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
    08207962 SJD DRIVER SERVICES LIMITED 10 Sep 2012
    08220694 ATHENA FINANCIAL (SCUNTHORPE) LTD 19 Sep 2012
    08220802 ATHENA FINANCIAL (BARTON) LTD 19 Sep 2012
    OC378805 ALLIANCE LAW LLP 26 Sep 2012
    08221365 CANTON HOUSE (SCUNTHORPE) LTD 19 Sep 2012
    08204166 NORTHERN DRAINFORCE LIMITED 06 Sep 2012
    08198261 TWS SCOTTER LIMITED 03 Sep 2012
    08198452 MARKET RASEN GEORGE LTD 03 Sep 2012
    08228517 POLAR SKY LIMITED 25 Sep 2012
    08230968 SM & LM ANDERSON LIMITED 27 Sep 2012
    08205409 GRANGETOWN HAND CAR WASH LIMITED 07 Sep 2012
    08211012 APR MANAGEMENT LTD 12 Sep 2012
    08217514 CUTTING EDGE TAX SOLUTIONS LIMITED 17 Sep 2012
    08216281 TROTTERS OF LOUTH LIMITED 17 Sep 2012
    08223413 GASTAR LTD 20 Sep 2012
    08230454 LINCS.(UK) TRADING CO. LTD 26 Sep 2012
    08214329 HOLTON-LE-CLAY MULTI-PURPOSE EDUCATIONAL RESOURCE CENTRE 14 Sep 2012
    08226312 SEEGA AIR LIMITED 24 Sep 2012
    08223565 SLIP DOCTOR LTD 21 Sep 2012
    08202178 BCJ CONSTRUCTION LTD 05 Sep 2012
    08200675 BUILDWELL BUILDERS LIMITED 04 Sep 2012
    08207489 PAW THAI LIMITED 10 Sep 2012
    08208082 FATHOM DIVING LIMITED 10 Sep 2012
    08216462 LIMITLESS-LEARNING-UK LIMITED 17 Sep 2012
    08222275 RIVASDENT LIMITED 20 Sep 2012