Derby, Derbyshire

Q3 2010 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q3 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Derby when compared to any previous Q3.
  • August 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Derby when compared to any previous August.

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 (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    Q3 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Derby when compared to any previous Q3.

    A total of 395 companies were registered in Derby during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).

    This figure is an increase of 11.0% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 7.2% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)DerbyUK
    2010395101,492
    200935694,671
    % change11.0%7.2%
    Record Year 2010 (395) 2003 (107,203)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    August 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Derby when compared to any previous August.

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2010129130136
    New companies in 2009119109128
    % change8.4%19.3%6.3%
    Record Year2007 (147)2010 (130)2006 (148)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    A total of 306 companies were dissolved in Derby during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).

    This figure is a decrease of 29.7% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 45.0% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)DerbyUK
    201030687,705
    2009435159,401
    % change-29.7%-45.0%
    Record Year 2009 (435) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 201083113110
    Closed companies in 2009105142188
    % change-21.0%-20.4%-41%
    Record Year2009 (105)2008 (193)2009 (188)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    Net company growth for Derby during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) was 89 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)DerbyUK
    20108913,787
    2009-79-64,730
    Record Year 2003 (246) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2010461726
    Net growth in 200914-33-60
    Record Year2008 (124)2003 (83)2004 (107)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

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

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)Derby
    20100.4%
    20090.4%
    20080.4%
    20070.4%
    20060.4%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1965 (0.6%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20100.4%0.4%0.4%
    UK formation share in 20090.4%0.4%0.4%
    % change0.8%8.2%1.9%
    Record Year1969 (0.7%)1960 (1.1%)1961 (1.5%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2010 was 44.0.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.6% compared to the UK figure of 2.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.4% compared to the UK figure of 4.4%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Derby was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.

    22.3% of all director appointments in Derby in the third quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.2% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    (DERBY)2.68%MANAGEMENT5.06%
    ENGINEERING2.08%CONSULTING4.99%
    CONSULTANCY1.48%CONSULTANCY3.12%
    MANAGEMENT1.43%PROPERTY2.38%
    CONSULTING1.38%TRADING2.04%
    DERBY1.29%ASSOCIATES2.01%
    CONSTRUCTION0.88%DESIGN1.93%
    CARE0.78%CONSTRUCTION1.86%
    DESIGN0.78%BUSINESS1.80%
    M0.74%MEDIA1.75%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.74%CONSULTANTS1.73%
    PROPERTY0.74%LONDON1.59%
    TRAINING0.74%ENGINEERING1.59%
    ENTERPRISES0.69%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    BUSINESS0.69%CARE1.44%
    S0.60%J1.44%
    SECURITY0.60%INTERNATIONAL1.43%
    GREEN0.55%GLOBAL1.42%
    J0.55%IT1.35%
    R0.55%PROPERTIES1.35%
    G0.51%BUILDING1.32%
    TRADING0.51%ELECTRICAL1.30%
    D0.46%M1.28%
    FINANCIAL0.46%SYSTEMS1.26%
    SYSTEMS0.46%S1.24%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied622202,902
    7487 - Other business activities18869,802
    7414 - Business & management consultancy7114,940
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management6813,161
    9999 - Dormant Company6521,484
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified6425,053
    7499 - Non-trading company6113,408
    99999 - Dormant Company5814,072
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering457,634
    74990 - Non-trading company397,649
    9305 - Other service activities369,454
    7260 - Other computer related activities348,967
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities278,292
    62090 - Other information technology service activities265,716
    4534 - Other building installation252,623
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified237,767
    96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment231,664
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply228,183
    7415 - Holding companies including head offices222,146
    64209 - Activities of other holding companies not elsewhere classified22815

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07352653 WI-BLUE LTD 20 Aug 2010
    07351132 WOODLANDS TRAINING AND MANAGEMENT LIMITED 19 Aug 2010
    07347065 ALL SAINTS DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED 16 Aug 2010
    07344404 L BENNETT ENGINEERING LTD 12 Aug 2010
    07342189 PARKER SERVICES (DERBY) LTD 11 Aug 2010
    07338691 KARAHI FUSION LTD 06 Aug 2010
    07359229 EMB CERTIFICATION LTD 27 Aug 2010
    07350385 STORMTEQ LTD 19 Aug 2010
    07341599 S.PASKEVICS ENGINEERING LTD 10 Aug 2010
    07341211 R D PROPERTY SOLUTIONS LIMITED 10 Aug 2010
    07360605 GUIDEMARK PUBLISHING LIMITED 31 Aug 2010
    07352055 MYBURGH LIMITED 20 Aug 2010
    07347235 MONTPELIER ACCOUNTANCY LIMITED 16 Aug 2010
    07340399 EXERCISE-WORKS LTD 09 Aug 2010
    07337224 GALLEON PROPERTY LTD 05 Aug 2010
    07332895 POSITIVE MIEN LIMITED 02 Aug 2010
    07354223 COMPLETE BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION SERVICES LTD 24 Aug 2010
    07346617 A&R ELECTRICS & CONSTRUCTIONS LTD 16 Aug 2010
    07345456 BIRAK DIAMOND LIMITED 13 Aug 2010
    07344433 SKR CONSULTING LTD 12 Aug 2010
    07342301 HOME BOUTIQUE LIMITED 11 Aug 2010
    07339350 PRODIGO CALEDONIA LIMITED 09 Aug 2010
    07338060 BCP PLUMBING & HEATING SERVICES LIMITED 06 Aug 2010
    07335690 EUROFAST TRANSPORT LIMITED 04 Aug 2010
    07353001 BOX WORKWEAR LTD 23 Aug 2010