Lincoln, Lincolnshire

Q1 2013 Business Confidence Report

NOTICE: We have improved our calculations of the statistics in these reports, so some figures and records may not match previous reports.

Headlines

  • February 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Lincoln when compared to any previous February.
  • January 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Lincoln when compared to any previous January.
  • February 2013 saw a new record in net growth in Lincoln when compared to any previous February.

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 2013)

    A total of 429 companies were registered in Lincoln during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).

    This figure is an increase of 21.9% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 2.5% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)LincolnUK
    2013429134,802
    2012352131,491
    % change21.9%2.5%
    Record Year 2007 (588) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    February 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Lincoln when compared to any previous February.

    January 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Lincoln when compared to any previous January.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2013134136159
    New companies in 201292110150
    % change45.7%23.6%6.0%
    Record Year2013 (134)2013 (136)2007 (467)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    A total of 137 companies were dissolved in Lincoln during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).

    This figure is an increase of 10.5% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.3% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)LincolnUK
    201313777,914
    201212467,576
    % change10.5%15.3%
    Record Year 2010 (197) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2013702938
    Closed companies in 2012504826
    % change40.0%-39.6%46%
    Record Year2010 (111)2012 (48)2009 (95)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    Net company growth for Lincoln during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) was 292 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)LincolnUK
    201329256,888
    201222863,915
    Record Year 2007 (496) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    February 2013 saw a new record in net growth in Lincoln when compared to any previous February.

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 201364107121
    Net growth in 20124262124
    Record Year2003 (79)2013 (107)2007 (440)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    In the first quarter of 2013, Lincoln formed 0.3% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)Lincoln
    20130.3%
    20120.3%
    20110.3%
    20100.2%
    20090.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2007 (0.4%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20130.3%0.3%0.3%
    UK formation share in 20120.2%0.2%0.3%
    % change30.6%22.7%9.6%
    Record Year2011 (0.3%)1993 (0.3%)2007 (0.7%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2013 was 48.9.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 7.5% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 0.6% compared to the UK figure of 1.8%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Lincoln was in 2004 when 37.5% of all directors were female.

    34.0% of all director appointments in Lincoln in the first quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 28.1% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2012-Mar 2013)

    Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    TRANSPORT10.05%CONSULTING5.18%
    DRIVING3.82%MANAGEMENT4.78%
    LOGISTICS3.74%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    HAULAGE2.29%PROPERTY2.44%
    J1.72%TRADING2.06%
    EXPERT1.38%DESIGN1.79%
    D1.18%ENGINEERING1.78%
    S1.18%BUSINESS1.77%
    ENGINEERING1.11%ASSOCIATES1.75%
    LINCOLN1.07%LONDON1.72%
    M1.07%CONSULTANTS1.71%
    PROFESSIONAL1.03%CONSTRUCTION1.69%
    MANAGEMENT0.99%MEDIA1.63%
    (LINCOLN)0.95%GLOBAL1.57%
    C0.92%J1.56%
    R0.92%CARE1.46%
    JOHN0.76%IT1.43%
    DRIVER0.73%INVESTMENTS1.41%
    T0.65%PROPERTIES1.36%
    CONSULTING0.65%M1.25%
    K0.61%BUILDING1.21%
    CONSTRUCTION0.57%ENTERPRISES1.19%
    PAUL0.57%ELECTRICAL1.18%
    DAVID0.53%TRAINING1.17%
    B0.53%SECURITY1.15%

SIC Data

  1. Previous 36 months, excluding companies less than 12 months old

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied801249,183
    49410 - Freight transport by road3195,834
    99999 - Dormant Company11843,384
    86210 - General medical practice activities1014,062
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified8854,531
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management6332,624
    86220 - Specialists medical practice activities603,249
    6024 - Freight transport by road39345
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified356,954
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified3123,532
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified2916,448
    43210 - Electrical installation265,625
    41100 - Development of building projects248,637
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet227,199
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities1924,894
    69102 - Solicitors182,316
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate187,507
    62090 - Other information technology service activities1812,664
    47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets175,186
    71129 - Other engineering activities174,226

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08393243 CLARKE'S OF BAILGATE LTD 07 Feb 2013
    08393257 STRO LIMITED 07 Feb 2013
    08393826 ISABELLA WALLACE LIMITED 07 Feb 2013
    08413654 INVISIBLE ARTS LTD 21 Feb 2013
    08399741 GREEN SYNERGY 12 Feb 2013
    08401988 DRACO RESILIENT LTD 14 Feb 2013
    08405235 CRCC LIMITED 15 Feb 2013
    08410224 M F APPLEBY LIMITED 19 Feb 2013
    08417274 ROLY'S FUDGE LINCOLN LTD 25 Feb 2013
    08421209 DOVE & CO LTD 27 Feb 2013
    08422262 SHELTON SPORTSTURF DRAINAGE LTD 27 Feb 2013
    08389972 CJB PLUMBING & HEATING (LINCOLN) LTD 05 Feb 2013
    08407392 L'N'K'S AQUATICS LTD 18 Feb 2013
    08413659 CALL UTILITIES LIMITED 21 Feb 2013
    08397976 MOTTRAM FARMS LIMITED 11 Feb 2013
    08412526 STOURTON ESTATES LIMITED 20 Feb 2013
    08385027 B.M BATY AND DAUGHTER LTD 01 Feb 2013
    08385105 WAYNE GREGG DRIVING LTD 01 Feb 2013
    08385963 REALBEE RECRUITMENT LTD 04 Feb 2013
    08389064 GRINDTEC (LINCS) LIMITED 05 Feb 2013
    08391716 STEPHEN NUNN LOGISTICS LTD 07 Feb 2013
    08392562 ASTIN CONSERVATION AND TRAINING SERVICES LTD 07 Feb 2013
    08394134 DJH SERVICES (UK) LTD 07 Feb 2013
    08399960 JGL SERVICES LTD 12 Feb 2013
    08400707 DAVID CROMAR TRANSPORT LTD 13 Feb 2013