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Derby, Derbyshire

Q1 2011 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • February 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Derby when compared to any previous February.
  • February 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Derby when compared to any previous February.
  • January 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Derby when compared to any previous January.

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 2011)

    A total of 438 companies were registered in Derby during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).

    This figure is an increase of 12.6% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)DerbyUK
    2011438116,391
    2010389105,137
    % change12.6%10.7%
    Record Year 2007 (446) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    February 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Derby when compared to any previous February.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2011121142175
    New companies in 2010133111145
    % change-9.0%27.9%20.7%
    Record Year2003 (137)2011 (142)2007 (206)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    A total of 346 companies were dissolved in Derby during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).

    This figure is an increase of 40.7% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.0% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)DerbyUK
    201134690,986
    201024682,677
    % change40.7%10.0%
    Record Year 2009 (347) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    February 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Derby when compared to any previous February.

    January 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Derby when compared to any previous January.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 201113697113
    Closed companies in 20105981106
    % change130.5%19.8%7%
    Record Year2011 (136)2011 (97)2009 (225)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    Net company growth for Derby during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) was 92 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)DerbyUK
    20119225,405
    201014322,460
    Record Year 2003 (290) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2011-154562
    Net growth in 2010743039
    Record Year2003 (89)2007 (88)2007 (138)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    In the first quarter of 2011, Derby formed 0.4% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)Derby
    20110.4%
    20100.4%
    20090.4%
    20080.4%
    20070.3%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1979 (0.7%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20110.4%0.4%0.4%
    UK formation share in 20100.5%0.3%0.3%
    % change-21.5%12.5%15.1%
    Record Year1968 (1.6%)1970 (1.1%)1974 (1.2%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2011 was 44.1.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.8% compared to the UK figure of 3.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.2% compared to the UK figure of 4.3%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

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

    25.2% of all director appointments in Derby in the first quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.4% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2010-Mar 2011)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    ENGINEERING2.00%CONSULTING5.04%
    (DERBY)1.96%MANAGEMENT4.97%
    DERBY1.59%CONSULTANCY3.16%
    CONSULTING1.36%PROPERTY2.38%
    CONSULTANCY1.23%TRADING2.10%
    MANAGEMENT1.09%DESIGN1.93%
    CARE1.00%ASSOCIATES1.92%
    S0.86%BUSINESS1.87%
    BUSINESS0.86%CONSTRUCTION1.80%
    PROPERTY0.77%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    M0.77%MEDIA1.69%
    DESIGN0.68%ENGINEERING1.61%
    (MIDLANDS)0.68%LONDON1.60%
    TRADING0.68%CARE1.45%
    CONSTRUCTION0.64%J1.45%
    TRAINING0.64%GLOBAL1.44%
    ENTERPRISES0.64%INVESTMENTS1.43%
    G0.59%IT1.41%
    SECURITY0.59%PROPERTIES1.36%
    CONSULTANTS0.55%BUILDING1.34%
    T0.55%M1.30%
    J0.55%ELECTRICAL1.28%
    R0.50%S1.24%
    ASSOCIATES0.50%INTERNATIONAL1.23%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.50%SYSTEMS1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied640202,798
    7487 - Other business activities16960,968
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management8516,150
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified7230,253
    7414 - Business & management consultancy6612,916
    99999 - Dormant Company6418,336
    9999 - Dormant Company5119,765
    7499 - Non-trading company4811,316
    64209 - Activities of other holding companies not elsewhere classified42910
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering416,183
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities3910,246
    74990 - Non-trading company368,695
    9305 - Other service activities308,740
    7260 - Other computer related activities297,789
    86900 - Other human health activities284,092
    96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment282,073
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified2610,085
    62090 - Other information technology service activities266,996
    45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles252,259
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified227,788

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07545417 HARPER FIRE & SECURITY LIMITED 28 Feb 2011
    07542763 BLESSED FASHIONS LIMITED 25 Feb 2011
    07532627 DPL PAVING (UK) LTD 16 Feb 2011
    07530117 M GROCOTT ENGINEERING LTD 15 Feb 2011
    07526750 INDEPENDENT CARE SERVICES (MIDLANDS) LIMITED 11 Feb 2011
    07523537 LES SHEPPARD ENTERPRISES LIMITED 09 Feb 2011
    07522963 O P MANNING ROOFING & BUILDING CONTRACTORS LTD 09 Feb 2011
    07518542 THE HORSE AND GROOM DERBY LIMITED 07 Feb 2011
    07514209 SURREY COACHING LIMITED 02 Feb 2011
    07513260 EMSEC LIMITED 01 Feb 2011
    OC362103 ROMEO HEALTHCARE LLP 23 Feb 2011
    07517209 PREMIER CARE (DERBY) LIMITED 04 Feb 2011
    07544757 DIVINE (MIDLANDS) LIMITED 28 Feb 2011
    07528630 CSS PEST SERVICES LIMITED 14 Feb 2011
    07520251 FRIARY BUILDING SERVICES LIMITED 07 Feb 2011
    07527335 MAX INTERNATIONAL ENTERPRISES LTD 11 Feb 2011
    07525028 SREERAAJ UK LIMITED 10 Feb 2011
    07522308 SCOTT CONWAY PERSONAL TRAINING, FITNESS AND BOXING LIMITED 09 Feb 2011
    07511895 I&I SOLUTIONS LTD 01 Feb 2011
    07532104 FENCEWIRE SOLUTIONS LIMITED 16 Feb 2011
    07529597 W.MUTEMS LIMITED 15 Feb 2011
    07529160 PARKER VEHICLE SOLUTIONS LTD 14 Feb 2011
    07529038 SWIFT TRAVEL MIDLANDS LIMITED 14 Feb 2011
    07522696 J & S CARE SERVICES LTD 09 Feb 2011
    07521440 MASTER DINERS LTD 08 Feb 2011