Loughborough, Leicestershire

Q1 2010 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • February 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Loughborough when compared to any previous February.

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 2010)

    A total of 120 companies were registered in Loughborough during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).

    This figure is a decrease of 10.4% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.5% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)LoughboroughUK
    2010120105,137
    200913491,034
    % change-10.4%15.5%
    Record Year 2003 (205) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2010384042
    New companies in 2009353762
    % change8.6%8.1%-32.3%
    Record Year2003 (59)2006 (81)2003 (88)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    A total of 108 companies were dissolved in Loughborough during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).

    This figure is a decrease of 25.0% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 23.5% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)LoughboroughUK
    201010882,677
    2009144108,060
    % change-25.0%-23.5%
    Record Year 2009 (144) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    February 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Loughborough when compared to any previous February.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2010234441
    Closed companies in 2009292788
    % change-20.7%63.0%-53%
    Record Year2007 (34)2010 (44)2009 (88)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    Net company growth for Loughborough during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) was 12 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)LoughboroughUK
    20101222,460
    2009-10-17,026
    Record Year 2003 (150) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 201015-41
    Net growth in 2009610-26
    Record Year2003 (47)2006 (66)2003 (64)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    In the first quarter of 2010, Loughborough formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)Loughborough
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    20070.1%
    20060.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1968 (0.6%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20100.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20090.1%0.1%0.2%
    % change0.8%-7.5%-43.7%
    Record Year1966 (0.7%)1968 (1.5%)1968 (0.4%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2010 was 45.1.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.9% compared to the UK figure of 2.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 1.7% compared to the UK figure of 4.9%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Loughborough was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.

    27.8% of all director appointments in Loughborough in the first quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 24.7% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2009-Mar 2010)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING1.60%MANAGEMENT5.01%
    MANAGEMENT1.37%CONSULTING4.60%
    J1.26%CONSULTANCY2.87%
    DESIGN0.80%PROPERTY2.50%
    LETTINGS0.80%ASSOCIATES2.04%
    CONSULTANTS0.80%TRADING1.93%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.68%DESIGN1.91%
    ENGINEERING0.68%CONSTRUCTION1.87%
    CONSULTANCY0.57%MEDIA1.84%
    PROPERTY0.57%BUSINESS1.74%
    TRADING0.57%INTERNATIONAL1.73%
    CENTRE0.57%CONSULTANTS1.63%
    CONSTRUCTION0.57%ENGINEERING1.54%
    MIDLANDS0.57%J1.48%
    BUILDING0.57%LONDON1.45%
    EDUCATION0.46%INVESTMENTS1.45%
    SUPPORT0.46%GROUP1.37%
    (LEICESTER)0.46%GLOBAL1.35%
    CONTRACTORS0.46%PROPERTIES1.35%
    CREATIVE0.46%BUILDING1.34%
    C0.46%CARE1.33%
    ELECTRICAL0.46%ELECTRICAL1.30%
    IT0.46%M1.28%
    M0.46%SYSTEMS1.25%
    ENTERPRISES0.46%S1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied257228,645
    7487 - Other business activities6074,904
    7414 - Business & management consultancy3517,003
    99999 - Dormant Company2613,808
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management2514,007
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified2126,974
    9999 - Dormant Company1719,948
    7260 - Other computer related activities1610,331
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified168,154
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities159,943
    62090 - Other information technology service activities146,340
    7499 - Non-trading company1315,398
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified137,143
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply139,659
    69102 - Solicitors11683
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities83,077
    6024 - Freight transport by road73,665
    86900 - Other human health activities73,445
    9262 - Other sporting activities71,652
    43210 - Electrical installation73,163

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07141349 RED LIMES MEDIA LTD 31 Jan 2010
    07139609 LOWEN DESIGN AND BUILD LTD 28 Jan 2010
    07136868 LIME TREE DAY NURSERY LTD 26 Jan 2010
    07135109 MONITEYE LIMITED 25 Jan 2010
    07134888 CHINA OVERSEA CONSULTATION SERVICES LTD 25 Jan 2010
    07134631 PINEHIRST DECORATING CONTRACTORS LIMITED 25 Jan 2010
    07132450 SCIENTIA RESEARCH LTD 21 Jan 2010
    07130642 ENLINE CONSULTING LTD 20 Jan 2010
    07129705 MFM RETAIL CONSULTING LIMITED 19 Jan 2010
    07129465 SAINT MACKENZIE'S LIMITED 19 Jan 2010
    07127124 WILLS TECHNOLOGY SERVICES LTD 15 Jan 2010
    07122998 TRACE MACHINING LIMITED 12 Jan 2010
    07121076 THE FENNEL STREET CLUB LIMITED 09 Jan 2010
    07117298 SHARP ENGINEERING SOLUTIONS LTD 06 Jan 2010
    07138864 UBER TEXTILES LIMITED 28 Jan 2010
    07135435 BUCKLEBY LTD 26 Jan 2010
    07133702 VHDP LTD 22 Jan 2010
    07133311 TRANSPORT TRAINING MIDLANDS LTD 22 Jan 2010
    07128667 FARRIERS MEWS MANAGEMENT COMPANY (STAMFORD) LIMITED 18 Jan 2010
    07127603 BPS PRINT LTD 16 Jan 2010
    07126059 FORRESTER CONSTRUCTION SERVICES LTD 14 Jan 2010
    07122051 DEBT FREE OPTIONS LIMITED 11 Jan 2010
    07120453 SORREL YOUTH CAFE LIMITED 08 Jan 2010
    07120425 CCF LETTINGS LIMITED 08 Jan 2010
    07118632 BONFIELDS (WEST BRIDGFORD) LIMITED 07 Jan 2010