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Loughborough, Leicestershire

Q1 2012 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 (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    A total of 138 companies were registered in Loughborough during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).

    This figure is an increase of 6.2% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.0% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)LoughboroughUK
    2012138131,491
    2011130116,391
    % change6.2%13.0%
    Record Year 2003 (205) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2012344361
    New companies in 2011353956
    % change-2.9%10.3%8.9%
    Record Year2003 (59)2006 (81)2003 (88)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    A total of 67 companies were dissolved in Loughborough during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).

    This figure is a decrease of 43.2% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 25.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)LoughboroughUK
    20126767,576
    201111890,987
    % change-43.2%-25.7%
    Record Year 2009 (144) 2009 (108,065)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2012271723
    Closed companies in 2011513730
    % change-47.1%-54.1%-23%
    Record Year2011 (51)2010 (44)2009 (88)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    Net company growth for Loughborough during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) was 71 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)LoughboroughUK
    20127163,915
    20111225,404
    Record Year 2003 (150) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 201272638
    Net growth in 2011-16226
    Record Year2003 (47)2006 (66)2003 (64)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    In the first quarter of 2012, Loughborough formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)Loughborough
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1968 (0.6%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20120.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change-16.7%-5.7%1.8%
    Record Year1966 (0.7%)1968 (1.5%)1968 (0.4%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2012 was 44.2.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.0% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 6.0% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Loughborough was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.

    24.6% of all director appointments in Loughborough in the first quarter of 2012 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 (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING1.64%CONSULTING5.07%
    LOUGHBOROUGH1.21%MANAGEMENT4.74%
    MANAGEMENT1.21%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    ENGINEERING1.21%PROPERTY2.37%
    CONSULTANCY0.99%TRADING2.07%
    TRAINING0.99%DESIGN1.93%
    DESIGN0.88%ENGINEERING1.86%
    PROPERTY0.77%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    CONSTRUCTION0.66%CONSULTANTS1.79%
    CONSULTANTS0.66%BUSINESS1.73%
    EAST0.55%MEDIA1.72%
    FINANCIAL0.55%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.55%LONDON1.66%
    INVESTMENTS0.55%J1.54%
    TECHNOLOGIES0.55%INVESTMENTS1.51%
    MEDIA0.44%GLOBAL1.50%
    DIRECT0.44%IT1.40%
    ELECTRICAL0.44%CARE1.34%
    SCHOOL0.44%PROPERTIES1.31%
    TECHNOLOGY0.44%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    B0.44%M1.27%
    MIDLANDS0.44%BUILDING1.24%
    COMMUNITY0.44%ENERGY1.20%
    PARTNERSHIP0.44%S1.20%
    R0.44%ENTERPRISES1.19%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied189216,665
    99999 - Dormant Company3925,084
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management3919,704
    7487 - Other business activities3652,735
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified2935,233
    9999 - Dormant Company2818,617
    7414 - Business & management consultancy2412,113
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified209,892
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities1614,303
    69102 - Solicitors151,363
    5530 - Restaurants114,633
    7260 - Other computer related activities107,154
    68310 - Real estate agencies102,207
    85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified92,786
    9305 - Other service activities98,818
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing93,228
    93199 - Other sports activities82,011
    62090 - Other information technology service activities88,145
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply86,934
    72190 - Other research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering7699

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07973028 CORBY DECORATING CENTRE LIMITED 02 Mar 2012
    07973208 MATCHPOINT ENTERTAINMENT LIMITED 02 Mar 2012
    07983162 FEMAX INVESTMENTS LIMITED 09 Mar 2012
    07985093 GB LACROSSE LTD 12 Mar 2012
    07988615 GOUDIE LTD 13 Mar 2012
    07991661 BANGLA BAZAR (LOUGHBOROUGH) LTD 15 Mar 2012
    07992723 CN & JW LTD 15 Mar 2012
    07994696 UK PLANT MACHINES LIMITED 19 Mar 2012
    08000872 BRIDGE INTERIOR SOLUTIONS LIMITED 21 Mar 2012
    07971553 STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING RESEARCH LIMITED 01 Mar 2012
    07983139 PEARSON DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED 09 Mar 2012
    07985128 WATERSIDE POOLS AND SPAS LIMITED 12 Mar 2012
    07986831 CORPOTEL (INTERNATIONAL) LTD 12 Mar 2012
    07987576 B2B LOYALTY LTD 13 Mar 2012
    07990316 NORMAN LEES IRRIGATION LTD 14 Mar 2012
    07994496 DESPERATE MEASURES (GB) LTD 16 Mar 2012
    07996544 ELITE ACCESS LIFTS LIMITED 19 Mar 2012
    07999240 MI.LIFE LIMITED 21 Mar 2012
    08005172 CMD TRAINING SERVICES LIMITED 26 Mar 2012
    08006712 FOWLER ELECTRICAL & ALARMS LIMITED 26 Mar 2012
    08007801 A-SERIES SPARES LTD 27 Mar 2012
    08008934 OASIS HAIR & BEAUTY (LEICS) LIMITED 28 Mar 2012
    08009385 TRUE PROTECT LIMITED 28 Mar 2012
    08010687 SWITHLAND WOODS FARM LTD 28 Mar 2012
    08012864 DJT ENGINEERING (MIDLANDS) LIMITED 30 Mar 2012