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
    09473176 A.D.P. TRUCK LTD 05 Mar 2015
    09475387 JASON LEE DESIGN LTD 06 Mar 2015
    09476980 UK EVENTERS LIMITED 09 Mar 2015
    09487260 TANYA'S SOFTWARE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES LIMITED 12 Mar 2015
    09488368 PUBLIC MARKETING COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED 13 Mar 2015
    09499680 GALASSIFY LIMITED 19 Mar 2015
    09504381 ZYLA AUTOMOTIVE DESIGN ENGINEERING LTD 23 Mar 2015
    09508376 TYRE WORLD KENILWORTH LIMITED 25 Mar 2015
    09518466 WARWICK LOGISTICS LIMITED 31 Mar 2015
    09466807 BOTTLEDOCK INTERNATIONAL LIMITED 03 Mar 2015
    09467897 SPM MANAGEMENT CONSULTANCY LTD 03 Mar 2015
    09469082 BENTLEY & BENTLEY DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED 03 Mar 2015
    09480142 CENTRAL COMMUNICATION PROPERTIES LTD 10 Mar 2015
    09481371 BIANCHI OWNERS CLUB UK LIMITED 10 Mar 2015
    09483012 H2 INNOVATION LIMITED 11 Mar 2015
    09483530 ULTRASCANSPORTS LIMITED 11 Mar 2015
    09487648 PG GAME DEVELOPMENT LIMITED 13 Mar 2015
    09492772 STUDIO SEED LTD 17 Mar 2015
    09496432 HOLBANS LTD 18 Mar 2015
    09503142 ASK BHABI LIMITED 23 Mar 2015
    09505715 HILLTOP HIDEAWAYS LIMITED 24 Mar 2015
    09508533 DTAFAST TBD UK LIMITED 25 Mar 2015
    09509708 EG MEDICS LIMITED 25 Mar 2015
    09514469 JOHN DALBY LTD 27 Mar 2015
    09515634 FIDUCIUM LIMITED 28 Mar 2015