Nuneaton, Warwickshire

Q1 2010 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • March 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Nuneaton when compared to any previous March.
  • March 2010 was a record month for company registrations in Nuneaton when compared to any month in history.
  • Q1 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Nuneaton when compared to any previous Q1.
  • January 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Nuneaton 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 2010)

    A total of 111 companies were registered in Nuneaton during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).

    This figure is an increase of 3.7% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.5% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)NuneatonUK
    2010111105,137
    200910791,034
    % change3.7%15.5%
    Record Year 2003 (117) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    March 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Nuneaton when compared to any previous March.

    March 2010 was a record month for company registrations in Nuneaton when compared to any month in history.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2010263253
    New companies in 2009284237
    % change-7.1%-23.8%43.2%
    Record Year2004 (37)2003 (44)2010 (53)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    Q1 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Nuneaton when compared to any previous Q1.

    A total of 78 companies were dissolved in Nuneaton during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).

    This figure is an increase of 14.7% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 23.5% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)NuneatonUK
    20107882,677
    200968108,060
    % change14.7%-23.5%
    Record Year 2010 (78) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    January 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Nuneaton when compared to any previous January.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2010261933
    Closed companies in 2009121046
    % change116.7%90.0%-28%
    Record Year2010 (26)2005 (21)2009 (46)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    Net company growth for Nuneaton during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) was 33 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)NuneatonUK
    20103322,460
    200939-17,026
    Record Year 2008 (82) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 201001320
    Net growth in 20091632-9
    Record Year2008 (22)2004 (35)2007 (33)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    In the first quarter of 2010, Nuneaton formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)Nuneaton
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    20070.1%
    20060.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1962 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20100.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20090.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change-13.8%-34.8%19.0%
    Record Year1972 (0.4%)1962 (0.4%)1965 (0.4%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2010 was 46.9.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 0.6% compared to the UK figure of 2.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 6.9% compared to the UK figure of 4.9%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Nuneaton was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.

    28.0% of all director appointments in Nuneaton in the first quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 24.7% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2009-Mar 2010)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    (MIDLANDS)1.20%MANAGEMENT5.01%
    MANAGEMENT1.05%CONSULTING4.60%
    J1.05%CONSULTANCY2.87%
    MIDLANDS1.05%PROPERTY2.50%
    DESIGN0.90%ASSOCIATES2.04%
    CONSULTING0.90%TRADING1.93%
    CONSULTANCY0.90%DESIGN1.91%
    CONSTRUCTION0.90%CONSTRUCTION1.87%
    P0.75%MEDIA1.84%
    ELECTRICAL0.75%BUSINESS1.74%
    R0.75%INTERNATIONAL1.73%
    ENGINEERING0.75%CONSULTANTS1.63%
    SECURITY0.75%ENGINEERING1.54%
    PROPERTIES0.60%J1.48%
    PINK0.60%LONDON1.45%
    FOODS0.60%INVESTMENTS1.45%
    BUSINESS0.60%GROUP1.37%
    DEVELOPMENT0.60%GLOBAL1.35%
    CARE0.60%PROPERTIES1.35%
    FARM0.60%BUILDING1.34%
    GROUP0.60%CARE1.33%
    PROJECT0.60%ELECTRICAL1.30%
    MEDIA0.60%M1.28%
    TRAINING0.60%SYSTEMS1.25%
    WINDOWS0.60%S1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied179228,645
    7487 - Other business activities5874,904
    9999 - Dormant Company3419,948
    7260 - Other computer related activities2010,331
    7414 - Business & management consultancy1917,003
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified1726,974
    99999 - Dormant Company1713,808
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified138,154
    6024 - Freight transport by road133,665
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management1214,007
    49410 - Freight transport by road92,152
    62090 - Other information technology service activities86,340
    6420 - Telecommunications81,529
    7499 - Non-trading company815,398
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering89,325
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply89,659
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities89,943
    9305 - Other service activities69,038
    4525 - Other special trades construction52,434
    74100 - specialised design activities51,383

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07171212 TRANSKWIK LIMITED 26 Feb 2010
    07170709 REDGATE PUBS LTD 26 Feb 2010
    07162421 GIBBS DRIVER HIRE LTD 18 Feb 2010
    07158284 E.D.C. DEVELOPMENTS LTD 16 Feb 2010
    07144207 CELTIC INSPIRATIONS LTD 02 Feb 2010
    07142948 NATIONWIDE CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT LIMITED 02 Feb 2010
    07170666 H2O BUSINESS SOLUTIONS LTD 26 Feb 2010
    07167741 FIXED PRICE SALES LIMITED 24 Feb 2010
    07167183 TECHNO FIASCO LTD 24 Feb 2010
    07166563 WORLDWIDE BUSINESS SOLUTIONS MANAGEMENT LIMITED 23 Feb 2010
    07160151 UVS SIGN & DESIGN LIMITED 17 Feb 2010
    07156840 1ST CHOICE PROPERTY SERVICES (MIDLANDS) LIMITED 15 Feb 2010
    07155016 BLACK MARKET SPORTZ LIMITED 11 Feb 2010
    07153806 SOS.VA LTD 10 Feb 2010
    07151703 CITY MOTORS (COVENTRY) LIMITED 09 Feb 2010
    07150704 ESSENTIAL FIRST AID SERVICES LIMITED 09 Feb 2010
    07149491 LV POWER LIMITED 08 Feb 2010
    07148352 ELECTRICAL SOLUTIONS (REDDITCH) LIMITED 05 Feb 2010
    07146999 HAWTHORN PROJECT SERVICES LTD 04 Feb 2010
    07164867 MGR - TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES LTD 22 Feb 2010
    07164773 JULIE OSWIN PHOTOGRAPHY LIMITED 22 Feb 2010
    07143347 ADI MIDLANDS LIMITED 02 Feb 2010
    07142556 CADEBY GROUP LIMITED 02 Feb 2010
    07142194 ALTUS WINDOWS LIMITED 02 Feb 2010
    07154388 LRB PROJECTS LTD 11 Feb 2010