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

  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 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)WarwickUK
    2015125161,156
    2014142150,722
    % change-12.0%6.9%
    Record Year 2011 (169) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2015374939
    New companies in 2014433564
    % change-14.0%40.0%-39.1%
    Record Year2011 (68)2013 (70)2012 (64)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)WarwickUK
    20157489,523
    20149882,370
    % change-24.5%8.7%
    Record Year 2011 (139) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2015153029
    Closed companies in 2014303335
    % change-50.0%-9.1%-17%
    Record Year2013 (57)2011 (48)2009 (68)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)WarwickUK
    20155171,633
    20144468,352
    Record Year 2007 (96) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2015221910
    Net growth in 201413229
    Record Year2005 (34)2007 (32)2008 (49)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20150.1%
    20140.1%
    20130.1%
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1993 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20150.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20140.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change-15.5%29.1%-44.4%
    Record Year2011 (0.2%)1993 (0.3%)1993 (0.2%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2014-Mar 2015)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    ENGINEERING2.16%CONSULTING5.23%
    WARWICK1.80%MANAGEMENT4.56%
    CONSULTING1.80%CONSULTANCY3.62%
    DESIGN1.80%PROPERTY2.72%
    MANAGEMENT1.56%CONSTRUCTION2.19%
    CONSULTANCY1.44%CARE2.13%
    ASSOCIATES0.84%ENGINEERING2.12%
    BUSINESS0.84%LONDON1.91%
    G0.72%TRADING1.88%
    CAR0.60%TRANSPORT1.82%
    MEDIA0.60%ELECTRICAL1.76%
    WARWICKSHIRE0.60%DESIGN1.65%
    GROUP0.60%PROPERTIES1.63%
    ACCOUNTANCY0.48%CO.,1.58%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.48%J1.55%
    WH0.48%CONSULTANTS1.54%
    MEDICAL0.48%BUSINESS1.49%
    ELECTRICAL0.48%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    ENERGY0.48%GLOBAL1.46%
    ROCK0.48%ASSOCIATES1.44%
    TRAINING0.48%DEVELOPMENTS1.36%
    GRANGE0.36%BUILDING1.31%
    C0.36%IT1.30%
    M0.36%MEDIA1.28%
    YPL0.36%M1.27%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied188288,953
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management7743,081
    99999 - Dormant Company5949,474
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified5058,522
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified3219,098
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities2630,825
    74990 - Non-trading company2413,794
    62090 - Other information technology service activities1812,862
    41100 - Development of building projects1611,863
    71122 - Engineering related scientific and technical consulting activities163,174
    62012 - Business and domestic software development119,651
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet1110,200
    71129 - Other engineering activities106,278
    86900 - Other human health activities1013,990
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified1029,218
    74100 - specialised design activities104,892
    45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles85,392
    75000 - Veterinary activities81,018
    47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets86,557
    49410 - Freight transport by road812,485

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    09470912 DESIGN BY DAMION ROSSO LTD 04 Mar 2015
    09472803 WARWICKSHIRE GARAGE DOOR CENTRE LTD 05 Mar 2015
    09473875 BCHP LIMITED 05 Mar 2015
    09474991 BARTON H&S ASSOCIATES LIMITED 06 Mar 2015
    09481096 JUST JOBS UK LIMITED 10 Mar 2015
    09481893 E-SOLUTIONS TRAINING SERVICES LIMITED 10 Mar 2015
    OC398759 LYNDHURST MARKETING LLP 11 Mar 2015
    09485361 QUICK TYRES LTD 12 Mar 2015
    09488104 HIX MANAGEMENT LIMITED 13 Mar 2015
    09489438 EKM CONSULTANCY LIMITED 13 Mar 2015
    09489539 GENESIS STRATEGIC PARTNERS LIMITED 13 Mar 2015
    09493171 CRISTINA WHEELER LTD 17 Mar 2015
    09493492 PARTY CREATIONS LIMITED 17 Mar 2015
    09496075 BERNHAR LIMITED 18 Mar 2015
    09502914 ASKH MEDICAL LTD 23 Mar 2015
    09503881 APARNA MEDICAL LIMITED 23 Mar 2015
    09509222 FAIR OFFICE LTD 25 Mar 2015
    09509559 VOLVO CORPORATE TRUSTEE LIMITED 25 Mar 2015
    09516034 EMERALD GLOBAL COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED 28 Mar 2015
    09516916 P2M MODULAIRE UK LTD 30 Mar 2015
    09519878 THE TABLE LTD 31 Mar 2015
    09520521 AUTOYAD LIMITED 31 Mar 2015
    09479481 COOPER MIXER HIRE LTD 09 Mar 2015
    09503236 JOLLY BRITISH BUSINESS SUPPORT LIMITED 23 Mar 2015
    09515399 DM3 RAIL LIMITED 28 Mar 2015