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.
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New Company Registrations
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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) Lincoln UK 2013 429 134,802 2012 352 131,491 % change 21.9% 2.5% Record Year 2007 (588) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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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
January February March New companies in 2013 134 136 159 New companies in 2012 92 110 150 % change 45.7% 23.6% 6.0% Record Year 2013 (134) 2013 (136) 2007 (467)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Lincoln UK 2013 137 77,914 2012 124 67,576 % change 10.5% 15.3% Record Year 2010 (197) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2013 70 29 38 Closed companies in 2012 50 48 26 % change 40.0% -39.6% 46% Record Year 2010 (111) 2012 (48) 2009 (95)
Net Company Growth
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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) Lincoln UK 2013 292 56,888 2012 228 63,915 Record Year 2007 (496) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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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
January February March Net growth in 2013 64 107 121 Net growth in 2012 42 62 124 Record Year 2003 (79) 2013 (107) 2007 (440)
UK Company Share
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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 2013 0.3% 2012 0.3% 2011 0.3% 2010 0.2% 2009 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 2007 (0.4%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2013 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% UK formation share in 2012 0.2% 0.2% 0.3% % change 30.6% 22.7% 9.6% Record Year 2011 (0.3%) 1993 (0.3%) 2007 (0.7%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2012-Mar 2013)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage TRANSPORT 10.05% CONSULTING 5.18% DRIVING 3.82% MANAGEMENT 4.78% LOGISTICS 3.74% CONSULTANCY 3.30% HAULAGE 2.29% PROPERTY 2.44% J 1.72% TRADING 2.06% EXPERT 1.38% DESIGN 1.79% D 1.18% ENGINEERING 1.78% S 1.18% BUSINESS 1.77% ENGINEERING 1.11% ASSOCIATES 1.75% LINCOLN 1.07% LONDON 1.72% M 1.07% CONSULTANTS 1.71% PROFESSIONAL 1.03% CONSTRUCTION 1.69% MANAGEMENT 0.99% MEDIA 1.63% (LINCOLN) 0.95% GLOBAL 1.57% C 0.92% J 1.56% R 0.92% CARE 1.46% JOHN 0.76% IT 1.43% DRIVER 0.73% INVESTMENTS 1.41% T 0.65% PROPERTIES 1.36% CONSULTING 0.65% M 1.25% K 0.61% BUILDING 1.21% CONSTRUCTION 0.57% ENTERPRISES 1.19% PAUL 0.57% ELECTRICAL 1.18% DAVID 0.53% TRAINING 1.17% B 0.53% SECURITY 1.15%
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 801 249,183 49410 - Freight transport by road 319 5,834 99999 - Dormant Company 118 43,384 86210 - General medical practice activities 101 4,062 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 88 54,531 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 63 32,624 86220 - Specialists medical practice activities 60 3,249 6024 - Freight transport by road 39 345 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 35 6,954 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 31 23,532 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 29 16,448 43210 - Electrical installation 26 5,625 41100 - Development of building projects 24 8,637 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 22 7,199 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 19 24,894 69102 - Solicitors 18 2,316 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 18 7,507 62090 - Other information technology service activities 18 12,664 47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets 17 5,186 71129 - Other engineering activities 17 4,226
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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