Lincoln, Lincolnshire
Q1 2012 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- February 2012 saw a new record in company closures in Lincoln when compared to any previous February.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
A total of 352 companies were registered in Lincoln during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).
This figure is a decrease of 7.6% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.0% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Lincoln UK 2012 352 131,491 2011 381 116,391 % change -7.6% 13.0% Record Year 2007 (588) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2012 92 110 150 New companies in 2011 114 111 156 % change -19.3% -0.9% -3.8% Record Year 2011 (114) 2011 (111) 2007 (467)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
A total of 124 companies were dissolved in Lincoln during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).
This figure is a decrease of 13.3% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 25.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Lincoln UK 2012 124 67,576 2011 143 90,987 % change -13.3% -25.7% Record Year 2010 (197) 2009 (108,065) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
February 2012 saw a new record in company closures in Lincoln when compared to any previous February.
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2012 50 48 26 Closed companies in 2011 51 41 51 % change -2.0% 17.1% -49% Record Year 2010 (111) 2012 (48) 2009 (95)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
Net company growth for Lincoln during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) was 228 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Lincoln UK 2012 228 63,915 2011 238 25,404 Record Year 2007 (496) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2012 42 62 124 Net growth in 2011 63 70 105 Record Year 2003 (79) 2011 (70) 2007 (440)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
In the first quarter of 2012, Lincoln formed 0.3% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Lincoln 2012 0.3% 2011 0.3% 2010 0.2% 2009 0.2% 2008 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 2007 (0.4%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2012 0.2% 0.2% 0.3% UK formation share in 2011 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% % change -30.8% -15.2% -10.0% Record Year 1963 (0.6%) 1976 (0.6%) 2007 (0.7%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2012 was 44.9.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.6% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.0% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
The record first quarter for female directors in Lincoln was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
25.0% of all director appointments in Lincoln in the first quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.2% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage TRANSPORT 6.31% CONSULTING 5.07% DRIVING 3.43% MANAGEMENT 4.74% LINCOLN 2.12% CONSULTANCY 3.30% (LINCOLN) 1.52% PROPERTY 2.37% D 1.46% TRADING 2.07% LOGISTICS 1.41% DESIGN 1.93% DRIVER 1.41% ENGINEERING 1.86% J 1.21% ASSOCIATES 1.84% MANAGEMENT 1.11% CONSULTANTS 1.79% ENGINEERING 1.01% BUSINESS 1.73% G 0.96% MEDIA 1.72% C 0.96% CONSTRUCTION 1.72% S 0.96% LONDON 1.66% M 0.96% J 1.54% CONSULTANCY 0.96% INVESTMENTS 1.51% SCHOOL 0.91% GLOBAL 1.50% P 0.86% IT 1.40% MILK 0.81% CARE 1.34% PROPERTY 0.76% PROPERTIES 1.31% DR 0.76% ELECTRICAL 1.27% CONSTRUCTION 0.76% M 1.27% K 0.71% BUILDING 1.24% R 0.71% ENERGY 1.20% PAUL 0.66% S 1.20% L 0.66% ENTERPRISES 1.19%
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 566 216,665 49410 - Freight transport by road 150 2,781 86210 - General medical practice activities 83 2,594 7487 - Other business activities 66 52,735 6024 - Freight transport by road 57 2,121 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 52 35,233 8512 - Medical practice activities 49 2,116 86220 - Specialists medical practice activities 38 1,845 99999 - Dormant Company 38 25,084 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 38 19,704 7414 - Business & management consultancy 23 12,113 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 22 9,892 9999 - Dormant Company 20 18,617 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 18 14,303 43210 - Electrical installation 15 3,573 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 14 3,931 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 13 5,169 96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment 12 2,798 47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets 12 3,129 9305 - Other service activities 12 8,818
Recent Companies
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