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
    07139726 LOVE HARTS LIMITED 28 Jan 2010
    07138330 MERCIAN CYCLES RETAIL LIMITED 27 Jan 2010
    07138317 DESIGN BY HILTON OAK LIMITED 27 Jan 2010
    07137606 BP LINKS LTD 27 Jan 2010
    07125089 JENNY DANSON LIMITED 14 Jan 2010
    07124448 2010 FLOORING LIMITED 13 Jan 2010
    07119085 ISSIMO MEDIA LIMITED 07 Jan 2010
    07117391 NEOTHAI LTD 06 Jan 2010
    07116302 THOMPSON LEISURE & EVENT'S LTD 05 Jan 2010
    07123813 DTM ENTERPRISES LIMITED 13 Jan 2010
    07139173 RMI NO.3 LIMITED 28 Jan 2010
    07134880 RMI NO.1 LIMITED 25 Jan 2010
    07130601 J. THORPE DRIVING LIMITED 20 Jan 2010
    07116352 PREMIER LOFTS (DERBY) LIMITED 05 Jan 2010
    07116317 HAVERS VANTAGE LIMITED 05 Jan 2010
    07129354 E&C BODYWORKS LIMITED 19 Jan 2010
    07119447 PAN CONSULTANCY LTD 07 Jan 2010
    07118705 PAUL WALKER BUTCHERS RIPLEY LTD 07 Jan 2010
    07141238 CPR ALARMS LTD 30 Jan 2010
    07137835 GA FINANCIAL & INSURANCE SERVICES LTD 27 Jan 2010
    07137349 HARLEQUIN DESIGN & PRINT LTD 26 Jan 2010
    07129743 BUZZCUT LIMITED 19 Jan 2010
    07128415 AMBER SOCIAL CARE LIMITED 18 Jan 2010
    07123735 IBEX TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED 13 Jan 2010
    07115904 FASTAWAY SOLUTIONS (U.K) LTD 05 Jan 2010