Loughborough, Leicestershire
Q3 2014 Business Confidence Report
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)
A total of 142 companies were registered in Loughborough during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014).
This figure is a decrease of 3.4% versus the same period last year (Q3 2013). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.1% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) Loughborough UK 2014 142 143,414 2013 147 132,684 % change -3.4% 8.1% Record Year 2007 (152) 2014 (143,414) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2014 58 39 45 New companies in 2013 38 58 51 % change 52.6% -32.8% -11.8% Record Year 2003 (72) 2013 (58) 2003 (62)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)
A total of 113 companies were dissolved in Loughborough during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014).
This figure is an increase of 29.9% versus the same period last year (Q3 2013). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 18.0% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) Loughborough UK 2014 113 101,670 2013 87 86,170 % change 29.9% 18.0% Record Year 2009 (218) 2009 (159,405) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2014 45 39 29 Closed companies in 2013 36 22 29 % change 25.0% 77.3% 0% Record Year 2009 (51) 2008 (77) 2009 (96)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)
Net company growth for Loughborough during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) was 29 companies.
third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) Loughborough UK 2014 29 41,744 2013 60 46,514 Record Year 2005 (87) 2013 (46,514) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2014 13 0 16 Net growth in 2013 2 36 22 Record Year 2002 (43) 2005 (37) 2002 (56)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)
In the third quarter of 2014, Loughborough formed 0.1% of all UK companies.
third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) Loughborough 2014 0.1% 2013 0.1% 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 2002 (0.2%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2014 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2013 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change 38.7% -35.9% -19.1% Record Year 2002 (0.2%) 1976 (0.3%) 1989 (0.3%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)
The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2014 was 42.5.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.2% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.8% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)
The record third quarter for female directors in Loughborough was in 2006 when 34.1% of all directors were female.
28.8% of all director appointments in Loughborough in the third quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.3% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2013-Sep 2014)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 1.74% CONSULTING 5.17% MANAGEMENT 1.04% MANAGEMENT 4.63% CHARNWOOD 0.87% CONSULTANCY 3.55% CONSTRUCTION 0.87% PROPERTY 2.62% HOLDINGS 0.78% ENGINEERING 2.07% HOUSE 0.70% CONSTRUCTION 2.05% ASSOCIATES 0.70% TRADING 2.00% PROPERTY 0.70% LONDON 1.95% S 0.70% CARE 1.94% TRADING 0.70% TRANSPORT 1.76% LOUGHBOROUGH 0.61% DESIGN 1.70% HOMES 0.61% CONSULTANTS 1.70% D 0.52% PROPERTIES 1.63% TRAINING 0.52% BUSINESS 1.62% DESIGN 0.52% J 1.53% DEVELOPMENT 0.52% ELECTRICAL 1.53% CAR 0.44% GLOBAL 1.51% LOGISTICS 0.44% INVESTMENTS 1.50% MEDICAL 0.44% ASSOCIATES 1.48% TRANSPORT 0.44% MEDIA 1.38% CONSULTANCY 0.44% CO., 1.36% ENGINEERING 0.44% DEVELOPMENTS 1.35% INVESTMENTS 0.44% BUILDING 1.30% COMMUNITY 0.44% IT 1.30% PROPERTIES 0.35% M 1.23%
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 263 278,481 99999 - Dormant Company 58 48,286 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 57 40,717 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 38 18,890 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 34 29,313 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 32 57,264 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 25 28,224 45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles 18 5,335 62090 - Other information technology service activities 15 12,795 41202 - Construction of domestic buildings 13 7,151 74100 - specialised design activities 13 4,681 49410 - Freight transport by road 13 9,960 41100 - Development of building projects 12 10,604 62012 - Business and domestic software development 11 9,675 93199 - Other sports activities 11 4,016 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 11 9,914 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 11 10,361 71122 - Engineering related scientific and technical consulting activities 10 3,143 74990 - Non-trading company 10 14,006 90030 - Artistic creation 10 4,566
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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