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Rugby, Warwickshire

Q1 2012 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 2012)

    A total of 166 companies were registered in Rugby during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).

    This figure is a decrease of 2.9% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.0% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)RugbyUK
    2012166131,491
    2011171116,391
    % change-2.9%13.0%
    Record Year 2007 (179) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2012495562
    New companies in 2011615258
    % change-19.7%5.8%6.9%
    Record Year2011 (61)2007 (58)2007 (84)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    A total of 92 companies were dissolved in Rugby during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).

    This figure is a decrease of 18.6% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 25.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)RugbyUK
    20129267,576
    201111390,987
    % change-18.6%-25.7%
    Record Year 2011 (113) 2009 (108,065)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2012422624
    Closed companies in 2011492638
    % change-14.3%0.0%-37%
    Record Year2011 (49)2008 (38)2009 (80)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    Net company growth for Rugby during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) was 74 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)RugbyUK
    20127463,915
    20115825,404
    Record Year 2007 (111) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 201272938
    Net growth in 2011122620
    Record Year2003 (40)2007 (41)2007 (60)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    In the first quarter of 2012, Rugby formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)Rugby
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.2%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1966 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20120.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20110.2%0.1%0.1%
    % change-31.1%-9.5%0.0%
    Record Year1966 (0.4%)1960 (0.6%)1962 (0.5%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2012 was 42.3.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.5% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 0.9% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

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

    27.3% of all director appointments in Rugby in the first quarter of 2012 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 (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    TRANSPORT2.52%CONSULTING5.07%
    EUROPE1.50%MANAGEMENT4.74%
    CONSULTANCY1.40%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    MANAGEMENT1.31%PROPERTY2.37%
    RUGBY1.03%TRADING2.07%
    CONTRACTS1.03%DESIGN1.93%
    LOGISTICS0.93%ENGINEERING1.86%
    CONSULTING0.93%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    (RUGBY)0.84%CONSULTANTS1.79%
    SERVICE0.75%BUSINESS1.73%
    CONSULTANTS0.75%MEDIA1.72%
    PRODUCTIONS0.65%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    PROPERTIES0.65%LONDON1.66%
    IT0.65%J1.54%
    BUSINESS0.65%INVESTMENTS1.51%
    DRIVER0.65%GLOBAL1.50%
    C0.65%IT1.40%
    CENTRE0.56%CARE1.34%
    J0.56%PROPERTIES1.31%
    PROPERTY0.56%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    COMMERCIAL0.56%M1.27%
    ELECTRICAL0.56%BUILDING1.24%
    CARE0.47%ENERGY1.20%
    EVENTS0.47%S1.20%
    CORPORATE0.47%ENTERPRISES1.19%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied340216,665
    7487 - Other business activities6652,735
    49410 - Freight transport by road422,781
    6024 - Freight transport by road412,121
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management3819,704
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified3335,233
    7414 - Business & management consultancy3212,113
    99999 - Dormant Company2925,084
    74990 - Non-trading company289,729
    7499 - Non-trading company269,102
    9999 - Dormant Company2118,617
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities2014,303
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified209,892
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering125,169
    62090 - Other information technology service activities118,145
    7260 - Other computer related activities117,154
    52219 - Other service activities incidental to land transportation, not elsewhere classified11208
    96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment102,798
    68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate103,072
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply106,934

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07933524 MONEY MINDS COMMERCIAL LIMITED 02 Feb 2012
    07933557 ACEBASS LIMITED 02 Feb 2012
    07938093 AROUND MAGAZINES LTD 06 Feb 2012
    07939684 RICHARD COURT LIMITED 07 Feb 2012
    07947325 GO STAFF LIMITED 13 Feb 2012
    07955293 GREAT TASTING LIMITED 20 Feb 2012
    07956495 DRAGONS PAPERCRAFT LIMITED 20 Feb 2012
    07959712 ANNA LORIMER ART & FRAMING LIMITED 22 Feb 2012
    07961969 CLASS ONE WORKS LIMITED 23 Feb 2012
    07969610 T FIVE PROPERTIES LIMITED 29 Feb 2012
    OC372073 BOWMAN & CO LLP 03 Feb 2012
    07943337 KUDRON LTD 09 Feb 2012
    07943537 MOTOFIT LIMITED 09 Feb 2012
    07944771 FASTRUCK LTD 10 Feb 2012
    07947705 K B BLOCK PAVING RUGBY LIMITED 13 Feb 2012
    07956015 ASHTON DUNKLEY PROPERTY CONSULTANTS LIMITED 20 Feb 2012
    07958186 LEONA JUPE ACUPUNCTURE LIMITED 21 Feb 2012
    07962193 J CICO LIMITED 23 Feb 2012
    07966326 GDM SERVICES MIDLANDS LIMITED 27 Feb 2012
    07939767 SJE CORPORATE EVENTS (UK) LIMITED 07 Feb 2012
    07942497 SEQUEL SITE SERVICES LTD 09 Feb 2012
    07953072 JHG CONSULTING LTD 16 Feb 2012
    07955625 PERFECT BRIDES DIRECTORY LIMITED 20 Feb 2012
    07962081 DREWS DRIVING SERVICES LIMITED 23 Feb 2012
    07967822 SPECIALIST FACILITIES SERVICES LTD 28 Feb 2012