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Warwick, Warwickshire

Q1 2011 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q1 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Warwick when compared to any previous Q1.
  • Q1 2011 was a record quarter for company registrations in Warwick when compared to any quarter in history.
  • February 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Warwick when compared to any previous February.
  • January 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Warwick when compared to any previous January.
  • January 2011 was a record month for company registrations in Warwick when compared to any month in history.
  • Q1 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Warwick when compared to any previous Q1.
  • February 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Warwick when compared to any previous February.
  • January 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Warwick when compared to any previous January.

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 2011)

    Q1 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Warwick when compared to any previous Q1.

    Q1 2011 was a record quarter for company registrations in Warwick when compared to any quarter in history.

    A total of 169 companies were registered in Warwick during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).

    This figure is an increase of 15.8% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)WarwickUK
    2011169116,391
    2010146105,137
    % change15.8%10.7%
    Record Year 2011 (169) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    February 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Warwick when compared to any previous February.

    January 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Warwick when compared to any previous January.

    January 2011 was a record month for company registrations in Warwick when compared to any month in history.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2011685744
    New companies in 2010364664
    % change88.9%23.9%-31.3%
    Record Year2011 (68)2011 (57)2010 (64)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    Q1 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Warwick when compared to any previous Q1.

    A total of 139 companies were dissolved in Warwick during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).

    This figure is an increase of 44.8% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.0% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)WarwickUK
    201113990,986
    20109682,677
    % change44.8%10.0%
    Record Year 2011 (139) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    February 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Warwick when compared to any previous February.

    January 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Warwick when compared to any previous January.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2011474844
    Closed companies in 2010193542
    % change147.4%37.1%5%
    Record Year2011 (47)2011 (48)2009 (68)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    Net company growth for Warwick during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) was 30 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)WarwickUK
    20113025,405
    20105022,460
    Record Year 2003 (110) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 20112190
    Net growth in 2010171122
    Record Year2005 (34)2007 (32)2008 (49)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    In the first quarter of 2011, Warwick formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)Warwick
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    20070.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1969 (0.5%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20110.2%0.2%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20100.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change63.0%9.0%-34.4%
    Record Year1969 (0.4%)1963 (0.6%)1969 (0.5%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2011 was 45.5.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 1.7% compared to the UK figure of 3.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.6% compared to the UK figure of 4.3%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

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

    19.8% of all director appointments in Warwick in the first quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.4% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2010-Mar 2011)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    ACCOUNTANCY11.23%CONSULTING5.04%
    CPM11.11%MANAGEMENT4.97%
    CONSULTING1.39%CONSULTANCY3.16%
    MANAGEMENT1.16%PROPERTY2.38%
    DESIGN0.81%TRADING2.10%
    CONSULTANTS0.81%DESIGN1.93%
    SBM0.81%ASSOCIATES1.92%
    PROPERTY0.81%BUSINESS1.87%
    CONSTRUCTION0.69%CONSTRUCTION1.80%
    (WARWICK)0.69%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    CONSULTANCY0.69%MEDIA1.69%
    GROUP0.69%ENGINEERING1.61%
    TECHNOLOGIES0.69%LONDON1.60%
    CREATIVE0.69%CARE1.45%
    ASSOCIATES0.58%J1.45%
    UNIGRAM0.58%GLOBAL1.44%
    SYSTEMS0.58%INVESTMENTS1.43%
    MEDIA0.58%IT1.41%
    WH0.58%PROPERTIES1.36%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.46%BUILDING1.34%
    40.46%M1.30%
    PURE0.46%ELECTRICAL1.28%
    COMMUNITY0.46%S1.24%
    BUSINESS0.46%INTERNATIONAL1.23%
    HOLDINGS0.46%SYSTEMS1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied187202,798
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply1267,000
    7487 - Other business activities11360,968
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified4430,253
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management3916,150
    7414 - Business & management consultancy3212,916
    7499 - Non-trading company2811,316
    99999 - Dormant Company2418,336
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities2110,246
    9999 - Dormant Company2019,765
    74990 - Non-trading company198,695
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified167,788
    62090 - Other information technology service activities136,996
    9305 - Other service activities138,740
    62012 - Business and domestic software development123,168
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities103,436
    7440 - Advertising91,814
    7260 - Other computer related activities77,789
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet72,197
    74100 - specialised design activities71,380

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07542574 CREDIT TOOLS LIMITED 25 Feb 2011
    07542436 SWFT CLINICAL SERVICES LTD 24 Feb 2011
    07542355 OASIS CFC LTD 24 Feb 2011
    07539525 CPM ACCOUNTANCY 32779 LIMITED 23 Feb 2011
    07534957 A & S STRUCTURES LIMITED 18 Feb 2011
    07530828 HUK 10 LTD 15 Feb 2011
    07529613 OVARA LIMITED 15 Feb 2011
    07528736 BAP MEDICAL UK LIMITED 14 Feb 2011
    07522997 YOUR SIMPLY FLOORING.COM LIMITED 09 Feb 2011
    07521411 HMS INDUSTRIAL NETWORKS LIMITED 08 Feb 2011
    07520794 CPM ACCOUNTANCY 32764 LIMITED 08 Feb 2011
    07520732 CPM ACCOUNTANCY 32755 LIMITED 08 Feb 2011
    07516370 S-POWER ENERGIES LIMITED 03 Feb 2011
    07515697 CLEARY AND HALL LIMITED 03 Feb 2011
    07515493 SANAMATIC INNOVATIONS LTD 03 Feb 2011
    07514621 THE INDUSTRY LONDON LIMITED 02 Feb 2011
    07514602 CPM ACCOUNTANCY 32738 LIMITED 02 Feb 2011
    07514459 PREDICTABLE MEDIA LIMITED 02 Feb 2011
    07514409 ADEN INVESTMENTS LIMITED 02 Feb 2011
    07513997 CPM ACCOUNTANCY 32754 LIMITED 02 Feb 2011
    07513983 CPM ACCOUNTANCY 32760 LIMITED 02 Feb 2011
    07545646 RIVIERA PROPERTY LIMITED 28 Feb 2011
    07535265 DULCIS DESIGN LIMITED 18 Feb 2011
    07522310 BAB PROJECT SERVICES LIMITED 09 Feb 2011
    07513440 PAUL WILCOCK LOGISTICS LIMITED 02 Feb 2011