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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
    07937541 BIRMINGHAM ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS LIMITED 06 Feb 2012
    07967133 BRAND MOTOR LIMITED 28 Feb 2012
    07968701 JASYNTHA LIMITED 28 Feb 2012
    07935384 HENLEY-IN-ARDEN ENTERPRISE SIXTH FORM 03 Feb 2012
    07949343 SYSGEN CONSULTING LIMITED 14 Feb 2012
    07950550 UNIVERSAL CLAIMS MANAGEMENT LIMITED 15 Feb 2012
    07951961 LE CODFATHER & CO LIMITED 16 Feb 2012
    07935805 SIDIWORKS LIMITED 03 Feb 2012
    07943429 WARWICKFOODS LTD 09 Feb 2012
    07947049 FIGAPPS.NET LIMITED 13 Feb 2012
    07952462 WATERFALL OPHTHALMIC LIMITED 16 Feb 2012
    07966335 GLOSCON LIMITED 27 Feb 2012
    07952380 TECHNICAL ANOMALY LTD 16 Feb 2012
    07965520 PIXIE COUTURE LIMITED 27 Feb 2012
    07944207 CARLETON AUTOS LIMITED 09 Feb 2012
    07949007 ENFOR GREEN CO., LIMITED 14 Feb 2012
    07966151 ATL ANDREW'S TRANSPORT LOGISTICS LIMITED 27 Feb 2012
    07933197 STELYNN CONSTRUCTION LIMITED 02 Feb 2012
    07933594 JSBB LIMITED 02 Feb 2012
    07934378 FLASHFORWARD MEDIA LTD 02 Feb 2012
    07935107 THE GADSBY (PUBLIC HOUSE) LTD 03 Feb 2012
    07940598 REEM SALON LTD 08 Feb 2012
    07941558 CARTWRIGHT MARSTON LTD 08 Feb 2012
    07944342 CASTELWAY FOOD SUPPLIES LIMITED 10 Feb 2012
    07953974 C.M. AUTOMATION LTD 17 Feb 2012