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
    08874654 RCJ TRAINING LIMITED 04 Feb 2014
    08876446 RATEMYMAINCONTRACTOR LTD 04 Feb 2014
    08882044 WALKIERN LIMITED 07 Feb 2014
    08882416 JAYESANDRAT LIMITED 07 Feb 2014
    08883075 UTIN GBOOGU LIMITED 10 Feb 2014
    08883337 DEMYACK LIMITED 10 Feb 2014
    08883572 AQIBARA LIMITED 10 Feb 2014
    08883654 SHALTY LIMITED 10 Feb 2014
    08883657 MIREWSAWO LIMITED 10 Feb 2014
    08883764 KHANEEHM LIMITED 10 Feb 2014
    08883929 MUQUITHU LIMITED 10 Feb 2014
    08897866 MURALSOFT LIMITED 17 Feb 2014
    08898291 COURSE FILLER LIMITED 17 Feb 2014
    08900727 B-FASHION LIMITED 18 Feb 2014
    08904561 JOSEPH AGU NUTRITION CONSULTANT LIMITED 20 Feb 2014
    08909013 COCO DELIGHT LIMITED 24 Feb 2014
    08914484 SCOTIEDOG LTD 27 Feb 2014
    08877702 HIGHFIELDS CLOSE 1969 LIMITED 05 Feb 2014
    08878287 NELSONS FOR STORAGE SOLUTIONS LIMITED 05 Feb 2014
    08895071 FISHER CAR SALES LIMITED 14 Feb 2014
    08895145 JILLIVERS PLUMBERS AND CONSTRUCTION LTD 14 Feb 2014
    08895218 PHILIP WALLIS LTD 14 Feb 2014
    08904571 JJM FINANCE LIMITED 20 Feb 2014
    08905488 CMS LOCUM SERVICES LIMITED 20 Feb 2014
    08905906 SIMS BRAND DESIGN LTD 21 Feb 2014