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
    08347198 FIRSTTOUCHSPORTS.CO.UK LIMITED 04 Jan 2013
    08352304 TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS (HOLDINGS) LIMITED 08 Jan 2013
    08352575 GAY PRIDE PICS LIMITED 09 Jan 2013
    08353778 TSZ LTD 09 Jan 2013
    08355956 MS QUAN CONSULTING LTD 10 Jan 2013
    08358170 PARKING BOOKING LTD 14 Jan 2013
    08358802 SAME DAY UK COURIERS LIMITED 14 Jan 2013
    08362221 ELF FOODS LIMITED 16 Jan 2013
    08362361 TRAVEL AND ENTERTAINMENT GROUP LIMITED 16 Jan 2013
    08363839 EVANCE INVESTMENTS LIMITED 17 Jan 2013
    08367361 NATIONWIDE PROJECTS LIMITED 21 Jan 2013
    08370385 CHARNWOOD CREATIVES LTD. 22 Jan 2013
    08373525 MARTINDALE ENGINEERING LTD 24 Jan 2013
    08382471 COBOL PROPERTY INVESTMENTS LIMITED 30 Jan 2013
    08356273 DAVID JOHNSON CONSULTING LTD 11 Jan 2013
    OC381534 UPAGEAR LLP 11 Jan 2013
    08357501 ELEGANT WEALTH MANAGEMENT LIMITED 11 Jan 2013
    OC381697 N & G PARTNERS LLP 17 Jan 2013
    08368319 ALTIUM HOMES (ROTHLEY) LIMITED 21 Jan 2013
    08371996 MATTHEW HUTSON LTD 23 Jan 2013
    08373376 SANKEY PROPERTY MAINTENANCE LIMITED 24 Jan 2013
    08373931 PRINCIPALS HAIR AND BEAUTY LIMITED 24 Jan 2013
    08374410 RED STRIPE SALES & MARKETING LTD 24 Jan 2013
    08377276 THE SPORTSTHINKTANK 2011 LTD 28 Jan 2013
    08383414 STRIP-IT LIMITED 31 Jan 2013