Warwick, Warwickshire

Q3 2014 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q3 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Warwick when compared to any previous Q3.
  • August 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Warwick when compared to any previous August.
  • September 2014 saw a new record in net growth in Warwick when compared to any previous September.

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 (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    Q3 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Warwick when compared to any previous Q3.

    A total of 137 companies were registered in Warwick during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014).

    This figure is an increase of 13.2% versus the same period last year (Q3 2013). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.1% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)WarwickUK
    2014137143,414
    2013121132,684
    % change13.2%8.1%
    Record Year 2014 (137) 2014 (143,414)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    August 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Warwick when compared to any previous August.

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2014434153
    New companies in 2013404041
    % change7.5%2.5%29.3%
    Record Year2010 (48)2014 (41)2009 (55)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    A total of 82 companies were dissolved in Warwick during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014).

    This figure is a decrease of 3.5% versus the same period last year (Q3 2013). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 18.0% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)WarwickUK
    201482101,670
    20138586,170
    % change-3.5%18.0%
    Record Year 2012 (185) 2009 (159,405)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2014412021
    Closed companies in 2013361831
    % change13.9%11.1%-32%
    Record Year2012 (71)2012 (77)2009 (58)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    Net company growth for Warwick during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) was 55 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)WarwickUK
    20145541,744
    20133646,514
    Record Year 2005 (63) 2013 (46,514)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    September 2014 saw a new record in net growth in Warwick when compared to any previous September.

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 201422132
    Net growth in 201342210
    Record Year2008 (33)1998 (26)2014 (32)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

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

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)Warwick
    20140.1%
    20130.1%
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1995 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20140.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20130.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change-2.4%-2.4%18.6%
    Record Year2005 (0.2%)1998 (0.2%)2009 (0.2%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2014 was 45.6.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.4% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.5% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Warwick was in 2010 when 34.3% of all directors were female.

    27.2% of all director appointments in Warwick in the third quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.3% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Sep 2013-Sep 2014)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    ENGINEERING1.77%CONSULTING5.17%
    MANAGEMENT1.65%MANAGEMENT4.63%
    WARWICK1.65%CONSULTANCY3.55%
    CONSULTING1.30%PROPERTY2.62%
    DESIGN1.18%ENGINEERING2.07%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.94%CONSTRUCTION2.05%
    CONSULTANCY0.94%TRADING2.00%
    ENERGY0.83%LONDON1.95%
    CONSULTANTS0.71%CARE1.94%
    GROUP0.59%TRANSPORT1.76%
    BUSINESS0.59%DESIGN1.70%
    WARWICKSHIRE0.47%CONSULTANTS1.70%
    COMMERCIAL0.47%PROPERTIES1.63%
    FIRST0.47%BUSINESS1.62%
    FULL0.47%J1.53%
    METAL0.47%ELECTRICAL1.53%
    INVESTMENTS0.47%GLOBAL1.51%
    FMJ0.47%INVESTMENTS1.50%
    SECURITY0.47%ASSOCIATES1.48%
    ADVISORY0.47%MEDIA1.38%
    ROCK0.47%CO.,1.36%
    SWORD0.35%DEVELOPMENTS1.35%
    CONSTRUCTION0.35%BUILDING1.30%
    STREET0.35%IT1.30%
    JACKET0.35%M1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied201278,481
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management7940,717
    99999 - Dormant Company5848,286
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified4957,264
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities3129,313
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified2618,890
    74990 - Non-trading company2614,006
    41100 - Development of building projects1610,604
    62090 - Other information technology service activities1512,795
    71122 - Engineering related scientific and technical consulting activities143,143
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet129,914
    74100 - specialised design activities114,681
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified928,224
    45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles85,335
    47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets86,327
    62012 - Business and domestic software development89,675
    68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate86,595
    78109 - Other activities of employment placement agencies84,093
    71129 - Other engineering activities85,930
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified88,501

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    09110595 AVON SCAFFOLDING LTD 01 Jul 2014
    09115353 CONEX MARKETING SERVICES LTD 03 Jul 2014
    09117695 NEXUS HYBRID SOLUTIONS LIMITED 07 Jul 2014
    09121263 EMERGENCY VEHICLE PRODUCTS LIMITED 08 Jul 2014
    09125620 ANYKS HOUSING SOLUTIONS UK LTD 10 Jul 2014
    09126251 CLARITY CONSULTING (UK) LTD 11 Jul 2014
    09127182 ANNA MAS LIMITED 11 Jul 2014
    09127261 GEODESIGN ENGINEERING LTD 11 Jul 2014
    09133853 TNG ENGINEERING LTD 16 Jul 2014
    09135896 COLDQUANTA UK LIMITED 17 Jul 2014
    09137450 EUROPA ENGINEERING SOLUTIONS LIMITED 18 Jul 2014
    09138342 THE REALLY YOUTHFULL THEATRE COMPANY LTD 18 Jul 2014
    09138599 ACTIVKIDS (WARWICKSHIRE) LIMITED 18 Jul 2014
    09142333 EMIRATES RENEWABLE ENERGY HOLDINGS LIMITED 22 Jul 2014
    09143218 FC ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS LIMITED 23 Jul 2014
    09149723 GARY SUTTON PHOTOGRAPHY LIMITED 28 Jul 2014
    09153260 PREMIER CAR WASH & VALETING LIMITED 30 Jul 2014
    09153507 STARS SITTING SERVICE LTD 30 Jul 2014
    09118662 LEE HARDY BUILDING SERVICES LTD 07 Jul 2014
    09120167 EDGE PROPERTY SOLUTIONS LIMITED 08 Jul 2014
    09120285 B2B SALESFUEL SOFTWARE LTD 08 Jul 2014
    09120956 MONCOE LIMITED 08 Jul 2014
    09139195 WILLCO WEB DESIGN LTD 21 Jul 2014
    09142686 TIM GREENWAY LTD 22 Jul 2014
    09143598 PETER WILLIAM BAILEY LIMITED 23 Jul 2014