Loughborough, Leicestershire

Q3 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 (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    A total of 144 companies were registered in Loughborough during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).

    This figure is an increase of 3.6% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.8% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)LoughboroughUK
    2012144118,868
    2011139114,512
    % change3.6%3.8%
    Record Year 2003 (181) 2012 (118,868)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2012485640
    New companies in 2011415642
    % change17.1%0.0%-4.8%
    Record Year2003 (72)2011 (56)2003 (62)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    A total of 83 companies were dissolved in Loughborough during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).

    This figure is an increase of 5.1% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.5% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)LoughboroughUK
    20128374,772
    20117972,230
    % change5.1%3.5%
    Record Year 2009 (218) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2012323318
    Closed companies in 2011312622
    % change3.2%26.9%-18%
    Record Year2009 (51)2008 (77)2009 (96)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    Net company growth for Loughborough during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) was 61 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)LoughboroughUK
    20126144,096
    20116042,282
    Record Year 2002 (125) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2012162322
    Net growth in 2011103020
    Record Year2002 (43)2005 (37)2002 (56)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

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

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)Loughborough
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1966 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20120.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change5.2%0.8%-5.7%
    Record Year1973 (0.5%)1966 (0.7%)1961 (0.4%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2012 was 40.9.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.9% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 0.5% compared to the UK figure of 3.2%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

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

    28.1% of all director appointments in Loughborough in the third quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Sep 2011-Sep 2012)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING1.58%CONSULTING5.05%
    MANAGEMENT1.48%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    LOUGHBOROUGH1.16%CONSULTANCY3.28%
    CONSULTANCY1.16%PROPERTY2.35%
    DESIGN0.95%TRADING2.08%
    TRAINING0.95%DESIGN1.87%
    PROPERTY0.84%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    TRADING0.63%ENGINEERING1.83%
    SCHOOL0.63%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    MIDLANDS0.63%BUSINESS1.72%
    EAST0.63%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    MEDIA0.63%MEDIA1.67%
    R0.63%LONDON1.67%
    GLOBAL0.53%J1.55%
    ELECTRICAL0.53%GLOBAL1.53%
    FINANCIAL0.42%INVESTMENTS1.46%
    PRIMARY0.42%IT1.43%
    SALES0.42%PROPERTIES1.34%
    EUROPE0.42%CARE1.32%
    B0.42%M1.27%
    ENTERPRISES0.42%BUILDING1.22%
    L0.42%ENTERPRISES1.20%
    K0.42%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    S0.42%S1.17%
    CHARNWOOD0.42%SECURITY1.16%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied321331,455
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management3919,425
    99999 - Dormant Company3225,035
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified2733,677
    7487 - Other business activities2335,545
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified219,891
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities2014,774
    9999 - Dormant Company1812,598
    7414 - Business & management consultancy148,437
    69102 - Solicitors121,375
    93199 - Other sports activities102,009
    68310 - Real estate agencies102,090
    85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified102,823
    62012 - Business and domestic software development94,584
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply84,997
    72190 - Other research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering8669
    96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment72,891
    43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation72,607
    47640 - Retail sale of sports goods, fishing gear, camping goods, boats and bicycles7565
    5530 - Restaurants73,142

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08172763 YAPRAK LIMITED 08 Aug 2012
    08174768 TRADER TECHNOLOGY TRAINING LIMITED 10 Aug 2012
    08174964 BRIGHTLIGHTS THEATRE SCHOOL LIMITED 10 Aug 2012
    08175819 L S BLU LIMITED 10 Aug 2012
    08177526 DAN TRANS COURIER LTD 13 Aug 2012
    08177554 MARTTO 92 LTD 13 Aug 2012
    08177793 BJM EDUCATION CONSULTANCY LTD 13 Aug 2012
    08181108 C.L.CATTERALL PROPERTY SERVICES LIMITED 15 Aug 2012
    08183237 ARTICRAFTS LIMITED 17 Aug 2012
    08188239 OUTWOODS EDGE PRIMARY SCHOOL 22 Aug 2012
    08190856 WWW.SORTMYTAXOUT.CO.UK LTD 24 Aug 2012
    08195866 CASTLE VALE KITCHENS LIMITED 30 Aug 2012
    08166442 JUST SCREENS.COM LIMITED 02 Aug 2012
    08168465 HUBCLOUD LTD 06 Aug 2012
    08168519 SELF-MEDIA LIMITED 06 Aug 2012
    08173524 FRUIVEE FOODS LTD 09 Aug 2012
    08174059 WOODSIDE CABS LIMITED 09 Aug 2012
    08174182 CAFE 42 LTD 09 Aug 2012
    08175211 CLIFFORD ELECTRICS LIMITED 10 Aug 2012
    08184269 INFOSTRATA PRODUCTS LIMITED 17 Aug 2012
    08184449 MARSHELL STINSON PERFORMING ARTS LIMITED 20 Aug 2012
    08186926 PENITUS CONSULTING LTD 21 Aug 2012
    08187274 FMC MANAGEMENT LTD 22 Aug 2012
    08194924 DUNCAN LONGDEN PHOTOGRAPHY LIMITED 29 Aug 2012
    08195606 R500 LIMITED 30 Aug 2012