Rugby, Warwickshire

Q1 2014 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q1 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Rugby when compared to any previous Q1.
  • Q1 2014 was a record quarter for company registrations in Rugby when compared to any quarter in history.
  • February 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Rugby when compared to any previous February.
  • February 2014 saw a new record in company closures in Rugby when compared to any previous February.

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 2014)

    Q1 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Rugby when compared to any previous Q1.

    Q1 2014 was a record quarter for company registrations in Rugby when compared to any quarter in history.

    A total of 208 companies were registered in Rugby during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).

    This figure is an increase of 5.6% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.8% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)RugbyUK
    2014208150,722
    2013197134,802
    % change5.6%11.8%
    Record Year 2014 (208) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    February 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Rugby when compared to any previous February.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2014598366
    New companies in 2013795167
    % change-25.3%62.7%-1.5%
    Record Year2013 (79)2014 (83)2007 (84)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    A total of 107 companies were dissolved in Rugby during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).

    This figure is a decrease of 2.7% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 5.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)RugbyUK
    201410782,370
    201311077,914
    % change-2.7%5.7%
    Record Year 2009 (113) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    February 2014 saw a new record in company closures in Rugby when compared to any previous February.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2014314729
    Closed companies in 2013453728
    % change-31.1%27.0%4%
    Record Year2011 (49)2014 (47)2009 (80)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    Net company growth for Rugby during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) was 101 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)RugbyUK
    201410168,352
    20138756,888
    Record Year 2007 (111) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2014283637
    Net growth in 2013341439
    Record Year2003 (40)2007 (41)2007 (60)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    In the first quarter of 2014, Rugby formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)Rugby
    20140.1%
    20130.1%
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1991 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20140.1%0.2%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20130.2%0.1%0.1%
    % change-30.1%50.2%-17.8%
    Record Year1992 (0.2%)1994 (0.2%)1991 (0.2%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2014 was 44.7.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.9% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.6% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

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

    26.5% of all director appointments in Rugby in the first quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.4% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2013-Mar 2014)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    TRANSPORT2.85%CONSULTING5.22%
    EUROPE2.12%MANAGEMENT4.67%
    TRANS2.12%CONSULTANCY3.49%
    MANAGEMENT1.39%PROPERTY2.64%
    CONSULTANCY1.22%TRADING2.05%
    CONSULTING1.22%LONDON1.88%
    RUGBY1.14%ENGINEERING1.86%
    FREIGHT1.06%CARE1.79%
    HAULAGE0.98%CONSTRUCTION1.75%
    LOGISTICS0.90%DESIGN1.75%
    J0.81%CONSULTANTS1.73%
    PROPERTY0.81%BUSINESS1.71%
    ENGINEERING0.65%PROPERTIES1.60%
    S0.65%INVESTMENTS1.60%
    (RUGBY)0.57%GLOBAL1.58%
    CO0.49%J1.48%
    TRADING0.49%ASSOCIATES1.48%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.49%MEDIA1.48%
    MEDICAL0.49%IT1.33%
    FINANCIAL0.49%TRANSPORT1.30%
    D0.49%DEVELOPMENTS1.29%
    ASSOCIATES0.49%BUILDING1.24%
    CONSULTANTS0.49%M1.21%
    CONTRACT0.41%CAPITAL1.20%
    HIRE0.41%ELECTRICAL1.19%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied348280,210
    49410 - Freight transport by road2178,014
    99999 - Dormant Company4947,084
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management4137,882
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified3956,411
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities3427,750
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified3318,491
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified3026,700
    74990 - Non-trading company1814,135
    45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles165,130
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet149,358
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate129,284
    41100 - Development of building projects129,855
    62090 - Other information technology service activities1112,813
    52219 - Other service activities incidental to land transportation, not elsewhere classified11358
    71129 - Other engineering activities115,477
    86900 - Other human health activities1110,273
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities117,313
    68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate105,920
    71122 - Engineering related scientific and technical consulting activities103,022

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    OC390810 OOZY SMOOTHIE LLP 03 Feb 2014
    OC390821 S & J MIDLANDS LLP 03 Feb 2014
    08877605 SWAIN TRANSPORT CONSULTANTS LIMITED 05 Feb 2014
    08886147 FULLERS SOLICITORS LIMITED 11 Feb 2014
    08892166 IRONRUN EVENTS LIMITED 12 Feb 2014
    08893485 LOHANS ENTERPRISE LTD 13 Feb 2014
    08896728 PWC TOURNAMENT 2015 LTD 17 Feb 2014
    08900358 MW EMERY LIMITED 18 Feb 2014
    08909568 OAKPALM TECHNOLOGY LIMITED 25 Feb 2014
    08911216 DSP CORPORATION LIMITED 25 Feb 2014
    08912625 WAMM LOGISTICS LIMITED 26 Feb 2014
    08915407 ABDAR LIMITED 27 Feb 2014
    08916188 SH PAPER LIMITED 28 Feb 2014
    08881205 DRIFT MOTORS LIMITED 07 Feb 2014
    08887797 HONG KONG CHINESE TAKEAWAY (COVENTRY) LIMITED 12 Feb 2014
    08893757 ITC BUILDING & ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS LIMITED 13 Feb 2014
    08897998 GAS MOTORS LTD 17 Feb 2014
    08899606 WILLOW LEAMINGTON LIMITED 18 Feb 2014
    08904009 ME DANCE LIMITED 20 Feb 2014
    08872771 MARIUSZ KRAUZE TRANSPORT LIMITED 03 Feb 2014
    08883476 PALMOR LTD 10 Feb 2014
    08893769 MPB CLIENT SERVICES LIMITED 13 Feb 2014
    08898673 JDMCONSULTANTS LIMITED 17 Feb 2014
    08904510 PURE KOI LIMITED 20 Feb 2014
    08907219 MED-AESTHETIX LIMITED 21 Feb 2014