Lincoln, Lincolnshire
Q3 2012 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- Q3 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Lincoln when compared to any previous Q3.
- September 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Lincoln when compared to any previous September.
- August 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Lincoln when compared to any previous August.
- July 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Lincoln when compared to any previous July.
- July 2012 saw a new record in company closures in Lincoln when compared to any previous July.
- Q3 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Lincoln when compared to any previous Q3.
- September 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Lincoln when compared to any previous September.
- August 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Lincoln when compared to any previous August.
- July 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Lincoln when compared to any previous July.
- Q3 2012 saw a new record in UK company share in Lincoln when compared to any previous Q3.
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
Q3 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Lincoln when compared to any previous Q3.
A total of 563 companies were registered in Lincoln during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).
This figure is an increase of 58.6% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.8% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Lincoln UK 2012 563 118,868 2011 355 114,512 % change 58.6% 3.8% Record Year 2012 (563) 2012 (118,868) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
September 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Lincoln when compared to any previous September.
August 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Lincoln when compared to any previous August.
July 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Lincoln when compared to any previous July.
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2012 182 208 173 New companies in 2011 137 109 109 % change 32.8% 90.8% 58.7% Record Year 2012 (182) 2012 (208) 2012 (173)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
A total of 216 companies were dissolved in Lincoln during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).
This figure is an increase of 80.0% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.5% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Lincoln UK 2012 216 74,772 2011 120 72,230 % change 80.0% 3.5% Record Year 2009 (335) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
July 2012 saw a new record in company closures in Lincoln when compared to any previous July.
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2012 76 89 51 Closed companies in 2011 38 46 36 % change 100.0% 93.5% 42% Record Year 2012 (76) 2009 (114) 2009 (182)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
Q3 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Lincoln when compared to any previous Q3.
Net company growth for Lincoln during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) was 347 companies.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Lincoln UK 2012 347 44,096 2011 235 42,282 Record Year 2012 (347) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
September 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Lincoln when compared to any previous September.
August 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Lincoln when compared to any previous August.
July 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Lincoln when compared to any previous July.
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2012 106 119 122 Net growth in 2011 99 63 73 Record Year 2012 (106) 2012 (119) 2012 (122)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
In the third quarter of 2012, Lincoln formed 0.5% of all UK companies.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Lincoln 2012 0.5% 2011 0.3% 2010 0.3% 2009 0.2% 2008 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 2012 (0.5%) Company Share by Quarter
Q3 2012 saw a new record in UK company share in Lincoln when compared to any previous Q3.
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2012 0.4% 0.5% 0.4% UK formation share in 2011 0.4% 0.3% 0.3% % change 19.2% 92.3% 57.0% Record Year 1968 (0.9%) 1976 (0.7%) 1970 (0.7%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2012 was 43.6.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.6% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.9% compared to the UK figure of 3.2%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
The record third quarter for female directors in Lincoln was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.
26.9% of all director appointments in Lincoln in the third quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2011-Sep 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage TRANSPORT 8.71% CONSULTING 5.05% LOGISTICS 4.18% MANAGEMENT 4.75% DRIVING 2.79% CONSULTANCY 3.28% LINCOLN 1.74% PROPERTY 2.35% HAULAGE 1.66% TRADING 2.08% J 1.57% DESIGN 1.87% (LINCOLN) 1.44% ASSOCIATES 1.84% ENGINEERING 1.31% ENGINEERING 1.83% D 1.18% CONSULTANTS 1.76% S 1.18% BUSINESS 1.72% M 1.09% CONSTRUCTION 1.70% MANAGEMENT 1.05% MEDIA 1.67% DRIVER 1.00% LONDON 1.67% C 0.87% J 1.55% PAUL 0.83% GLOBAL 1.53% CONSTRUCTION 0.78% INVESTMENTS 1.46% CONSULTING 0.78% IT 1.43% G 0.74% PROPERTIES 1.34% R 0.70% CARE 1.32% DR 0.65% M 1.27% K 0.65% BUILDING 1.22% L 0.61% ENTERPRISES 1.20% P 0.61% ELECTRICAL 1.20% CONSULTANCY 0.57% S 1.17% T 0.57% SECURITY 1.16%
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 1,010 331,455 49410 - Freight transport by road 186 2,795 86210 - General medical practice activities 80 2,544 6024 - Freight transport by road 56 1,523 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 53 33,677 99999 - Dormant Company 46 25,035 7487 - Other business activities 44 35,545 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 40 19,425 86220 - Specialists medical practice activities 39 1,955 8512 - Medical practice activities 33 1,509 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 24 9,891 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 17 3,943 69102 - Solicitors 16 1,375 7414 - Business & management consultancy 16 8,437 43210 - Electrical installation 15 3,387 9999 - Dormant Company 14 12,598 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 13 14,774 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 13 13,716 47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets 13 3,089 96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment 13 2,891
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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