Rugby, Warwickshire

Q1 2010 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 2010)

    A total of 172 companies were registered in Rugby during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).

    This figure is an increase of 41.0% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares well 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)RugbyUK
    2010172105,137
    200912291,034
    % change41.0%15.5%
    Record Year 2007 (179) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2010455275
    New companies in 2009453641
    % change0.0%44.4%82.9%
    Record Year2003 (55)2007 (58)2007 (84)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    A total of 83 companies were dissolved in Rugby during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).

    This figure is a decrease of 26.5% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares well 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)RugbyUK
    20108382,677
    2009113108,060
    % change-26.5%-23.5%
    Record Year 2009 (113) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2010232832
    Closed companies in 2009161780
    % change43.8%64.7%-60%
    Record Year2006 (29)2008 (38)2009 (80)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    Net company growth for Rugby during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) was 89 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)RugbyUK
    20108922,460
    20099-17,026
    Record Year 2007 (111) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2010222443
    Net growth in 20092919-39
    Record Year2003 (40)2007 (41)2007 (60)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    In the first quarter of 2010, Rugby formed 0.2% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)Rugby
    20100.2%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    20070.1%
    20060.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1966 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20100.2%0.2%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20090.2%0.1%0.1%
    % change-7.2%23.7%52.0%
    Record Year1966 (0.4%)1960 (0.6%)1962 (0.5%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2010 was 46.1.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.8% compared to the UK figure of 2.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.3% 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 Rugby was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.

    28.9% of all director appointments in Rugby 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
    RUGBY1.70%MANAGEMENT5.01%
    CO.,1.59%CONSULTING4.60%
    DESIGN1.17%CONSULTANCY2.87%
    TRANSPORT1.06%PROPERTY2.50%
    CONSULTING0.96%ASSOCIATES2.04%
    GROUP0.85%TRADING1.93%
    MANAGEMENT0.85%DESIGN1.91%
    CONSULTANTS0.85%CONSTRUCTION1.87%
    C0.74%MEDIA1.84%
    LOGISTICS0.64%BUSINESS1.74%
    S0.64%INTERNATIONAL1.73%
    GLOBAL0.64%CONSULTANTS1.63%
    J0.64%ENGINEERING1.54%
    TECHNOLOGY0.64%J1.48%
    (RUGBY)0.64%LONDON1.45%
    TRADING0.64%INVESTMENTS1.45%
    CONSULTANCY0.64%GROUP1.37%
    ENTERPRISES0.64%GLOBAL1.35%
    K0.64%PROPERTIES1.35%
    CONSTRUCTION0.64%BUILDING1.34%
    INTERNATIONAL0.53%CARE1.33%
    ENGINEERING0.53%ELECTRICAL1.30%
    CARE0.53%M1.28%
    PROPERTY0.53%SYSTEMS1.25%
    M0.53%S1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied285228,645
    7487 - Other business activities9074,904
    6024 - Freight transport by road563,665
    7499 - Non-trading company3715,398
    7414 - Business & management consultancy3517,003
    9999 - Dormant Company3319,948
    49410 - Freight transport by road322,152
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management3014,007
    74990 - Non-trading company218,149
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified1926,974
    9305 - Other service activities199,038
    7260 - Other computer related activities1810,331
    99999 - Dormant Company1613,808
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities139,943
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering139,325
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply119,659
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified97,143
    8514 - Other human health activities92,640
    7011 - Development & sell real estate85,300
    7450 - Labour recruitment83,809

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07170546 LUKAZS INTERNATIONAL LIMITED 25 Feb 2010
    07164518 B & J PAGAN LTD 22 Feb 2010
    07164206 SGS SOLUTIONS LTD 22 Feb 2010
    07164194 HIMALAYA HERBAL HEALTHCARE LIMITED 22 Feb 2010
    07162605 HOWATSON JUDGE LIMITED 18 Feb 2010
    07162565 L A CENTRAL LTD 18 Feb 2010
    07162386 DELTA DRIVERS LIMITED 18 Feb 2010
    07159862 A.J.A. LAUNDRY & CLEANING SERVICES LIMITED 17 Feb 2010
    07155865 AK CARS LIMITED 12 Feb 2010
    07155588 LATERAL LAW LIMITED 12 Feb 2010
    07152506 MEDWELL HYDE LIMITED 10 Feb 2010
    07151262 DAMA S.P.A SHARE LIMITED 09 Feb 2010
    07142626 UK TOP FASHION INTERNATIONAL GROUP LTD 02 Feb 2010
    OC352408 LIFEWISE CARE LLP 17 Feb 2010
    OC352541 ACTIVE CONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENTS LLP 23 Feb 2010
    07171050 LAGES CONSULTANCY LIMITED 26 Feb 2010
    07169281 LETS RENT MIDLANDS LTD. 25 Feb 2010
    07164429 HC SOCIAL WORK LTD 22 Feb 2010
    07159306 ZINEMATA LIMITED 16 Feb 2010
    07155586 SMARTAFILTA LIMITED 12 Feb 2010
    07153062 NATIONWIDE WINDOWS (UK) LIMITED 10 Feb 2010
    07149708 G WAY LOGISTICS LTD 08 Feb 2010
    OC352509 JUST UNIQUE LLP 22 Feb 2010
    07161976 BLISS IT SOLUTIONS LIMITED 18 Feb 2010
    07156077 GLOBAL PROJECT RESOURCING LTD 12 Feb 2010