
Loughborough, Leicestershire
Q1 2011 Business Confidence Report

Headlines
- January 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Loughborough when compared to any previous January.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
A total of 130 companies were registered in Loughborough during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).
This figure is an increase of 8.3% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) Loughborough UK 2011 130 116,391 2010 120 105,137 % change 8.3% 10.7% Record Year 2003 (205) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2011 35 39 56 New companies in 2010 38 40 42 % change -7.9% -2.5% 33.3% Record Year 2003 (59) 2006 (81) 2003 (88)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
A total of 118 companies were dissolved in Loughborough during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).
This figure is an increase of 9.3% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.0% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) Loughborough UK 2011 118 90,986 2010 108 82,677 % change 9.3% 10.0% Record Year 2009 (144) 2009 (108,060) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
January 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Loughborough when compared to any previous January.
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2011 51 37 30 Closed companies in 2010 23 44 41 % change 121.7% -15.9% -27% Record Year 2011 (51) 2010 (44) 2009 (88)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
Net company growth for Loughborough during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) was 12 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) Loughborough UK 2011 12 25,405 2010 12 22,460 Record Year 2003 (150) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2011 -16 2 26 Net growth in 2010 15 -4 1 Record Year 2003 (47) 2006 (66) 2003 (64)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
In the first quarter of 2011, Loughborough formed 0.1% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) Loughborough 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% 2008 0.1% 2007 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1968 (0.6%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2011 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2010 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change -20.6% -14.2% 27.2% Record Year 1966 (0.7%) 1968 (1.5%) 1968 (0.4%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2011 was 46.2.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.6% compared to the UK figure of 3.0%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 6.7% compared to the UK figure of 4.3%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
The record first quarter for female directors in Loughborough was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
24.8% of all director appointments in Loughborough in the first quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.4% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2010-Mar 2011)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 1.91% CONSULTING 5.04% MANAGEMENT 1.19% MANAGEMENT 4.97% LOUGHBOROUGH 1.19% CONSULTANCY 3.16% ASSOCIATES 1.07% PROPERTY 2.38% J 0.95% TRADING 2.10% CONSULTANCY 0.83% DESIGN 1.93% M 0.72% ASSOCIATES 1.92% PLANNING 0.60% BUSINESS 1.87% DESIGN 0.60% CONSTRUCTION 1.80% (LOUGHBOROUGH) 0.60% CONSULTANTS 1.76% CHARNWOOD 0.60% MEDIA 1.69% BUSINESS 0.60% ENGINEERING 1.61% K 0.48% LONDON 1.60% ELECTRICAL 0.48% CARE 1.45% BUILDING 0.48% J 1.45% HOMES 0.48% GLOBAL 1.44% NORTH 0.48% INVESTMENTS 1.43% CONSTRUCTION 0.48% IT 1.41% HEATING 0.48% PROPERTIES 1.36% 2 0.36% BUILDING 1.34% HOME 0.36% M 1.30% INVESTMENTS 0.36% ELECTRICAL 1.28% STEW 0.36% S 1.24% C 0.36% INTERNATIONAL 1.23% COMMUNITY 0.36% SYSTEMS 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 198 202,798 7487 - Other business activities 41 60,968 99999 - Dormant Company 35 18,336 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 33 16,150 9999 - Dormant Company 29 19,765 7414 - Business & management consultancy 28 12,916 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 27 30,253 69102 - Solicitors 20 969 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 17 10,085 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 17 7,788 62090 - Other information technology service activities 16 6,996 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 13 10,246 5530 - Restaurants 10 4,898 7260 - Other computer related activities 10 7,789 86900 - Other human health activities 9 4,092 68310 - Real estate agencies 9 1,890 72190 - Other research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering 9 698 7499 - Non-trading company 9 11,316 43390 - Other building completion and finishing 8 2,707 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 8 3,436
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 07585017 BYTE SIZE IT LIMITED 30 Mar 2011 07581336 HAZLEDENE PROPERTIES LIMITED 28 Mar 2011 07579930 WORK AND LEARN 28 Mar 2011 07576436 ALLEGRO INVESTMENTS LTD 24 Mar 2011 07570651 COLLINGHAM GLASS LIMITED 21 Mar 2011 07567999 SIMPLYLABS LIMITED 17 Mar 2011 07558370 HAMILTON GRAYS LIMITED 09 Mar 2011 07557776 BAM BAMBINO LIMITED 09 Mar 2011 07554491 PIONEER PROMOTIONS LIMITED 07 Mar 2011 07553482 HAGHER ENGINEERING LIMITED 07 Mar 2011 07548585 GEORGE STEW COMMERCIAL LETTINGS LIMITED 02 Mar 2011 07547972 IGGY.LTD.UK LTD 02 Mar 2011 07584838 OUTSIDERS LANDSCAPING LTD 30 Mar 2011 07582674 HARLOW BROS HOLDINGS LIMITED 29 Mar 2011 07580630 JENKYN JOINERY LIMITED 28 Mar 2011 07578308 ADVANTAGE MOBILE LTD. 25 Mar 2011 07570525 JMP IMPORTERS & EXPORTERS LTD 18 Mar 2011 07569682 SOAR VALLEY DENTAL PRACTICE LIMITED 18 Mar 2011 07569552 PJC AUDIO LTD 18 Mar 2011 07562254 GOOD GOOSE LIMITED 14 Mar 2011 07552273 TWINZI LIMITED 04 Mar 2011 07550259 BACKPACKERNIRVANA LTD 03 Mar 2011 07550139 IVYHOUSE INVESTMENTS LIMITED 03 Mar 2011 07547492 PDF REMEDIES LTD 01 Mar 2011 07546207 NEWTON AND WEBB ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS LTD 01 Mar 2011
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