Warwickshire

Q3 2012 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q3 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Warwickshire when compared to any previous Q3.
  • August 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Warwickshire when compared to any previous August.
  • July 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Warwickshire when compared to any previous July.

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 2012)

    Q3 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Warwickshire when compared to any previous Q3.

    A total of 850 companies were registered in Warwickshire during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).

    This figure is an increase of 1.3% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.8% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)WarwickshireUK
    2012850118,868
    2011839114,512
    % change1.3%3.8%
    Record Year 2012 (850) 2012 (118,868)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

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

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

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2012305282263
    New companies in 2011272279288
    % change12.1%1.1%-8.7%
    Record Year2012 (305)2012 (282)2011 (288)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    A total of 648 companies were dissolved in Warwickshire during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).

    This figure is an increase of 4.9% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.5% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)WarwickshireUK
    201264874,772
    201161872,230
    % change4.9%3.5%
    Record Year 2009 (913) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2012232242174
    Closed companies in 2011208232178
    % change11.5%4.3%-2%
    Record Year2010 (265)2008 (393)2009 (418)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    Net company growth for Warwickshire during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) was 202 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)WarwickshireUK
    201220244,096
    201122142,282
    Record Year 2003 (441) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2012734089
    Net growth in 20116447110
    Record Year2008 (244)2003 (139)2002 (213)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

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

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)Warwickshire
    20120.7%
    20110.7%
    20100.7%
    20090.8%
    20080.9%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1961 (1.4%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20120.7%0.7%0.7%
    UK formation share in 20110.7%0.7%0.7%
    % change0.7%1.9%-9.7%
    Record Year1970 (1.4%)1963 (1.4%)1961 (1.9%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2012 was 43.9.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.9% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.1% compared to the UK figure of 3.2%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Warwickshire was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.

    26.5% of all director appointments in Warwickshire in the third quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING1.96%CONSULTING5.06%
    MANAGEMENT1.59%MANAGEMENT4.77%
    TRANSPORT1.28%CONSULTANCY3.29%
    ENGINEERING1.28%PROPERTY2.36%
    DESIGN0.98%TRADING2.08%
    CONSULTANCY0.96%DESIGN1.87%
    PROPERTY0.82%ASSOCIATES1.83%
    INTERNATIONAL0.77%ENGINEERING1.83%
    CO.,0.77%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    J0.75%BUSINESS1.72%
    TRADING0.70%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    CONSULTANTS0.65%MEDIA1.68%
    ASSOCIATES0.61%LONDON1.67%
    PROPERTIES0.56%J1.55%
    SYSTEMS0.56%GLOBAL1.54%
    IT0.51%INVESTMENTS1.47%
    ENERGY0.51%IT1.43%
    MEDIA0.51%PROPERTIES1.34%
    ELECTRICAL0.49%CARE1.32%
    M0.49%M1.27%
    BUSINESS0.49%BUILDING1.22%
    EUROPE0.49%ENTERPRISES1.21%
    CARE0.47%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    ENTERPRISES0.47%S1.17%
    TRAINING0.44%SECURITY1.16%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied1,517228,243
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified36750,446
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management32528,990
    99999 - Dormant Company32037,912
    7487 - Other business activities18816,361
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities16321,969
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified15914,809
    49410 - Freight transport by road1454,503
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified13220,742
    74990 - Non-trading company12013,641
    62090 - Other information technology service activities10011,950
    86900 - Other human health activities667,550
    47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets624,568
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet605,760
    41100 - Development of building projects597,545
    62012 - Business and domestic software development536,943
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities495,935
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified496,008
    71129 - Other engineering activities453,434
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate456,519

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    OC377323 CHARLTONS PARTNERSHIP LLP 31 Jul 2012
    08163327 STRATFORD ALLTRADES LTD 31 Jul 2012
    08159082 ALUX EUROPE LIMITED 27 Jul 2012
    08139928 CREDLY CLEANING COMPANY LIMITED 12 Jul 2012
    08141074 THE SWAN ANTIQUES LIMITED 12 Jul 2012
    08145074 AJ SMITH PROPERTY LIMITED 16 Jul 2012
    08151409 UK MRSH LIMITED 20 Jul 2012
    08155301 SARAH HARVEY HOLDINGS LIMITED 24 Jul 2012
    08162454 MAKENZIE LOGISTICS LTD 31 Jul 2012
    08141693 ATKINS NETWORKS LTD 12 Jul 2012
    08144493 BOX PLANT & SPARES LIMITED 16 Jul 2012
    08156460 NUNEATON BUILDING SUPPLIES LTD 25 Jul 2012
    08126601 AM EUROPEAN LTD 02 Jul 2012
    08139935 UK LUXURY EXPORT LTD 12 Jul 2012
    08154637 ON-GOING INTERNATIONAL FREIGHT FORWARDING CO., LIMITED 24 Jul 2012
    08163385 LUISA MONTALDO LIMITED 31 Jul 2012
    08128153 REG ENGINEERING SOLUTIONS LIMITED 03 Jul 2012
    08129193 PS RAPID PROTOTYPING LIMITED 04 Jul 2012
    08145674 XYLO CONTRACTS LTD 17 Jul 2012
    08152029 LIVE LX LIMITED 20 Jul 2012
    08157007 JA PRYMA LTD 25 Jul 2012
    08157727 LINDIAN ASSOCIATES LIMITED 26 Jul 2012
    08151460 HEALTH FITNESS AND NUTRITION LIMITED 20 Jul 2012
    08151534 USLIM LIMITED 20 Jul 2012
    08154198 JRG SALES LIMITED 24 Jul 2012