Lincoln, Lincolnshire
Q3 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
- Q3 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Lincoln when compared to any previous Q3.
- September 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Lincoln when compared to any previous September.
- September 2013 saw a new record in net growth in Lincoln when compared to any previous September.
- August 2013 saw a new record in net growth in Lincoln when compared to any previous August.
- July 2013 saw a new record in net growth in Lincoln when compared to any previous July.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
Q3 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Lincoln when compared to any previous Q3.
A total of 580 companies were registered in Lincoln during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).
This figure is an increase of 3.0% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.6% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) Lincoln UK 2013 580 132,684 2012 563 118,868 % change 3.0% 11.6% Record Year 2013 (580) 2013 (132,684) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
September 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Lincoln when compared to any previous September.
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2013 172 201 207 New companies in 2012 182 208 173 % change -5.5% -3.4% 19.7% Record Year 2012 (182) 2012 (208) 2013 (207)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
A total of 154 companies were dissolved in Lincoln during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).
This figure is a decrease of 29.4% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.5% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) Lincoln UK 2013 154 86,170 2012 218 75,908 % change -29.4% 13.5% Record Year 2009 (335) 2009 (159,405) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2013 53 48 53 Closed companies in 2012 76 89 53 % change -30.3% -46.1% 0% Record Year 2012 (76) 2009 (114) 2009 (182)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
Net company growth for Lincoln during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) was 426 companies.
third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) Lincoln UK 2013 426 46,514 2012 345 42,960 Record Year 2013 (426) 2013 (46,514) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
September 2013 saw a new record in net growth in Lincoln when compared to any previous September.
August 2013 saw a new record in net growth in Lincoln when compared to any previous August.
July 2013 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 2013 119 153 154 Net growth in 2012 106 119 120 Record Year 2013 (119) 2013 (153) 2013 (154)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
In the third quarter of 2013, Lincoln formed 0.4% of all UK companies.
third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) Lincoln 2013 0.4% 2012 0.5% 2011 0.3% 2010 0.3% 2009 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 2012 (0.5%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2013 0.4% 0.5% 0.5% UK formation share in 2012 0.4% 0.5% 0.4% % change -15.4% -11.3% 4.9% Record Year 2012 (0.4%) 2012 (0.5%) 2013 (0.5%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2013 was 43.9.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.9% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.9% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
The record third quarter for female directors in Lincoln was in 2006 when 35.1% of all directors were female.
16.3% of all director appointments in Lincoln in the third quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.2% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2012-Sep 2013)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage TRANSPORT 11.99% CONSULTING 5.27% DRIVING 6.52% MANAGEMENT 4.75% LOGISTICS 3.00% CONSULTANCY 3.45% HAULAGE 2.36% PROPERTY 2.53% EXPERT 1.46% TRADING 2.08% J 1.46% ENGINEERING 1.83% S 1.24% LONDON 1.79% LINCOLN 1.20% DESIGN 1.78% D 1.20% BUSINESS 1.74% M 1.20% CONSTRUCTION 1.70% (LINCOLN) 1.09% CONSULTANTS 1.69% R 1.09% CARE 1.64% PROFESSIONAL 1.05% ASSOCIATES 1.61% ENGINEERING 0.90% GLOBAL 1.59% JOHN 0.90% J 1.54% MANAGEMENT 0.86% MEDIA 1.54% C 0.86% INVESTMENTS 1.53% P 0.75% PROPERTIES 1.45% K 0.67% IT 1.39% DRIVER 0.67% M 1.25% LOGISTICAL 0.64% ELECTRICAL 1.20% CONSULTANCY 0.64% BUILDING 1.19% G 0.60% CAPITAL 1.19% TRAINING 0.60% DEVELOPMENTS 1.16% ANDREW 0.56% TRAINING 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 1,110 260,135 49410 - Freight transport by road 518 6,904 99999 - Dormant Company 127 46,169 86210 - General medical practice activities 87 3,922 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 79 54,854 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 72 34,970 86220 - Specialists medical practice activities 60 3,439 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 38 25,547 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 38 7,590 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 33 17,715 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 25 8,475 41100 - Development of building projects 25 9,271 43210 - Electrical installation 23 5,724 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 22 8,312 71129 - Other engineering activities 22 4,894 96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment 22 5,859 45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles 20 4,955 43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation 20 4,590 56302 - Public houses and bars 20 5,437 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 20 26,675
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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