Derby, Derbyshire

Q1 2010 Business Confidence Report

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 2010)

    A total of 389 companies were registered in Derby during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).

    This figure is an increase of 0.5% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.5% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)DerbyUK
    2010389105,137
    200938791,034
    % change0.5%15.5%
    Record Year 2007 (446) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2010133111145
    New companies in 2009114135138
    % change16.7%-17.8%5.1%
    Record Year2003 (137)2008 (138)2007 (206)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    A total of 246 companies were dissolved in Derby during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).

    This figure is a decrease of 29.1% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 23.5% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)DerbyUK
    201024682,677
    2009347108,060
    % change-29.1%-23.5%
    Record Year 2009 (347) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 20105981106
    Closed companies in 20096458225
    % change-7.8%39.7%-53%
    Record Year2009 (64)2008 (86)2009 (225)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    Net company growth for Derby during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) was 143 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)DerbyUK
    201014322,460
    200940-17,026
    Record Year 2003 (290) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2010743039
    Net growth in 20095077-87
    Record Year2003 (89)2007 (88)2007 (138)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    In the first quarter of 2010, Derby formed 0.4% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)Derby
    20100.4%
    20090.4%
    20080.4%
    20070.3%
    20060.3%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1979 (0.7%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20100.5%0.3%0.3%
    UK formation share in 20090.4%0.5%0.4%
    % change8.3%-29.6%-12.7%
    Record Year1968 (1.6%)1970 (1.1%)1974 (1.2%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2010 was 45.8.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 1.9% compared to the UK figure of 2.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 6.4% compared to the UK figure of 4.9%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Derby was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.

    26.0% of all director appointments in Derby in the first quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 24.7% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2009-Mar 2010)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    (DERBY)2.46%MANAGEMENT5.01%
    ENGINEERING2.03%CONSULTING4.60%
    CONSULTANCY1.46%CONSULTANCY2.87%
    DERBY1.32%PROPERTY2.50%
    MANAGEMENT1.18%ASSOCIATES2.04%
    CONSULTING1.04%TRADING1.93%
    CONSTRUCTION0.90%DESIGN1.91%
    DESIGN0.71%CONSTRUCTION1.87%
    CARE0.66%MEDIA1.84%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.66%BUSINESS1.74%
    M0.66%INTERNATIONAL1.73%
    BUSINESS0.66%CONSULTANTS1.63%
    J0.61%ENGINEERING1.54%
    MEDIA0.61%J1.48%
    TRAINING0.61%LONDON1.45%
    R0.61%INVESTMENTS1.45%
    GREEN0.57%GROUP1.37%
    SYSTEMS0.57%GLOBAL1.35%
    MIDLANDS0.57%PROPERTIES1.35%
    BUILDING0.57%BUILDING1.34%
    HOLDINGS0.57%CARE1.33%
    ASSOCIATES0.52%ELECTRICAL1.30%
    ELECTRICAL0.52%M1.28%
    ENTERPRISES0.52%SYSTEMS1.25%
    D0.47%S1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied651228,645
    7487 - Other business activities19774,904
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified7426,974
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management7314,007
    9999 - Dormant Company6819,948
    7414 - Business & management consultancy6317,003
    7499 - Non-trading company5615,398
    99999 - Dormant Company5013,808
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering499,325
    9305 - Other service activities439,038
    74990 - Non-trading company378,149
    7415 - Holding companies including head offices342,286
    7260 - Other computer related activities3210,331
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities329,943
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified288,154
    62090 - Other information technology service activities276,340
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply269,659
    4534 - Other building installation262,840
    64209 - Activities of other holding companies not elsewhere classified24882
    43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation222,179

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07208303 GEMMILL GREEN TECHNOLOGY LIMITED 30 Mar 2010
    07206707 SERVICE INTEGRATORS LIMITED 29 Mar 2010
    07196420 PERSIAN EMBRACE CIC 19 Mar 2010
    07194734 BROWNS SPECIALIST PLUMBING AND HEATING SUPPLIES LIMITED 18 Mar 2010
    07191604 COASTER MANIA LIMITED 16 Mar 2010
    OC353612 HAZELWOOD GREEN TECHNOLOGY LLP 25 Mar 2010
    07207707 THE ALPHABET GIFT SHOP LTD 30 Mar 2010
    07171908 AJT HIRE & RECOVERY LTD 01 Mar 2010
    07209848 THE PROFESSIONAL PENGUIN LIMITED 31 Mar 2010
    07205409 CMW IMP LIMITED 26 Mar 2010
    07209049 TOTAL CAR SOLUTIONS (MIDLANDS) LIMITED 30 Mar 2010
    07204916 APTPVR LTD 26 Mar 2010
    07204056 CEDARSCAPE LIMITED 25 Mar 2010
    07191340 UK STUDENT LAPTOPS LIMITED 16 Mar 2010
    07179418 DOSA PARADISE LTD 05 Mar 2010
    07174226 IT SITE MANAGER LIMITED 02 Mar 2010
    07210632 OSMASTON CARS LIMITED 31 Mar 2010
    07203786 THE HEATING SPECIALIST LIMITED 25 Mar 2010
    07203020 HALE WEALTH MANAGEMENT CONSULTANCY LIMITED 25 Mar 2010
    07200803 FASTLINE AUTOS LTD 24 Mar 2010
    07197734 DESIGNER D LTD 22 Mar 2010
    07183964 CENTINO LIMITED 10 Mar 2010
    07210225 MEDVALE LIMITED 31 Mar 2010
    07209155 BLACK AND WHITE LIVE LIMITED 31 Mar 2010
    07200283 BROADWAY HOME IMPROVEMENTS (DERBY) LTD 23 Mar 2010