
Loughborough, Leicestershire
2011 Half Year Business Confidence Report

Contents
New Company Registrations
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2011)
In the first half of 2011 a total of 263 companies were formed in Loughborough. This figure is 22.9% higher than last year, which compares well to the UK wide figure of 12.3%.
The highest total for a first half year in Loughborough occurred in 2003 when a total of 392 were formed.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Loughborough UK 2011 263 228,735 2010 214 203,749 % change 22.9% 12.3% Record Year 2003 (392) 2007 (279,097) New Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2011)
A total of 133 companies were registered in Loughborough during the second quarter of 2011 (Apr 2011 - Jun 2011).
This figure is an increase of 41.5% versus the same period last year (Q2 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.9% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2011 - Jun 2011) Loughborough UK 2011 133 112,344 2010 94 98,612 % change 41.5% 13.9% Record Year 2003 (187) 2011 (112,344) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2011)
New Companies by Month
April May June New companies in 2011 46 44 43 New companies in 2010 32 33 29 % change 43.8% 33.3% 48.3% Record Year 2003 (63) 2006 (60) 2003 (66)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2011)
In the first half of 2011 a total of 198 companies were dissolved in Loughborough. This figure is 13.2% lower than last year, which compares well to the UK wide change of -8.6%.
The highest total for a first half year in Loughborough occurred in 2009 when a total of 391 were closed.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Loughborough UK 2011 198 162,310 2010 228 177,631 % change -13.2% -8.6% Record Year 2009 (391) 2009 (289,236) Dissolved Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2011)
A total of 80 companies were dissolved in Loughborough during the second quarter of 2011 (Apr 2011 - Jun 2011).
This figure is a decrease of 33.3% versus the same period last year (Q2 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 24.9% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2011 - Jun 2011) Loughborough UK 2011 80 71,324 2010 120 94,954 % change -33.3% -24.9% Record Year 2009 (247) 2009 (181,176) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2011)
Dissolved Companies by Month
April May June Closed companies in 2011 13 40 27 Closed companies in 2010 39 37 44 % change -66.7% 8.1% -39% Record Year 2009 (63) 2009 (105) 2009 (79)
Net Company Growth
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2011)
In the first half of 2011 the company register for Loughborough increased by 65 companies.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Loughborough UK 2011 65 66,425 2010 -14 26,118 Record Year 2003 (290) 2007 (171,296) Net Growth by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2011)
Net company growth for Loughborough during the second quarter of 2011 (Apr 2011 - Jun 2011) was 53 companies.
second quarter (Apr 2011 - Jun 2011) Loughborough UK 2011 53 41,020 2010 -26 3,658 Record Year 2003 (140) 2003 (69,274) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2011)
Net Growth by Month
April May June Net growth in 2011 33 4 16 Net growth in 2010 -7 -4 -15 Record Year 2003 (43) 2003 (49) 2003 (48)
UK Company Share
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2011)
In the first half of 2011 Loughborough formed 0.1% of all UK companies. This is the same as the 2010 figure of 0.1%.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Loughborough 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% 2008 0.1% 2007 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1968 (0.4%) Company Share by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2011)
In the second quarter of 2011, Loughborough formed 0.1% of all UK companies.
second quarter (Apr 2011 - Jun 2011) Loughborough 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% 2008 0.1% 2007 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1967 (0.4%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2011)
Company Share by Month
April May June UK formation share in 2011 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2010 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change 39.1% 5.0% 31.3% Record Year 1968 (0.8%) 1966 (0.7%) 1961 (0.5%)
Director Age
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2011)
The average age of a director in the first half of 2011 was 45.1.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.5% compared to the UK figure of 3.2%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.5% compared to the UK figure of 4.3%.
Director Age by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2011)
The average age of a director in the second quarter of 2011 was 44.2.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.9% compared to the UK figure of 3.4%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.7% compared to the UK figure of 4.3%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2011)
The record first half year for female directors in Loughborough was 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
27.2% of all director appointments in Loughborough in the first half of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.
Director Gender by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2011)
The record second quarter for female directors in Loughborough was in 1866 when 66.7% of all directors were female.
