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
    08400409 UNDERBARROW LIMITED 13 Feb 2013
    08404098 METERSMART UTILITIES LIMITED 14 Feb 2013
    08412156 BELROBICS LIMITED 20 Feb 2013
    08412696 EXPRESS 2 ADDRESS LTD 21 Feb 2013
    08414978 HDS ENGINEERING LIMITED 22 Feb 2013
    08415049 HEALTH 24X7 LIMITED 22 Feb 2013
    08423391 TERRA GEOLOGICAL LIMITED 28 Feb 2013
    08423786 PEAKSWEEP LIMITED 28 Feb 2013
    08395672 NAVARDA WIND FARM LIMITED 08 Feb 2013
    08400881 MATBROOK LTD 13 Feb 2013
    08400913 PHILIP BAINES LTD 13 Feb 2013
    08401260 AGA ELECTRONICS LTD 13 Feb 2013
    08424229 BLACK DIAMOND SPAS LIMITED 28 Feb 2013
    08395285 SPIRE BUILDING LIMITED 08 Feb 2013
    08400258 PINK TRAINING SKILLS LIMITED 13 Feb 2013
    08405023 MDF BLANKS LIMITED 15 Feb 2013
    08409930 IMPERIAL AIRSOFT LIMITED 19 Feb 2013
    08414286 KELHAM HALL LIMITED 21 Feb 2013
    08416339 ROCKFACE MEDICAL SERVICES LTD. 22 Feb 2013
    08416420 M P FORKS LIMITED 22 Feb 2013
    08417016 THE DERBYSHIRE GIFT COMPANY LIMITED 25 Feb 2013
    08424588 DIGNITY GIVING SUITS (DGS) LIMITED 28 Feb 2013
    08387906 JMF RETAIL LIMITED 04 Feb 2013
    08392879 J & M SHOTBLAST LTD 07 Feb 2013
    08390111 PEAK COFFEE LTD 05 Feb 2013