Chesterfield, Derbyshire

Q1 2015 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q1 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Chesterfield when compared to any previous Q1.
  • Q1 2015 was a record quarter for company registrations in Chesterfield when compared to any quarter in history.
  • March 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Chesterfield when compared to any previous March.
  • February 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Chesterfield when compared to any previous February.
  • February 2015 was a record month for company registrations in Chesterfield when compared to any month in history.
  • March 2015 saw a new record in net growth in Chesterfield when compared to any previous March.
  • February 2015 saw a new record in net growth in Chesterfield when compared to any previous February.
  • February 2015 was a record month for net growth in Chesterfield when compared to any month in history.
  • The record first quarter for female directors in Chesterfield was in 2015 when 53.0% of all directors were female.

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 2015)

    Q1 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Chesterfield when compared to any previous Q1.

    Q1 2015 was a record quarter for company registrations in Chesterfield when compared to any quarter in history.

    A total of 1,254 companies were registered in Chesterfield during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).

    This figure is an increase of 520.8% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 6.9% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)ChesterfieldUK
    20151,254161,156
    2014202150,722
    % change520.8%6.9%
    Record Year 2015 (1,254) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    March 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Chesterfield when compared to any previous March.

    February 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Chesterfield when compared to any previous February.

    February 2015 was a record month for company registrations in Chesterfield when compared to any month in history.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 201559728467
    New companies in 2014587569
    % change1.7%870.7%576.8%
    Record Year2012 (69)2015 (728)2015 (467)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    A total of 127 companies were dissolved in Chesterfield during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).

    This figure is a decrease of 8.6% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)ChesterfieldUK
    201512789,523
    201413982,370
    % change-8.6%8.7%
    Record Year 2014 (139) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2015394147
    Closed companies in 2014494743
    % change-20.4%-12.8%9%
    Record Year2011 (53)2014 (47)2002 (142)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    Net company growth for Chesterfield during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) was 1,127 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)ChesterfieldUK
    20151,12771,633
    20146368,352
    Record Year 2015 (1,127) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    March 2015 saw a new record in net growth in Chesterfield when compared to any previous March.

    February 2015 saw a new record in net growth in Chesterfield when compared to any previous February.

    February 2015 was a record month for net growth in Chesterfield when compared to any month in history.

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 201520687420
    Net growth in 201492826
    Record Year2003 (40)2015 (687)2015 (420)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    In the first quarter of 2015, Chesterfield formed 0.8% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)Chesterfield
    20150.8%
    20140.1%
    20130.1%
    20120.2%
    20110.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2015 (0.8%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20150.1%1.4%0.8%
    UK formation share in 20140.1%0.2%0.1%
    % change-0.2%794.1%516.7%
    Record Year2003 (0.2%)2015 (1.4%)2000 (1.5%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2015 was 38.2.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 0.9% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 8.8% compared to the UK figure of 3.6%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Chesterfield was in 2015 when 53.0% of all directors were female.

    53.0% of all director appointments in Chesterfield in the first quarter of 2015 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 2014-Mar 2015)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CENTRAL49.96%CONSULTING5.23%
    MANAGEMENT0.61%MANAGEMENT4.56%
    ENGINEERING0.54%CONSULTANCY3.62%
    CARE0.54%PROPERTY2.72%
    CHESTERFIELD0.50%CONSTRUCTION2.19%
    CONSTRUCTION0.47%CARE2.13%
    PROPERTIES0.47%ENGINEERING2.12%
    CONSULTANCY0.43%LONDON1.91%
    CONSULTING0.36%TRADING1.88%
    BUILDING0.32%TRANSPORT1.82%
    J0.32%ELECTRICAL1.76%
    PROPERTY0.32%DESIGN1.65%
    ELECTRICAL0.29%PROPERTIES1.63%
    HOME0.29%CO.,1.58%
    C0.29%J1.55%
    M0.25%CONSULTANTS1.54%
    BUSINESS0.25%BUSINESS1.49%
    (CHESTERFIELD)0.25%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    DESIGN0.25%GLOBAL1.46%
    ASSOCIATES0.21%ASSOCIATES1.44%
    TRAINING0.21%DEVELOPMENTS1.36%
    CONTRACTORS0.21%BUILDING1.31%
    PEAK0.21%IT1.30%
    TRANSPORT0.21%MEDIA1.28%
    SYSTEMS0.21%M1.27%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied375288,953
    99999 - Dormant Company6649,474
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management4343,081
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities3330,825
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified3058,522
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified2919,098
    56302 - Public houses and bars276,355
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet2610,200
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified2529,218
    41100 - Development of building projects2311,863
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate2211,600
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified209,080
    47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets186,557
    62090 - Other information technology service activities1812,862
    49410 - Freight transport by road1712,485
    96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment166,815
    43210 - Electrical installation166,139
    43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation155,331
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings157,797
    32990 - Other manufacturing not elsewhere classified153,559

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    09382883 1ST DIRECT UTILITIES LIMITED 12 Jan 2015
    09385802 WABIS ROOFING ACCESSORIES LIMITED 13 Jan 2015
    09389731 CHESTERFIELD'S VICTORIA BAKERY LIMITED 15 Jan 2015
    09391312 MASN BUSINESS TRANSFORMATION SERVICES LTD 15 Jan 2015
    09398836 PLANT AGRICULTURAL AND COMMERCIAL GLAZING LTD 21 Jan 2015
    09412902 GA INNS LIMITED 29 Jan 2015
    09372848 UK MEDIX LIMITED 05 Jan 2015
    09379851 O AND OP LIMITED 08 Jan 2015
    09385647 WALKER STORES LIMITED 13 Jan 2015
    09385869 WHITTMOOR SERVICE CENTRE LIMITED 13 Jan 2015
    09410441 JOHN WATSON TRANSPORT LTD 28 Jan 2015
    09412760 G HAYES LIMITED 29 Jan 2015
    OC397369 PROSPERA WEALTH MANAGEMENT LLP 06 Jan 2015
    09382885 M.T INDUSTRIES LTD 12 Jan 2015
    09389478 FULLER SPACE LIMITED 14 Jan 2015
    09398130 TOASTIE TIPS & TOES LTD 20 Jan 2015
    09375116 THE TAPING ROOM LTD 06 Jan 2015
    09384306 PETER SCHRADER DRAUGHTING SERVICES LTD 12 Jan 2015
    09385932 DIMSTAR LIMITED 13 Jan 2015
    09396706 R MORGAN PROPERTIES LIMITED 20 Jan 2015
    09405997 MGF SITE SOLUTIONS LIMITED 26 Jan 2015
    09376362 DUST & FUME EXTRACT SOLUTIONS LIMITED 06 Jan 2015
    09384802 RAVEN RENOVATIONS RESIDENTIAL LTD 12 Jan 2015
    09408015 DSP PROJECT MANAGEMENT LTD 27 Jan 2015
    09393812 SWIMHUB LIMITED 19 Jan 2015