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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
    07584953 PUMAR LTD 30 Mar 2011
    07583074 A.J.R. DRIVING LTD 29 Mar 2011
    07575903 BAYLISS DRIVERS LIMITED 23 Mar 2011
    07569299 SPORTECHDSC DISABLED SPORTS CONSULTANTS LIMITED 18 Mar 2011
    07568525 KINGSWAY FISH PIZZA & CURRY (UK) LTD 17 Mar 2011
    07567544 ROXHILL (KEGWORTH) LIMITED 17 Mar 2011
    07559667 BROODIE CONSULTING LTD 10 Mar 2011
    07552999 HEADS' SUPPORT SERVICE LTD 07 Mar 2011
    07549733 VOLDEX TRANSPORT LIMITED 03 Mar 2011
    07549645 TINSOM DRIVER SOLUTIONS LIMITED 03 Mar 2011
    07548934 ROXHILL (MILTON KEYNES) LIMITED 02 Mar 2011
    07547545 MCCAMLEY UK LIMITED 01 Mar 2011
    07583886 ARH & SON (RUGBY) LIMITED 30 Mar 2011
    07583484 GWC DESIGNS LIMITED 30 Mar 2011
    07574998 STAND UP AND BUILD PROJECT 23 Mar 2011
    07565684 MAXINE GREGORY CONSULTING LTD. 16 Mar 2011
    07565165 QSPR LIMITED 15 Mar 2011
    07561690 COPPER SCRAP LIMITED 11 Mar 2011
    07581586 PROUDMAN AND PARTNERS CONSULTING LIMITED 29 Mar 2011
    07579078 MMDTS LIMITED 25 Mar 2011
    07567204 FURA TRANSPORT LTD 16 Mar 2011
    07565035 ANDREW VARAH LIMITED 15 Mar 2011
    07562413 GAGE SOLUTIONS LIMITED 14 Mar 2011
    07553257 BARKERS ACCOUNTANTS LIMITED 07 Mar 2011
    07553195 MOURNE ENTERPRISES LIMITED 07 Mar 2011