Warwick, Warwickshire

Q1 2014 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • The record first quarter for female directors in Warwick was in 2014 when 28.4% of all directors were female.

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 2014)

    A total of 142 companies were registered in Warwick during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).

    This figure is a decrease of 11.3% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.8% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)WarwickUK
    2014142150,722
    2013160134,802
    % change-11.3%11.8%
    Record Year 2011 (169) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2014433564
    New companies in 2013537037
    % change-18.9%-50.0%73.0%
    Record Year2011 (68)2013 (70)2014 (64)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    A total of 98 companies were dissolved in Warwick during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).

    This figure is a decrease of 26.3% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 5.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)WarwickUK
    20149882,370
    201313377,914
    % change-26.3%5.7%
    Record Year 2011 (139) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2014303335
    Closed companies in 2013573838
    % change-47.4%-13.2%-8%
    Record Year2013 (57)2011 (48)2009 (68)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    Net company growth for Warwick during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) was 44 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)WarwickUK
    20144468,352
    20132756,888
    Record Year 2007 (96) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 201413229
    Net growth in 2013-432-1
    Record Year2005 (34)2013 (32)2008 (49)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    In the first quarter of 2014, Warwick formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)Warwick
    20140.1%
    20130.1%
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1993 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20140.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20130.1%0.2%0.1%
    % change-24.1%-53.9%44.4%
    Record Year2011 (0.2%)1993 (0.3%)1993 (0.2%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2014 was 47.7.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 7.0% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 1.9% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Warwick was in 2014 when 28.4% of all directors were female.

    28.4% of all director appointments in Warwick in the first quarter of 2014 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 2013-Mar 2014)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING1.82%CONSULTING5.22%
    CONSULTANCY1.70%MANAGEMENT4.67%
    MANAGEMENT1.09%CONSULTANCY3.49%
    BUSINESS0.97%PROPERTY2.64%
    ENERGY0.85%TRADING2.05%
    HUK0.85%LONDON1.88%
    DESIGN0.85%ENGINEERING1.86%
    ENGINEERING0.73%CARE1.79%
    WARWICK0.73%CONSTRUCTION1.75%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.73%DESIGN1.75%
    ADVISORY0.61%CONSULTANTS1.73%
    MARKETING0.61%BUSINESS1.71%
    ONE0.61%PROPERTIES1.60%
    FMJ0.49%INVESTMENTS1.60%
    TRADING0.49%GLOBAL1.58%
    ASSOCIATES0.49%J1.48%
    DESIGNS0.49%ASSOCIATES1.48%
    CONSULTANTS0.49%MEDIA1.48%
    FULL0.49%IT1.33%
    PROPERTY0.49%TRANSPORT1.30%
    TRAINING0.49%DEVELOPMENTS1.29%
    METAL0.49%BUILDING1.24%
    CENTRE0.49%M1.21%
    GOLF0.49%CAPITAL1.20%
    ENTERPRISES0.36%ELECTRICAL1.19%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied232280,210
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management7237,882
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified5656,411
    99999 - Dormant Company4747,084
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities3227,750
    74990 - Non-trading company3214,135
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified1918,491
    41100 - Development of building projects179,855
    47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets115,988
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet119,358
    62012 - Business and domestic software development109,509
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified1026,700
    71122 - Engineering related scientific and technical consulting activities93,022
    62090 - Other information technology service activities912,813
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified98,155
    71129 - Other engineering activities95,477
    32990 - Other manufacturing not elsewhere classified93,403
    74100 - specialised design activities84,475
    85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified75,876
    55900 - Other accommodation71,430

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08920126 SIGNAM LIMITED 03 Mar 2014
    08920718 CARE HOMES WARWICKSHIRE LIMITED 04 Mar 2014
    08928559 GJ ACOUSTICS LIMITED 07 Mar 2014
    08934158 BSS INSTALLATIONS LIMITED 11 Mar 2014
    08934716 TOP ENGINEERS LTD 12 Mar 2014
    08939749 ELIVA ENGINEERING LIMITED 14 Mar 2014
    08942204 SUPPLIERS WEB SHOP LIMITED 17 Mar 2014
    08946454 XB (SERVICES) LIMITED 19 Mar 2014
    08949683 HUK 55 LIMITED 20 Mar 2014
    08950997 SOUTHERN GOLF LIMITED 20 Mar 2014
    08951703 JEDS CONSULTING LIMITED 21 Mar 2014
    08954586 ALBION (SERVICES) LIMITED 24 Mar 2014
    08954837 J.I.K.E. COMPANY SOLUTIONS LIMITED 24 Mar 2014
    08956520 BEEBUSY LIMITED 25 Mar 2014
    08957479 FMJ OUTDOORS LTD 25 Mar 2014
    08957839 FMJ (UK) LTD 25 Mar 2014
    08964447 LAMBSDON'S PROPERTY SERVICES LIMITED 28 Mar 2014
    08967434 WAY ELECTRIFICATION LIMITED 31 Mar 2014
    08919761 EUROPEAN CLASSIC TOURING CLUB LIMITED 03 Mar 2014
    08922656 S2 IMAGES LTD 04 Mar 2014
    08927320 CASTLE LIMES (WARWICK) LTD 07 Mar 2014
    08929685 NUMBER 6 AT LIMITED 10 Mar 2014
    08931798 VARISTRESS LTD 10 Mar 2014
    08938704 MONCOLI ENGINEERING LIMITED 13 Mar 2014
    08942448 MAISON D'ETRE DESIGNS LIMITED 17 Mar 2014