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Derby, Derbyshire

Q3 2011 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q3 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Derby when compared to any previous Q3.
  • August 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Derby when compared to any previous August.
  • July 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Derby when compared to any previous July.

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 2011)

    Q3 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Derby when compared to any previous Q3.

    A total of 422 companies were registered in Derby during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).

    This figure is an increase of 6.8% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 12.8% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)DerbyUK
    2011422114,512
    2010395101,492
    % change6.8%12.8%
    Record Year 2011 (422) 2011 (114,512)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

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

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

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2011147134141
    New companies in 2010129130136
    % change14.0%3.1%3.7%
    Record Year2011 (147)2011 (134)2006 (148)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    A total of 241 companies were dissolved in Derby during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).

    This figure is a decrease of 21.2% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 17.6% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)DerbyUK
    201124172,230
    201030687,705
    % change-21.2%-17.6%
    Record Year 2009 (435) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2011937771
    Closed companies in 201083113110
    % change12.0%-31.9%-35%
    Record Year2009 (105)2008 (193)2009 (188)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    Net company growth for Derby during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) was 181 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)DerbyUK
    201118142,282
    20108913,787
    Record Year 2003 (246) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2011545770
    Net growth in 2010461726
    Record Year2008 (124)2003 (83)2004 (107)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

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

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)Derby
    20110.4%
    20100.4%
    20090.4%
    20080.4%
    20070.4%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1965 (0.6%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20110.4%0.3%0.4%
    UK formation share in 20100.4%0.4%0.4%
    % change4.3%-13.3%-6.4%
    Record Year1969 (0.7%)1960 (1.1%)1961 (1.5%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2011 was 42.3.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.7% compared to the UK figure of 4.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.4% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

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

    24.5% of all director appointments in Derby in the third quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.0% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    DERBY1.91%CONSULTING5.11%
    ENGINEERING1.70%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    (DERBY)1.19%CONSULTANCY3.19%
    CONSULTANCY1.11%PROPERTY2.41%
    CONSULTING1.06%TRADING2.06%
    MANAGEMENT0.85%DESIGN1.94%
    ENTERPRISES0.85%ASSOCIATES1.85%
    CARE0.81%BUSINESS1.82%
    TRADING0.81%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    M0.72%ENGINEERING1.74%
    J0.68%MEDIA1.72%
    DESIGN0.68%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    BUSINESS0.64%LONDON1.63%
    (MIDLANDS)0.60%J1.47%
    CONSTRUCTION0.60%GLOBAL1.46%
    S0.60%INVESTMENTS1.43%
    ENERGY0.55%CARE1.42%
    BUILDING0.55%IT1.38%
    G0.51%BUILDING1.30%
    COMMUNITY0.51%PROPERTIES1.28%
    ASSOCIATES0.47%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    PROPERTY0.47%M1.25%
    C0.47%ENERGY1.22%
    ELECTRICAL0.47%TRAINING1.21%
    CONSULTANTS0.47%S1.21%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied667204,493
    7487 - Other business activities18865,177
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management8115,760
    7414 - Business & management consultancy7014,755
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified6429,245
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering646,321
    99999 - Dormant Company6118,281
    9999 - Dormant Company5722,587
    7499 - Non-trading company3811,543
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities3710,137
    9305 - Other service activities3710,525
    64209 - Activities of other holding companies not elsewhere classified36862
    7260 - Other computer related activities358,686
    74990 - Non-trading company338,064
    86900 - Other human health activities304,019
    42990 - Construction of other civil engineering projects not elsewhere classified251,354
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply238,345
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified237,551
    96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment222,009
    62090 - Other information technology service activities216,798

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07761788 LANDAU FORTE ENTERPRISES SIXTH FORM TAMWORTH LIMITED 05 Sep 2011
    07761789 LANDAU FORTE ENTERPRISES QEMS LIMITED 05 Sep 2011
    07767795 RURAL HOTELS EUROPE LTD 08 Sep 2011
    07771718 VAUGHAN & DARBY ASSOCIATES LTD 13 Sep 2011
    07772944 THE GARDEN FEATURE COMPANY LIMITED 14 Sep 2011
    07780640 LOUD LIPS LIMITED 20 Sep 2011
    07781242 DRM COMMUNICATIONS LTD 21 Sep 2011
    07764777 INSIGHTS PUBLISHING LIMITED 07 Sep 2011
    07780943 DINNER DATING UK LIMITED 20 Sep 2011
    07786983 CAD DRAFT AND DESIGN LIMITED 26 Sep 2011
    07790001 T T FLOORING LTD 28 Sep 2011
    07769070 LOGICELL (UK) LIMITED 09 Sep 2011
    07762939 BIG ANT VIDEO LTD 05 Sep 2011
    07763550 CARESERVE UK LIMITED 06 Sep 2011
    07771774 RICK HUDSON LTD. 13 Sep 2011
    07775209 MERCIA PLUMBING & HEATING LIMITED 15 Sep 2011
    07786140 ATKINSON TRAVIS LIMITED 26 Sep 2011
    07769600 SMARTGLAZE HOME IMPROVEMENTS LIMITED 12 Sep 2011
    07775401 PROXISHIFT LIMITED 15 Sep 2011
    07786414 ROAYL FILMS LIMITED 26 Sep 2011
    07786543 ZINTELI LTD 26 Sep 2011
    07789391 RCPM TRADING LTD 27 Sep 2011
    07758871 ASH 134 LIMITED 01 Sep 2011
    07760075 BLACK CAT CRAFT LTD 02 Sep 2011
    07760141 SHIFT 21 LTD 02 Sep 2011