Loughborough, Leicestershire
Q1 2013 Business Confidence Report
NOTICE: We have improved our calculations of the statistics in these reports, so some figures and records may not match previous reports.
Headlines
- The record first quarter for female directors in Loughborough was in 2013 when 35.4% of all directors were female.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
A total of 145 companies were registered in Loughborough during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).
This figure is an increase of 5.1% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 2.5% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Loughborough UK 2013 145 134,802 2012 138 131,491 % change 5.1% 2.5% Record Year 2007 (189) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2013 55 50 40 New companies in 2012 34 43 61 % change 61.8% 16.3% -34.4% Record Year 2003 (59) 2006 (81) 2003 (88)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
A total of 69 companies were dissolved in Loughborough during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).
This figure is an increase of 3.0% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.3% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Loughborough UK 2013 69 77,914 2012 67 67,576 % change 3.0% 15.3% Record Year 2009 (144) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2013 38 8 23 Closed companies in 2012 27 17 23 % change 40.7% -52.9% 0% Record Year 2011 (51) 2010 (44) 2009 (88)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
Net company growth for Loughborough during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) was 76 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Loughborough UK 2013 76 56,888 2012 71 63,915 Record Year 2006 (126) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2013 17 42 17 Net growth in 2012 7 26 38 Record Year 2003 (47) 2006 (66) 2003 (64)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
In the first quarter of 2013, Loughborough formed 0.1% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Loughborough 2013 0.1% 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 2003 (0.2%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2013 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2012 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change 45.0% 15.4% -32.2% Record Year 2003 (0.2%) 2006 (0.2%) 1991 (0.3%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2013 was 43.8.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 1.0% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.0% compared to the UK figure of 1.8%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
The record first quarter for female directors in Loughborough was in 2013 when 35.4% of all directors were female.
35.4% of all director appointments in Loughborough in the first quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 28.1% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2012-Mar 2013)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 1.48% CONSULTING 5.18% MANAGEMENT 1.28% MANAGEMENT 4.78% CHARNWOOD 1.19% CONSULTANCY 3.30% CONSULTANCY 0.99% PROPERTY 2.44% PROPERTY 0.89% TRADING 2.06% LOUGHBOROUGH 0.89% DESIGN 1.79% DESIGN 0.89% ENGINEERING 1.78% TRAINING 0.79% BUSINESS 1.77% SCHOOL 0.79% ASSOCIATES 1.75% S 0.59% LONDON 1.72% CONSULTANTS 0.59% CONSULTANTS 1.71% TRADING 0.59% CONSTRUCTION 1.69% PRIMARY 0.59% MEDIA 1.63% HEALTH 0.49% GLOBAL 1.57% INVESTMENTS 0.49% J 1.56% HOUSE 0.49% CARE 1.46% WHITE 0.40% IT 1.43% PROJECT 0.40% INVESTMENTS 1.41% MEDIA 0.40% PROPERTIES 1.36% (LOUGHBOROUGH) 0.40% M 1.25% COMMERCIAL 0.40% BUILDING 1.21% BUILDING 0.40% ENTERPRISES 1.19% TRANSPORT 0.40% ELECTRICAL 1.18% SALES 0.40% TRAINING 1.17% PRODUCTS 0.40% SECURITY 1.15%
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 231 249,183 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 57 32,624 99999 - Dormant Company 45 43,384 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 41 16,448 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 38 54,531 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 33 24,894 93199 - Other sports activities 18 3,375 85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified 16 5,062 62012 - Business and domestic software development 15 8,099 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 13 23,532 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 13 6,954 64999 - Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified 11 4,819 74100 - specialised design activities 10 3,645 41100 - Development of building projects 10 8,637 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 9 7,199 43290 - Other construction installation 9 2,914 47640 - Retail sale of sports goods, fishing gear, camping goods, boats and bicycles 9 1,030 69102 - Solicitors 9 2,316 43390 - Other building completion and finishing 8 5,145 68310 - Real estate agencies 8 3,382
Recent Companies
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