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Warwick, Warwickshire

Q1 2012 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • March 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Warwick 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 2012)

    A total of 137 companies were registered in Warwick during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).

    This figure is a decrease of 18.9% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.0% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)WarwickUK
    2012137131,491
    2011169116,391
    % change-18.9%13.0%
    Record Year 2011 (169) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    March 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Warwick when compared to any previous March.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2012343964
    New companies in 2011685744
    % change-50.0%-31.6%45.5%
    Record Year2011 (68)2011 (57)2012 (64)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    A total of 95 companies were dissolved in Warwick during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).

    This figure is a decrease of 31.7% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 25.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)WarwickUK
    20129567,576
    201113990,987
    % change-31.7%-25.7%
    Record Year 2011 (139) 2009 (108,065)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2012283433
    Closed companies in 2011474844
    % change-40.4%-29.2%-25%
    Record Year2011 (47)2011 (48)2009 (68)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    Net company growth for Warwick during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) was 42 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)WarwickUK
    20124263,915
    20113025,404
    Record Year 2003 (110) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 20126531
    Net growth in 20112190
    Record Year2005 (34)2007 (32)2008 (49)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    In the first quarter of 2012, Warwick formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)Warwick
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1969 (0.5%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20120.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20110.2%0.2%0.1%
    % change-57.1%-41.5%36.1%
    Record Year1969 (0.4%)1963 (0.6%)1969 (0.5%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2012 was 45.8.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.6% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.6% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

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

    28.3% of all director appointments in Warwick in the first quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.2% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING1.96%CONSULTING5.07%
    MEDIA1.35%MANAGEMENT4.74%
    ASSOCIATES1.22%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    HUK1.10%PROPERTY2.37%
    ENERGY0.98%TRADING2.07%
    MANAGEMENT0.86%DESIGN1.93%
    GLOBAL0.86%ENGINEERING1.86%
    HOLDINGS0.86%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    CPM0.73%CONSULTANTS1.79%
    ENGINEERING0.61%BUSINESS1.73%
    J0.61%MEDIA1.72%
    DESIGN0.61%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    INVESTMENTS0.49%LONDON1.66%
    ACCOUNTANCY0.49%J1.54%
    CREATIVE0.49%INVESTMENTS1.51%
    PARTNERSHIP0.49%GLOBAL1.50%
    COMMUNITY0.49%IT1.40%
    CONSULTANCY0.49%CARE1.34%
    WARWICK0.49%PROPERTIES1.31%
    G0.37%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    MINDFULNESS0.37%M1.27%
    HIRE0.37%BUILDING1.24%
    SCHOOL0.37%ENERGY1.20%
    WH0.37%S1.20%
    MUSIC0.37%ENTERPRISES1.19%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied242216,665
    7487 - Other business activities14452,735
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified6535,233
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management3519,704
    99999 - Dormant Company3425,084
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities3014,303
    7414 - Business & management consultancy2512,113
    7499 - Non-trading company199,102
    74990 - Non-trading company189,729
    9999 - Dormant Company1618,617
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply166,934
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified139,892
    62090 - Other information technology service activities138,145
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified1113,637
    41100 - Development of building projects104,984
    62012 - Business and domestic software development94,356
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities94,132
    9305 - Other service activities98,818
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet83,439
    86900 - Other human health activities85,066

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07975134 WARWICK EVENTS LIMITED 05 Mar 2012
    07976391 KHRISH TRADING LIMITED 05 Mar 2012
    07983626 SELVAM CARE LIMITED 09 Mar 2012
    07983958 EXPO DESIGNS LIMITED 09 Mar 2012
    07987560 TWINKLING UK LTD 13 Mar 2012
    07987563 OUTSIDERS MUSIC PUBLISHING LIMITED 13 Mar 2012
    07995543 LAMBSDONS MOTOR SERVICES LIMITED 19 Mar 2012
    08000951 ALCEDO LIMITED 22 Mar 2012
    08000988 WH 434 LIMITED 22 Mar 2012
    08005542 BANDSTAND SQUARE DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED 26 Mar 2012
    08009055 ICUDOUCME LIMITED 28 Mar 2012
    08010776 WIT SOFTWARE LIMITED 29 Mar 2012
    08011005 BOUNCE RENTALS LTD 29 Mar 2012
    08011947 TACT SERVICES (2012) LTD 29 Mar 2012
    07975126 SMOOTH RELOCATIONS LIMITED 05 Mar 2012
    07976825 BARTON MEDIA (UK) LIMITED 05 Mar 2012
    07985715 CALIDA EXEC LTD 12 Mar 2012
    07987322 JACI BARTON MEDIA LIMITED 12 Mar 2012
    07990536 ELECTROMAGNETIC POWER & MECHANICAL SOLUTIONS 2010 LTD 14 Mar 2012
    07991447 COUNTRY MANOR HOUSE WEDDINGS LTD 15 Mar 2012
    08000012 AVETASH MEDICAL SERVICES LTD 21 Mar 2012
    08004374 VUVEN LIMITED 23 Mar 2012
    08006734 NOBLE RAIL CONSULTING LIMITED 26 Mar 2012
    08012356 CLAVERDON COMMUNITY LAND TRUST 29 Mar 2012
    08012373 TOUCHGREEN ENERGY LIMITED 29 Mar 2012