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

  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 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)LoughboroughUK
    2013145134,802
    2012138131,491
    % change5.1%2.5%
    Record Year 2007 (189) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2013555040
    New companies in 2012344361
    % change61.8%16.3%-34.4%
    Record Year2003 (59)2006 (81)2003 (88)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)LoughboroughUK
    20136977,914
    20126767,576
    % change3.0%15.3%
    Record Year 2009 (144) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 201338823
    Closed companies in 2012271723
    % change40.7%-52.9%0%
    Record Year2011 (51)2010 (44)2009 (88)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)LoughboroughUK
    20137656,888
    20127163,915
    Record Year 2006 (126) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2013174217
    Net growth in 201272638
    Record Year2003 (47)2006 (66)2003 (64)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20130.1%
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2003 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20130.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20120.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change45.0%15.4%-32.2%
    Record Year2003 (0.2%)2006 (0.2%)1991 (0.3%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2012-Mar 2013)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING1.48%CONSULTING5.18%
    MANAGEMENT1.28%MANAGEMENT4.78%
    CHARNWOOD1.19%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    CONSULTANCY0.99%PROPERTY2.44%
    PROPERTY0.89%TRADING2.06%
    LOUGHBOROUGH0.89%DESIGN1.79%
    DESIGN0.89%ENGINEERING1.78%
    TRAINING0.79%BUSINESS1.77%
    SCHOOL0.79%ASSOCIATES1.75%
    S0.59%LONDON1.72%
    CONSULTANTS0.59%CONSULTANTS1.71%
    TRADING0.59%CONSTRUCTION1.69%
    PRIMARY0.59%MEDIA1.63%
    HEALTH0.49%GLOBAL1.57%
    INVESTMENTS0.49%J1.56%
    HOUSE0.49%CARE1.46%
    WHITE0.40%IT1.43%
    PROJECT0.40%INVESTMENTS1.41%
    MEDIA0.40%PROPERTIES1.36%
    (LOUGHBOROUGH)0.40%M1.25%
    COMMERCIAL0.40%BUILDING1.21%
    BUILDING0.40%ENTERPRISES1.19%
    TRANSPORT0.40%ELECTRICAL1.18%
    SALES0.40%TRAINING1.17%
    PRODUCTS0.40%SECURITY1.15%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied231249,183
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management5732,624
    99999 - Dormant Company4543,384
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified4116,448
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified3854,531
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities3324,894
    93199 - Other sports activities183,375
    85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified165,062
    62012 - Business and domestic software development158,099
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified1323,532
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified136,954
    64999 - Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified114,819
    74100 - specialised design activities103,645
    41100 - Development of building projects108,637
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet97,199
    43290 - Other construction installation92,914
    47640 - Retail sale of sports goods, fishing gear, camping goods, boats and bicycles91,030
    69102 - Solicitors92,316
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing85,145
    68310 - Real estate agencies83,382

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08425002 ITP EVENTS LIMITED 01 Mar 2013
    08425148 TRUERWARDS LTD 01 Mar 2013
    08430507 CHARNWOOD LOCK AND KEY LIMITED 05 Mar 2013
    08433727 THE GRANGE PARK MANAGEMENT COMPANY (LOUGHBOROUGH) LIMITED 07 Mar 2013
    08438211 IMAGINKNATION LTD 11 Mar 2013
    08443611 ZABS HAIR AND BEAUTY LIMITED 13 Mar 2013
    08446482 UK WRISTBANDS LTD 15 Mar 2013
    08446610 EASY WEIGH LIMITED 15 Mar 2013
    08454058 RUSSROE LIMITED 20 Mar 2013
    08455484 Q3 IT LTD. 21 Mar 2013
    08457562 COMPASS COMMUNITY GROUP LIMITED 22 Mar 2013
    08458749 CSS LEISURE LIMITED 22 Mar 2013
    08460987 USA PIZZA LTD 25 Mar 2013
    08463063 SHAMELESS MIMING LIMITED 26 Mar 2013
    08464638 KINGSTEELS LIMITED 27 Mar 2013
    08427711 AJ PROCESS SOLUTIONS LTD 04 Mar 2013
    08428291 Q GROWTH LTD 04 Mar 2013
    08429047 LAND ADVISORY SERVICES LIMITED 04 Mar 2013
    08430148 S J WRIGHT ENGINEERING SERVICES LTD 05 Mar 2013
    08434311 MOUNTSORRELL FURNISHINGS LIMITED 07 Mar 2013
    08434367 R WILKINSON AGRICULTURE LIMITED 07 Mar 2013
    08436845 H E D HYDROPONIC WHOLESALES LTD 08 Mar 2013
    08438064 BANO EDUCATION SERVICES LTD 11 Mar 2013
    08447371 EARLSWAY ELECTRICAL LTD 15 Mar 2013
    08452661 ELLIE'S FLOWERS LIMITED 20 Mar 2013