Chesterfield, Derbyshire

Q1 2013 Business Confidence Report

NOTICE: We have improved our calculations of the statistics in these reports, so some figures and records may not match previous reports.

Headlines

  • February 2013 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 2013)

    A total of 181 companies were registered in Chesterfield during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).

    This figure is a decrease of 16.2% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 2.5% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)ChesterfieldUK
    2013181134,802
    2012216131,491
    % change-16.2%2.5%
    Record Year 2012 (216) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2013486370
    New companies in 2012696978
    % change-30.4%-8.7%-10.3%
    Record Year2012 (69)2010 (70)2000 (411)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    A total of 85 companies were dissolved in Chesterfield during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).

    This figure is a decrease of 10.5% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.3% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)ChesterfieldUK
    20138577,914
    20129567,576
    % change-10.5%15.3%
    Record Year 2011 (134) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2013451525
    Closed companies in 2012462524
    % change-2.2%-40.0%4%
    Record Year2011 (53)2011 (47)2002 (142)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    Net company growth for Chesterfield during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) was 96 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)ChesterfieldUK
    20139656,888
    201212163,915
    Record Year 2007 (131) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    February 2013 saw a new record in net growth in Chesterfield when compared to any previous February.

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 201334845
    Net growth in 2012234454
    Record Year2003 (40)2013 (48)2000 (398)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    In the first quarter of 2013, Chesterfield formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)Chesterfield
    20130.1%
    20120.2%
    20110.2%
    20100.2%
    20090.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2000 (0.7%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20130.1%0.1%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20120.2%0.2%0.2%
    % change-37.6%-9.4%-7.3%
    Record Year2003 (0.2%)1988 (0.2%)2000 (1.5%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2013 was 44.9.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.0% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 1.6% compared to the UK figure of 1.8%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Chesterfield was in 2005 when 44.3% of all directors were female.

    43.5% of all director appointments in Chesterfield in the first quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 28.1% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2012-Mar 2013)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CHESTERFIELD1.32%CONSULTING5.18%
    MANAGEMENT1.32%MANAGEMENT4.78%
    (CHESTERFIELD)1.08%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    M0.99%PROPERTY2.44%
    CONSULTING0.91%TRADING2.06%
    TRAINING0.91%DESIGN1.79%
    PROPERTY0.83%ENGINEERING1.78%
    CARE0.83%BUSINESS1.77%
    J0.74%ASSOCIATES1.75%
    COMMUNITY0.74%LONDON1.72%
    ENGINEERING0.66%CONSULTANTS1.71%
    PRODUCTS0.66%CONSTRUCTION1.69%
    CONSTRUCTION0.66%MEDIA1.63%
    DESIGN0.58%GLOBAL1.57%
    D0.58%J1.56%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.58%CARE1.46%
    SUPPLIES0.50%IT1.43%
    SPIRE0.50%INVESTMENTS1.41%
    SYSTEMS0.50%PROPERTIES1.36%
    SHOP0.50%M1.25%
    S0.50%BUILDING1.21%
    INSTALLATIONS0.50%ENTERPRISES1.19%
    CONTRACTORS0.41%ELECTRICAL1.18%
    BUSINESS0.41%TRAINING1.17%
    C0.41%SECURITY1.15%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied340249,183
    99999 - Dormant Company9043,384
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified3454,531
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management3432,624
    56302 - Public houses and bars284,952
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified2723,532
    96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment225,248
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified1916,448
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities1824,894
    62090 - Other information technology service activities1712,664
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified176,954
    41100 - Development of building projects168,637
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate157,507
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings155,372
    86900 - Other human health activities158,465
    74990 - Non-trading company1314,129
    45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles134,684
    32990 - Other manufacturing not elsewhere classified123,073
    56101 - Licensed restaurants126,894
    47190 - Other retail sale in non-specialised stores113,226

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08436085 SAIL (SEXUAL ABUSE AND INCEST LINE) 08 Mar 2013
    08452714 MIDLAND PORTFOLIO PROPERTIES LIMITED 20 Mar 2013
    08458231 CULTURA ENTERPRISES LTD 22 Mar 2013
    08460421 ALTEK-MHD LIMITED 25 Mar 2013
    08430188 BLO ENGINEERING SERVICES LIMITED 05 Mar 2013
    08445659 WOLFE COMMERCIALS LIMITED 14 Mar 2013
    08446342 HP HOTELS LIMITED 15 Mar 2013
    08447265 UNITEK-UK LIMITED 15 Mar 2013
    08455976 MIRROR MIRROR BRIDAL BEAUTIFICATION LIMITED 21 Mar 2013
    08462780 RUMOURS HAIRCARE LTD 26 Mar 2013
    08431911 JEDDIS ENGINEERING LIMITED 06 Mar 2013
    08435029 JDWB CONSULTING LTD 07 Mar 2013
    08449496 H NAILS LTD 18 Mar 2013
    08450010 TOWN & COUNTRY PHOTOGRAPHY LTD 18 Mar 2013
    08433995 PRETTY DOLLY CASTLE-BEDS LTD 07 Mar 2013
    08451324 COUNTRY LIFE SKILLS CIC 19 Mar 2013
    08465047 STAFF MAN MANAGEMENT LTD 28 Mar 2013
    08425277 MAINZ CAR CARE LIMITED 01 Mar 2013
    08425317 SJB JOINERY LIMITED 01 Mar 2013
    08448750 AUTOMOTIVE SOLUTIONS CHESTERFIELD LIMITED 18 Mar 2013
    08460572 MODEL DESIGN CONSTRUCTION LTD 25 Mar 2013
    08461501 NEFIS COFFEE LTD 25 Mar 2013
    08445363 KIDS ZONE LTD 14 Mar 2013
    08450402 CMC CODING LIMITED 19 Mar 2013
    08460178 V SUPPLEMENTS UK LIMITED 25 Mar 2013