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
New Company Registrations
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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) Loughborough UK 2010 120 105,137 2009 134 91,034 % change -10.4% 15.5% Record Year 2003 (205) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2010 38 40 42 New companies in 2009 35 37 62 % change 8.6% 8.1% -32.3% Record Year 2003 (59) 2006 (81) 2003 (88)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Loughborough UK 2010 108 82,677 2009 144 108,060 % change -25.0% -23.5% Record Year 2009 (144) 2009 (108,060) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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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
January February March Closed companies in 2010 23 44 41 Closed companies in 2009 29 27 88 % change -20.7% 63.0% -53% Record Year 2007 (34) 2010 (44) 2009 (88)
Net Company Growth
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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) Loughborough UK 2010 12 22,460 2009 -10 -17,026 Record Year 2003 (150) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2010 15 -4 1 Net growth in 2009 6 10 -26 Record Year 2003 (47) 2006 (66) 2003 (64)
UK Company Share
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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 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% 2008 0.1% 2007 0.1% 2006 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1968 (0.6%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2010 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2009 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% % change 0.8% -7.5% -43.7% Record Year 1966 (0.7%) 1968 (1.5%) 1968 (0.4%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2009-Mar 2010)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 1.60% MANAGEMENT 5.01% MANAGEMENT 1.37% CONSULTING 4.60% J 1.26% CONSULTANCY 2.87% DESIGN 0.80% PROPERTY 2.50% LETTINGS 0.80% ASSOCIATES 2.04% CONSULTANTS 0.80% TRADING 1.93% DEVELOPMENTS 0.68% DESIGN 1.91% ENGINEERING 0.68% CONSTRUCTION 1.87% CONSULTANCY 0.57% MEDIA 1.84% PROPERTY 0.57% BUSINESS 1.74% TRADING 0.57% INTERNATIONAL 1.73% CENTRE 0.57% CONSULTANTS 1.63% CONSTRUCTION 0.57% ENGINEERING 1.54% MIDLANDS 0.57% J 1.48% BUILDING 0.57% LONDON 1.45% EDUCATION 0.46% INVESTMENTS 1.45% SUPPORT 0.46% GROUP 1.37% (LEICESTER) 0.46% GLOBAL 1.35% CONTRACTORS 0.46% PROPERTIES 1.35% CREATIVE 0.46% BUILDING 1.34% C 0.46% CARE 1.33% ELECTRICAL 0.46% ELECTRICAL 1.30% IT 0.46% M 1.28% M 0.46% SYSTEMS 1.25% ENTERPRISES 0.46% S 1.23%
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 257 228,645 7487 - Other business activities 60 74,904 7414 - Business & management consultancy 35 17,003 99999 - Dormant Company 26 13,808 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 25 14,007 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 21 26,974 9999 - Dormant Company 17 19,948 7260 - Other computer related activities 16 10,331 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 16 8,154 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 15 9,943 62090 - Other information technology service activities 14 6,340 7499 - Non-trading company 13 15,398 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 13 7,143 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 13 9,659 69102 - Solicitors 11 683 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 8 3,077 6024 - Freight transport by road 7 3,665 86900 - Other human health activities 7 3,445 9262 - Other sporting activities 7 1,652 43210 - Electrical installation 7 3,163
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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