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
    09197216 THE CUTTING EDGE SHARPENING SERVICE LIMITED 01 Sep 2014
    09197392 JAMIESON LOGISTICS LTD 01 Sep 2014
    09198692 NT EUROPE LIMITED 02 Sep 2014
    09200280 ZOVAX LTD LTD 02 Sep 2014
    09201480 CAFE BAR LOCO LTD 03 Sep 2014
    09206580 TRANSPORT ADRIAN LTD 05 Sep 2014
    09209925 NEW LEAF FITNESS AND WELLBEING LIMITED 09 Sep 2014
    09210028 YAES LTD 09 Sep 2014
    09217261 POE LINES LTD 15 Sep 2014
    09217262 ROKO TRANS LTD 15 Sep 2014
    09224579 ONE STEP AT A TIME (UK) LIMITED 18 Sep 2014
    09225563 DAD CONTRACT SERVICES LIMITED 18 Sep 2014
    09226168 CLEANING.KUC LTD 19 Sep 2014
    09237332 SAAT MEDICAL LIMITED 26 Sep 2014
    09197301 PRETTY PARASOLS LTD 01 Sep 2014
    09213770 RUGBY RENEWABLES LIMITED 11 Sep 2014
    09220633 RD EVENTS MANAGEMENT LTD 16 Sep 2014
    09223857 CHERRYHURST CAPITAL LIMITED 18 Sep 2014
    09223936 CHERRYHURST MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED 18 Sep 2014
    09225857 74A CAMPBELL STREET RUGBY LIMITED 19 Sep 2014
    09226230 RAY BATCHELOR SERVICES LIMITED 19 Sep 2014
    09236573 LANDMARK GARDEN CARE LIMITED 26 Sep 2014
    09219999 CONCINNITY CONSULTANCY & RESEARCH LTD 16 Sep 2014
    09228811 MBV TRANS LIMITED 22 Sep 2014
    09238134 SBM QUALITY ENGINEERING SERVICES LTD 29 Sep 2014