29.1% of all director appointments in Loughborough in the second quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.1% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Jun 2010-Jun 2011)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 1.82% CONSULTING 5.09% MANAGEMENT 1.48% MANAGEMENT 4.86% DESIGN 1.14% CONSULTANCY 3.17% J 1.02% PROPERTY 2.43% LOUGHBOROUGH 1.02% TRADING 2.05% ASSOCIATES 0.80% DESIGN 1.94% CONSULTANCY 0.80% ASSOCIATES 1.92% K 0.68% BUSINESS 1.87% CONSTRUCTION 0.57% CONSTRUCTION 1.77% BUSINESS 0.57% CONSULTANTS 1.76% SCHOOL 0.57% MEDIA 1.73% SPORTS 0.57% ENGINEERING 1.67% D 0.57% LONDON 1.60% ENGINEERING 0.57% GLOBAL 1.46% BUILDING 0.46% J 1.44% INVESTMENTS 0.46% CARE 1.44% CONSULTANTS 0.46% INVESTMENTS 1.42% (LOUGHBOROUGH) 0.46% IT 1.39% SUPPLIES 0.46% BUILDING 1.32% HEATING 0.46% PROPERTIES 1.31% B 0.46% ELECTRICAL 1.30% TRAINING 0.46% M 1.27% TECHNOLOGY 0.46% S 1.23% SOLAR 0.46% ENTERPRISES 1.20% MAINTENANCE 0.46% SYSTEMS 1.20%
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 193 202,072 7487 - Other business activities 40 60,758 99999 - Dormant Company 37 18,918 9999 - Dormant Company 31 20,111 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 31 16,419 7414 - Business & management consultancy 25 13,053 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 25 30,647 69102 - Solicitors 16 1,058 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 15 10,322 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 15 7,835 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 14 10,545 62090 - Other information technology service activities 14 7,095 7260 - Other computer related activities 12 7,849 5530 - Restaurants 11 5,086 43390 - Other building completion and finishing 8 2,641 68310 - Real estate agencies 8 1,908 86900 - Other human health activities 8 4,154 72190 - Other research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering 8 671 9305 - Other service activities 8 9,063 7499 - Non-trading company 7 10,955
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 07614493 HAREWOOD (VIPER ROOMS) LIMITED 26 Apr 2011 07613125 TYPHONTEC LIMITED 21 Apr 2011 07606413 PC5 LIMITED 15 Apr 2011 07599326 SUBSTATION MANAGEMENT LTD 11 Apr 2011 07598975 SCOPE CONSTRUCTION LTD 11 Apr 2011 07596234 LANYTH ENGINEERING LIMITED 07 Apr 2011 07595419 LAMININ DESIGN LIMITED 07 Apr 2011 07595377 WEBBS GARDEN SERVICES LIMITED 07 Apr 2011 07594618 SPORTS TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS LTD 06 Apr 2011 07594335 M.K.O11 LTD 06 Apr 2011 07590825 FIRE TRAINING EQUIPMENT LIMITED 05 Apr 2011 07590624 SPORTFIT PROGRAMMES LIMITED 04 Apr 2011 07590043 R L LEISURE LIMITED 04 Apr 2011 07589364 AFFINITI NETWORK LTD 04 Apr 2011 07618305 GGCDIA ICT LIMITED 28 Apr 2011 07614728 THE T SHIRT MAN LIMITED 26 Apr 2011 07610357 D R RENEWABLES LTD 20 Apr 2011 07606646 AFFORDABLE TREE SERVICES LTD 18 Apr 2011 07601861 NODE FIVE LIMITED 12 Apr 2011 07597995 EMD DESIGN LTD 08 Apr 2011 07597325 SOFTMAISON LTD 08 Apr 2011 07597109 FAIRVIEW ESTATES CP LIMITED 08 Apr 2011 07592529 CMS WEB SERVICES LTD 05 Apr 2011 07589252 TARAS TOP TO TOE TREAMENTS LTD 04 Apr 2011 07587795 K & S SPORTS SURFACES LIMITED 01 Apr 2011
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