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Chesterfield, Derbyshire

Q3 2011 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • August 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Chesterfield when compared to any previous August.
  • July 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Chesterfield when compared to any previous July.
  • August 2011 saw a new record in net growth in Chesterfield when compared to any previous August.

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 2011)

    A total of 180 companies were registered in Chesterfield during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).

    This figure is a decrease of 4.8% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 12.8% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)ChesterfieldUK
    2011180114,512
    2010189101,492
    % change-4.8%12.8%
    Record Year 2010 (189) 2011 (114,512)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    August 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Chesterfield when compared to any previous August.

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2011665856
    New companies in 2010655470
    % change1.5%7.4%-20.0%
    Record Year2003 (68)2011 (58)2010 (70)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    A total of 105 companies were dissolved in Chesterfield during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).

    This figure is a decrease of 23.9% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 17.6% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)ChesterfieldUK
    201110572,230
    201013887,705
    % change-23.9%-17.6%
    Record Year 2009 (205) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    July 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Chesterfield when compared to any previous July.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2011442437
    Closed companies in 2010305058
    % change46.7%-52.0%-36%
    Record Year2011 (44)2008 (59)2009 (115)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    Net company growth for Chesterfield during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) was 75 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)ChesterfieldUK
    20117542,282
    20105113,787
    Record Year 2003 (126) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    August 2011 saw a new record in net growth in Chesterfield when compared to any previous August.

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2011223419
    Net growth in 201035412
    Record Year2003 (53)2011 (34)2003 (48)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    In the third quarter of 2011, Chesterfield formed 0.2% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)Chesterfield
    20110.2%
    20100.2%
    20090.2%
    20080.2%
    20070.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1983 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20110.2%0.2%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20100.2%0.2%0.2%
    % change-7.1%-9.6%-27.8%
    Record Year1978 (0.4%)1963 (0.5%)1983 (0.5%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2011 was 45.6.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.3% compared to the UK figure of 4.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.3% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

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

    27.8% of all director appointments in Chesterfield in the third quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.0% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Sep 2010-Sep 2011)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    (CHESTERFIELD)1.37%CONSULTING5.11%
    CHESTERFIELD1.37%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    MANAGEMENT1.10%CONSULTANCY3.19%
    CARE0.91%PROPERTY2.41%
    DESIGN0.91%TRADING2.06%
    TRAINING0.91%DESIGN1.94%
    CONSULTANCY0.91%ASSOCIATES1.85%
    DERBYSHIRE0.82%BUSINESS1.82%
    PROPERTY0.73%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    ENGINEERING0.73%ENGINEERING1.74%
    HOME0.73%MEDIA1.72%
    ELECTRICAL0.73%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.64%LONDON1.63%
    CONSTRUCTION0.64%J1.47%
    SPECIALIST0.55%GLOBAL1.46%
    JOINERY0.55%INVESTMENTS1.43%
    MEDICAL0.55%CARE1.42%
    SUPPLIES0.55%IT1.38%
    J0.55%BUILDING1.30%
    SPIRE0.46%PROPERTIES1.28%
    CRUISE0.46%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    L0.46%M1.25%
    S0.46%ENERGY1.22%
    LEISURE0.46%TRAINING1.21%
    B0.46%S1.21%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied288204,493
    7487 - Other business activities8665,177
    9999 - Dormant Company5322,587
    99999 - Dormant Company3418,281
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified2029,245
    7414 - Business & management consultancy1914,755
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified1910,018
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified167,551
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply158,345
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering136,321
    62090 - Other information technology service activities136,798
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management1215,760
    5540 - Bars112,379
    43210 - Electrical installation102,938
    5248 - Other retail specialised stores102,240
    9305 - Other service activities1010,525
    96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment102,009
    45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles102,179
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified92,917
    4545 - Other building completion82,731

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07691604 A LINE (CHESTERFIELD) LTD 04 Jul 2011
    07710836 AGE CONCERN CHESTERFIELD AND DISTRICT 19 Jul 2011
    07711841 S & P TRAINING LTD 20 Jul 2011
    07718145 COMPLETE FREEDOM MOBILITY LTD 26 Jul 2011
    07720364 LEMELTIC TECHNOLOGY LIMITED 27 Jul 2011
    07720724 PRODUKTIV SOLUTIONS LTD 28 Jul 2011
    07689487 COMPACT SUPPORT LTD 01 Jul 2011
    07719283 OWEN OT SERVICES LIMITED 27 Jul 2011
    07697333 SCOTT IVES DOUBLE GLAZING LIMITED 07 Jul 2011
    07708761 STUBTON & HUMBY SHOOTING CLUB LIMITED 18 Jul 2011
    OC366800 WHITESPACE RENEWABLES LLP 26 Jul 2011
    07693451 CORNALL SOLUTIONS LTD 05 Jul 2011
    07695259 MW OPTICAL LIMITED 06 Jul 2011
    07697229 GREENCORE BEECHWOOD LIMITED 07 Jul 2011
    07701509 ORCA DIVING SERVICES LTD 12 Jul 2011
    07702393 SPECIALIST EMPLOYMENT ADVICE LTD 12 Jul 2011
    07712500 CHESTERFIELD CHILD CARE LIMITED 20 Jul 2011
    07717307 TRC DATA RECOVERY LTD 25 Jul 2011
    07721081 CRUISE HOLIDAYS CHINA LTD 28 Jul 2011
    07721261 CRUISE HOLIDAYS USA LTD 28 Jul 2011
    07704168 D SMITH CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT LTD 13 Jul 2011
    07709553 KUZO DATA LIMITED 19 Jul 2011
    07720249 J B LITTLEWOOD (CHESTERFIELD) LIMITED 27 Jul 2011
    07705883 PARSONS HYDRO-DEMOLITION LTD 14 Jul 2011
    07713007 DERBYSHIRE REMOVALS LTD 21 Jul 2011