Loughborough, Leicestershire

Q3 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

  • August 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Loughborough when compared to any previous August.

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 2013)

    A total of 147 companies were registered in Loughborough during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).

    This figure is an increase of 2.1% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.6% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)LoughboroughUK
    2013147132,684
    2012144118,868
    % change2.1%11.6%
    Record Year 2007 (152) 2013 (132,684)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    August 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Loughborough when compared to any previous August.

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2013385851
    New companies in 2012485640
    % change-20.8%3.6%27.5%
    Record Year2003 (72)2013 (58)2003 (62)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    A total of 87 companies were dissolved in Loughborough during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).

    This figure is an increase of 4.8% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.5% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)LoughboroughUK
    20138786,170
    20128375,908
    % change4.8%13.5%
    Record Year 2009 (218) 2009 (159,405)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2013362229
    Closed companies in 2012323318
    % change12.5%-33.3%61%
    Record Year2009 (51)2008 (77)2009 (96)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    Net company growth for Loughborough during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) was 60 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)LoughboroughUK
    20136046,514
    20126142,960
    Record Year 2005 (87) 2013 (46,514)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 201323622
    Net growth in 2012162322
    Record Year2002 (43)2005 (37)2002 (56)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    In the third quarter of 2013, Loughborough formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)Loughborough
    20130.1%
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2002 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20130.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20120.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change-29.2%-5.0%11.8%
    Record Year2002 (0.2%)1976 (0.3%)1989 (0.3%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2013 was 43.4.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.6% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.6% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Loughborough was in 2006 when 34.1% of all directors were female.

    32.5% of all director appointments in Loughborough in the third quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.2% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING1.33%CONSULTING5.27%
    MANAGEMENT1.04%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    CHARNWOOD0.85%CONSULTANCY3.45%
    LOUGHBOROUGH0.85%PROPERTY2.53%
    PROPERTY0.85%TRADING2.08%
    CONSULTANCY0.76%ENGINEERING1.83%
    INVESTMENTS0.57%LONDON1.79%
    TRAINING0.57%DESIGN1.78%
    BUILDING0.57%BUSINESS1.74%
    PROJECT0.47%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.47%CONSULTANTS1.69%
    J0.47%CARE1.64%
    D0.47%ASSOCIATES1.61%
    FINANCIAL0.47%GLOBAL1.59%
    BUSINESS0.47%J1.54%
    CONSULTANTS0.47%MEDIA1.54%
    ASSOCIATES0.47%INVESTMENTS1.53%
    ENGINEERING0.47%PROPERTIES1.45%
    M0.47%IT1.39%
    HERITAGE0.38%M1.25%
    HEALTH0.38%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    R0.38%BUILDING1.19%
    S0.38%CAPITAL1.19%
    H0.38%DEVELOPMENTS1.16%
    HOUSE0.38%TRAINING1.15%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied253260,135
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management5734,970
    99999 - Dormant Company5346,169
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified3854,854
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified3617,715
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities3326,675
    62012 - Business and domestic software development179,104
    85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified155,576
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified1525,547
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified157,590
    93199 - Other sports activities153,654
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet128,475
    74100 - specialised design activities124,171
    43290 - Other construction installation113,158
    96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment105,859
    41100 - Development of building projects109,271
    62090 - Other information technology service activities912,516
    49410 - Freight transport by road96,904
    64999 - Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified95,160
    68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis85,249

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08642163 UNIVERSAL CREDIT CALCULATOR LIMITED 08 Aug 2013
    08649591 R PAUL LTD 14 Aug 2013
    08657505 EVOLVE DISPLAYS LIMITED 20 Aug 2013
    08658460 JILL'S WASH N DRY LTD 20 Aug 2013
    08659397 ADAIR MARQUES LIMITED 21 Aug 2013
    08659415 BARROW STREET MOTORS LIMITED 21 Aug 2013
    08659500 SPICE FUSION RESTUARANT LIMITED 21 Aug 2013
    08667507 ELLIOTT & ELLIOTT CONSULTING LTD 29 Aug 2013
    08669073 COCOA AMORE LIMITED 30 Aug 2013
    08669786 WER-TO LIMITED 30 Aug 2013
    08635300 MALYK DRIVER SERVICES LIMITED 02 Aug 2013
    08636860 Q OAK GH LTD 05 Aug 2013
    08638345 ALIVE EVENTS EUROPE LTD 05 Aug 2013
    08639276 N D RETAIL (UK) LTD 06 Aug 2013
    08648932 HELLIER TECHNICAL SERVICES LIMITED 13 Aug 2013
    08652529 ANDY GRAY SPORTS CONSULTANCY LIMITED 15 Aug 2013
    08653920 TP VISUAL SOLUTIONS LTD 16 Aug 2013
    08655110 CYGNUS SECURE LTD 19 Aug 2013
    08656595 GRACEFUL ROSE LIMITED 19 Aug 2013
    08657139 AUSTIN BEN LTD. 20 Aug 2013
    08657906 GB & OVERSEAS EDUCATIONAL CONSULTING LTD 20 Aug 2013
    08659151 M.W. CONSTRUCTIONS LONDON LTD 21 Aug 2013
    08664878 EAGLE PORTER DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED 27 Aug 2013
    OC387520 XD RETAIL LLP 29 Aug 2013
    08668511 TFR FINANCIAL PLANNING LTD 29 Aug 2013