Warwickshire

Q1 2015 Business Confidence Report

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 946 companies were registered in Warwickshire during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).

    This figure is a decrease of 5.9% 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)WarwickshireUK
    2015946161,156
    20141,005150,722
    % change-5.9%6.9%
    Record Year 2007 (1,037) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2015284304358
    New companies in 2014304321380
    % change-6.6%-5.3%-5.8%
    Record Year2013 (336)2014 (321)2007 (456)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    A total of 547 companies were dissolved in Warwickshire during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).

    This figure is an increase of 5.2% 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)WarwickshireUK
    201554789,523
    201452082,370
    % change5.2%8.7%
    Record Year 2011 (770) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2015147198202
    Closed companies in 2014150189181
    % change-2.0%4.8%12%
    Record Year2011 (296)2011 (218)2009 (455)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    Net company growth for Warwickshire during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) was 399 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)WarwickshireUK
    201539971,633
    201448568,352
    Record Year 2007 (654) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2015137106156
    Net growth in 2014154132199
    Record Year2003 (173)2007 (202)2007 (323)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    In the first quarter of 2015, Warwickshire formed 0.6% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)Warwickshire
    20150.6%
    20140.7%
    20130.7%
    20120.7%
    20110.8%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2008 (0.9%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20150.6%0.6%0.6%
    UK formation share in 20140.6%0.7%0.7%
    % change-8.4%-12.8%-14.1%
    Record Year2009 (0.9%)1992 (1.0%)2008 (1.0%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2015 was 44.7.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.3% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.4% 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 Warwickshire was in 2008 when 30.9% of all directors were female.

    28.8% of all director appointments in Warwickshire 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
    TRANSPORT1.93%CONSULTING5.23%
    MANAGEMENT1.76%MANAGEMENT4.56%
    CONSULTING1.72%CONSULTANCY3.62%
    ENGINEERING1.68%PROPERTY2.72%
    CONSULTANCY1.45%CONSTRUCTION2.19%
    DESIGN1.34%CARE2.13%
    PROPERTY0.84%ENGINEERING2.12%
    J0.75%LONDON1.91%
    TRANS0.73%TRADING1.88%
    CO.,0.73%TRANSPORT1.82%
    PROPERTIES0.71%ELECTRICAL1.76%
    ASSOCIATES0.69%DESIGN1.65%
    CONSTRUCTION0.69%PROPERTIES1.63%
    BUSINESS0.61%CO.,1.58%
    CONSULTANTS0.61%J1.55%
    INTERNATIONAL0.57%CONSULTANTS1.54%
    LOGISTICS0.52%BUSINESS1.49%
    POWER0.52%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    ELECTRICAL0.50%GLOBAL1.46%
    MEDIA0.50%ASSOCIATES1.44%
    PROJECT0.46%DEVELOPMENTS1.36%
    EVENTS0.44%BUILDING1.31%
    C0.44%IT1.30%
    INVESTMENTS0.44%MEDIA1.28%
    CARE0.42%M1.27%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied1,499288,953
    49410 - Freight transport by road37312,485
    99999 - Dormant Company37249,474
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management36443,081
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified31458,522
    74990 - Non-trading company22313,794
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities16630,825
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified15929,218
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified14819,098
    41100 - Development of building projects10211,863
    62090 - Other information technology service activities8012,862
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate7411,600
    71129 - Other engineering activities686,278
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet6610,200
    86900 - Other human health activities6513,990
    62012 - Business and domestic software development579,651
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities547,682
    45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles535,392
    68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate517,450
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings507,797

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    09449698 BAUGLAND LIMITED 20 Feb 2015
    09441748 SUPPORTING YOU SERVICES LIMITED 16 Feb 2015
    09443717 E5 LIVING (HALLOW) LTD 17 Feb 2015
    09453426 KRIS CARS SERVICES LTD 23 Feb 2015
    09422156 MIFF DEVELOPERS LIMITED 04 Feb 2015
    09426554 FELIX TRADERS LTD 06 Feb 2015
    09443866 ANT HOLDINGS LIMITED 17 Feb 2015
    09416418 EXACT FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS LIMITED 02 Feb 2015
    09417686 OUTBACK COFFEE LTD 02 Feb 2015
    09436547 INDIGOJACK LIMITED 12 Feb 2015
    09441322 SANDRA CARE LIMITED 16 Feb 2015
    09442483 TRADEX INTER LTD 17 Feb 2015
    09443938 GREEN BEAR PRIVATE MEMBERS CLUBS LTD 17 Feb 2015
    09459602 FELINE (NOTTINGHAM) LTD 26 Feb 2015
    09419512 HOYLAKE 1972 LIMITED 03 Feb 2015
    09423001 A THORNE OFFICE FITTERS LTD 04 Feb 2015
    09424432 PRELOVED LABELS LIMITED 05 Feb 2015
    09435945 PA YORKE LIMITED 12 Feb 2015
    09444970 MEDIA TRANSFORMATION SOLUTIONS LTD 17 Feb 2015
    09459792 AJC CATERING LIMITED 26 Feb 2015
    09424430 THEBUILDERS LTD 05 Feb 2015
    09434942 ROBOT MOVE LIMITED 11 Feb 2015
    09416679 COMPLETE TRADE SUPPLIES LTD 02 Feb 2015
    09428020 TOMO TRANS LTD 09 Feb 2015
    09437778 THE RUGBY BODYSHOPPE LIMITED 13 Feb 2015