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
    08164056 STANSPEED LTD 01 Aug 2012
    08165418 DAREK-TRANS LTD 02 Aug 2012
    08165945 BEN HARRIS TRANSPORT LTD 02 Aug 2012
    08167888 EVR TRANSPORT LIMITED 03 Aug 2012
    08168731 BOOMERANG TRANSPORT LIMITED 06 Aug 2012
    08170100 RADEKTRANS LTD 07 Aug 2012
    08172177 PRESTIGE LABORATORY LTD 08 Aug 2012
    08172739 MARTANNE (FRANCHISE) RUGBY LTD 08 Aug 2012
    08172924 OXFORD MOTOR CLUB LIMITED 08 Aug 2012
    08173557 ANAT&COM LIMITED 09 Aug 2012
    08177450 ROBERT JONES EUROPE LIMITED 13 Aug 2012
    08178824 DEANS LINKS LIMITED 14 Aug 2012
    08179927 SPORTS ENTERPRISES EUROPE LTD 14 Aug 2012
    08184066 CHERRY FASHION LIMITED 17 Aug 2012
    08184537 AFRICAN FASHION VOGUE LTD 20 Aug 2012
    08189012 IAN MILLS PROPERTY SERVICES LIMITED 23 Aug 2012
    08189470 OXYGEN CREW LIMITED 23 Aug 2012
    08165071 CCTV & SECURITY SYSTEMS LIMITED 02 Aug 2012
    08169525 H.E.N. PLASTERING SERVICES LIMITED 06 Aug 2012
    08185353 SENSE MX LIMITED 20 Aug 2012
    08194890 DDD CREATIONS LIMITED 29 Aug 2012
    08168243 TRINITY PERFORMANCE LEADS LIMITED 03 Aug 2012
    08178435 AC MAINTENANCE (COVENTRY) LIMITED 14 Aug 2012
    08184853 LOMBARDELLI TRADING LIMITED 20 Aug 2012
    08193065 ABIANCO LTD 28 Aug 2012