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
New Company Registrations
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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) Loughborough UK 2013 147 132,684 2012 144 118,868 % change 2.1% 11.6% Record Year 2007 (152) 2013 (132,684) New Companies by Quarter
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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
July August September New companies in 2013 38 58 51 New companies in 2012 48 56 40 % change -20.8% 3.6% 27.5% Record Year 2003 (72) 2013 (58) 2003 (62)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Loughborough UK 2013 87 86,170 2012 83 75,908 % change 4.8% 13.5% Record Year 2009 (218) 2009 (159,405) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2013 36 22 29 Closed companies in 2012 32 33 18 % change 12.5% -33.3% 61% Record Year 2009 (51) 2008 (77) 2009 (96)
Net Company Growth
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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) Loughborough UK 2013 60 46,514 2012 61 42,960 Record Year 2005 (87) 2013 (46,514) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2013 2 36 22 Net growth in 2012 16 23 22 Record Year 2002 (43) 2005 (37) 2002 (56)
UK Company Share
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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 2013 0.1% 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 2002 (0.2%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2013 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2012 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change -29.2% -5.0% 11.8% Record Year 2002 (0.2%) 1976 (0.3%) 1989 (0.3%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2012-Sep 2013)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 1.33% CONSULTING 5.27% MANAGEMENT 1.04% MANAGEMENT 4.75% CHARNWOOD 0.85% CONSULTANCY 3.45% LOUGHBOROUGH 0.85% PROPERTY 2.53% PROPERTY 0.85% TRADING 2.08% CONSULTANCY 0.76% ENGINEERING 1.83% INVESTMENTS 0.57% LONDON 1.79% TRAINING 0.57% DESIGN 1.78% BUILDING 0.57% BUSINESS 1.74% PROJECT 0.47% CONSTRUCTION 1.70% DEVELOPMENTS 0.47% CONSULTANTS 1.69% J 0.47% CARE 1.64% D 0.47% ASSOCIATES 1.61% FINANCIAL 0.47% GLOBAL 1.59% BUSINESS 0.47% J 1.54% CONSULTANTS 0.47% MEDIA 1.54% ASSOCIATES 0.47% INVESTMENTS 1.53% ENGINEERING 0.47% PROPERTIES 1.45% M 0.47% IT 1.39% HERITAGE 0.38% M 1.25% HEALTH 0.38% ELECTRICAL 1.20% R 0.38% BUILDING 1.19% S 0.38% CAPITAL 1.19% H 0.38% DEVELOPMENTS 1.16% HOUSE 0.38% TRAINING 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 253 260,135 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 57 34,970 99999 - Dormant Company 53 46,169 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 38 54,854 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 36 17,715 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 33 26,675 62012 - Business and domestic software development 17 9,104 85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified 15 5,576 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 15 25,547 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 15 7,590 93199 - Other sports activities 15 3,654 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 12 8,475 74100 - specialised design activities 12 4,171 43290 - Other construction installation 11 3,158 96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment 10 5,859 41100 - Development of building projects 10 9,271 62090 - Other information technology service activities 9 12,516 49410 - Freight transport by road 9 6,904 64999 - Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified 9 5,160 68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis 8 5,249
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