Chesterfield, Derbyshire

Q1 2014 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • February 2014 saw a new record in company registrations 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 2014)

    A total of 202 companies were registered in Chesterfield during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).

    This figure is an increase of 11.6% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.8% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)ChesterfieldUK
    2014202150,722
    2013181134,802
    % change11.6%11.8%
    Record Year 2012 (216) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    February 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Chesterfield when compared to any previous February.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2014587569
    New companies in 2013486370
    % change20.8%19.0%-1.4%
    Record Year2012 (69)2014 (75)2000 (411)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    A total of 139 companies were dissolved in Chesterfield during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).

    This figure is an increase of 63.5% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 5.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)ChesterfieldUK
    201413982,370
    20138577,914
    % change63.5%5.7%
    Record Year 2014 (139) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2014494743
    Closed companies in 2013451525
    % change8.9%213.3%72%
    Record Year2011 (53)2011 (47)2002 (142)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    Net company growth for Chesterfield during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) was 63 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)ChesterfieldUK
    20146368,352
    20139656,888
    Record Year 2007 (131) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 201492826
    Net growth in 201334845
    Record Year2003 (40)2013 (48)2000 (398)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    In the first quarter of 2014, Chesterfield formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)Chesterfield
    20140.1%
    20130.1%
    20120.2%
    20110.2%
    20100.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2000 (0.7%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20140.1%0.2%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20130.1%0.1%0.2%
    % change13.1%10.0%-17.7%
    Record Year2003 (0.2%)1988 (0.2%)2000 (1.5%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2014 was 45.6.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.2% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.8% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

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

    28.0% of all director appointments in Chesterfield in the first quarter of 2014 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 2013-Mar 2014)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CHESTERFIELD2.14%CONSULTING5.22%
    CARE1.11%MANAGEMENT4.67%
    CONSULTANCY0.95%CONSULTANCY3.49%
    MANAGEMENT0.87%PROPERTY2.64%
    DESIGN0.87%TRADING2.05%
    ENGINEERING0.87%LONDON1.88%
    CONSULTING0.87%ENGINEERING1.86%
    TRAINING0.79%CARE1.79%
    CONSTRUCTION0.79%CONSTRUCTION1.75%
    LEISURE0.71%DESIGN1.75%
    DERBYSHIRE0.71%CONSULTANTS1.73%
    CENTRE0.71%BUSINESS1.71%
    SPIRE0.71%PROPERTIES1.60%
    PROPERTIES0.71%INVESTMENTS1.60%
    PEAK0.64%GLOBAL1.58%
    CO0.64%J1.48%
    PROPERTY0.64%ASSOCIATES1.48%
    TAXSURE0.64%MEDIA1.48%
    B0.64%IT1.33%
    (CHESTERFIELD)0.64%TRANSPORT1.30%
    S0.64%DEVELOPMENTS1.29%
    CARS0.56%BUILDING1.24%
    PUB0.56%M1.21%
    M0.56%CAPITAL1.20%
    C0.56%ELECTRICAL1.19%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied391280,210
    99999 - Dormant Company7547,084
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management4037,882
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified3126,700
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified3156,411
    56302 - Public houses and bars255,732
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities2427,750
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified2118,491
    41100 - Development of building projects219,855
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet199,358
    96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment196,236
    45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles195,130
    62090 - Other information technology service activities1812,813
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate189,284
    86900 - Other human health activities1610,273
    32990 - Other manufacturing not elsewhere classified153,403
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified158,155
    49410 - Freight transport by road158,014
    43210 - Electrical installation135,885
    56101 - Licensed restaurants127,965

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08829276 COPELANDS SURVEYORS LIMITED 02 Jan 2014
    08832714 CHESTERFIELD AUTOGAS LTD 06 Jan 2014
    08832838 PRO-TEC TAPES LIMITED 06 Jan 2014
    08841640 RIDGELINE CONSTRUCTION LTD 13 Jan 2014
    08855549 HOLMELEA ENGINEERING SERVICES LTD 22 Jan 2014
    08856328 AN.THONY LTD 22 Jan 2014
    08845106 LOVELY PUB CO CHESTERFIELD LIMITED 14 Jan 2014
    08848958 RONALD CLARK LIMITED 16 Jan 2014
    08852169 FLAVOURDROPS LIMITED 20 Jan 2014
    08855312 LUXURY LIVERY LIMITED 21 Jan 2014
    08855373 INSPIRED CORPORATE SOLUTIONS LIMITED 22 Jan 2014
    08857373 MARTIN BRUNO LIMITED 23 Jan 2014
    08858950 MAL-TANS TRAINING AND CONSULTANCY LTD 23 Jan 2014
    08861698 G CARROLL CONSULTING LTD 27 Jan 2014
    08869806 PEAK CLASSIC CARS LIMITED 30 Jan 2014
    08830719 RIPLEY VAN HIRE LTD 03 Jan 2014
    08831532 JRG LEISURE LIMITED 03 Jan 2014
    08847188 CHESTNUT DRIVE 1971 LIMITED 16 Jan 2014
    08860985 HAZELBRIDGE LTD 24 Jan 2014
    08861952 PINNACLE FLAT ROOFING LTD 27 Jan 2014
    08862091 CROSSFIT 252 CHESTERFIELD LTD 27 Jan 2014
    08840661 GLITTER GIFTS LIMITED 10 Jan 2014
    08840940 LOVE YOUR BUILDER LTD 10 Jan 2014
    08830286 CORRUGATED CONCEPTS CO. LIMITED 03 Jan 2014
    08860744 HIGH ASHES RURAL PROJECT C.I.C. 24 Jan 2014