Loughborough, Leicestershire

Q1 2015 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 (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    A total of 180 companies were registered in Loughborough during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).

    This figure is a decrease of 27.7% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 6.9% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)LoughboroughUK
    2015180161,156
    2014249150,722
    % change-27.7%6.9%
    Record Year 2014 (249) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2015515376
    New companies in 2014688992
    % change-25.0%-40.4%-17.4%
    Record Year2014 (68)2014 (89)2014 (92)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    A total of 99 companies were dissolved in Loughborough during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).

    This figure is a decrease of 7.5% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)LoughboroughUK
    20159989,523
    201410782,370
    % change-7.5%8.7%
    Record Year 2009 (144) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2015323136
    Closed companies in 2014303047
    % change6.7%3.3%-23%
    Record Year2011 (51)2010 (44)2009 (88)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    Net company growth for Loughborough during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) was 81 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)LoughboroughUK
    20158171,633
    201414268,352
    Record Year 2014 (142) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2015192240
    Net growth in 2014385945
    Record Year2003 (47)2006 (66)2003 (64)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    In the first quarter of 2015, Loughborough formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)Loughborough
    20150.1%
    20140.2%
    20130.1%
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2003 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20150.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20140.1%0.2%0.2%
    % change-26.5%-45.2%-24.7%
    Record Year2003 (0.2%)2006 (0.2%)1991 (0.3%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2015 was 43.7.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.9% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.7% compared to the UK figure of 3.6%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

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

    27.9% of all director appointments in Loughborough in the first quarter of 2015 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 2014-Mar 2015)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING2.58%CONSULTING5.23%
    HOLDINGS1.16%MANAGEMENT4.56%
    MANAGEMENT1.16%CONSULTANCY3.62%
    LOUGHBOROUGH1.16%PROPERTY2.72%
    PROPERTY1.16%CONSTRUCTION2.19%
    ENGINEERING1.07%CARE2.13%
    CHARNWOOD1.07%ENGINEERING2.12%
    CONSTRUCTION0.71%LONDON1.91%
    D0.71%TRADING1.88%
    S0.62%TRANSPORT1.82%
    J0.62%ELECTRICAL1.76%
    CONSULTANCY0.62%DESIGN1.65%
    HOUSE0.62%PROPERTIES1.63%
    TRADING0.62%CO.,1.58%
    LOGISTICS0.53%J1.55%
    CO0.53%CONSULTANTS1.54%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.53%BUSINESS1.49%
    DEVELOPMENT0.53%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    LIFE0.53%GLOBAL1.46%
    TRANSPORT0.53%ASSOCIATES1.44%
    ASSOCIATES0.53%DEVELOPMENTS1.36%
    CATERING0.45%BUILDING1.31%
    PROPERTIES0.45%IT1.30%
    LODGE0.45%MEDIA1.28%
    HOMES0.45%M1.27%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied338288,953
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management6443,081
    99999 - Dormant Company5649,474
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities4130,825
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified3258,522
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified3219,098
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified2329,218
    62090 - Other information technology service activities2112,862
    45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles215,392
    49410 - Freight transport by road1712,485
    86900 - Other human health activities1613,990
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings157,797
    93199 - Other sports activities144,220
    41100 - Development of building projects1311,863
    74100 - specialised design activities134,892
    74990 - Non-trading company1313,794
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate1211,600
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities127,682
    62012 - Business and domestic software development119,651
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet1110,200

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    09420597 QUANTSERVE LIMITED 03 Feb 2015
    09424466 J DEWA LTD 05 Feb 2015
    09425136 JAMMIN7 LIMITED 05 Feb 2015
    09429392 HOUR ESCAPE LTD 09 Feb 2015
    09438842 THE ONE POUND CHALLENGE LIMITED 13 Feb 2015
    09444818 JPH ENGINEERING SERVICES LTD 17 Feb 2015
    09445618 INTERACT DIGITAL ARTS LTD 18 Feb 2015
    09449286 MARTIN D LEISURE LTD 19 Feb 2015
    09451249 AFK ENTERTAINMENT LTD 20 Feb 2015
    09451318 DEAN HODGKIN LIMITED 20 Feb 2015
    09453924 ADVANTAGE BUSINESS FINANCE LTD 23 Feb 2015
    09456884 SCP ANALYSIS LIMITED 24 Feb 2015
    09457535 DRUMLEY INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED 25 Feb 2015
    09459115 JL TRANS LTD 25 Feb 2015
    09459501 JAMIE CUMBERLAND LIMITED 26 Feb 2015
    09415693 MODULAR ENERGY SOLUTIONS LIMITED 02 Feb 2015
    09416318 J E SHEPHERD ENGINEERING LTD 02 Feb 2015
    OC397889 PROTEC SPORTS SURFACING LLP 03 Feb 2015
    09426387 BEN HARRIS PHYSIOTHERAPY LTD. 06 Feb 2015
    09439412 CHARNWOOD PLUMBING AND ELECTRICS LTD 13 Feb 2015
    09443487 THE GRANGE COURTYARD MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED 17 Feb 2015
    09444035 EEM QUALITY HEALTHCARE LIMITED 17 Feb 2015
    09450054 RMS PHARMA SOLUTIONS LTD 20 Feb 2015
    09454838 LONE WOLF GROUP LIMITED 24 Feb 2015
    OC398545 THE FINAL FLIGHT PUBLICATIONS LLP 25 Feb 2015