Lincolnshire

Q1 2015 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • February 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Lincolnshire when compared to any previous February.
  • January 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Lincolnshire when compared to any previous January.

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 (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    A total of 1,475 companies were registered in Lincolnshire during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).

    This figure is an increase of 11.9% 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)LincolnshireUK
    20151,475161,156
    20141,318150,722
    % change11.9%6.9%
    Record Year 2007 (1,553) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    February 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Lincolnshire when compared to any previous February.

    January 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Lincolnshire when compared to any previous January.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2015433476566
    New companies in 2014423425470
    % change2.4%12.0%20.4%
    Record Year2015 (433)2015 (476)2007 (943)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    A total of 906 companies were dissolved in Lincolnshire during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).

    This figure is an increase of 3.8% 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)LincolnshireUK
    201590689,523
    201487382,370
    % change3.8%8.7%
    Record Year 2015 (906) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2015225308373
    Closed companies in 2014279316278
    % change-19.4%-2.5%34%
    Record Year2013 (289)2014 (316)2009 (522)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    Net company growth for Lincolnshire during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) was 569 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)LincolnshireUK
    201556971,633
    201444568,352
    Record Year 2007 (1,036) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2015208168193
    Net growth in 2014144109192
    Record Year2003 (292)2013 (316)2007 (788)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    In the first quarter of 2015, Lincolnshire formed 0.9% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)Lincolnshire
    20150.9%
    20140.9%
    20131.0%
    20121.0%
    20111.0%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2003 (1.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20150.9%0.9%0.9%
    UK formation share in 20140.9%0.9%0.8%
    % change0.4%3.2%9.8%
    Record Year2003 (1.4%)1992 (1.3%)2007 (1.4%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2015 was 44.1.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.8% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.5% compared to the UK figure of 3.6%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Lincolnshire was in 2006 when 33.6% of all directors were female.

    26.1% of all director appointments in Lincolnshire 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2014-Mar 2015)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    TRANSPORT6.11%CONSULTING5.23%
    CONSULTING2.32%MANAGEMENT4.56%
    MANAGEMENT1.83%CONSULTANCY3.62%
    CONSULTANCY1.52%PROPERTY2.72%
    LOGISTICS1.29%CONSTRUCTION2.19%
    J1.24%CARE2.13%
    HAULAGE1.22%ENGINEERING2.12%
    PROPERTY1.16%LONDON1.91%
    TRANS1.14%TRADING1.88%
    ENGINEERING1.05%TRANSPORT1.82%
    M1.05%ELECTRICAL1.76%
    ELECTRICAL0.92%DESIGN1.65%
    C0.89%PROPERTIES1.63%
    R0.83%CO.,1.58%
    D0.76%J1.55%
    CONSTRUCTION0.76%CONSULTANTS1.54%
    S0.73%BUSINESS1.49%
    DRIVING0.70%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    PROPERTIES0.66%GLOBAL1.46%
    BUSINESS0.65%ASSOCIATES1.44%
    CARE0.65%DEVELOPMENTS1.36%
    LINCOLN0.63%BUILDING1.31%
    K0.62%IT1.30%
    DRIVER0.60%MEDIA1.28%
    G0.59%M1.27%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied3,195288,953
    49410 - Freight transport by road1,46212,485
    99999 - Dormant Company37249,474
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management31143,081
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified24858,522
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified22429,218
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified16819,098
    41100 - Development of building projects13611,863
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified1309,080
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities11930,825
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate11211,600
    86210 - General medical practice activities1014,793
    86220 - Specialists medical practice activities1004,088
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet9810,200
    56302 - Public houses and bars986,355
    86900 - Other human health activities9713,990
    43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation965,331
    45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles955,392
    43210 - Electrical installation806,139
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings777,797

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    09421547 EUROPEAN MARKET DAN LTD 04 Feb 2015
    09421552 LADTEK LIMITED 04 Feb 2015
    09428119 CC'S BAR LTD 09 Feb 2015
    09428541 BARRETT PLANT LIMITED 09 Feb 2015
    09433277 HEALTHY BUSINESS LTD 11 Feb 2015
    09434592 NILAND PLANNING LTD 11 Feb 2015
    09439588 GROBY PROPERTY LIMITED 13 Feb 2015
    09456184 CRESPO RECYCLING LTD 24 Feb 2015
    09456678 BARRSEC LTD 24 Feb 2015
    09423463 KNIGHT TRANS LTD 05 Feb 2015
    09430104 BRILLIANT-SWEETS LIMITED 09 Feb 2015
    09458420 BUSINESS TELCO LTD 25 Feb 2015
    09448687 TECH MANAGEMENT LTD 19 Feb 2015
    09454906 REBEL PROPERTY LIMITED 24 Feb 2015
    09443609 BIG FAT PIGEON PRODUCTIONS LIMITED 17 Feb 2015
    09453764 LEAVAH SERVICES LIMITED 23 Feb 2015
    09434778 ANDRASTE MANAGEMENT CONSULTING LTD 11 Feb 2015
    09437659 CHAMPIONS OF TASTE LIMITED 12 Feb 2015
    09443057 TATE UTILITIES LTD 17 Feb 2015
    09457856 GS DIRECT PAY LTD 25 Feb 2015
    09418658 OLIEM LIMITED 03 Feb 2015
    09438364 OAKHEART SERVICES LTD 13 Feb 2015
    09442745 PLASTIPAL INTERNATIONAL LTD 17 Feb 2015
    09443505 STAIRWAY AUDIO LIMITED 17 Feb 2015
    09444893 TRADECLEAR 2015 LIMITED 17 Feb 2015