Loughborough, Leicestershire

Q3 2010 Business Confidence Report

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 2010)

    A total of 115 companies were registered in Loughborough during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).

    This figure is a decrease of 17.3% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 7.2% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)LoughboroughUK
    2010115101,492
    200913994,671
    % change-17.3%7.2%
    Record Year 2003 (181) 2003 (107,203)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2010394036
    New companies in 2009524443
    % change-25.0%-9.1%-16.3%
    Record Year2003 (72)2005 (53)2003 (62)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    A total of 110 companies were dissolved in Loughborough during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).

    This figure is a decrease of 49.5% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 45.0% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)LoughboroughUK
    201011087,705
    2009218159,401
    % change-49.5%-45.0%
    Record Year 2009 (218) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2010334037
    Closed companies in 2009517196
    % change-35.3%-43.7%-61%
    Record Year2009 (51)2008 (77)2009 (96)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    Net company growth for Loughborough during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) was 5 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)LoughboroughUK
    2010513,787
    2009-79-64,730
    Record Year 2002 (125) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 201060-1
    Net growth in 20091-27-53
    Record Year2002 (43)2005 (37)2002 (56)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

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

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)Loughborough
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    20070.2%
    20060.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1966 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20100.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20090.2%0.1%0.1%
    % change-30.3%-17.5%-19.7%
    Record Year1973 (0.5%)1966 (0.7%)1961 (0.4%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2010 was 44.8.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 0.5% compared to the UK figure of 2.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.0% compared to the UK figure of 4.4%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

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

    30.7% of all director appointments in Loughborough in the third quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.2% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING2.24%MANAGEMENT5.06%
    J1.24%CONSULTING4.99%
    MANAGEMENT1.12%CONSULTANCY3.12%
    LOUGHBOROUGH0.75%PROPERTY2.38%
    CONSULTANCY0.75%TRADING2.04%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.75%ASSOCIATES2.01%
    ASSOCIATES0.75%DESIGN1.93%
    MIDLANDS0.62%CONSTRUCTION1.86%
    TRADING0.62%BUSINESS1.80%
    ENTERPRISES0.62%MEDIA1.75%
    TRAINING0.62%CONSULTANTS1.73%
    DESIGN0.62%LONDON1.59%
    ENGINEERING0.62%ENGINEERING1.59%
    RESEARCH0.62%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    C0.50%CARE1.44%
    SUPPORT0.50%J1.44%
    S0.50%INTERNATIONAL1.43%
    D0.50%GLOBAL1.42%
    PROPERTIES0.50%IT1.35%
    PLANNING0.50%PROPERTIES1.35%
    M0.50%BUILDING1.32%
    CREATIVE0.50%ELECTRICAL1.30%
    (MIDLANDS)0.50%M1.28%
    TRANSPORT0.50%SYSTEMS1.26%
    JAMES0.50%S1.24%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied237202,902
    7487 - Other business activities5369,802
    7414 - Business & management consultancy3314,940
    99999 - Dormant Company2914,072
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management2813,161
    9999 - Dormant Company2621,484
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified1925,053
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities158,292
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified157,767
    7260 - Other computer related activities158,967
    69102 - Solicitors14722
    62090 - Other information technology service activities145,716
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified126,460
    7499 - Non-trading company1213,408
    5530 - Restaurants105,181
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply98,183
    9305 - Other service activities89,454
    4531 - Installation electrical wiring etc.72,440
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering77,634
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities72,861

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07393267 ECL PLANT HIRE LIMITED 30 Sep 2010
    07390194 EDUC8 BRADFORD LIMITED 28 Sep 2010
    07389967 MCCONNELLS DRIVER TRAINING LIMITED 28 Sep 2010
    07385472 LIFE ASSOCIATES CONSULTING LIMITED 23 Sep 2010
    07385044 CARFIND LIMITED 23 Sep 2010
    07375990 VOLLEYBALL ENGLAND FOUNDATION 14 Sep 2010
    07374412 MARK GODWIN RACING LIMITED 13 Sep 2010
    07373336 AIR PLASMA LIMITED 13 Sep 2010
    07372401 BLC (GB) LTD 10 Sep 2010
    07371414 CUSHION LOVER LTD 09 Sep 2010
    07369757 DOMESTIC PLASTERING SERVICES LTD 08 Sep 2010
    07366916 MHEALTH TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED 06 Sep 2010
    07365919 BUSINESS OBJECTS LTD 06 Sep 2010
    07361663 JOHN MACBEATH & COMPANY LIMITED 01 Sep 2010
    OC358349 ROSEBERY HEALTHCARE LLP 30 Sep 2010
    07392901 SYNERGY FIRST LIMITED 30 Sep 2010
    07381872 CENTRAL SOLAR SOLUTIONS LTD 20 Sep 2010
    07380659 FOREST ROCK LTD 20 Sep 2010
    07379445 BLUE ORBIT UK LIMITED 17 Sep 2010
    07372940 COMPLEX INFORMATION SYSTEMS CONSULTING UK LTD 10 Sep 2010
    07372031 HOLMES ANTILL PLANNING 2010 LIMITED 10 Sep 2010
    07369535 THE CARPHONE ANGEL LIMITED 08 Sep 2010
    07368892 LOW COST DIGITAL PRINT LTD 08 Sep 2010
    07367290 J & J WALSH LIMITED 07 Sep 2010
    07361941 WAIMARIE MANAGEMENT LIMITED 01 Sep 2010