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Rugby, Warwickshire

Q1 2011 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • January 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Rugby when compared to any previous January.
  • Q1 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Rugby when compared to any previous Q1.
  • January 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Rugby 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 2011)

    A total of 171 companies were registered in Rugby during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).

    This figure is a decrease of 0.6% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)RugbyUK
    2011171116,391
    2010172105,137
    % change-0.6%10.7%
    Record Year 2007 (179) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    January 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Rugby when compared to any previous January.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2011615258
    New companies in 2010455275
    % change35.6%0.0%-22.7%
    Record Year2011 (61)2007 (58)2007 (84)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    Q1 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Rugby when compared to any previous Q1.

    A total of 113 companies were dissolved in Rugby during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).

    This figure is an increase of 36.1% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.0% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)RugbyUK
    201111390,986
    20108382,677
    % change36.1%10.0%
    Record Year 2011 (113) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    January 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Rugby when compared to any previous January.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2011492638
    Closed companies in 2010232832
    % change113.0%-7.1%19%
    Record Year2011 (49)2008 (38)2009 (80)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    Net company growth for Rugby during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) was 58 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)RugbyUK
    20115825,405
    20108922,460
    Record Year 2007 (111) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2011122620
    Net growth in 2010222443
    Record Year2003 (40)2007 (41)2007 (60)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    In the first quarter of 2011, Rugby formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)Rugby
    20110.1%
    20100.2%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    20070.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1966 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20110.2%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20100.2%0.2%0.2%
    % change17.0%-12.1%-26.2%
    Record Year1966 (0.4%)1960 (0.6%)1962 (0.5%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2011 was 45.9.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 0.8% compared to the UK figure of 3.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.6% compared to the UK figure of 4.3%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

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

    29.9% of all director appointments in Rugby in the first quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.4% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2010-Mar 2011)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    EUROPE2.02%CONSULTING5.04%
    TRANSPORT1.92%MANAGEMENT4.97%
    MANAGEMENT1.37%CONSULTANCY3.16%
    CONSULTANCY1.28%PROPERTY2.38%
    CO.,1.28%TRADING2.10%
    GROUP1.19%DESIGN1.93%
    CONSULTING1.19%ASSOCIATES1.92%
    RUGBY1.10%BUSINESS1.87%
    ROXHILL1.01%CONSTRUCTION1.80%
    LOGISTICS0.92%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    TRANS0.82%MEDIA1.69%
    ASSOCIATES0.82%ENGINEERING1.61%
    INTERNATIONAL0.82%LONDON1.60%
    HAULAGE0.82%CARE1.45%
    PROPERTY0.73%J1.45%
    MARKETING0.73%GLOBAL1.44%
    SUPPORT0.55%INVESTMENTS1.43%
    INVESTMENTS0.55%IT1.41%
    GLOBAL0.55%PROPERTIES1.36%
    C0.55%BUILDING1.34%
    S0.55%M1.30%
    ENTERPRISES0.55%ELECTRICAL1.28%
    TRADE0.55%S1.24%
    BUSINESS0.46%INTERNATIONAL1.23%
    R0.46%SYSTEMS1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied272202,798
    7487 - Other business activities7460,968
    7499 - Non-trading company3611,316
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management3616,150
    74990 - Non-trading company348,695
    7414 - Business & management consultancy3112,916
    49410 - Freight transport by road272,167
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified2730,253
    6024 - Freight transport by road242,299
    99999 - Dormant Company2318,336
    9999 - Dormant Company2219,765
    7260 - Other computer related activities177,789
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities1310,246
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified137,788
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified1110,085
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering116,183
    9305 - Other service activities118,740
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply107,000
    96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment92,073
    86900 - Other human health activities84,092

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07543996 FORSON & CO LIMITED 25 Feb 2011
    07541857 SOLARGEN ENERGY EUROPE LIMITED 24 Feb 2011
    07539623 SHEARWOOD EUROPE LIMITED 23 Feb 2011
    07536253 CEJA EVENTS LTD 21 Feb 2011
    07529810 DOMESTIC SERVICE AND SOLUTIONS LTD 15 Feb 2011
    07529432 PARCELS TO IRELAND LIMITED 15 Feb 2011
    07524937 MJL LOGISTICS EUROPE LIMITED 10 Feb 2011
    07524045 SATELLITE SEC LIMITED 09 Feb 2011
    07516606 JOSHI ACCOUNTING SERVICES LIMITED 03 Feb 2011
    07543333 STORM LEISURE LTD 25 Feb 2011
    07536184 PRESTIGE 121 TRAINING LIMITED 21 Feb 2011
    07530483 MMX ENVIRONMENTAL PRACTICE LIMITED 15 Feb 2011
    07527432 HOFATTO LIMITED 11 Feb 2011
    07526118 PREP4KS LIMITED 11 Feb 2011
    07524152 THE IT SHOP LIMITED 09 Feb 2011
    07521636 RUGBY HIGH SCHOOL ACADEMY TRUST 08 Feb 2011
    07519673 NATURAL HEAT COMPANY LIMITED 07 Feb 2011
    07516542 CENTRAL SWITCH LIMITED 03 Feb 2011
    07515957 RRKB LTD. 03 Feb 2011
    07514399 LEMILA LIMITED 02 Feb 2011
    07525350 SCOW TRIDGE & ZEBRA LTD 10 Feb 2011
    07522130 ADMAR VAN LTD 08 Feb 2011
    07520306 DOMEX (LEICESTER) LTD 08 Feb 2011
    07513540 IN SPA SOLUTIONS LIMITED 02 Feb 2011
    07511832 GREENMARKET HEATING LIMITED 01 Feb 2011