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Warwickshire

Q1 2012 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • February 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Warwickshire when compared to any previous February.

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 2012)

    A total of 971 companies were registered in Warwickshire during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).

    This figure is an increase of 2.5% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.0% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)WarwickshireUK
    2012971131,491
    2011947116,391
    % change2.5%13.0%
    Record Year 2007 (1,037) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    February 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Warwickshire when compared to any previous February.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2012293315363
    New companies in 2011307287353
    % change-4.6%9.8%2.8%
    Record Year2011 (307)2012 (315)2007 (456)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    A total of 525 companies were dissolved in Warwickshire during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).

    This figure is a decrease of 31.8% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 25.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)WarwickshireUK
    201252567,576
    201177090,986
    % change-31.8%-25.7%
    Record Year 2011 (770) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2012185181159
    Closed companies in 2011296218256
    % change-37.5%-17.0%-38%
    Record Year2011 (296)2011 (218)2009 (456)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    Net company growth for Warwickshire during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) was 446 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)WarwickshireUK
    201244663,915
    201117725,405
    Record Year 2007 (653) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2012108134204
    Net growth in 2011116997
    Record Year2003 (173)2007 (201)2007 (323)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    In the first quarter of 2012, Warwickshire formed 0.7% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)Warwickshire
    20120.7%
    20110.8%
    20100.8%
    20090.9%
    20080.9%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1969 (1.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20120.7%0.7%0.8%
    UK formation share in 20110.9%0.8%0.8%
    % change-18.2%-6.1%-3.8%
    Record Year1969 (2.1%)1963 (1.5%)1962 (1.4%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2012 was 44.4.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.9% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.0% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Warwickshire was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.

    27.9% of all director appointments in Warwickshire in the first quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.2% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING1.66%CONSULTING5.07%
    MANAGEMENT1.45%MANAGEMENT4.74%
    CONSULTANCY1.13%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    DESIGN1.02%PROPERTY2.37%
    TRANSPORT0.99%TRADING2.07%
    ENGINEERING0.85%DESIGN1.93%
    J0.76%ENGINEERING1.86%
    CONSULTANTS0.74%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    CO.,0.74%CONSULTANTS1.79%
    BUSINESS0.69%BUSINESS1.73%
    INTERNATIONAL0.67%MEDIA1.72%
    ASSOCIATES0.65%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    TRADING0.65%LONDON1.66%
    EUROPE0.62%J1.54%
    PROPERTY0.60%INVESTMENTS1.51%
    MEDIA0.60%GLOBAL1.50%
    LOGISTICS0.55%IT1.40%
    M0.53%CARE1.34%
    D0.53%PROPERTIES1.31%
    ELECTRICAL0.53%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    TRAINING0.51%M1.27%
    ENERGY0.51%BUILDING1.24%
    MARKETING0.51%ENERGY1.20%
    IT0.48%S1.20%
    P0.46%ENTERPRISES1.19%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied1,486216,665
    7487 - Other business activities49052,735
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified28635,233
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management22219,704
    99999 - Dormant Company20325,084
    7414 - Business & management consultancy15612,113
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities12514,303
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified1229,892
    9999 - Dormant Company12218,617
    7499 - Non-trading company949,102
    74990 - Non-trading company919,729
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified9013,637
    62090 - Other information technology service activities808,145
    6024 - Freight transport by road622,121
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply626,934
    49410 - Freight transport by road612,781
    7260 - Other computer related activities567,154
    86900 - Other human health activities515,066
    9305 - Other service activities508,818
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering465,169

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07978629 F21 (UK) LIMITED 06 Mar 2012
    07989533 SUE RICHARDSON ASSOCIATES LIMITED 14 Mar 2012
    07981550 HADLEY HARGREAVES LIMITED 08 Mar 2012
    08014065 BLUES NOTE SERVICES LTD 30 Mar 2012
    07985288 AED COURIERS LIMITED 12 Mar 2012
    07973360 AKMBS PROFESSIONAL SERVICES LIMITED 02 Mar 2012
    07989767 CRABB KIPLING LTD 14 Mar 2012
    07981599 LETS JUST DO IT IN EUROPE LTD 08 Mar 2012
    07986068 AMMAZON POOL AND LEISURE LIMITED 12 Mar 2012
    07990939 KNOWLEDGE ALLIANCE INITIATIVE LTD 14 Mar 2012
    08013649 TEKSOURCE LTD 30 Mar 2012
    08014057 RIGS FITNESS LIMITED 30 Mar 2012
    07991322 MATTHEW TURNER LTD 15 Mar 2012
    07999746 SAVEKER SECURITY LTD 21 Mar 2012
    08008790 ATHERSTONE PHARMA LTD 27 Mar 2012
    07975171 ANTISRECRUITMENT LIMITED 05 Mar 2012
    07979891 BOLO TRADE CO., LTD 07 Mar 2012
    08001896 R P SERVICES (COVENTRY) LTD 22 Mar 2012
    08009207 NX AUDIO VISUAL LIMITED 28 Mar 2012
    08013187 RUSSTRANS LIMITED 30 Mar 2012
    07974038 A1 PRINT CENTRE LIMITED 02 Mar 2012
    07983042 BEAN BROADCASTING LTD 09 Mar 2012
    07991491 HOLLY TREE TRANSPORT & STORAGE LIMITED 15 Mar 2012
    07991930 HOT BALTI LIMITED 15 Mar 2012
    07994173 FLAG RAGS LTD 16 Mar 2012