Loughborough, Leicestershire

Q1 2014 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q1 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Loughborough when compared to any previous Q1.
  • Q1 2014 was a record quarter for company registrations in Loughborough when compared to any quarter in history.
  • March 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Loughborough when compared to any previous March.
  • March 2014 was a record month for company registrations in Loughborough when compared to any month in history.
  • February 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Loughborough when compared to any previous February.
  • February 2014 was a record month for company registrations in Loughborough when compared to any month in history.
  • January 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Loughborough when compared to any previous January.

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 2014)

    Q1 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Loughborough when compared to any previous Q1.

    Q1 2014 was a record quarter for company registrations in Loughborough when compared to any quarter in history.

    A total of 249 companies were registered in Loughborough during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).

    This figure is an increase of 71.7% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.8% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)LoughboroughUK
    2014249150,722
    2013145134,802
    % change71.7%11.8%
    Record Year 2014 (249) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    March 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Loughborough when compared to any previous March.

    March 2014 was a record month for company registrations in Loughborough when compared to any month in history.

    February 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Loughborough when compared to any previous February.

    February 2014 was a record month for company registrations in Loughborough when compared to any month in history.

    January 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Loughborough when compared to any previous January.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2014688992
    New companies in 2013555040
    % change23.6%78.0%130.0%
    Record Year2014 (68)2014 (89)2014 (92)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    A total of 107 companies were dissolved in Loughborough during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).

    This figure is an increase of 55.1% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 5.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)LoughboroughUK
    201410782,370
    20136977,914
    % change55.1%5.7%
    Record Year 2009 (144) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2014303047
    Closed companies in 201338823
    % change-21.1%275.0%104%
    Record Year2011 (51)2010 (44)2009 (88)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    Net company growth for Loughborough during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) was 142 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)LoughboroughUK
    201414268,352
    20137656,888
    Record Year 2014 (142) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2014385945
    Net growth in 2013174217
    Record Year2003 (47)2006 (66)2003 (64)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    In the first quarter of 2014, Loughborough formed 0.2% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)Loughborough
    20140.2%
    20130.1%
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2003 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20140.1%0.2%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20130.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change15.7%64.3%91.8%
    Record Year2003 (0.2%)2006 (0.2%)1991 (0.3%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2014 was 42.4.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.3% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 5.5% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Loughborough was in 2013 when 35.4% of all directors were female.

    28.3% of all director appointments in Loughborough in the first quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.4% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2013-Mar 2014)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING1.21%CONSULTING5.22%
    MANAGEMENT1.13%MANAGEMENT4.67%
    TRAINING0.69%CONSULTANCY3.49%
    CONSULTANCY0.69%PROPERTY2.64%
    CONSTRUCTION0.61%TRADING2.05%
    PROPERTY0.52%LONDON1.88%
    PLANNING0.52%ENGINEERING1.86%
    FITNESS0.52%CARE1.79%
    ASSOCIATES0.52%CONSTRUCTION1.75%
    LOUGHBOROUGH0.43%DESIGN1.75%
    TRADING0.43%CONSULTANTS1.73%
    SPORTS0.43%BUSINESS1.71%
    DESIGN0.43%PROPERTIES1.60%
    FOR0.43%INVESTMENTS1.60%
    BUSINESS0.43%GLOBAL1.58%
    FINANCIAL0.43%J1.48%
    (MIDLANDS)0.43%ASSOCIATES1.48%
    HOUSE0.43%MEDIA1.48%
    CARS0.35%IT1.33%
    R0.35%TRANSPORT1.30%
    PROJECTS0.35%DEVELOPMENTS1.29%
    D0.35%BUILDING1.24%
    CAR0.35%M1.21%
    HOMES0.35%CAPITAL1.20%
    CENTRE0.35%ELECTRICAL1.19%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied267280,210
    99999 - Dormant Company5847,084
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management5637,882
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified3956,411
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified3518,491
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities3327,750
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified2026,700
    62012 - Business and domestic software development169,509
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet169,358
    62090 - Other information technology service activities1412,813
    93199 - Other sports activities133,848
    85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified135,876
    74100 - specialised design activities124,475
    41100 - Development of building projects129,855
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified128,155
    49410 - Freight transport by road118,014
    86900 - Other human health activities1010,273
    96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment106,236
    45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles105,130
    90030 - Artistic creation94,340

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08922976 COLETTE FOR DESIGN LTD 05 Mar 2014
    08924536 COMBINING HEALTHY EXPERIENCES AND PARADISE LTD 05 Mar 2014
    08934719 MARSINGH LIMITED 12 Mar 2014
    08934850 LEORSHO LIMITED 12 Mar 2014
    08936504 ARTHUR PRINCE PEUGEOT LIMITED 12 Mar 2014
    08943466 FENKINS LIMITED 17 Mar 2014
    08945231 BLUE HORSE LETTING LTD 18 Mar 2014
    08948634 IMBAQRI LIMITED 19 Mar 2014
    08953841 TIM JAMIESON LIMITED 24 Mar 2014
    08954176 SO SNAZZY LTD 24 Mar 2014
    08958464 HUDSONS VALETING SERVICES LTD 25 Mar 2014
    08919019 UNIFIED IT LIMITED 03 Mar 2014
    08925141 PROUD PUB COMPANY LTD 06 Mar 2014
    08930045 BEACON MILITARIA LIMITED 10 Mar 2014
    08944344 CHRISTIAN YOUNG LTD 18 Mar 2014
    08945798 THOMAS & COOPER LEGAL SERVICES LTD 18 Mar 2014
    08947627 MOOD INSTALLATIONS LTD 19 Mar 2014
    08947647 KNIGHT CROWN INVESTMENTS LIMITED 19 Mar 2014
    08953128 DEBT GONE LIMITED 21 Mar 2014
    08953270 ETERMA UK LIMITED 21 Mar 2014
    08956530 BOLTSON ASSOCIATES LTD 25 Mar 2014
    08957196 2 EXTREME LIMITED 25 Mar 2014
    08957508 PILLINGS LOCK TRADING LIMITED 25 Mar 2014
    08958493 HOSTILE RISK MANAGEMENT LTD 25 Mar 2014
    08966050 INSTALLAIR LTD 28 Mar 2014