Rugby, Warwickshire

Q1 2013 Business Confidence Report

NOTICE: We have improved our calculations of the statistics in these reports, so some figures and records may not match previous reports.

Headlines

  • Q1 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Rugby when compared to any previous Q1.
  • Q1 2013 was a record quarter for company registrations in Rugby when compared to any quarter in history.
  • January 2013 saw a new record in company registrations 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 2013)

    Q1 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Rugby when compared to any previous Q1.

    Q1 2013 was a record quarter for company registrations in Rugby when compared to any quarter in history.

    A total of 197 companies were registered in Rugby during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).

    This figure is an increase of 18.7% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 2.5% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)RugbyUK
    2013197134,802
    2012166131,491
    % change18.7%2.5%
    Record Year 2013 (197) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    January 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Rugby when compared to any previous January.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2013795167
    New companies in 2012495562
    % change61.2%-7.3%8.1%
    Record Year2013 (79)2007 (58)2007 (84)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    A total of 110 companies were dissolved in Rugby during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).

    This figure is an increase of 19.6% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.3% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)RugbyUK
    201311077,914
    20129267,576
    % change19.6%15.3%
    Record Year 2011 (113) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2013453728
    Closed companies in 2012422624
    % change7.1%42.3%17%
    Record Year2011 (49)2008 (38)2009 (80)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    Net company growth for Rugby during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) was 87 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)RugbyUK
    20138756,888
    20127463,915
    Record Year 2007 (111) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2013341439
    Net growth in 201272938
    Record Year2003 (40)2007 (41)2007 (60)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    In the first quarter of 2013, Rugby formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)Rugby
    20130.1%
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.2%
    20090.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1991 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20130.2%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20120.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change44.5%-7.9%11.8%
    Record Year1992 (0.2%)1994 (0.2%)1991 (0.2%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2013 was 47.9.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 7.0% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 0.0% compared to the UK figure of 1.8%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Rugby was in 2005 when 34.4% of all directors were female.

    33.3% of all director appointments in Rugby in the first quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 28.1% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2012-Mar 2013)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    TRANSPORT2.78%CONSULTING5.18%
    RUGBY1.94%MANAGEMENT4.78%
    EUROPE1.67%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    CONSULTING1.30%PROPERTY2.44%
    MANAGEMENT1.30%TRADING2.06%
    TRANS1.11%DESIGN1.79%
    ENGINEERING0.83%ENGINEERING1.78%
    PROPERTY0.83%BUSINESS1.77%
    FREIGHT0.74%ASSOCIATES1.75%
    CONSULTANCY0.74%LONDON1.72%
    ENERGY0.65%CONSULTANTS1.71%
    TRADING0.65%CONSTRUCTION1.69%
    (RUGBY)0.65%MEDIA1.63%
    HAULAGE0.65%GLOBAL1.57%
    J0.56%J1.56%
    SECURITY0.56%CARE1.46%
    IT0.56%IT1.43%
    SYSTEMS0.56%INVESTMENTS1.41%
    LOGISTICS0.56%PROPERTIES1.36%
    DESIGN0.56%M1.25%
    M0.56%BUILDING1.21%
    ASSOCIATES0.46%ENTERPRISES1.19%
    D0.46%ELECTRICAL1.18%
    DRIVER0.46%TRAINING1.17%
    MARKETING0.46%SECURITY1.15%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied385249,183
    49410 - Freight transport by road1395,834
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified5154,531
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management5132,624
    99999 - Dormant Company4543,384
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities3824,894
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified3216,448
    74990 - Non-trading company2814,129
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified2423,532
    52219 - Other service activities incidental to land transportation, not elsewhere classified18355
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet177,199
    62090 - Other information technology service activities1712,664
    68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate135,059
    45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles134,684
    71129 - Other engineering activities134,226
    41100 - Development of building projects138,637
    56302 - Public houses and bars134,952
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities136,591
    86900 - Other human health activities128,465
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate117,507

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08385033 MEDIWATCH GENESIS LIMITED 01 Feb 2013
    08391490 MKR EUROPE LIMITED 06 Feb 2013
    08391595 CANALCHEF LIMITED 06 Feb 2013
    08393035 NEWZ STEEL LIMITED 07 Feb 2013
    08397336 MRB MAINTENANCE SERVICES LIMITED 11 Feb 2013
    08402866 ASSET RESEARCH LIMITED 14 Feb 2013
    08403759 A.J.KARDA LIMITED 14 Feb 2013
    08409301 JADE TRANSPORT LIMITED 19 Feb 2013
    08409876 MAR LOGISTICS LTD 19 Feb 2013
    08410169 J MINERS CARS LIMITED 19 Feb 2013
    08414084 P CHAVAN LTD 21 Feb 2013
    08418570 RETROGAMR LIMITED 25 Feb 2013
    08423987 07900450450 LTD 28 Feb 2013
    08390985 BELECTRIC (BILTON) LIMITED 06 Feb 2013
    08391080 RUDY FILMS LIMITED 06 Feb 2013
    08399990 ANDY'S RECOVERY SERVICES LTD 12 Feb 2013
    08400350 PERASMA LIMITED 13 Feb 2013
    08401421 SOFT FURNISHINGS BY MICKIE LIMITED 13 Feb 2013
    08407415 COURT LEET CONSULTANTS LIMITED 18 Feb 2013
    08414807 JADAV CONTRACTING LTD 22 Feb 2013
    08421927 BLC DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED 27 Feb 2013
    08392964 TRUCK AND PLANT EXPORT LIMITED 07 Feb 2013
    08396011 ILLUMINOW LTD 08 Feb 2013
    08402300 HIT4SIX LTD 14 Feb 2013
    08420613 ARTIFICIAL GRASS WARWICKSHIRE LTD 26 Feb 2013