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
    08352103 NP EUROPE LIMITED 08 Jan 2013
    08352142 DDR FREIGHT LIMITED 08 Jan 2013
    08353238 A WALKER FREIGHT LIMITED 09 Jan 2013
    08353701 J & S MERRIS LIMITED 09 Jan 2013
    08353877 HARRISON RED LIMITED 09 Jan 2013
    08363016 RUGBY THEATRE 16 Jan 2013
    08364974 RAPID MOVEMENTS EUROPE LIMITED 17 Jan 2013
    08365155 REBOUND EUROPE LIMITED 17 Jan 2013
    08367864 PRYOR CONSULTANCY LTD 21 Jan 2013
    08367988 POINT CLEANER LTD 21 Jan 2013
    08368488 GLOBAL TRADE & RECRUITMENT LTD 21 Jan 2013
    08368803 ARCAM CAD TO METAL LIMITED 21 Jan 2013
    08369297 STAFFORDSHIRE & WARWICKSHIRE CLEANING SERVICES LIMITED 21 Jan 2013
    08372677 REDDI RED LIMITED 24 Jan 2013
    08378079 BRETHERTONS NOMINEES LIMITED 28 Jan 2013
    08380283 SZUBERT TRANS LTD 29 Jan 2013
    08381782 SJT EUROPE LIMITED 30 Jan 2013
    08381791 DAVE GREEN EUROPE LIMITED 30 Jan 2013
    08381951 S.O.A. RUGBY LIMITED 30 Jan 2013
    08349007 THINGBLING LTD. 07 Jan 2013
    08356181 RUGBY LIONS FOOTBALL CLUB (2009) (STADIUM) LIMITED 11 Jan 2013
    08356963 CHERRY TREES CONSULTING LIMITED 11 Jan 2013
    08363073 ANDY FOSTER FINANCIAL SERVICES LIMITED 16 Jan 2013
    08375112 CALDERA ENERGY LIMITED 25 Jan 2013
    08344308 SHINE EDEN LIMITED 02 Jan 2013