Derby, Derbyshire
Q1 2012 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- Q1 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Derby when compared to any previous Q1.
- Q1 2012 was a record quarter for company registrations in Derby when compared to any quarter in history.
- February 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Derby when compared to any previous February.
- January 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Derby when compared to any previous January.
- Q1 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Derby when compared to any previous Q1.
- Q1 2012 was a record quarter for net growth in Derby when compared to any quarter in history.
- February 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Derby when compared to any previous February.
- January 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Derby when compared to any previous January.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
Q1 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Derby when compared to any previous Q1.
Q1 2012 was a record quarter for company registrations in Derby when compared to any quarter in history.
A total of 525 companies were registered in Derby during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).
This figure is an increase of 19.9% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.0% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Derby UK 2012 525 131,491 2011 438 116,391 % change 19.9% 13.0% Record Year 2012 (525) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
February 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Derby when compared to any previous February.
January 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Derby when compared to any previous January.
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2012 169 185 171 New companies in 2011 121 142 175 % change 39.7% 30.3% -2.3% Record Year 2012 (169) 2012 (185) 2007 (206)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
A total of 231 companies were dissolved in Derby during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).
This figure is a decrease of 33.2% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 25.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Derby UK 2012 231 67,576 2011 346 90,987 % change -33.2% -25.7% Record Year 2009 (347) 2009 (108,065) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2012 69 78 84 Closed companies in 2011 136 97 113 % change -49.3% -19.6% -26% Record Year 2011 (136) 2011 (97) 2009 (225)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
Q1 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Derby when compared to any previous Q1.
Q1 2012 was a record quarter for net growth in Derby when compared to any quarter in history.
Net company growth for Derby during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) was 294 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Derby UK 2012 294 63,915 2011 92 25,404 Record Year 2012 (294) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
February 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Derby when compared to any previous February.
January 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Derby when compared to any previous January.
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2012 100 107 87 Net growth in 2011 -15 45 62 Record Year 2012 (100) 2012 (107) 2007 (138)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
In the first quarter of 2012, Derby formed 0.4% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Derby 2012 0.4% 2011 0.4% 2010 0.4% 2009 0.4% 2008 0.4% Record Year (since 1960) 1979 (0.7%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2012 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% UK formation share in 2011 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% % change 19.7% 11.4% -8.6% Record Year 1968 (1.6%) 1970 (1.1%) 1974 (1.2%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2012 was 42.7.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.7% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.6% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
The record first quarter for female directors in Derby was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
27.3% of all director appointments in Derby in the first quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.2% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage DERBY 2.07% CONSULTING 5.07% MANAGEMENT 1.44% MANAGEMENT 4.74% (DERBY) 1.36% CONSULTANCY 3.30% CONSULTANCY 1.36% PROPERTY 2.37% ENGINEERING 1.20% TRADING 2.07% J 1.16% DESIGN 1.93% CONSULTING 0.96% ENGINEERING 1.86% ENTERPRISES 0.80% ASSOCIATES 1.84% DESIGN 0.72% CONSULTANTS 1.79% CONSTRUCTION 0.72% BUSINESS 1.73% TRADING 0.68% MEDIA 1.72% BUSINESS 0.68% CONSTRUCTION 1.72% BUILDING 0.64% LONDON 1.66% ASSOCIATES 0.60% J 1.54% MARKETING 0.60% INVESTMENTS 1.51% PROPERTY 0.56% GLOBAL 1.50% M 0.56% IT 1.40% IT 0.56% CARE 1.34% TRAINING 0.52% PROPERTIES 1.31% GLOBAL 0.52% ELECTRICAL 1.27% S 0.52% M 1.27% HAIR 0.52% BUILDING 1.24% MEDIA 0.48% ENERGY 1.20% INVESTMENTS 0.48% S 1.20% G 0.48% ENTERPRISES 1.19%
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 699 216,665 7487 - Other business activities 157 52,735 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 86 19,704 99999 - Dormant Company 80 25,084 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 71 35,233 7414 - Business & management consultancy 59 12,113 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 55 5,169 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 44 14,303 9999 - Dormant Company 43 18,617 64209 - Activities of other holding companies not elsewhere classified 34 1,214 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 30 9,892 7499 - Non-trading company 30 9,102 86900 - Other human health activities 29 5,066 42990 - Construction of other civil engineering projects not elsewhere classified 28 1,498 9305 - Other service activities 28 8,818 7260 - Other computer related activities 26 7,154 74990 - Non-trading company 26 9,729 30200 - Manufacture of railway locomotives and rolling stock 26 38 45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles 25 2,832 86210 - General medical practice activities 24 2,594
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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