Record Year 2014 (133) 2009 (159,405)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    July 2014 saw a new record in company closures in Leamington Spa when compared to any previous July.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2014553642
    Closed companies in 2013282630
    % change96.4%38.5%40%
    Record Year2014 (55)2008 (66)2009 (62)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    Net company growth for Leamington Spa during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) was 65 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)Leamington SpaUK
    20146541,744
    20137846,514
    Record Year 2013 (78) 2013 (46,514)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2014231725
    Net growth in 2013242430
    Record Year2008 (34)2012 (33)2002 (44)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

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

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)Leamington Spa
    20140.1%
    20130.1%
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2002 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20140.2%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20130.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change36.4%1.0%2.5%
    Record Year1991 (0.2%)1996 (0.2%)1990 (0.3%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2014 was 44.0.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.2% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.5% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Leamington Spa was in 2006 when 35.1% of all directors were female.

    23.2% of all director appointments in Leamington Spa in the third quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.3% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    ENGINEERING2.84%CONSULTING5.17%
    CONSULTING2.06%MANAGEMENT4.63%
    DESIGN1.63%CONSULTANCY3.55%
    POWER1.55%PROPERTY2.62%
    GEN1.46%ENGINEERING2.07%
    PEAK1.46%CONSTRUCTION2.05%
    MANAGEMENT1.20%TRADING2.00%
    CONSULTANCY1.20%LONDON1.95%
    LEAMINGTON1.12%CARE1.94%
    SPA0.86%TRANSPORT1.76%
    CONSULTANTS0.77%DESIGN1.70%
    CARE0.69%CONSULTANTS1.70%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.69%PROPERTIES1.63%
    HOME0.60%BUSINESS1.62%
    ASSOCIATES0.60%J1.53%
    BUSINESS0.60%ELECTRICAL1.53%
    TRADING0.60%GLOBAL1.51%
    TECHNOLOGIES0.60%INVESTMENTS1.50%
    CONSTRUCTION0.52%ASSOCIATES1.48%
    AUTOMOTIVE0.52%MEDIA1.38%
    (WARWICKSHIRE)0.52%CO.,1.36%
    J0.52%DEVELOPMENTS1.35%
    DESIGNS0.43%BUILDING1.30%
    CLEANING0.43%IT1.30%
    HEALTH0.43%M1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied262278,481
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management10240,717
    99999 - Dormant Company9348,286
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified5918,890
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified5457,264
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities2729,313
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate2110,361
    71121 - Engineering design activities for industrial process and production171,560
    41100 - Development of building projects1610,604
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified1628,224
    49410 - Freight transport by road159,960
    86900 - Other human health activities1411,807
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities137,401
    62090 - Other information technology service activities1312,795
    71129 - Other engineering activities135,930
    74990 - Non-trading company1214,006
    62012 - Business and domestic software development119,675
    74100 - specialised design activities114,681
    47710 - Retail sale of clothing in specialised stores103,251
    70100 - Activities of head offices104,108

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    09200885 AGB HOME IMPROVEMENTS LIMITED 03 Sep 2014
    09207023 QUCEL LIMITED 08 Sep 2014
    09209216 TYRED DESIGN LIMITED 09 Sep 2014
    09209804 MARC, LOUIS AND THE LIMITED 09 Sep 2014
    09214078 LCH DESIGN ENGINEERING LTD 11 Sep 2014
    09218098 TCM OUTSOURCING LTD 15 Sep 2014
    09227750 SD.AI LIMITED 22 Sep 2014
    09232026 EXTERNAL-DESIGN-SYSTEM LIMITED 23 Sep 2014
    09199322 BEAUTIFUL HOME CLEANING COMPANY LTD 02 Sep 2014
    09201571 JUSCOM LIMITED 03 Sep 2014
    09204349 LEWIS ADVISORY SERVICES LIMITED 04 Sep 2014
    09210416 VERITE ASSURED LIMITED 09 Sep 2014
    09210537 BERICOTE PROJECT MANAGEMENT 2 LIMITED 09 Sep 2014
    09211597 O'CONNORS' GOURMET FOODS LIMITED 10 Sep 2014
    09212005 ONE TEAM WORKING LIMITED 10 Sep 2014
    09220096 INFINITY APPLICATIONS LIMITED 16 Sep 2014
    09222992 WILKINSON ENV LIMITED 17 Sep 2014
    09223493 SKELLY ENGINEERING LIMITED 17 Sep 2014
    09225782 FLOWFIELD LIMITED 19 Sep 2014
    09228242 OXYGEN COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED 22 Sep 2014
    09228715 GANEA DESIGN LIMITED 22 Sep 2014
    09229437 PG GOLF LIMITED 22 Sep 2014
    09232633 CUBBINGTON HAND CAR WASH LTD 24 Sep 2014
    09233157 ENJOY RUNNING LTD 24 Sep 2014
    09241018 JFTF LTD 30 Sep 2014