Chesterfield, Derbyshire

Q1 2010 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • February 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Chesterfield when compared to any previous February.
  • February 2010 saw a new record in net growth in Chesterfield 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 2010)

    A total of 184 companies were registered in Chesterfield during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).

    This figure is an increase of 24.3% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.5% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)ChesterfieldUK
    2010184105,137
    200914891,034
    % change24.3%15.5%
    Record Year 2000 (465) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    February 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Chesterfield when compared to any previous February.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2010447070
    New companies in 2009395059
    % change12.8%40.0%18.6%
    Record Year2007 (64)2010 (70)2000 (411)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    A total of 114 companies were dissolved in Chesterfield during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).

    This figure is a decrease of 14.3% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 23.5% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)ChesterfieldUK
    201011482,677
    2009133108,060
    % change-14.3%-23.5%
    Record Year 2002 (176) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2010293055
    Closed companies in 2009292480
    % change0.0%25.0%-31%
    Record Year2007 (31)2008 (35)2002 (142)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    Net company growth for Chesterfield during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) was 70 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)ChesterfieldUK
    20107022,460
    200915-17,026
    Record Year 2000 (422) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    February 2010 saw a new record in net growth in Chesterfield when compared to any previous February.

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2010154015
    Net growth in 20091026-21
    Record Year2003 (40)2010 (40)2000 (398)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    In the first quarter of 2010, Chesterfield formed 0.2% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)Chesterfield
    20100.2%
    20090.2%
    20080.2%
    20070.1%
    20060.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2000 (0.7%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20100.2%0.2%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20090.1%0.2%0.2%
    % change4.7%19.9%-1.4%
    Record Year1967 (0.5%)1974 (0.6%)2000 (1.5%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2010 was 44.5.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 1.9% compared to the UK figure of 2.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.5% compared to the UK figure of 4.9%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

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

    25.0% of all director appointments in Chesterfield in the first quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 24.7% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2009-Mar 2010)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT1.93%MANAGEMENT5.01%
    CHESTERFIELD1.54%CONSULTING4.60%
    TRAINING1.25%CONSULTANCY2.87%
    ENGINEERING1.16%PROPERTY2.50%
    (CHESTERFIELD)1.06%ASSOCIATES2.04%
    C0.96%TRADING1.93%
    J0.96%DESIGN1.91%
    PROPERTY0.96%CONSTRUCTION1.87%
    M0.96%MEDIA1.84%
    HOLDINGS0.87%BUSINESS1.74%
    R0.77%INTERNATIONAL1.73%
    HEATING0.77%CONSULTANTS1.63%
    CONSULTANTS0.67%ENGINEERING1.54%
    CONSULTING0.67%J1.48%
    CONSULTANCY0.58%LONDON1.45%
    CONSTRUCTION0.58%INVESTMENTS1.45%
    H0.58%GROUP1.37%
    HIRE0.58%GLOBAL1.35%
    CARE0.58%PROPERTIES1.35%
    DERBYSHIRE0.58%BUILDING1.34%
    ENERGY0.58%CARE1.33%
    EVOLUTION0.58%ELECTRICAL1.30%
    SECURITY0.48%M1.28%
    PLUMBING0.48%SYSTEMS1.25%
    FINANCIAL0.48%S1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied287228,645
    7487 - Other business activities9474,904
    9999 - Dormant Company4219,948
    99999 - Dormant Company2813,808
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management2014,007
    7260 - Other computer related activities1910,331
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified1926,974
    7414 - Business & management consultancy1817,003
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified187,143
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering179,325
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified123,069
    7499 - Non-trading company1215,398
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities129,943
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified128,154
    43210 - Electrical installation113,163
    7011 - Development & sell real estate115,300
    43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation112,179
    62090 - Other information technology service activities106,340
    9305 - Other service activities99,038
    41100 - Development of building projects94,513

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07140422 EURO COMMERCIAL CONSULTANTS LIMITED 29 Jan 2010
    07139771 THE ADVENTURE TRUST CIC 28 Jan 2010
    07137544 M B ELECTRICAL SERVICES (CHESTERFIELD) LIMITED 27 Jan 2010
    07132411 INTENSIVE TECHNOLOGY LIMITED 21 Jan 2010
    07128339 VICTORIA SECURITY LIMITED 18 Jan 2010
    07128275 SD PROMOTIONS LIMITED 18 Jan 2010
    07124959 THE JOHN M HAYES PARTNERSHIP LIMITED 13 Jan 2010
    07124396 DEY & CO. LTD 13 Jan 2010
    07123377 JT LEISURE LIMITED 12 Jan 2010
    07114891 CARMICHAELS CHAUFFEURS LIMITED 02 Jan 2010
    07140360 STAHLFRESSER LIMITED 29 Jan 2010
    07139265 SMP ROUSE CONSTRUCTION LIMITED 28 Jan 2010
    07138943 CJS PROPERTIES CHESTERFIELD LIMITED 28 Jan 2010
    07136757 AMBRICK CLARK SYSTEMS LIMITED 26 Jan 2010
    07135685 THE LANSDOWNE WHITE MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED 26 Jan 2010
    07132752 NEWS FOR YOU LIMITED 21 Jan 2010
    07123244 JOHN A ROBERTS & CO LIMITED 12 Jan 2010
    07119387 DSS RIFLES LIMITED 07 Jan 2010
    07115536 STANTEC CONSULTING LTD 04 Jan 2010
    07137632 ORAHELP LTD 27 Jan 2010
    07126487 ARCHITEK DESIGNS (DERBYS) LTD 15 Jan 2010
    07135782 METAL EXPORT UK LIMITED 26 Jan 2010
    07132017 EXTRAGOOD LIMITED 21 Jan 2010
    07126764 JUST SO CLEAN LIMITED 15 Jan 2010
    07123133 W SEWARD & SONS LTD 12 Jan 2010