Lincoln, Lincolnshire
Q1 2011 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- February 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Lincoln when compared to any previous February.
- January 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Lincoln when compared to any previous January.
- February 2011 saw a new record in net growth in Lincoln when compared to any previous February.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
A total of 381 companies were registered in Lincoln during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).
This figure is an increase of 92.4% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) Lincoln UK 2011 381 116,391 2010 198 105,137 % change 92.4% 10.7% Record Year 2007 (588) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
February 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Lincoln when compared to any previous February.
January 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Lincoln when compared to any previous January.
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2011 114 111 156 New companies in 2010 43 64 91 % change 165.1% 73.4% 71.4% Record Year 2011 (114) 2011 (111) 2007 (467)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
A total of 143 companies were dissolved in Lincoln during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).
This figure is a decrease of 27.4% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.0% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) Lincoln UK 2011 143 90,986 2010 197 82,677 % change -27.4% 10.0% Record Year 2010 (197) 2009 (108,060) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2011 51 41 51 Closed companies in 2010 111 38 48 % change -54.1% 7.9% 6% Record Year 2010 (111) 2008 (43) 2009 (95)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
Net company growth for Lincoln during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) was 238 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) Lincoln UK 2011 238 25,405 2010 1 22,460 Record Year 2007 (496) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
February 2011 saw a new record in net growth in Lincoln when compared to any previous February.
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2011 63 70 105 Net growth in 2010 -68 26 43 Record Year 2003 (79) 2011 (70) 2007 (440)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
In the first quarter of 2011, Lincoln formed 0.3% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) Lincoln 2011 0.3% 2010 0.2% 2009 0.2% 2008 0.2% 2007 0.4% Record Year (since 1960) 2007 (0.4%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2011 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% UK formation share in 2010 0.1% 0.2% 0.2% % change 128.8% 52.5% 63.5% Record Year 1963 (0.6%) 1976 (0.6%) 2007 (0.7%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2011 was 44.3.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.9% compared to the UK figure of 3.0%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.9% compared to the UK figure of 4.3%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
The record first quarter for female directors in Lincoln was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
20.4% of all director appointments in Lincoln in the first quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.4% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2010-Mar 2011)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage TRANSPORT 8.06% CONSULTING 5.04% DRIVING 3.32% MANAGEMENT 4.97% HAULAGE 2.67% CONSULTANCY 3.16% LINCOLN 1.84% PROPERTY 2.38% S 1.72% TRADING 2.10% M 1.72% DESIGN 1.93% J 1.54% ASSOCIATES 1.92% (LINCOLN) 1.48% BUSINESS 1.87% LOGISTICS 1.36% CONSTRUCTION 1.80% R 1.30% CONSULTANTS 1.76% MANAGEMENT 1.24% MEDIA 1.69% D 1.24% ENGINEERING 1.61% DRIVER 1.24% LONDON 1.60% C 1.19% CARE 1.45% G 0.77% J 1.45% DR 0.77% GLOBAL 1.44% CRANES 0.77% INVESTMENTS 1.43% P 0.77% IT 1.41% ENGINEERING 0.59% PROPERTIES 1.36% B 0.59% BUILDING 1.34% CONSULTING 0.59% M 1.30% W 0.53% ELECTRICAL 1.28% MEDICAL 0.53% S 1.24% DAVID 0.53% INTERNATIONAL 1.23% JOHN 0.53% SYSTEMS 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 309 202,798 7487 - Other business activities 59 60,968 86210 - General medical practice activities 48 1,874 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 40 30,253 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 30 16,150 99999 - Dormant Company 28 18,336 8512 - Medical practice activities 27 1,699 9999 - Dormant Company 23 19,765 86220 - Specialists medical practice activities 21 1,120 7414 - Business & management consultancy 21 12,916 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 18 7,788 6024 - Freight transport by road 16 2,299 74990 - Non-trading company 16 8,695 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 15 10,085 7499 - Non-trading company 15 11,316 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 15 6,183 9305 - Other service activities 14 8,740 42990 - Construction of other civil engineering projects not elsewhere classified 12 1,486 70100 - Activities of head offices 12 2,849 41100 - Development of building projects 12 3,921
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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