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
New Company Registrations
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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) Derby UK 2011 438 116,391 2010 389 105,137 % change 12.6% 10.7% Record Year 2007 (446) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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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
January February March New companies in 2011 121 142 175 New companies in 2010 133 111 145 % change -9.0% 27.9% 20.7% Record Year 2003 (137) 2011 (142) 2007 (206)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Derby UK 2011 346 90,986 2010 246 82,677 % change 40.7% 10.0% Record Year 2009 (347) 2009 (108,060) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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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
January February March Closed companies in 2011 136 97 113 Closed companies in 2010 59 81 106 % change 130.5% 19.8% 7% Record Year 2011 (136) 2011 (97) 2009 (225)
Net Company Growth
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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) Derby UK 2011 92 25,405 2010 143 22,460 Record Year 2003 (290) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2011 -15 45 62 Net growth in 2010 74 30 39 Record Year 2003 (89) 2007 (88) 2007 (138)
UK Company Share
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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 2011 0.4% 2010 0.4% 2009 0.4% 2008 0.4% 2007 0.3% Record Year (since 1960) 1979 (0.7%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2011 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% UK formation share in 2010 0.5% 0.3% 0.3% % change -21.5% 12.5% 15.1% Record Year 1968 (1.6%) 1970 (1.1%) 1974 (1.2%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2010-Mar 2011)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage ENGINEERING 2.00% CONSULTING 5.04% (DERBY) 1.96% MANAGEMENT 4.97% DERBY 1.59% CONSULTANCY 3.16% CONSULTING 1.36% PROPERTY 2.38% CONSULTANCY 1.23% TRADING 2.10% MANAGEMENT 1.09% DESIGN 1.93% CARE 1.00% ASSOCIATES 1.92% S 0.86% BUSINESS 1.87% BUSINESS 0.86% CONSTRUCTION 1.80% PROPERTY 0.77% CONSULTANTS 1.76% M 0.77% MEDIA 1.69% DESIGN 0.68% ENGINEERING 1.61% (MIDLANDS) 0.68% LONDON 1.60% TRADING 0.68% CARE 1.45% CONSTRUCTION 0.64% J 1.45% TRAINING 0.64% GLOBAL 1.44% ENTERPRISES 0.64% INVESTMENTS 1.43% G 0.59% IT 1.41% SECURITY 0.59% PROPERTIES 1.36% CONSULTANTS 0.55% BUILDING 1.34% T 0.55% M 1.30% J 0.55% ELECTRICAL 1.28% R 0.50% S 1.24% ASSOCIATES 0.50% INTERNATIONAL 1.23% DEVELOPMENTS 0.50% SYSTEMS 1.23%
SIC Data
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Previous 36 months, excluding companies less than 12 months old
sic code number of companies uk companies None Supplied 640 202,798 7487 - Other business activities 169 60,968 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 85 16,150 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 72 30,253 7414 - Business & management consultancy 66 12,916 99999 - Dormant Company 64 18,336 9999 - Dormant Company 51 19,765 7499 - Non-trading company 48 11,316 64209 - Activities of other holding companies not elsewhere classified 42 910 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 41 6,183 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 39 10,246 74990 - Non-trading company 36 8,695 9305 - Other service activities 30 8,740 7260 - Other computer related activities 29 7,789 86900 - Other human health activities 28 4,092 96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment 28 2,073 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 26 10,085 62090 - Other information technology service activities 26 6,996 45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles 25 2,259 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 22 7,788
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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