Rugby, Warwickshire

Q3 2014 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q3 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Rugby when compared to any previous Q3.
  • Q3 2014 was a record quarter for company registrations in Rugby when compared to any quarter in history.
  • September 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Rugby when compared to any previous September.
  • September 2014 was a record month for company registrations in Rugby when compared to any month in history.
  • July 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Rugby when compared to any previous July.
  • July 2014 saw a new record in company closures in Rugby when compared to any previous July.
  • September 2014 saw a new record in net growth in Rugby when compared to any previous September.

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 (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    Q3 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Rugby when compared to any previous Q3.

    Q3 2014 was a record quarter for company registrations in Rugby when compared to any quarter in history.

    A total of 223 companies were registered in Rugby during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014).

    This figure is an increase of 22.5% versus the same period last year (Q3 2013). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.1% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)RugbyUK
    2014223143,414
    2013182132,684
    % change22.5%8.1%
    Record Year 2014 (223) 2014 (143,414)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

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

    September 2014 was a record month for company registrations in Rugby when compared to any month in history.

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

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2014705796
    New companies in 2013606458
    % change16.7%-10.9%65.5%
    Record Year2014 (70)2013 (64)2014 (96)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    A total of 141 companies were dissolved in Rugby during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014).

    This figure is an increase of 22.6% versus the same period last year (Q3 2013). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 18.0% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)RugbyUK
    2014141101,670
    201311586,170
    % change22.6%18.0%
    Record Year 2009 (164) 2009 (159,405)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

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

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2014573549
    Closed companies in 2013443536
    % change29.5%0.0%36%
    Record Year2014 (57)2008 (86)2009 (71)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    Net company growth for Rugby during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) was 82 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)RugbyUK
    20148241,744
    20136746,514
    Record Year 2014 (82) 2013 (46,514)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    September 2014 saw a new record in net growth in Rugby when compared to any previous September.

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2014132247
    Net growth in 2013162922
    Record Year2008 (53)2013 (29)2014 (47)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    In the third quarter of 2014, Rugby formed 0.2% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)Rugby
    20140.2%
    20130.1%
    20120.1%
    20110.2%
    20100.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1968 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20140.1%0.1%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20130.1%0.2%0.1%
    % change6.0%-15.1%51.8%
    Record Year2008 (0.2%)1985 (0.2%)1968 (0.7%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2014 was 42.4.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 1.0% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.3% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Rugby was in 2005 when 34.7% of all directors were female.

    20.8% of all director appointments in Rugby in the third quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.3% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    TRANSPORT3.56%CONSULTING5.17%
    TRANS3.17%MANAGEMENT4.63%
    MANAGEMENT1.62%CONSULTANCY3.55%
    RUGBY1.24%PROPERTY2.62%
    CONSULTANCY1.16%ENGINEERING2.07%
    C0.93%CONSTRUCTION2.05%
    EUROPE0.93%TRADING2.00%
    LOGISTICS0.85%LONDON1.95%
    CONSULTING0.85%CARE1.94%
    HAULAGE0.77%TRANSPORT1.76%
    J0.77%DESIGN1.70%
    ENGINEERING0.77%CONSULTANTS1.70%
    FREIGHT0.77%PROPERTIES1.63%
    PROPERTY0.62%BUSINESS1.62%
    CONTRACT0.62%J1.53%
    (RUGBY)0.62%ELECTRICAL1.53%
    BUILDING0.54%GLOBAL1.51%
    CONSTRUCTION0.54%INVESTMENTS1.50%
    TRADING0.46%ASSOCIATES1.48%
    M0.46%MEDIA1.38%
    S0.46%CO.,1.36%
    HIRE0.46%DEVELOPMENTS1.35%
    FINANCIAL0.46%BUILDING1.30%
    EXPRESS0.46%IT1.30%
    P0.39%M1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied345278,481
    49410 - Freight transport by road2519,960
    99999 - Dormant Company5348,286
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management4440,717
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified4057,264
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities3929,313
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified3118,890
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified2828,224
    45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles175,335
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate1410,361
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet139,914
    74990 - Non-trading company1314,006
    68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis125,749
    62090 - Other information technology service activities1112,795
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities117,401
    41100 - Development of building projects1110,604
    71129 - Other engineering activities115,930
    71122 - Engineering related scientific and technical consulting activities113,143
    68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate106,595
    56290 - Other food services104,392

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    09110142 RUGBY SHUTTLE SERVICES LTD 01 Jul 2014
    09121125 ZAKHELE & FAMILY LIMITED 08 Jul 2014
    09122261 BINDER SOLUTIONS LTD 08 Jul 2014
    09124292 ESPENON LIMITED 10 Jul 2014
    09124404 TOMASZ TRANS 65 LTD 10 Jul 2014
    09126383 VOSSEN COACHING AND CONSULTING LTD 11 Jul 2014
    09128471 LOGTRANS LTD 14 Jul 2014
    09129229 FJKR LIMITED 14 Jul 2014
    09130744 GR GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP LIMITED 15 Jul 2014
    09132256 THE RANCH MX TRACK LTD 15 Jul 2014
    09138227 MUSZKA LTD 18 Jul 2014
    09140710 HEWLEY TRANSPORT LIMITED 21 Jul 2014
    09142179 J & D BUCHAN HAULAGE LIMITED 22 Jul 2014
    09154584 WILLOW RIDGE BOATFITTING LIMITED 30 Jul 2014
    09154928 TRANSPORT FC LIMITED 31 Jul 2014
    09155982 JEREMYWEST LTD 31 Jul 2014
    09123213 BASE NOTES LTD 09 Jul 2014
    09129913 A B PROPERTY MANAGEMENT (RUGBY) LIMITED 14 Jul 2014
    09131336 SCIEPLEK LIMITED 15 Jul 2014
    09138775 FF TRANSPORT LIMITED 21 Jul 2014
    09155194 EXPRESS FISH BAR LIMITED 31 Jul 2014
    09108931 MWR DISTRIBUTION LIMITED 01 Jul 2014
    09115568 SPAGTHORPE MOTORCYCLES LTD 03 Jul 2014
    09143238 LIVESEY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT LIMITED 23 Jul 2014
    09149886 LIZZOLI PROJECTS LTD 28 Jul 2014