Download PDF version

Loughborough, Leicestershire

Q3 2011 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • August 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Loughborough when compared to any previous August.

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 2011)

    A total of 139 companies were registered in Loughborough during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).

    This figure is an increase of 20.9% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 12.8% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)LoughboroughUK
    2011139114,512
    2010115101,492
    % change20.9%12.8%
    Record Year 2003 (181) 2011 (114,512)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    August 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Loughborough when compared to any previous August.

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2011415642
    New companies in 2010394036
    % change5.1%40.0%16.7%
    Record Year2003 (72)2011 (56)2003 (62)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    A total of 79 companies were dissolved in Loughborough during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).

    This figure is a decrease of 28.2% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 17.6% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)LoughboroughUK
    20117972,230
    201011087,705
    % change-28.2%-17.6%
    Record Year 2009 (218) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2011312622
    Closed companies in 2010334037
    % change-6.1%-35.0%-41%
    Record Year2009 (51)2008 (77)2009 (96)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    Net company growth for Loughborough during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) was 60 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)LoughboroughUK
    20116042,282
    2010513,787
    Record Year 2002 (125) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2011103020
    Net growth in 201060-1
    Record Year2002 (43)2005 (37)2002 (56)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    In the third quarter of 2011, Loughborough formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)Loughborough
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    20070.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1966 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20100.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change-3.8%17.8%5.4%
    Record Year1973 (0.5%)1966 (0.7%)1961 (0.4%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2011 was 43.0.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.5% compared to the UK figure of 4.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 0.5% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

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

    29.5% of all director appointments in Loughborough in the third quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.0% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Sep 2010-Sep 2011)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING1.63%CONSULTING5.11%
    MANAGEMENT1.31%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    LOUGHBOROUGH0.98%CONSULTANCY3.19%
    CONSTRUCTION0.98%PROPERTY2.41%
    ENGINEERING0.98%TRADING2.06%
    J0.87%DESIGN1.94%
    CONSULTANCY0.87%ASSOCIATES1.85%
    DESIGN0.87%BUSINESS1.82%
    CONSULTANTS0.76%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    PROPERTY0.65%ENGINEERING1.74%
    ASSOCIATES0.65%MEDIA1.72%
    INVESTMENTS0.65%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    SCHOOL0.54%LONDON1.63%
    TECHNOLOGIES0.54%J1.47%
    CAR0.54%GLOBAL1.46%
    BUILDING0.54%INVESTMENTS1.43%
    SPORTS0.54%CARE1.42%
    TRAINING0.54%IT1.38%
    EDUC80.54%BUILDING1.30%
    CHARNWOOD0.54%PROPERTIES1.28%
    (LOUGHBOROUGH)0.54%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    GEORGE0.44%M1.25%
    HEATING0.44%ENERGY1.22%
    TECHNOLOGY0.44%TRAINING1.21%
    MARKETING0.44%S1.21%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied182204,493
    7487 - Other business activities5165,177
    9999 - Dormant Company3422,587
    99999 - Dormant Company3218,281
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management3015,760
    7414 - Business & management consultancy2814,755
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified2529,245
    69102 - Solicitors161,029
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified157,551
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities1410,137
    5530 - Restaurants145,640
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified1310,018
    62090 - Other information technology service activities126,798
    7260 - Other computer related activities118,686
    9305 - Other service activities1010,525
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply98,345
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing82,545
    72190 - Other research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering8630
    68310 - Real estate agencies81,824
    86900 - Other human health activities74,019

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07725192 AJAY CONVENIENCE STORE LIMITED 02 Aug 2011
    07727693 T & J ACCOUNTING SERVICES LTD 03 Aug 2011
    07728401 VISTA CONSULTANTS LIMITED 03 Aug 2011
    07729095 UK CHEER LTD 04 Aug 2011
    07731618 ROOHWARE TECHNOLOGIES LTD 08 Aug 2011
    07738136 AISTA ASSEL INTERNATIONAL STUDENT TRAINING AGENCY LTD 11 Aug 2011
    07744572 SANJCO LIMITED 18 Aug 2011
    07744683 EDUC8 BIRMINGHAM LTD 18 Aug 2011
    07746611 LB TELECOMS ENGINEERING LTD 19 Aug 2011
    07747042 AKLAMS LIMITED 19 Aug 2011
    07752443 RARUS LTD 25 Aug 2011
    07754550 STUART M TAYLOR ASSOCIATES LIMITED 26 Aug 2011
    07756516 PAXTON HAULAGE LTD. 30 Aug 2011
    07757480 GAMEKRAFT LIMITED 31 Aug 2011
    07758294 CITEL TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED 31 Aug 2011
    07730569 SARAH MERCER LIMITED 05 Aug 2011
    07753390 LASER AND LIGHT LTD 25 Aug 2011
    07731922 OHH DEER LTD 08 Aug 2011
    07736657 APPLIANCE DELIVERY SPECIALIST LTD 11 Aug 2011
    07737965 UK COMMUNITY PHARMACY LTD 11 Aug 2011
    07744587 CONSTRUCTION EVALUTION SYSTEM LTD 18 Aug 2011
    07744647 ENVIROOF LIMITED 18 Aug 2011
    07744695 CONSTRUCTION EVALUATION SYSTEM LTD 18 Aug 2011
    07753027 SUPERSTARS ACTIVITY CLUB LIMITED 25 Aug 2011
    07757944 MAGPIES DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED 31 Aug 2011