Loughborough, Leicestershire
Q1 2012 Business Confidence Report
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New Company Registrations
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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) Loughborough UK 2012 138 131,491 2011 130 116,391 % change 6.2% 13.0% Record Year 2003 (205) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2012 34 43 61 New companies in 2011 35 39 56 % change -2.9% 10.3% 8.9% Record Year 2003 (59) 2006 (81) 2003 (88)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Loughborough UK 2012 67 67,576 2011 118 90,987 % change -43.2% -25.7% Record Year 2009 (144) 2009 (108,065) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2012 27 17 23 Closed companies in 2011 51 37 30 % change -47.1% -54.1% -23% Record Year 2011 (51) 2010 (44) 2009 (88)
Net Company Growth
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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) Loughborough UK 2012 71 63,915 2011 12 25,404 Record Year 2003 (150) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2012 7 26 38 Net growth in 2011 -16 2 26 Record Year 2003 (47) 2006 (66) 2003 (64)
UK Company Share
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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 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% 2008 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1968 (0.6%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2012 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2011 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change -16.7% -5.7% 1.8% Record Year 1966 (0.7%) 1968 (1.5%) 1968 (0.4%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 1.64% CONSULTING 5.07% LOUGHBOROUGH 1.21% MANAGEMENT 4.74% MANAGEMENT 1.21% CONSULTANCY 3.30% ENGINEERING 1.21% PROPERTY 2.37% CONSULTANCY 0.99% TRADING 2.07% TRAINING 0.99% DESIGN 1.93% DESIGN 0.88% ENGINEERING 1.86% PROPERTY 0.77% ASSOCIATES 1.84% CONSTRUCTION 0.66% CONSULTANTS 1.79% CONSULTANTS 0.66% BUSINESS 1.73% EAST 0.55% MEDIA 1.72% FINANCIAL 0.55% CONSTRUCTION 1.72% DEVELOPMENTS 0.55% LONDON 1.66% INVESTMENTS 0.55% J 1.54% TECHNOLOGIES 0.55% INVESTMENTS 1.51% MEDIA 0.44% GLOBAL 1.50% DIRECT 0.44% IT 1.40% ELECTRICAL 0.44% CARE 1.34% SCHOOL 0.44% PROPERTIES 1.31% TECHNOLOGY 0.44% ELECTRICAL 1.27% B 0.44% M 1.27% MIDLANDS 0.44% BUILDING 1.24% COMMUNITY 0.44% ENERGY 1.20% PARTNERSHIP 0.44% S 1.20% R 0.44% ENTERPRISES 1.19%
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 189 216,665 99999 - Dormant Company 39 25,084 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 39 19,704 7487 - Other business activities 36 52,735 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 29 35,233 9999 - Dormant Company 28 18,617 7414 - Business & management consultancy 24 12,113 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 20 9,892 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 16 14,303 69102 - Solicitors 15 1,363 5530 - Restaurants 11 4,633 7260 - Other computer related activities 10 7,154 68310 - Real estate agencies 10 2,207 85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified 9 2,786 9305 - Other service activities 9 8,818 43390 - Other building completion and finishing 9 3,228 93199 - Other sports activities 8 2,011 62090 - Other information technology service activities 8 8,145 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 8 6,934 72190 - Other research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering 7 699
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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