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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
    07934495 KINGFISHER SOLUTIONS LIMITED 02 Feb 2012
    07935626 ZEST4LIFEUK LIMITED 03 Feb 2012
    07937294 HARRIS SAFETY LTD 06 Feb 2012
    07937920 ALLIED LEGAL LTD 06 Feb 2012
    07939823 TAILOR MAX LIMITED 07 Feb 2012
    07943307 WHITE ELEPHANT ENTERTAINMENT LIMITED 09 Feb 2012
    07944959 MANZA INC LTD 10 Feb 2012
    07945228 ALEXANDERS ELECTRICAL SERVICES LIMITED 10 Feb 2012
    07947072 NINE DRAGON EUROPE LTD 13 Feb 2012
    07955737 IBIDEM SPORTS LTD. 20 Feb 2012
    07956453 BANK COURT 101 LIMITED 20 Feb 2012
    07969986 3R TECH LIMITED 29 Feb 2012
    07932177 THE GIFT SUPPLY COMPANY LTD 01 Feb 2012
    07933222 SMITHS TYRES LTD 02 Feb 2012
    07933309 B AND S KIRBY AUTO RENTALS LTD 02 Feb 2012
    07942872 REGAL RESOLUTIONS LIMITED 09 Feb 2012
    07945611 R K MARSH LIMITED 10 Feb 2012
    07948746 SHOGAN HEALTHCARE LTD 14 Feb 2012
    07953184 NEW QUORNDON ALLOTMENT SOCIETY LIMITED 16 Feb 2012
    07957400 WITH DOMINIC LTD. 21 Feb 2012
    07959524 LX ELEVATORS LIMITED 21 Feb 2012
    07961989 GOPETSGO LTD 23 Feb 2012
    07962072 SAXON MEADOW LIMITED 23 Feb 2012
    07964355 TEKNIPLAZ LIMITED 24 Feb 2012
    07967840 ATLAS GLOBAL LOGISTICS LIMITED 28 Feb 2012