Loughborough, Leicestershire

Q3 2014 Business Confidence Report

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 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)LoughboroughUK
    2014142143,414
    2013147132,684
    % change-3.4%8.1%
    Record Year 2007 (152) 2014 (143,414)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2014583945
    New companies in 2013385851
    % change52.6%-32.8%-11.8%
    Record Year2003 (72)2013 (58)2003 (62)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)LoughboroughUK
    2014113101,670
    20138786,170
    % change29.9%18.0%
    Record Year 2009 (218) 2009 (159,405)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2014453929
    Closed companies in 2013362229
    % change25.0%77.3%0%
    Record Year2009 (51)2008 (77)2009 (96)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)LoughboroughUK
    20142941,744
    20136046,514
    Record Year 2005 (87) 2013 (46,514)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 201413016
    Net growth in 201323622
    Record Year2002 (43)2005 (37)2002 (56)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20140.1%
    20130.1%
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2002 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20140.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20130.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change38.7%-35.9%-19.1%
    Record Year2002 (0.2%)1976 (0.3%)1989 (0.3%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING1.74%CONSULTING5.17%
    MANAGEMENT1.04%MANAGEMENT4.63%
    CHARNWOOD0.87%CONSULTANCY3.55%
    CONSTRUCTION0.87%PROPERTY2.62%
    HOLDINGS0.78%ENGINEERING2.07%
    HOUSE0.70%CONSTRUCTION2.05%
    ASSOCIATES0.70%TRADING2.00%
    PROPERTY0.70%LONDON1.95%
    S0.70%CARE1.94%
    TRADING0.70%TRANSPORT1.76%
    LOUGHBOROUGH0.61%DESIGN1.70%
    HOMES0.61%CONSULTANTS1.70%
    D0.52%PROPERTIES1.63%
    TRAINING0.52%BUSINESS1.62%
    DESIGN0.52%J1.53%
    DEVELOPMENT0.52%ELECTRICAL1.53%
    CAR0.44%GLOBAL1.51%
    LOGISTICS0.44%INVESTMENTS1.50%
    MEDICAL0.44%ASSOCIATES1.48%
    TRANSPORT0.44%MEDIA1.38%
    CONSULTANCY0.44%CO.,1.36%
    ENGINEERING0.44%DEVELOPMENTS1.35%
    INVESTMENTS0.44%BUILDING1.30%
    COMMUNITY0.44%IT1.30%
    PROPERTIES0.35%M1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied263278,481
    99999 - Dormant Company5848,286
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management5740,717
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified3818,890
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities3429,313
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified3257,264
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified2528,224
    45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles185,335
    62090 - Other information technology service activities1512,795
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings137,151
    74100 - specialised design activities134,681
    49410 - Freight transport by road139,960
    41100 - Development of building projects1210,604
    62012 - Business and domestic software development119,675
    93199 - Other sports activities114,016
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet119,914
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate1110,361
    71122 - Engineering related scientific and technical consulting activities103,143
    74990 - Non-trading company1014,006
    90030 - Artistic creation104,566

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    09112242 NCAT RETAIL LIMITED 02 Jul 2014
    09115336 NINETEEN PROPERTY LIMITED 03 Jul 2014
    09116831 FULL CIRCLE DIGITAL LTD 04 Jul 2014
    09129384 YASSIN ENGINEERING LIMITED 14 Jul 2014
    09133653 ABELL BUILDING SERVICES LTD 16 Jul 2014
    09139556 LICHEN DO COMPANY LTD. 21 Jul 2014
    09142447 ROSSO RECRUITMENT LTD 22 Jul 2014
    09142488 SMALLEY PASTURES MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED 22 Jul 2014
    09143339 POWERNETICS TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED 23 Jul 2014
    09154389 SMT (SITE SERVICES) LIMITED 30 Jul 2014
    09109371 EVISSA ACCESSORIES LTD 01 Jul 2014
    09111910 TEDCOMM LIMITED 02 Jul 2014
    09113575 WHITE COLLAR MMA LIMITED 02 Jul 2014
    09114450 REDFORD HEARTH ASSOCIATES LIMITED 03 Jul 2014
    09118096 HOME STANDBY LTD 07 Jul 2014
    09119924 BRADER BUILDING SERVICES LTD 08 Jul 2014
    09121143 NGL GLOBAL LTD 08 Jul 2014
    09124510 CREATIVEPAPERCO.COM LTD 10 Jul 2014
    09125754 GRAHAM PIRT ASSOCIATES LIMITED 10 Jul 2014
    09126843 VERVUS LIMITED 11 Jul 2014
    09134903 A.P.SMITH LIMITED 17 Jul 2014
    09145563 THAI TUNNEL LTD 24 Jul 2014
    09149015 MORE THAN FUNCTIONAL LTD 28 Jul 2014
    09149893 FITNESS HIRE LIMITED 28 Jul 2014
    09153315 LOUGHBOROUGH ROAD 1970 LIMITED 30 Jul 2014