Lincoln, Lincolnshire
Q1 2015 Business Confidence Report

Headlines
- January 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Lincoln when compared to any previous January.
- January 2015 saw a new record in net growth in Lincoln when compared to any previous January.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
A total of 411 companies were registered in Lincoln during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).
This figure is an increase of 5.9% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 6.9% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Lincoln UK 2015 411 161,156 2014 388 150,722 % change 5.9% 6.9% Record Year 2007 (588) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
January 2015 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 2015 142 126 143 New companies in 2014 128 131 129 % change 10.9% -3.8% 10.9% Record Year 2015 (142) 2013 (136) 2007 (467)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
A total of 218 companies were dissolved in Lincoln during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).
This figure is a decrease of 27.1% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Lincoln UK 2015 218 89,523 2014 299 82,370 % change -27.1% 8.7% Record Year 2014 (299) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2015 60 83 75 Closed companies in 2014 100 97 102 % change -40.0% -14.4% -26% Record Year 2010 (111) 2014 (97) 2014 (102)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
Net company growth for Lincoln during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) was 193 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Lincoln UK 2015 193 71,633 2014 89 68,352 Record Year 2007 (496) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
January 2015 saw a new record in net growth in Lincoln when compared to any previous January.
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2015 82 43 68 Net growth in 2014 28 34 27 Record Year 2015 (82) 2013 (107) 2007 (440)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
In the first quarter of 2015, Lincoln formed 0.3% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Lincoln 2015 0.3% 2014 0.3% 2013 0.3% 2012 0.3% 2011 0.3% Record Year (since 1960) 2007 (0.4%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2015 0.3% 0.2% 0.2% UK formation share in 2014 0.3% 0.3% 0.2% % change 8.8% -11.4% 1.0% Record Year 2011 (0.3%) 1993 (0.3%) 2007 (0.7%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2015 was 43.6.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.0% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.0% compared to the UK figure of 3.6%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
The record first quarter for female directors in Lincoln was in 2008 when 34.1% of all directors were female.
22.4% of all director appointments in Lincoln in the first quarter of 2015 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.4% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2014-Mar 2015)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage TRANSPORT 10.83% CONSULTING 5.23% CONSULTING 3.85% MANAGEMENT 4.56% MANAGEMENT 1.98% CONSULTANCY 3.62% LOGISTICS 1.91% PROPERTY 2.72% HAULAGE 1.76% CONSTRUCTION 2.19% LINCOLN 1.47% CARE 2.13% DRIVING 1.40% ENGINEERING 2.12% J 1.25% LONDON 1.91% CONSULTANCY 1.25% TRADING 1.88% (LINCOLN) 1.17% TRANSPORT 1.82% M 1.14% ELECTRICAL 1.76% TRAFFIC 0.92% DESIGN 1.65% BUSINESS 0.88% PROPERTIES 1.63% R 0.84% CO., 1.58% D 0.81% J 1.55% DRIVER 0.77% CONSULTANTS 1.54% K 0.70% BUSINESS 1.49% PROPERTY 0.70% INVESTMENTS 1.49% C 0.70% GLOBAL 1.46% PROJECT 0.70% ASSOCIATES 1.44% IT 0.66% DEVELOPMENTS 1.36% S 0.66% BUILDING 1.31% ENGINEERING 0.62% IT 1.30% TM 0.55% MEDIA 1.28% P 0.55% M 1.27%
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 1,453 288,953 49410 - Freight transport by road 976 12,485 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 84 58,522 99999 - Dormant Company 83 49,474 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 74 43,081 86220 - Specialists medical practice activities 55 4,088 86210 - General medical practice activities 44 4,793 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 44 19,098 41100 - Development of building projects 37 11,863 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 33 30,825 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 33 29,218 86900 - Other human health activities 29 13,990 86230 - Dental practice activities 29 2,250 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 29 10,200 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 24 9,080 43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation 23 5,331 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 21 11,600 43210 - Electrical installation 20 6,139 71129 - Other engineering activities 20 6,278 96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment 19 6,815
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 09377818 AMP GM007 LIMITED 07 Jan 2015 09374695 DAUBNEY (HOLDINGS) LIMITED 06 Jan 2015 09375644 ELESSAR MEDICAL LTD 06 Jan 2015 09375922 ANU HEALTHCARE LIMITED 06 Jan 2015 09378501 ASSURED PRIVATE PRACTICE LTD 07 Jan 2015 09381005 NIMA HEIDARI LTD 09 Jan 2015 09382134 BOSTINA MEDICAL LTD 09 Jan 2015 09386824 ZIUTA MOTO SERVICES LTD 13 Jan 2015 09406214 STRATEGIA ARPEGGIO LTD 26 Jan 2015 09394677 B.H.MEMORIALS LIMITED 19 Jan 2015 09406203 POSHDOGZ LIMITED 26 Jan 2015 09376405 SLOW SURE PLUMBING & HEATING LIMITED 06 Jan 2015 09388275 CUTTING EDGE PROJECTS ASSOCIATES LTD 14 Jan 2015 09378416 CNG LEYLAND LIMITED 07 Jan 2015 09386628 NECUTY HEALTHCARE SERVICES LIMITED 13 Jan 2015 09390292 MUSTARD & CO (LINCOLN) LIMITED 15 Jan 2015 09375559 J D OIL AND GAS LIMITED 06 Jan 2015 09380249 K ADAMS TRANSPORT LIMITED 08 Jan 2015 09380572 CODETASTIC LTD 08 Jan 2015 09385767 MDRC HAULAGE LIMITED 13 Jan 2015 09389723 GOOD PLANS STRATEGY CONSULTANCY LTD 15 Jan 2015 09390438 A SIMMONS TRANSPORT LIMITED 15 Jan 2015 09392960 GREEN TRANSPORT SOLUTIONS LIMITED 16 Jan 2015 09392966 CONDITIONAL LIMITED 16 Jan 2015 09394701 RRV LTD 19 Jan 2015
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