Leamington Spa, Warwickshire

Q1 2015 Business Confidence Report

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 2015)

    A total of 172 companies were registered in Leamington Spa during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).

    This figure is a decrease of 16.1% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 6.9% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)Leamington SpaUK
    2015172161,156
    2014205150,722
    % change-16.1%6.9%
    Record Year 2014 (205) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2015585559
    New companies in 2014635983
    % change-7.9%-6.8%-28.9%
    Record Year2014 (63)2014 (59)2014 (83)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    A total of 93 companies were dissolved in Leamington Spa during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).

    This figure is an increase of 5.7% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)Leamington SpaUK
    20159389,523
    20148882,370
    % change5.7%8.7%
    Record Year 2013 (124) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2015313329
    Closed companies in 2014253132
    % change24.0%6.5%-9%
    Record Year2013 (62)2010 (39)2009 (53)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    Net company growth for Leamington Spa during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) was 79 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)Leamington SpaUK
    20157971,633
    201411768,352
    Record Year 2014 (117) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2015272230
    Net growth in 2014382851
    Record Year2014 (38)2007 (33)2008 (53)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    In the first quarter of 2015, Leamington Spa formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)Leamington Spa
    20150.1%
    20140.1%
    20130.1%
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1991 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20150.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20140.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change-9.7%-14.1%-35.2%
    Record Year1991 (0.2%)1992 (0.2%)1989 (0.2%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2015 was 42.8.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.0% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.9% compared to the UK figure of 3.6%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

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

    29.1% of all director appointments in Leamington Spa in the first quarter of 2015 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 2014-Mar 2015)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    ENGINEERING2.39%CONSULTING5.23%
    DESIGN2.05%MANAGEMENT4.56%
    POWER1.54%CONSULTANCY3.62%
    GEN1.45%PROPERTY2.72%
    PEAK1.45%CONSTRUCTION2.19%
    MANAGEMENT1.45%CARE2.13%
    CONSULTANCY1.45%ENGINEERING2.12%
    CONSULTING1.11%LONDON1.91%
    CONSULTANTS0.77%TRADING1.88%
    PROFESSIONAL0.68%TRANSPORT1.82%
    LEAMINGTON0.68%ELECTRICAL1.76%
    AUTOMOTIVE0.68%DESIGN1.65%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.60%PROPERTIES1.63%
    ASSOCIATES0.60%CO.,1.58%
    MEDIA0.60%J1.55%
    CONSTRUCTION0.51%CONSULTANTS1.54%
    ONE0.51%BUSINESS1.49%
    WARWICKSHIRE0.43%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    TECHNOLOGY0.43%GLOBAL1.46%
    RECRUITMENT0.43%ASSOCIATES1.44%
    BUSINESS0.43%DEVELOPMENTS1.36%
    EVENTS0.43%BUILDING1.31%
    SPA0.43%IT1.30%
    PROJECT0.43%MEDIA1.28%
    SHARE0.43%M1.27%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied253288,953
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management10543,081
    99999 - Dormant Company8749,474
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified7258,522
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified4619,098
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities2930,825
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate2011,600
    71121 - Engineering design activities for industrial process and production201,666
    71129 - Other engineering activities186,278
    41100 - Development of building projects1811,863
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified1629,218
    62090 - Other information technology service activities1512,862
    86900 - Other human health activities1513,990
    70100 - Activities of head offices144,223
    74990 - Non-trading company1413,794
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities137,682
    62012 - Business and domestic software development139,651
    49410 - Freight transport by road1312,485
    47710 - Retail sale of clothing in specialised stores113,371
    96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment116,815

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    09372167 BINSWOOD SERVICES LIMITED 02 Jan 2015
    09375360 VI DESIGN LIMITED 06 Jan 2015
    09377019 AEDESIA CAPITAL LIMITED 07 Jan 2015
    09378591 MY CULTURE CONNECT LTD 08 Jan 2015
    09378721 UNITED REPAIRS (LEAMINGTON) LTD 08 Jan 2015
    09380696 I W SOFTWARE LTD 09 Jan 2015
    09386203 ISTA TECHNOLOGY LTD 13 Jan 2015
    09397758 DEELC LTD 20 Jan 2015
    09410398 WINN TRADING LIMITED 28 Jan 2015
    09413785 SLAPPIE LIMITED 30 Jan 2015
    09372237 CJ'S EVENTS WARWICKSHIRE LIMITED 02 Jan 2015
    09379876 R.A.M. TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED 08 Jan 2015
    09380558 TIMMIBOO 08 Jan 2015
    09384058 PRODIGAL FILM & TELEVISION LIMITED 12 Jan 2015
    09385989 KANIKAN FOOD & WINE LTD 13 Jan 2015
    09386316 RAPM ASSOCIATES LIMITED 13 Jan 2015
    09391339 ETERNAL ART & DESIGN TATTOO STUDIO LIMITED 15 Jan 2015
    09396161 LJDY LIMITED 20 Jan 2015
    09400469 AMAHA PROJECT SERVICES LIMITED 21 Jan 2015
    09400611 CEC AVIATION LIMITED 22 Jan 2015
    09403365 EXCLUSIVE TURKEY LIMITED 23 Jan 2015
    09406942 FIRMUS LIMITED 26 Jan 2015
    09408349 AVIATION TRANSPORT SERVICES LTD 27 Jan 2015
    09415188 TIMMS CONSULTANCY LTD 30 Jan 2015
    09406785 LEARNING EARLY LTD 26 Jan 2015