Warwick, Warwickshire

Q1 2013 Business Confidence Report

NOTICE: We have improved our calculations of the statistics in these reports, so some figures and records may not match previous reports.

Headlines

  • February 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Warwick when compared to any previous February.
  • February 2013 was a record month for company registrations in Warwick when compared to any month in history.
  • January 2013 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 2013)

    A total of 160 companies were registered in Warwick during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).

    This figure is an increase of 16.8% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 2.5% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)WarwickUK
    2013160134,802
    2012137131,491
    % change16.8%2.5%
    Record Year 2011 (169) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    February 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Warwick when compared to any previous February.

    February 2013 was a record month for company registrations in Warwick when compared to any month in history.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2013537037
    New companies in 2012343964
    % change55.9%79.5%-42.2%
    Record Year2011 (68)2013 (70)2010 (64)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    A total of 133 companies were dissolved in Warwick during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).

    This figure is an increase of 40.0% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.3% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)WarwickUK
    201313377,914
    20129567,576
    % change40.0%15.3%
    Record Year 2011 (139) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    January 2013 saw a new record in company closures in Warwick when compared to any previous January.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2013573838
    Closed companies in 2012283433
    % change103.6%11.8%15%
    Record Year2013 (57)2011 (48)2009 (68)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    Net company growth for Warwick during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) was 27 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)WarwickUK
    20132756,888
    20124263,915
    Record Year 2007 (96) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2013-432-1
    Net growth in 20126531
    Record Year2005 (34)2013 (32)2008 (49)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    In the first quarter of 2013, Warwick formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)Warwick
    20130.1%
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1993 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20130.1%0.2%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20120.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change39.7%78.3%-40.2%
    Record Year2011 (0.2%)1993 (0.3%)1993 (0.2%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2013 was 46.8.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.1% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 0.0% compared to the UK figure of 1.8%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Warwick was in 2004 when 33.1% of all directors were female.

    25.3% of all director appointments in Warwick in the first quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 28.1% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2012-Mar 2013)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING2.38%CONSULTING5.18%
    MANAGEMENT2.03%MANAGEMENT4.78%
    HUK1.07%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    WARWICK1.07%PROPERTY2.44%
    BUSINESS1.07%TRADING2.06%
    J0.95%DESIGN1.79%
    ENGINEERING0.83%ENGINEERING1.78%
    CONSULTANCY0.72%BUSINESS1.77%
    HOMES0.72%ASSOCIATES1.75%
    ASSOCIATES0.72%LONDON1.72%
    HOUSE0.72%CONSULTANTS1.71%
    DESIGN0.60%CONSTRUCTION1.69%
    PRODUCTS0.60%MEDIA1.63%
    EVENTS0.60%GLOBAL1.57%
    CARE0.60%J1.56%
    R0.60%CARE1.46%
    INDUSTRIES0.60%IT1.43%
    INTERNATIONAL0.48%INVESTMENTS1.41%
    C0.48%PROPERTIES1.36%
    PARTNERSHIP0.48%M1.25%
    TECHNOLOGIES0.48%BUILDING1.21%
    WH0.48%ENTERPRISES1.19%
    RETAIL0.48%ELECTRICAL1.18%
    PROPERTIES0.48%TRAINING1.17%
    IN0.48%SECURITY1.15%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied268249,183
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified6954,531
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management6032,624
    7487 - Other business activities477,556
    99999 - Dormant Company4543,384
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities3924,894
    74990 - Non-trading company2914,129
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified1823,532
    62090 - Other information technology service activities1412,664
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet147,199
    41100 - Development of building projects148,637
    47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets135,186
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified1216,448
    62012 - Business and domestic software development108,099
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified106,954
    45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles104,684
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities106,591
    32990 - Other manufacturing not elsewhere classified93,073
    86900 - Other human health activities88,465
    85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified85,062

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08427145 HALCYON ESTATE MANAGEMENT LIMITED 04 Mar 2013
    08428509 H AND A MOTORS LIMITED 04 Mar 2013
    08429202 EMERGENCY BUSINESS SUPPORT LIMITED 04 Mar 2013
    08429603 VWT ASSOCIATES LTD 05 Mar 2013
    08437264 THE MIDLAND EQUINE DENTAL SERVICES LIMITED 08 Mar 2013
    08438716 WHILEONTHEMOVE LIMITED 11 Mar 2013
    08441660 WH 441 LIMITED 12 Mar 2013
    08445403 KBBS SYSTEMS UK LIMITED 14 Mar 2013
    08448043 ONE STOP CLEANING (UK) LIMITED 18 Mar 2013
    08449681 WEIS TECHNOLOGY LIMITED 18 Mar 2013
    08452121 FULL THROTTLE RESTORATIONS LTD 19 Mar 2013
    08452377 SENIOR SHOP LIMITED 19 Mar 2013
    08456185 AJB BUILDERS LIMITED 21 Mar 2013
    08458062 ISIS ENGINEERING LTD 22 Mar 2013
    08459130 WARWICKTWEETUP LIMITED 25 Mar 2013
    08460008 K & S SAFETY ASSURED LIMITED 25 Mar 2013
    08464282 CROWDING UP LIMITED 27 Mar 2013
    08427098 DIXON DUNN CARE LIMITED 04 Mar 2013
    08428689 D J & P J ELLIS LIMITED 04 Mar 2013
    08428691 J & W J ELLIS LIMITED 04 Mar 2013
    08429528 WARWICKSHIRE WELLBEING CLINIC LTD 05 Mar 2013
    08430557 AJACKS VEHICLES LTD 05 Mar 2013
    08447646 EJCB ENGINEERING LIMITED 15 Mar 2013
    08453683 T. HINSON & SON LIMITED 20 Mar 2013
    08458328 SORTED EVENTS LIMITED 22 Mar 2013