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
New Company Registrations
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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) Rugby UK 2014 208 150,722 2013 197 134,802 % change 5.6% 11.8% Record Year 2014 (208) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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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
January February March New companies in 2014 59 83 66 New companies in 2013 79 51 67 % change -25.3% 62.7% -1.5% Record Year 2013 (79) 2014 (83) 2007 (84)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Rugby UK 2014 107 82,370 2013 110 77,914 % change -2.7% 5.7% Record Year 2009 (113) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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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
January February March Closed companies in 2014 31 47 29 Closed companies in 2013 45 37 28 % change -31.1% 27.0% 4% Record Year 2011 (49) 2014 (47) 2009 (80)
Net Company Growth
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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) Rugby UK 2014 101 68,352 2013 87 56,888 Record Year 2007 (111) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2014 28 36 37 Net growth in 2013 34 14 39 Record Year 2003 (40) 2007 (41) 2007 (60)
UK Company Share
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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 2014 0.1% 2013 0.1% 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1991 (0.2%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2014 0.1% 0.2% 0.1% UK formation share in 2013 0.2% 0.1% 0.1% % change -30.1% 50.2% -17.8% Record Year 1992 (0.2%) 1994 (0.2%) 1991 (0.2%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2013-Mar 2014)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage TRANSPORT 2.85% CONSULTING 5.22% EUROPE 2.12% MANAGEMENT 4.67% TRANS 2.12% CONSULTANCY 3.49% MANAGEMENT 1.39% PROPERTY 2.64% CONSULTANCY 1.22% TRADING 2.05% CONSULTING 1.22% LONDON 1.88% RUGBY 1.14% ENGINEERING 1.86% FREIGHT 1.06% CARE 1.79% HAULAGE 0.98% CONSTRUCTION 1.75% LOGISTICS 0.90% DESIGN 1.75% J 0.81% CONSULTANTS 1.73% PROPERTY 0.81% BUSINESS 1.71% ENGINEERING 0.65% PROPERTIES 1.60% S 0.65% INVESTMENTS 1.60% (RUGBY) 0.57% GLOBAL 1.58% CO 0.49% J 1.48% TRADING 0.49% ASSOCIATES 1.48% DEVELOPMENTS 0.49% MEDIA 1.48% MEDICAL 0.49% IT 1.33% FINANCIAL 0.49% TRANSPORT 1.30% D 0.49% DEVELOPMENTS 1.29% ASSOCIATES 0.49% BUILDING 1.24% CONSULTANTS 0.49% M 1.21% CONTRACT 0.41% CAPITAL 1.20% HIRE 0.41% ELECTRICAL 1.19%
SIC Data
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Previous 36 months, excluding companies less than 12 months old
sic code number of companies uk companies None Supplied 348 280,210 49410 - Freight transport by road 217 8,014 99999 - Dormant Company 49 47,084 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 41 37,882 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 39 56,411 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 34 27,750 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 33 18,491 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 30 26,700 74990 - Non-trading company 18 14,135 45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles 16 5,130 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 14 9,358 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 12 9,284 41100 - Development of building projects 12 9,855 62090 - Other information technology service activities 11 12,813 52219 - Other service activities incidental to land transportation, not elsewhere classified 11 358 71129 - Other engineering activities 11 5,477 86900 - Other human health activities 11 10,273 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 11 7,313 68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate 10 5,920 71122 - Engineering related scientific and technical consulting activities 10 3,022
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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