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
    OC378246 EARLSWOOD HEALTHCARE (UK) LLP 07 Sep 2012
    08218608 BROOMCO (4257) LIMITED 18 Sep 2012
    08206333 OOSLAND BARNS LIMITED 07 Sep 2012
    08209036 CRANHILL INSIGHT LIMITED 11 Sep 2012
    08211324 DAVALL LIMITED 12 Sep 2012
    08201091 ROOM 27 LIMITED 04 Sep 2012
    08208181 SASAHIVI LIMITED 10 Sep 2012
    08209714 ARCUS RESOURCES LTD 11 Sep 2012
    08210912 FLUNDER CONSULTANCY LTD 12 Sep 2012
    08222926 B&S ROI LIMITED 20 Sep 2012
    08209744 BIOCOVER LIMITED 11 Sep 2012
    08202415 PN TELECOMMUNICATIONS LTD 05 Sep 2012
    08202895 BIO-AGRO CHEMICALS CO., LIMITED 05 Sep 2012
    08203309 PAWEL KINECKI LIMITED 05 Sep 2012
    08213208 SLW TRANSPORT LIMITED 13 Sep 2012
    08217221 R&C INDUSTRIAL LIMITED 17 Sep 2012
    08221197 TRANTER TRAINING SOLUTIONS LTD 19 Sep 2012
    08224264 SSD BUSINESS SYSTEMS LTD 21 Sep 2012
    08215523 REFORM FLEETWOOD LIMITED 14 Sep 2012
    08225296 JK MACHINE TOOLS LIMITED 24 Sep 2012
    08233079 F M BROS. UK LIMITED 28 Sep 2012
    08233206 PEARSON'S (BROCKHILL) LIMITED 28 Sep 2012
    08202167 MACAULAY BATHROOMS (UK) LIMITED 05 Sep 2012
    08204998 TREACLE COMMUNICATION LTD 06 Sep 2012
    08211971 RYTON PARTNERS LTD 12 Sep 2012