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
    07135439 SURECROFT LIMITED 26 Jan 2010
    07135374 R S 99 LIMITED 25 Jan 2010
    07133695 UNE INNOVATION CO., LTD. 22 Jan 2010
    07133564 UNILIFE INDUSTRY & TRADE CO., LTD. 22 Jan 2010
    07133349 UK BCN BILLIARD INDUSTRY CO.,LTD LTD 22 Jan 2010
    07132697 GEORGE AND COMPANY (SURVEYORS) LIMITED 21 Jan 2010
    07129680 DALIAN DALMOND TRADING CO., LTD 19 Jan 2010
    07128325 WOOD STREET STORES LIMITED 18 Jan 2010
    07126918 UK DEAD SEA MINERAL SKIN CARE RESEARCH CENTER 15 Jan 2010
    07123090 J H LAW SOLICITORS LIMITED 12 Jan 2010
    07121363 DENAIM LIMITED 11 Jan 2010
    07120669 RUGBY PYTHONS LIMITED 09 Jan 2010
    07141340 MDALL LTD. 31 Jan 2010
    07134074 MD HEALTH CONSULTING LTD 22 Jan 2010
    07132063 PRIMA CONCEPTS LIMITED 21 Jan 2010
    07131796 WMS LOGISTICS LTD 21 Jan 2010
    07126241 C & G ASSOCIATE SOLUTIONS LIMITED 15 Jan 2010
    07120344 PUCHIPARLA LTD 08 Jan 2010
    07118453 NAK ZIM SERVICES LIMITED 07 Jan 2010
    07138850 COMBAT POWER SUPPLIES LIMITED 28 Jan 2010
    07133374 AFFINITY COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PROJECT CIC 22 Jan 2010
    07131402 BAC ROOFING SOLUTIONS LIMITED 20 Jan 2010
    07129698 PRINCETHORPE ENTERPRISES LIMITED 19 Jan 2010
    07127683 SIDSPEED SERVICES LIMITED 16 Jan 2010
    07122725 FOSSE BUILDERS LIMITED 12 Jan 2010