Rugby, Warwickshire

Q3 2012 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • August 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Rugby when compared to any previous August.

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 2012)

    A total of 161 companies were registered in Rugby during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).

    This figure is a decrease of 8.0% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.8% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)RugbyUK
    2012161118,868
    2011175114,512
    % change-8.0%3.8%
    Record Year 2011 (175) 2012 (118,868)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2012515456
    New companies in 2011604867
    % change-15.0%12.5%-16.4%
    Record Year2011 (60)2010 (58)2011 (67)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    A total of 105 companies were dissolved in Rugby during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).

    This figure is a decrease of 11.0% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.5% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)RugbyUK
    201210574,772
    201111872,230
    % change-11.0%3.5%
    Record Year 2009 (164) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2012393234
    Closed companies in 2011374635
    % change5.4%-30.4%-3%
    Record Year2010 (49)2008 (86)2009 (71)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    Net company growth for Rugby during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) was 56 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)RugbyUK
    20125644,096
    20115742,282
    Record Year 2003 (62) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    August 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Rugby when compared to any previous August.

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2012122222
    Net growth in 201123232
    Record Year2008 (53)2012 (22)2008 (36)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

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

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)Rugby
    20120.1%
    20110.2%
    20100.2%
    20090.1%
    20080.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1968 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20120.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20110.2%0.1%0.2%
    % change-23.7%13.4%-17.3%
    Record Year1961 (0.4%)1963 (0.5%)1968 (0.7%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2012 was 42.5.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.7% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.2% compared to the UK figure of 3.2%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

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

    27.1% of all director appointments in Rugby in the third 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 (Sep 2011-Sep 2012)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    TRANSPORT3.37%CONSULTING5.05%
    MANAGEMENT1.59%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    RUGBY1.49%CONSULTANCY3.28%
    CONSULTING1.19%PROPERTY2.35%
    CONSULTANCY1.09%TRADING2.08%
    PROPERTY1.09%DESIGN1.87%
    EUROPE0.99%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    ENGINEERING0.89%ENGINEERING1.83%
    LOGISTICS0.89%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    CONSULTANTS0.69%BUSINESS1.72%
    DESIGN0.69%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    (RUGBY)0.69%MEDIA1.67%
    PROPERTIES0.69%LONDON1.67%
    DRIVER0.60%J1.55%
    MAGMA0.60%GLOBAL1.53%
    TRADING0.60%INVESTMENTS1.46%
    ELECTRICAL0.60%IT1.43%
    SYSTEMS0.60%PROPERTIES1.34%
    HAULAGE0.50%CARE1.32%
    IT0.50%M1.27%
    CENTRE0.50%BUILDING1.22%
    PRODUCTIONS0.50%ENTERPRISES1.20%
    DRIVING0.50%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.50%S1.17%
    TRANS0.50%SECURITY1.16%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied543331,455
    7487 - Other business activities4935,545
    49410 - Freight transport by road422,795
    6024 - Freight transport by road361,523
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management3419,425
    99999 - Dormant Company3125,035
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified2833,677
    7414 - Business & management consultancy238,437
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities2114,774
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified209,891
    74990 - Non-trading company189,203
    9999 - Dormant Company1612,598
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified1413,716
    7499 - Non-trading company126,164
    52219 - Other service activities incidental to land transportation, not elsewhere classified12212
    86900 - Other human health activities104,998
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering103,493
    62090 - Other information technology service activities97,869
    71129 - Other engineering activities82,350
    56302 - Public houses and bars82,823

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08127033 COOK2NITE.NET LIMITED 02 Jul 2012
    08131581 WOLFSBLADE LIMITED 05 Jul 2012
    08133575 NICHE PROPERTY WINES LTD 06 Jul 2012
    08135696 PURE WEIGHT GYM LTD 09 Jul 2012
    08137001 KV CONNEXIONS LIMITED 10 Jul 2012
    08152120 ANGLO-DUTCH ENERGY LIMITED 20 Jul 2012
    08157631 KIGS SECURE SERVICES LTD 26 Jul 2012
    08158618 J. JANICKI LIMITED 26 Jul 2012
    08161186 MEHTA CONSULTING LTD 30 Jul 2012
    08128932 SMART COFFEE CLUB LTD 03 Jul 2012
    08141653 DONE CERCE SERVICES LIMITED 12 Jul 2012
    08142413 LACEPPA LIMITED 13 Jul 2012
    08144161 WOOTTON TRANSPORT LTD 16 Jul 2012
    08145619 REABLE ME LIMITED 17 Jul 2012
    08149851 PERFECT IT LIMITED 19 Jul 2012
    08152944 PAUL MILES ROGERS LIMITED 23 Jul 2012
    08153486 MANHATTAN PROPERTY DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED 23 Jul 2012
    08154831 IT DRIVING SERVICES LIMITED 24 Jul 2012
    08155254 WOJCIECH MALINOWSKI LTD 24 Jul 2012
    08137640 TAP TO WIN LIMITED 10 Jul 2012
    08140488 OSCAR'S BAR LTD 12 Jul 2012
    08147698 LITTLE SOFTIES LIMITED 18 Jul 2012
    08148265 AEDIFICIUM LIMITED 18 Jul 2012
    08148970 HUNNINGHAM NO 2 LIMITED 19 Jul 2012
    08153849 DIYADRIVE LIMITED 24 Jul 2012