Lincolnshire

Q3 2012 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q3 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Lincolnshire when compared to any previous Q3.
  • September 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Lincolnshire when compared to any previous September.
  • August 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Lincolnshire when compared to any previous August.
  • July 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Lincolnshire when compared to any previous July.

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 (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    Q3 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Lincolnshire when compared to any previous Q3.

    A total of 1,429 companies were registered in Lincolnshire during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).

    This figure is an increase of 21.1% 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)LincolnshireUK
    20121,429118,868
    20111,180114,512
    % change21.1%3.8%
    Record Year 2012 (1,429) 2012 (118,868)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    September 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Lincolnshire when compared to any previous September.

    August 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Lincolnshire when compared to any previous August.

    July 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Lincolnshire when compared to any previous July.

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2012489483457
    New companies in 2011388361431
    % change26.0%33.8%6.0%
    Record Year2012 (489)2012 (483)2012 (457)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    A total of 728 companies were dissolved in Lincolnshire during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).

    This figure is an increase of 10.0% 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)LincolnshireUK
    201272874,772
    201166272,230
    % change10.0%3.5%
    Record Year 2009 (1,163) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2012238298192
    Closed companies in 2011210253199
    % change13.3%17.8%-4%
    Record Year2009 (247)2008 (431)2009 (584)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    Net company growth for Lincolnshire during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) was 701 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)LincolnshireUK
    201270144,096
    201151842,282
    Record Year 2003 (757) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2012251185265
    Net growth in 2011178108232
    Record Year2003 (295)2002 (242)2002 (291)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    In the third quarter of 2012, Lincolnshire formed 1.2% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)Lincolnshire
    20121.2%
    20111.0%
    20101.0%
    20090.9%
    20080.9%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1976 (1.5%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20121.2%1.3%1.2%
    UK formation share in 20111.0%0.9%1.1%
    % change13.1%34.8%4.9%
    Record Year1979 (1.6%)1969 (2.0%)1966 (1.8%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2012 was 44.3.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.4% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.7% compared to the UK figure of 3.2%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Lincolnshire was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.

    27.7% of all director appointments in Lincolnshire 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Sep 2011-Sep 2012)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    TRANSPORT4.45%CONSULTING5.06%
    LOGISTICS1.94%MANAGEMENT4.77%
    MANAGEMENT1.52%CONSULTANCY3.29%
    J1.30%PROPERTY2.36%
    DRIVING1.19%TRADING2.08%
    ENGINEERING1.18%DESIGN1.87%
    D1.18%ASSOCIATES1.83%
    STERLING1.07%ENGINEERING1.83%
    S1.06%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    CONSULTING1.04%BUSINESS1.72%
    M1.00%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    CONSULTANCY0.95%MEDIA1.68%
    HAULAGE0.90%LONDON1.67%
    PROPERTY0.90%J1.55%
    CONSTRUCTION0.87%GLOBAL1.54%
    DRIVER0.76%INVESTMENTS1.47%
    LINCOLN0.74%IT1.43%
    C0.74%PROPERTIES1.34%
    P0.73%CARE1.32%
    R0.73%M1.27%
    TRAINING0.71%BUILDING1.22%
    ACADEMY0.71%ENTERPRISES1.21%
    LINCS0.68%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    PROPERTIES0.66%S1.17%
    ELECTRICAL0.61%SECURITY1.16%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied1,955228,243
    49410 - Freight transport by road3754,503
    99999 - Dormant Company34837,912
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified30050,446
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management23828,990
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified19220,742
    86210 - General medical practice activities1483,845
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified12014,809
    7487 - Other business activities10316,361
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified966,008
    74990 - Non-trading company9013,641
    86220 - Specialists medical practice activities872,733
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities7921,969
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate746,519
    41100 - Development of building projects747,545
    45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles714,070
    43210 - Electrical installation715,151
    6024 - Freight transport by road64710
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet645,760
    56101 - Licensed restaurants596,004

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08143370 BRADLEY FABRICATIONS LIMITED 13 Jul 2012
    08151820 APNA LOCAL (BEECHWAY) LIMITED 20 Jul 2012
    08136830 EMERALD CARE SERVICES (NORTH LINCS) LTD 10 Jul 2012
    08146161 OPTIME SUPPORT LIMITED 17 Jul 2012
    08158462 NORTHGATE TAX LIMITED 26 Jul 2012
    08132877 LEE REID MOTOR SERVICES LIMITED 06 Jul 2012
    08135433 MODULAR INSTALLATIONS TEAM LTD 09 Jul 2012
    08135545 ROUTER SERVICES LTD 09 Jul 2012
    08128520 SANGE CONSTRUCTION LIMITED 03 Jul 2012
    08131885 M CHRISTIE HAULAGE LTD 05 Jul 2012
    08132607 DAVID TRUEMAN LTD 05 Jul 2012
    08134252 JOHNSON'S TRADITIONAL FISH & CHIPS LIMITED 09 Jul 2012
    08137902 PUB VENUES LTD 10 Jul 2012
    08157182 PARSHAL VENDING LIMITED 26 Jul 2012
    08159412 T SELBY TRANSPORT LIMITED 27 Jul 2012
    08161877 CJC TRANSPORT 78 LIMITED 30 Jul 2012
    08133531 DARREN TILL ELECTRICAL LIMITED 06 Jul 2012
    08134777 LIGHTSABER LIMITED 09 Jul 2012
    08145485 COLDSTAR REFRIGERATION LTD 17 Jul 2012
    08153871 EXPRESS SEAFOODS (GY) LIMITED 24 Jul 2012
    08125466 IJS COMMERCIAL LIMITED 02 Jul 2012
    08128420 DEWCRYSTALS LTD 03 Jul 2012
    08128777 MA AVIATION LTD 03 Jul 2012
    08141989 EVENT STEWARDING LIMITED 13 Jul 2012
    08145962 CLADDING INSTALLATIONS LTD 17 Jul 2012