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
    08832475 CJ AND C ASSOCIATES UK LTD 06 Jan 2014
    08833757 JLD TRANS LIMITED 07 Jan 2014
    08837712 MIDLANDS VAUXHALL LIMITED 09 Jan 2014
    08838576 CENTRAL DATA CABLING LTD 09 Jan 2014
    08840293 FERGIE171 LIMITED 10 Jan 2014
    08844448 SILVER LINE TRANSPORT LIMITED 14 Jan 2014
    08845843 CASHVSCLOTHES LIMITED 15 Jan 2014
    08852348 N H L FLOORING LIMITED 20 Jan 2014
    OC390546 PITTVILLE PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LLP 22 Jan 2014
    08856854 SAMEROUTE.COM LIMITED 22 Jan 2014
    08857484 WARDA.M TRANSPORT LTD 23 Jan 2014
    08864284 HELPING HANDS OF RUGBY LIMITED 28 Jan 2014
    08866612 MADINAH MIST LIMITED 29 Jan 2014
    08870370 MALABAR PALACE LIMITED 30 Jan 2014
    08835899 MB DRIVER (UK) LTD 07 Jan 2014
    08840718 JV RESOURCING LIMITED 10 Jan 2014
    08846553 TOOR WEALTH MANAGEMENT LTD 15 Jan 2014
    08851508 RUGBY SITE SERVICES LTD 20 Jan 2014
    08852590 J EDGAR LIMITED 20 Jan 2014
    08855294 RT LEVIS LIMITED 21 Jan 2014
    08861419 ARMANN LIMITED 27 Jan 2014
    08833512 NSKCC LTD 06 Jan 2014
    08858239 MAGIC BEANS LIMITED 23 Jan 2014
    08864438 WORKER BE LIMITED 28 Jan 2014
    08870151 LIMOUSINE HIRE LTD 30 Jan 2014