Warwick, Warwickshire

Q1 2010 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • March 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Warwick when compared to any previous March.
  • March 2010 was a record month for company registrations in Warwick when compared to any month in history.

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 2010)

    A total of 146 companies were registered in Warwick during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).

    This figure is an increase of 16.8% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.5% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)WarwickUK
    2010146105,137
    200912591,034
    % change16.8%15.5%
    Record Year 2007 (152) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    March 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Warwick when compared to any previous March.

    March 2010 was a record month for company registrations in Warwick when compared to any month in history.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2010364664
    New companies in 2009423449
    % change-14.3%35.3%30.6%
    Record Year2007 (46)2007 (51)2010 (64)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    A total of 96 companies were dissolved in Warwick during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).

    This figure is a decrease of 27.8% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 23.5% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)WarwickUK
    20109682,677
    2009133108,060
    % change-27.8%-23.5%
    Record Year 2009 (133) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2010193542
    Closed companies in 2009234268
    % change-17.4%-16.7%-38%
    Record Year2008 (30)2009 (42)2009 (68)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    Net company growth for Warwick during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) was 50 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)WarwickUK
    20105022,460
    2009-8-17,026
    Record Year 2003 (110) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2010171122
    Net growth in 200919-8-19
    Record Year2005 (34)2007 (32)2008 (49)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    In the first quarter of 2010, Warwick formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)Warwick
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    20070.1%
    20060.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1969 (0.5%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20100.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20090.2%0.1%0.1%
    % change-20.5%15.9%8.6%
    Record Year1969 (0.4%)1963 (0.6%)1969 (0.5%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2010 was 46.9.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.2% compared to the UK figure of 2.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.1% compared to the UK figure of 4.9%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Warwick was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.

    24.9% of all director appointments in Warwick in the first quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 24.7% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2009-Mar 2010)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    ACCOUNTANCY7.90%MANAGEMENT5.01%
    CPM7.78%CONSULTING4.60%
    CONSULTANCY1.28%CONSULTANCY2.87%
    MANAGEMENT1.05%PROPERTY2.50%
    CONSULTING1.05%ASSOCIATES2.04%
    CONSULTANTS0.93%TRADING1.93%
    ASSOCIATES0.93%DESIGN1.91%
    DESIGN0.93%CONSTRUCTION1.87%
    INVESTMENTS0.70%MEDIA1.84%
    CARE0.70%BUSINESS1.74%
    PROJECT0.70%INTERNATIONAL1.73%
    BUSINESS0.70%CONSULTANTS1.63%
    GREEN0.58%ENGINEERING1.54%
    SALES0.58%J1.48%
    MARKETING0.58%LONDON1.45%
    PRODUCTS0.58%INVESTMENTS1.45%
    WORLD0.58%GROUP1.37%
    WARWICK0.46%GLOBAL1.35%
    GARDEN0.46%PROPERTIES1.35%
    CAPITAL0.46%BUILDING1.34%
    PROPERTY0.46%CARE1.33%
    TRADING0.46%ELECTRICAL1.30%
    ENERGY0.46%M1.28%
    SECURITY0.46%SYSTEMS1.25%
    SPECIALISTS0.35%S1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied185228,645
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply1469,659
    7487 - Other business activities7074,904
    7414 - Business & management consultancy3317,003
    9999 - Dormant Company2719,948
    7499 - Non-trading company2615,398
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management2514,007
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities239,943
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified2326,974
    74990 - Non-trading company208,149
    7260 - Other computer related activities1110,331
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified117,143
    7440 - Advertising111,918
    99999 - Dormant Company1013,808
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities103,077
    9305 - Other service activities109,038
    7220 - Software consultancy & supply941
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering89,325
    7210 - Hardware consultancy81,327
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate64,131

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07209825 EXPERIENCE OFFROAD LIMITED 31 Mar 2010
    07209483 MC PERI PERI LIMITED 31 Mar 2010
    07200993 CPM ACCOUNTANCY 32532 LIMITED 24 Mar 2010
    07196714 THEODORE TRADING HOUSE LIMITED 19 Mar 2010
    07195339 CALLOLD INVESTMENTS LIMITED 19 Mar 2010
    07192174 BEAR RECYCLING LTD 17 Mar 2010
    07192068 FIRST INDUSTRIAL PROJECT DELIVERY LIMITED 16 Mar 2010
    07191828 CPM ACCOUNTANCY 32527 LIMITED 16 Mar 2010
    07191281 GREATEST GUIDES LIMITED 16 Mar 2010
    07188220 1846 TRUSTEES NO 3 LIMITED 12 Mar 2010
    07185223 EU BUSINESS CLUB LIMITED 10 Mar 2010
    07184777 BLUE PLANET IT LIMITED 10 Mar 2010
    07179682 SHAPE YOUR BITS COMPUTER SERVICES LTD 05 Mar 2010
    07178562 LROPS FLIGHT SIMULATION LIMITED 04 Mar 2010
    07177631 CPM ACCOUNTANCY 32523 LIMITED 04 Mar 2010
    07177474 CPM ACCOUNTANCY 32516 LIMITED 04 Mar 2010
    07175907 CASTLE BALTI RESTAURANT LTD 03 Mar 2010
    07175544 PROJECT 42 LIMITED 03 Mar 2010
    07195846 ENVY (LEAMINGTON SPA) LTD 19 Mar 2010
    07194485 STOCK TAKING SERVICES (BOB MITA) LTD. 18 Mar 2010
    07181541 NATIONWIDE IT CONSULTANCY LIMITED 08 Mar 2010
    07179890 KIT AND STUFF LIMITED 05 Mar 2010
    07177797 LADY ELECTRICIAN LIMITED 04 Mar 2010
    07177647 GREEN SQUARE MARKETING LIMITED 04 Mar 2010
    07176933 TSAR PROJECT LTD 03 Mar 2010