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
New Company Registrations
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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) Loughborough UK 2011 139 114,512 2010 115 101,492 % change 20.9% 12.8% Record Year 2003 (181) 2011 (114,512) New Companies by Quarter
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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
July August September New companies in 2011 41 56 42 New companies in 2010 39 40 36 % change 5.1% 40.0% 16.7% Record Year 2003 (72) 2011 (56) 2003 (62)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Loughborough UK 2011 79 72,230 2010 110 87,705 % change -28.2% -17.6% Record Year 2009 (218) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2011 31 26 22 Closed companies in 2010 33 40 37 % change -6.1% -35.0% -41% Record Year 2009 (51) 2008 (77) 2009 (96)
Net Company Growth
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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) Loughborough UK 2011 60 42,282 2010 5 13,787 Record Year 2002 (125) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2011 10 30 20 Net growth in 2010 6 0 -1 Record Year 2002 (43) 2005 (37) 2002 (56)
UK Company Share
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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 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% 2008 0.1% 2007 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1966 (0.3%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2011 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2010 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change -3.8% 17.8% 5.4% Record Year 1973 (0.5%) 1966 (0.7%) 1961 (0.4%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2010-Sep 2011)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 1.63% CONSULTING 5.11% MANAGEMENT 1.31% MANAGEMENT 4.75% LOUGHBOROUGH 0.98% CONSULTANCY 3.19% CONSTRUCTION 0.98% PROPERTY 2.41% ENGINEERING 0.98% TRADING 2.06% J 0.87% DESIGN 1.94% CONSULTANCY 0.87% ASSOCIATES 1.85% DESIGN 0.87% BUSINESS 1.82% CONSULTANTS 0.76% CONSULTANTS 1.76% PROPERTY 0.65% ENGINEERING 1.74% ASSOCIATES 0.65% MEDIA 1.72% INVESTMENTS 0.65% CONSTRUCTION 1.72% SCHOOL 0.54% LONDON 1.63% TECHNOLOGIES 0.54% J 1.47% CAR 0.54% GLOBAL 1.46% BUILDING 0.54% INVESTMENTS 1.43% SPORTS 0.54% CARE 1.42% TRAINING 0.54% IT 1.38% EDUC8 0.54% BUILDING 1.30% CHARNWOOD 0.54% PROPERTIES 1.28% (LOUGHBOROUGH) 0.54% ELECTRICAL 1.27% GEORGE 0.44% M 1.25% HEATING 0.44% ENERGY 1.22% TECHNOLOGY 0.44% TRAINING 1.21% MARKETING 0.44% S 1.21%
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 182 204,493 7487 - Other business activities 51 65,177 9999 - Dormant Company 34 22,587 99999 - Dormant Company 32 18,281 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 30 15,760 7414 - Business & management consultancy 28 14,755 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 25 29,245 69102 - Solicitors 16 1,029 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 15 7,551 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 14 10,137 5530 - Restaurants 14 5,640 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 13 10,018 62090 - Other information technology service activities 12 6,798 7260 - Other computer related activities 11 8,686 9305 - Other service activities 10 10,525 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 9 8,345 43390 - Other building completion and finishing 8 2,545 72190 - Other research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering 8 630 68310 - Real estate agencies 8 1,824 86900 - Other human health activities 7 4,019
Recent Companies
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