Warwick, Warwickshire
Q1 2015 Business Confidence Report

Headlines
- The record first quarter for female directors in Warwick was in 2015 when 31.3% of all directors were female.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
A total of 125 companies were registered in Warwick during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).
This figure is a decrease of 12.0% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 6.9% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Warwick UK 2015 125 161,156 2014 142 150,722 % change -12.0% 6.9% Record Year 2011 (169) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2015 37 49 39 New companies in 2014 43 35 64 % change -14.0% 40.0% -39.1% Record Year 2011 (68) 2013 (70) 2012 (64)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
A total of 74 companies were dissolved in Warwick during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).
This figure is a decrease of 24.5% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Warwick UK 2015 74 89,523 2014 98 82,370 % change -24.5% 8.7% Record Year 2011 (139) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2015 15 30 29 Closed companies in 2014 30 33 35 % change -50.0% -9.1% -17% Record Year 2013 (57) 2011 (48) 2009 (68)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
Net company growth for Warwick during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) was 51 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Warwick UK 2015 51 71,633 2014 44 68,352 Record Year 2007 (96) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2015 22 19 10 Net growth in 2014 13 2 29 Record Year 2005 (34) 2007 (32) 2008 (49)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
In the first quarter of 2015, Warwick formed 0.1% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Warwick 2015 0.1% 2014 0.1% 2013 0.1% 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1993 (0.2%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2015 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2014 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change -15.5% 29.1% -44.4% Record Year 2011 (0.2%) 1993 (0.3%) 1993 (0.2%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2015 was 46.0.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.6% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 1.7% compared to the UK figure of 3.6%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
The record first quarter for female directors in Warwick was in 2015 when 31.3% of all directors were female.
31.3% of all director appointments in Warwick in the first quarter of 2015 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.4% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2014-Mar 2015)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage ENGINEERING 2.16% CONSULTING 5.23% WARWICK 1.80% MANAGEMENT 4.56% CONSULTING 1.80% CONSULTANCY 3.62% DESIGN 1.80% PROPERTY 2.72% MANAGEMENT 1.56% CONSTRUCTION 2.19% CONSULTANCY 1.44% CARE 2.13% ASSOCIATES 0.84% ENGINEERING 2.12% BUSINESS 0.84% LONDON 1.91% G 0.72% TRADING 1.88% CAR 0.60% TRANSPORT 1.82% MEDIA 0.60% ELECTRICAL 1.76% WARWICKSHIRE 0.60% DESIGN 1.65% GROUP 0.60% PROPERTIES 1.63% ACCOUNTANCY 0.48% CO., 1.58% DEVELOPMENTS 0.48% J 1.55% WH 0.48% CONSULTANTS 1.54% MEDICAL 0.48% BUSINESS 1.49% ELECTRICAL 0.48% INVESTMENTS 1.49% ENERGY 0.48% GLOBAL 1.46% ROCK 0.48% ASSOCIATES 1.44% TRAINING 0.48% DEVELOPMENTS 1.36% GRANGE 0.36% BUILDING 1.31% C 0.36% IT 1.30% M 0.36% MEDIA 1.28% YPL 0.36% M 1.27%
SIC Data
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Previous 36 months, excluding companies less than 12 months old
sic code number of companies uk companies None Supplied 188 288,953 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 77 43,081 99999 - Dormant Company 59 49,474 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 50 58,522 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 32 19,098 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 26 30,825 74990 - Non-trading company 24 13,794 62090 - Other information technology service activities 18 12,862 41100 - Development of building projects 16 11,863 71122 - Engineering related scientific and technical consulting activities 16 3,174 62012 - Business and domestic software development 11 9,651 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 11 10,200 71129 - Other engineering activities 10 6,278 86900 - Other human health activities 10 13,990 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 10 29,218 74100 - specialised design activities 10 4,892 45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles 8 5,392 75000 - Veterinary activities 8 1,018 47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets 8 6,557 49410 - Freight transport by road 8 12,485
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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