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
    08918452 HKM TRADING LIMITED 03 Mar 2014
    08936267 TERRACOTTA RETAIL LIMITED 12 Mar 2014
    08936489 WARWICK STREET MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED 12 Mar 2014
    08938579 DYAL COURIER SERVICES LIMITED 13 Mar 2014
    08939488 A WILLIAMS BUILDING SERVICES LTD 14 Mar 2014
    08943476 ANODE MARKETING LIMITED 17 Mar 2014
    08947751 CORY'S CAR REPAIRS LIMITED 19 Mar 2014
    08953422 SEAMAN & DAUGHTER LIMITED 21 Mar 2014
    08953852 HERMAN EXPRESS LTD 24 Mar 2014
    08958116 BMR MAINTENANCE LIMITED 25 Mar 2014
    08960104 KRAK TRANS LTD 26 Mar 2014
    08960293 MR EURO FREIGHT LIMITED 26 Mar 2014
    08960844 POPLARS ASSOCIATES LIMITED 26 Mar 2014
    08963659 LAWRENCE SHERIFF SCHOOL ACADEMY TRUST 27 Mar 2014
    08924627 MARK J WOODBRIDGE ASSOCIATES LIMITED 05 Mar 2014
    08925385 SCREW DIY (RUGBY) LIMITED 06 Mar 2014
    08934354 VMS PRODUCTIONS LIMITED 11 Mar 2014
    08941310 MDHP LIMITED 17 Mar 2014
    08942272 ECLIPSE PETROLEUM LIMITED 17 Mar 2014
    08947836 OPUSOL LIMITED 19 Mar 2014
    08954464 FAIR & SQUARE RESOURCE MANAGEMENT LTD 24 Mar 2014
    08958960 AUTINS GROUP LIMITED 25 Mar 2014
    08968861 AR HR PROFESSIONAL LIMITED 31 Mar 2014
    08946610 AEGIS FINANCIAL PLANNING LIMITED 19 Mar 2014
    08962050 TOWNSEND WEDDING CARS LIMITED 27 Mar 2014