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
    09373521 SO TRAINING LIMITED 05 Jan 2015
    09379872 ROBSHAW AUTOMATION LTD 08 Jan 2015
    09384387 SJN CONSULTANCY LIMITED 12 Jan 2015
    09386031 ZOKIN LTD 13 Jan 2015
    09392898 MLW DIGITAL LIMITED 16 Jan 2015
    09396595 SOWERBY CONSULTING LTD 20 Jan 2015
    09396965 BERNI LEE CONSULTANCY LIMITED 20 Jan 2015
    09397045 EM HOME SHOP LTD 20 Jan 2015
    09400438 ONTARIO TRUCKING LIMITED 21 Jan 2015
    09408339 VASARI COLLECTIONS LTD 27 Jan 2015
    09410285 HALMAI LIMITED 28 Jan 2015
    09414110 SUSAN BAINBRIDGE PERSONAL TRAINER LTD 30 Jan 2015
    09392805 GLOBOIL CORPORATION LIMITED 16 Jan 2015
    09394851 DAVID & CO LTD 19 Jan 2015
    09395627 DIRECT LANDLORD LIMITED 19 Jan 2015
    09406759 SQUEAKY TED LIMITED 26 Jan 2015
    09411532 RESULTSMARK DIGITAL LTD 28 Jan 2015
    09412539 PAUL DAVID B CARE LTD 29 Jan 2015
    09373079 ZBITRANS LTD 05 Jan 2015
    09375600 VERSO STOVES LIMITED 06 Jan 2015
    09389806 DRINKS CABINET CASH & CARRY LIMITED 15 Jan 2015
    09394666 AGILEHAUS LIMITED 19 Jan 2015
    09395504 ACRES LAND AND PLANNING SERVICES LTD 19 Jan 2015
    09398096 NMJS20598 LTD 20 Jan 2015
    09412867 STATELY FABRICATIONS LTD 29 Jan 2015