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
    09471370 CARD-X LIMITED 04 Mar 2015
    09500094 ROADSIDE TECHNOLOGIES LTD 19 Mar 2015
    09509392 SALON S40 LIMITED 25 Mar 2015
    09510538 K R SURG LTD 26 Mar 2015
    09512384 COFFEE ST LIMITED 26 Mar 2015
    09471305 DAVE FINNEY LIMITED 04 Mar 2015
    09490666 WHITE PEAK TRAINING LTD 14 Mar 2015
    09492307 URBO (WEST BAR) LIMITED 16 Mar 2015
    09507150 TP SOLUTIONS LIMITED 24 Mar 2015
    09476682 T C HEALTH LTD 09 Mar 2015
    09499137 GLOBAL EQUESTRIAN PRODUCTS LTD 19 Mar 2015
    09468588 CENTRAL ZZ759 LIMITED 03 Mar 2015
    09468607 CENTRAL ZZ779 LIMITED 03 Mar 2015
    09468608 CENTRAL ZZ752 LIMITED 03 Mar 2015
    09468610 CENTRAL ZZ782 LIMITED 03 Mar 2015
    09468619 CENTRAL ZZ780 LIMITED 03 Mar 2015
    09468644 CENTRAL ZZ750 LIMITED 03 Mar 2015
    09468649 CENTRAL ZZ781 LIMITED 03 Mar 2015
    09468654 CENTRAL ZZ762 LIMITED 03 Mar 2015
    09468670 CENTRAL ZZ767 LIMITED 03 Mar 2015
    09468677 CENTRAL ZZ764 LIMITED 03 Mar 2015
    09468681 CENTRAL ZZ775 LIMITED 03 Mar 2015
    09468692 CENTRAL ZZ774 LIMITED 03 Mar 2015
    09468790 CENTRAL ZZ766 LIMITED 03 Mar 2015
    09469753 CENTRAL ZZ794 LIMITED 04 Mar 2015