Lincoln, Lincolnshire
Q1 2010 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- Q1 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Lincoln when compared to any previous Q1.
- January 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Lincoln when compared to any previous January.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
A total of 198 companies were registered in Lincoln during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).
This figure is an increase of 26.9% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.5% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) Lincoln UK 2010 198 105,137 2009 156 91,034 % change 26.9% 15.5% Record Year 2007 (588) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2010 43 64 91 New companies in 2009 52 50 54 % change -17.3% 28.0% 68.5% Record Year 2003 (96) 2004 (85) 2007 (467)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
Q1 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Lincoln when compared to any previous Q1.
A total of 197 companies were dissolved in Lincoln during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).
This figure is an increase of 23.1% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 23.5% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) Lincoln UK 2010 197 82,677 2009 160 108,060 % change 23.1% -23.5% Record Year 2010 (197) 2009 (108,060) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
January 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Lincoln when compared to any previous January.
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2010 111 38 48 Closed companies in 2009 28 37 95 % change 296.4% 2.7% -49% Record Year 2010 (111) 2008 (43) 2009 (95)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
Net company growth for Lincoln during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) was 1 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) Lincoln UK 2010 1 22,460 2009 -4 -17,026 Record Year 2007 (496) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2010 -68 26 43 Net growth in 2009 24 13 -41 Record Year 2003 (79) 2004 (68) 2007 (440)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
In the first quarter of 2010, Lincoln formed 0.2% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) Lincoln 2010 0.2% 2009 0.2% 2008 0.2% 2007 0.4% 2006 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 2007 (0.4%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2010 0.1% 0.2% 0.2% UK formation share in 2009 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% % change -23.3% 9.6% 40.0% Record Year 1963 (0.6%) 1976 (0.6%) 2007 (0.7%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2010 was 46.0.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.0% compared to the UK figure of 2.0%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 6.6% compared to the UK figure of 4.9%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
The record first quarter for female directors in Lincoln was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
25.9% of all director appointments in Lincoln in the first quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 24.7% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2009-Mar 2010)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage (LINCOLN) 1.97% MANAGEMENT 5.01% LINCOLN 1.72% CONSULTING 4.60% WILCHAP 1.39% CONSULTANCY 2.87% M 1.15% PROPERTY 2.50% CONSULTING 0.98% ASSOCIATES 2.04% J 0.98% TRADING 1.93% DR 0.90% DESIGN 1.91% MEDICAL 0.82% CONSTRUCTION 1.87% MANAGEMENT 0.82% MEDIA 1.84% DEVELOPMENTS 0.82% BUSINESS 1.74% SURGERY 0.74% INTERNATIONAL 1.73% CONSULTANCY 0.74% CONSULTANTS 1.63% CONSTRUCTION 0.74% ENGINEERING 1.54% D 0.66% J 1.48% ELECTRICAL 0.57% LONDON 1.45% LINCOLNSHIRE 0.57% INVESTMENTS 1.45% R 0.57% GROUP 1.37% PROPERTIES 0.57% GLOBAL 1.35% INTERNATIONAL 0.49% PROPERTIES 1.35% PLUMBING 0.49% BUILDING 1.34% ENTERPRISES 0.49% CARE 1.33% E 0.49% ELECTRICAL 1.30% ASSOCIATES 0.49% M 1.28% COMMUNITY 0.49% SYSTEMS 1.25% S 0.49% S 1.23%
SIC Data
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Previous 36 months, excluding companies less than 12 months old
sic code number of companies uk companies None Supplied 635 228,645 7487 - Other business activities 72 74,904 7414 - Business & management consultancy 55 17,003 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 28 9,325 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 25 26,974 9999 - Dormant Company 24 19,948 99999 - Dormant Company 24 13,808 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 20 8,154 6024 - Freight transport by road 19 3,665 42990 - Construction of other civil engineering projects not elsewhere classified 15 1,746 7260 - Other computer related activities 15 10,331 70100 - Activities of head offices 15 3,137 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 14 9,943 7499 - Non-trading company 14 15,398 74990 - Non-trading company 14 8,149 9305 - Other service activities 13 9,038 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 13 14,007 86210 - General medical practice activities 12 1,098 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 11 9,659 86220 - Specialists medical practice activities 11 607
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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