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Rugby, Warwickshire

2012 Half Year 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. Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)

    In the first half of 2012 a total of 313 companies were formed in Rugby. This figure is 6.8% lower than last year, which compares badly to the UK wide figure of 10.7%.

    The highest total for a first half year in Rugby occurred in 2010 when a total of 361 were formed.

    Half Year (Jan-Jun)RugbyUK
    2012313253,150
    2011336228,735
    % change-6.8%10.7%
    Record Year2010 (361)2007 (279,097)
    New Companies by Half Year
  2. Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)

    A total of 147 companies were registered in Rugby during the second quarter of 2012 (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012).

    This figure is a decrease of 10.9% versus the same period last year (Q2 2011). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.3% against the same period last year.

    second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012)RugbyUK
    2012147121,659
    2011165112,344
    % change-10.9%8.3%
    Record Year 2010 (189) 2012 (121,659)
    New Companies by Quarter
  3. Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)

    New Companies by Month
    AprilMayJune
    New companies in 2012514650
    New companies in 2011505362
    % change2.0%-13.2%-19.4%
    Record Year2007 (72)2010 (53)2010 (89)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)

    In the first half of 2012 a total of 220 companies were dissolved in Rugby. This figure is 9.5% higher than last year, which compares badly to the UK wide change of -8.9%.

    The highest total for a first half year in Rugby occurred in 2009 when a total of 283 were closed.

    Half Year (Jan-Jun)RugbyUK
    2012220147,793
    2011201162,310
    % change9.5%-8.9%
    Record Year2009 (283)2009 (289,236)
    Dissolved Companies by Half Year
  2. Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)

    A total of 128 companies were dissolved in Rugby during the second quarter of 2012 (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012).

    This figure is an increase of 45.5% versus the same period last year (Q2 2011). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 12.5% against the same period last year.

    second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012)RugbyUK
    201212880,218
    20118871,324
    % change45.5%12.5%
    Record Year 2009 (170) 2009 (181,177)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  3. Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    AprilMayJune
    Closed companies in 2012374645
    Closed companies in 2011163240
    % change131.3%43.8%13%
    Record Year2009 (40)2009 (84)2009 (46)

Net Company Growth

  1. Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)

    In the first half of 2012 the company register for Rugby increased by 93 companies.

    Half Year (Jan-Jun)RugbyUK
    201293105,357
    201113566,425
    Record Year2007 (207)2007 (171,296)
    Net Growth by Half Year
  2. Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)

    Net company growth for Rugby during the second quarter of 2012 (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) was 19 companies.

    second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012)RugbyUK
    20121941,441
    20117741,020
    Record Year 2007 (96) 2003 (69,274)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  3. Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)

    Net Growth by Month
    AprilMayJune
    Net growth in 20121405
    Net growth in 2011342122
    Record Year2007 (58)2007 (29)2010 (44)

UK Company Share

  1. Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)

    In the first half of 2012 Rugby formed 0.1% of all UK companies. This is the same as the 2011 figure of 0.1%.

    Half Year (Jan-Jun)Rugby
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.2%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1966 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Half Year
  2. Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)

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

    second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012)Rugby
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.2%
    20090.2%
    20080.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1974 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  3. Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    AprilMayJune
    UK formation share in 20120.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.1%0.2%
    % change-14.1%-24.0%-13.9%
    Record Year1976 (0.5%)1965 (0.3%)1974 (0.5%)

Director Age

  1. Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)

    The average age of a director in the first half of 2012 was 42.2.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.8% compared to the UK figure of 4.9%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.4% compared to the UK figure of 3.4%.

    Director Age by Half Year
  2. Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)

    The average age of a director in the second quarter of 2012 was 42.1.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 7.4% compared to the UK figure of 5.2%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.2% compared to the UK figure of 3.3%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)

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

    25.2% of all director appointments in Rugby in the first half of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 23.4% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Half Year
  2. Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)

    The record second quarter for female directors in Rugby was in 1866 when 57.1% of all directors were female.

