Rugby, Warwickshire

Q1 2015 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q1 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Rugby when compared to any previous Q1.
  • March 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Rugby when compared to any previous March.

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 2015)

    Q1 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Rugby when compared to any previous Q1.

    A total of 209 companies were registered in Rugby during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).

    This figure is an increase of 0.5% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 6.9% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)RugbyUK
    2015209161,156
    2014208150,722
    % change0.5%6.9%
    Record Year 2015 (209) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    March 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Rugby when compared to any previous March.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2015626285
    New companies in 2014598366
    % change5.1%-25.3%28.8%
    Record Year2013 (79)2014 (83)2015 (85)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    A total of 116 companies were dissolved in Rugby during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).

    This figure is an increase of 8.4% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)RugbyUK
    201511689,523
    201410782,370
    % change8.4%8.7%
    Record Year 2015 (116) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2015274643
    Closed companies in 2014314729
    % change-12.9%-2.1%48%
    Record Year2011 (49)2014 (47)2009 (80)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    Net company growth for Rugby during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) was 93 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)RugbyUK
    20159371,633
    201410168,352
    Record Year 2007 (111) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2015351642
    Net growth in 2014283637
    Record Year2003 (40)2007 (41)2007 (60)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    In the first quarter of 2015, Rugby formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)Rugby
    20150.1%
    20140.1%
    20130.1%
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1991 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20150.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20140.1%0.2%0.1%
    % change3.1%-31.2%17.3%
    Record Year1992 (0.2%)1994 (0.2%)1991 (0.2%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2015 was 42.8.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.1% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.6% compared to the UK figure of 3.6%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Rugby was in 2013 when 33.3% of all directors were female.

    23.2% of all director appointments in Rugby in the first quarter of 2015 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 2014-Mar 2015)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    TRANSPORT4.55%CONSULTING5.23%
    TRANS2.50%MANAGEMENT4.56%
    MANAGEMENT1.36%CONSULTANCY3.62%
    CONSULTANCY1.14%PROPERTY2.72%
    RUGBY1.06%CONSTRUCTION2.19%
    J0.91%CARE2.13%
    CONSULTING0.91%ENGINEERING2.12%
    C0.83%LONDON1.91%
    PROPERTY0.83%TRADING1.88%
    LOGISTICS0.83%TRANSPORT1.82%
    HAULAGE0.76%ELECTRICAL1.76%
    ENGINEERING0.76%DESIGN1.65%
    EUROPE0.68%PROPERTIES1.63%
    D0.61%CO.,1.58%
    FREIGHT0.61%J1.55%
    CONSTRUCTION0.61%CONSULTANTS1.54%
    DRIVING0.53%BUSINESS1.49%
    CARE0.53%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    S0.53%GLOBAL1.46%
    DRIVER0.53%ASSOCIATES1.44%
    PROPERTIES0.45%DEVELOPMENTS1.36%
    DIGITAL0.45%BUILDING1.31%
    DESIGN0.45%IT1.30%
    PROJECT0.38%MEDIA1.28%
    PAUL0.38%M1.27%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied363288,953
    49410 - Freight transport by road28912,485
    99999 - Dormant Company5249,474
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified4258,522
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management4043,081
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities3530,825
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified3029,218
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified2519,098
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate1511,600
    45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles155,392
    74990 - Non-trading company1413,794
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities127,682
    41100 - Development of building projects1211,863
    52219 - Other service activities incidental to land transportation, not elsewhere classified11363
    62090 - Other information technology service activities1112,862
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet1010,200
    68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis96,154
    68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate97,450
    93199 - Other sports activities94,220
    74100 - specialised design activities84,892

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    09416679 COMPLETE TRADE SUPPLIES LTD 02 Feb 2015
    09422691 SASS RUGBY LIMITED 04 Feb 2015
    09424825 MICHAELSTEVEN CONSULTING LTD 05 Feb 2015
    09426594 P B EMPRISE LIMITED 06 Feb 2015
    09436702 IF EUROPEAN LIMITED 12 Feb 2015
    09436729 TEGLAS TRANSPORT LIMITED 12 Feb 2015
    09437778 THE RUGBY BODYSHOPPE LIMITED 13 Feb 2015
    09438968 MARPOL TRANS LTD 13 Feb 2015
    09445732 VIOVTC LTD 18 Feb 2015
    09451907 TELECHE TRANSPORT LIMITED 21 Feb 2015
    09452026 LOMIST LTD. 21 Feb 2015
    09455698 ADSPEED LTD 24 Feb 2015
    09456015 M&T CARS LIMITED 24 Feb 2015
    09456851 HOMER MCCORMACK LTD 24 Feb 2015
    09415732 ACUMENT CONSULTANCY LTD 02 Feb 2015
    09422294 DARISCHY LIMITED 04 Feb 2015
    09423252 VENTUREPRISE SOLUTIONS LTD 05 Feb 2015
    09423652 CHERRYHURST CAPITAL (INTERNATIONAL) LIMITED 05 Feb 2015
    09423656 STEPPE-CAPITAL (INTERNATIONAL) LIMITED 05 Feb 2015
    09423737 ZELLEX MANAGEMENT SERVICES (INTERNATIONAL) LIMITED 05 Feb 2015
    09430598 THE MAKERS & ME LTD 10 Feb 2015
    09437548 N & S PERFORMANCE LIMITED 12 Feb 2015
    09439011 MLNH LIMITED 13 Feb 2015
    09454265 ARITRO LTD 23 Feb 2015
    09425334 MAGMA TRUSTS & ESTATES LIMITED 05 Feb 2015