Rugby, Warwickshire

Q3 2010 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q3 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Rugby when compared to any previous Q3.
  • September 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Rugby when compared to any previous September.
  • August 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Rugby when compared to any previous August.
  • July 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Rugby when compared to any previous July.

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 2010)

    Q3 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Rugby when compared to any previous Q3.

    A total of 167 companies were registered in Rugby during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).

    This figure is an increase of 46.5% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 7.2% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)RugbyUK
    2010167101,492
    200911494,671
    % change46.5%7.2%
    Record Year 2010 (167) 2003 (107,203)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    September 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Rugby when compared to any previous September.

    August 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Rugby when compared to any previous August.

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2010455864
    New companies in 2009413340
    % change9.8%75.8%60.0%
    Record Year2008 (59)2010 (58)2010 (64)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    A total of 140 companies were dissolved in Rugby during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).

    This figure is a decrease of 14.6% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 45.0% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)RugbyUK
    201014087,705
    2009164159,401
    % change-14.6%-45.0%
    Record Year 2009 (164) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    July 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Rugby when compared to any previous July.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2010494249
    Closed companies in 2009415271
    % change19.5%-19.2%-31%
    Record Year2010 (49)2008 (86)2009 (71)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    Net company growth for Rugby during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) was 27 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)RugbyUK
    20102713,787
    2009-50-64,730
    Record Year 2003 (62) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2010-41615
    Net growth in 20090-19-31
    Record Year2008 (53)2003 (18)2008 (36)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

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

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)Rugby
    20100.2%
    20090.1%
    20080.2%
    20070.1%
    20060.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1968 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20100.1%0.2%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20090.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change2.1%59.4%53.4%
    Record Year1961 (0.4%)1963 (0.5%)1968 (0.7%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

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

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.9% compared to the UK figure of 2.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.4% compared to the UK figure of 4.4%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Rugby was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.

    27.0% of all director appointments in Rugby in the third quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.2% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CO.,1.89%MANAGEMENT5.06%
    TRANSPORT1.51%CONSULTING4.99%
    RUGBY1.32%CONSULTANCY3.12%
    GROUP1.23%PROPERTY2.38%
    INTERNATIONAL1.23%TRADING2.04%
    MANAGEMENT1.13%ASSOCIATES2.01%
    LOGISTICS0.94%DESIGN1.93%
    C0.85%CONSTRUCTION1.86%
    HAULAGE0.85%BUSINESS1.80%
    EUROPE0.85%MEDIA1.75%
    TRANS0.76%CONSULTANTS1.73%
    TRADE0.76%LONDON1.59%
    CONSULTANCY0.76%ENGINEERING1.59%
    J0.76%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    ENTERPRISES0.66%CARE1.44%
    GLOBAL0.66%J1.44%
    CONSULTING0.66%INTERNATIONAL1.43%
    TRADING0.66%GLOBAL1.42%
    PROPERTY0.66%IT1.35%
    S0.66%PROPERTIES1.35%
    CARE0.57%BUILDING1.32%
    TECHNOLOGY0.57%ELECTRICAL1.30%
    DESIGN0.57%M1.28%
    PVT0.57%SYSTEMS1.26%
    H0.47%S1.24%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied255202,902
    7487 - Other business activities8269,802
    7499 - Non-trading company4013,408
    6024 - Freight transport by road342,771
    7414 - Business & management consultancy3314,940
    74990 - Non-trading company317,649
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management3113,161
    9999 - Dormant Company3021,484
    49410 - Freight transport by road291,915
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified2125,053
    9305 - Other service activities189,454
    99999 - Dormant Company1814,072
    7260 - Other computer related activities178,967
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering137,634
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply128,183
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities98,292
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified97,767
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified76,460
    68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate72,447
    45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles61,879

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07391047 SKIPPY'S CLASSIC IMPORTS LIMITED 29 Sep 2010
    07390014 BD OFFICE LTD 28 Sep 2010
    07387556 RIES EUROPE LTD 24 Sep 2010
    07382056 C BOSMAN TRANSPORT LIMITED 21 Sep 2010
    07379936 PAUL PALMER LIMITED 17 Sep 2010
    07378992 BRAYFORD ESTATES LIMITED 16 Sep 2010
    07377496 AQUARIUS TRANSPORT SERVICES LIMITED 15 Sep 2010
    07374925 ONITSUKA TIGER LTD 14 Sep 2010
    07372455 CBS-CAD LIMITED 10 Sep 2010
    07368461 AXON TECHNICAL COMMUNICATIONS LTD 07 Sep 2010
    07365441 GENTIAN CONSULTING LIMITED 03 Sep 2010
    07365289 SLG14 UK LIMITED 03 Sep 2010
    07364948 LINK ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS LTD 03 Sep 2010
    07363634 ARROWSMITH ELECTRICAL LIMITED 02 Sep 2010
    07378313 MONNEX LTD 16 Sep 2010
    07375606 RANELAGH HOTEL (WELLINGBOROUGH) LIMITED 14 Sep 2010
    07391104 MIDLAND PRECISION METALWORK LIMITED 29 Sep 2010
    07386582 GREYBOY ENTERPRISES LIMITED 24 Sep 2010
    07383169 PROPERTY LEADS LIMITED 21 Sep 2010
    07383161 CRACKLEY GARAGE LIMITED 21 Sep 2010
    07380414 MSS LASERS LIMITED 17 Sep 2010
    07374801 EL DALY CONSULTANCY LIMITED 14 Sep 2010
    07368989 D G PROJECT MANAGEMENT CONTRACTS LIMITED 08 Sep 2010
    07367004 HIT EVENTS MANAGEMENT LIMITED 06 Sep 2010
    07364033 MEDBAY LTD 02 Sep 2010