    24.7% of all director appointments in Rugby in the second quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Jun 2011-Jun 2012)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    TRANSPORT2.52%CONSULTING5.07%
    MANAGEMENT1.65%MANAGEMENT4.74%
    CONSULTANCY1.36%CONSULTANCY3.28%
    EUROPE1.26%PROPERTY2.35%
    RUGBY1.17%TRADING2.10%
    CONSULTING1.17%DESIGN1.89%
    LOGISTICS0.97%ENGINEERING1.87%
    CONTRACTS0.97%ASSOCIATES1.82%
    (RUGBY)0.87%CONSULTANTS1.78%
    CONSULTANTS0.78%CONSTRUCTION1.71%
    ELECTRICAL0.68%BUSINESS1.70%
    SERVICE0.68%MEDIA1.69%
    PROPERTY0.68%LONDON1.68%
    DRIVER0.58%J1.57%
    CONTRACT0.58%GLOBAL1.51%
    IT0.58%INVESTMENTS1.48%
    PROPERTIES0.58%IT1.42%
    TRADING0.58%CARE1.31%
    TRANS0.58%PROPERTIES1.31%
    MAGMA0.58%M1.26%
    D0.58%ELECTRICAL1.23%
    CENTRE0.49%BUILDING1.23%
    C0.49%SECURITY1.19%
    M0.49%S1.18%
    ENGINEERING0.49%ENTERPRISES1.17%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied402244,457
    7487 - Other business activities5947,029
    49410 - Freight transport by road452,912
    6024 - Freight transport by road391,933
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management3720,390
    99999 - Dormant Company3226,088
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified3135,447
    7414 - Business & management consultancy3110,978
    74990 - Non-trading company289,706
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities2215,280
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified2210,271
    9999 - Dormant Company1816,469
    7499 - Non-trading company168,023
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified1414,220
    52219 - Other service activities incidental to land transportation, not elsewhere classified12216
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering124,644
    86900 - Other human health activities105,222
    7260 - Other computer related activities106,456
    68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate93,143
    62090 - Other information technology service activities98,258

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08093546 NORTOFT TRAILERS LTD 06 Jun 2012
    08097059 COMMS CONFIDENT LIMITED 07 Jun 2012
    08098510 HUGH BUCHANAN HAULAGE LIMITED 08 Jun 2012
    08101068 RJB MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS LIMITED 12 Jun 2012
    08102360 CW TRANSPORT SOLUTIONS LIMITED 12 Jun 2012
    08102601 MG TRANSPORT SOLUTIONS LIMITED 12 Jun 2012
    08103959 BS3 SOLUTIONS LIMITED 13 Jun 2012
    08106572 VMA LTD 15 Jun 2012
    08109298 CHARTSOFT LIMITED 18 Jun 2012
    08116098 MTLS MANAGEMENT LIMITED 22 Jun 2012
    08118482 BETTS HAULAGE SOLUTIONS LTD 25 Jun 2012
    08120593 SAKI LOGISTICS LIMITED 27 Jun 2012
    08093939 SPICE LOUNGE BILTON LIMITED 06 Jun 2012
    08094630 DORE CAPITAL LIMITED 06 Jun 2012
    08095163 VALIANT MEDIA LIMITED 06 Jun 2012
    08095413 TJJ TRADING LIMITED 07 Jun 2012
    08100611 J.A.L. DISTRIBUTION LIMITED 11 Jun 2012
    08101055 STANCHION LIMITED 12 Jun 2012
    08102301 BLUE SKY PICTURES LIMITED 12 Jun 2012
    08109476 KOLAA LIMITED 18 Jun 2012
    08118316 FISH TANK RUGBY LIMITED 25 Jun 2012
    08091638 D W AUTO (RUGBY) LIMITED 01 Jun 2012
    08092473 INFORMATION MANAGEMENT QUALITY SOLUTIONS LTD 01 Jun 2012
    08092505 STREAMLINE UPHOLSTERY LIMITED 01 Jun 2012
    08098506 WOODFLOOR TRADE SUPPLIES LTD 08 Jun 2012