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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

  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 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)DerbyUK
    2012525131,491
    2011438116,391
    % change19.9%13.0%
    Record Year 2012 (525) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2012169185171
    New companies in 2011121142175
    % change39.7%30.3%-2.3%
    Record Year2012 (169)2012 (185)2007 (206)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)DerbyUK
    201223167,576
    201134690,987
    % change-33.2%-25.7%
    Record Year 2009 (347) 2009 (108,065)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2012697884
    Closed companies in 201113697113
    % change-49.3%-19.6%-26%
    Record Year2011 (136)2011 (97)2009 (225)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)DerbyUK
    201229463,915
    20119225,404
    Record Year 2012 (294) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 201210010787
    Net growth in 2011-154562
    Record Year2012 (100)2012 (107)2007 (138)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20120.4%
    20110.4%
    20100.4%
    20090.4%
    20080.4%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1979 (0.7%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20120.4%0.4%0.4%
    UK formation share in 20110.4%0.4%0.4%
    % change19.7%11.4%-8.6%
    Record Year1968 (1.6%)1970 (1.1%)1974 (1.2%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    DERBY2.07%CONSULTING5.07%
    MANAGEMENT1.44%MANAGEMENT4.74%
    (DERBY)1.36%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    CONSULTANCY1.36%PROPERTY2.37%
    ENGINEERING1.20%TRADING2.07%
    J1.16%DESIGN1.93%
    CONSULTING0.96%ENGINEERING1.86%
    ENTERPRISES0.80%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    DESIGN0.72%CONSULTANTS1.79%
    CONSTRUCTION0.72%BUSINESS1.73%
    TRADING0.68%MEDIA1.72%
    BUSINESS0.68%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    BUILDING0.64%LONDON1.66%
    ASSOCIATES0.60%J1.54%
    MARKETING0.60%INVESTMENTS1.51%
    PROPERTY0.56%GLOBAL1.50%
    M0.56%IT1.40%
    IT0.56%CARE1.34%
    TRAINING0.52%PROPERTIES1.31%
    GLOBAL0.52%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    S0.52%M1.27%
    HAIR0.52%BUILDING1.24%
    MEDIA0.48%ENERGY1.20%
    INVESTMENTS0.48%S1.20%
    G0.48%ENTERPRISES1.19%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied699216,665
    7487 - Other business activities15752,735
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management8619,704
    99999 - Dormant Company8025,084
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified7135,233
    7414 - Business & management consultancy5912,113
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering555,169
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities4414,303
    9999 - Dormant Company4318,617
    64209 - Activities of other holding companies not elsewhere classified341,214
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified309,892
    7499 - Non-trading company309,102
    86900 - Other human health activities295,066
    42990 - Construction of other civil engineering projects not elsewhere classified281,498
    9305 - Other service activities288,818
    7260 - Other computer related activities267,154
    74990 - Non-trading company269,729
    30200 - Manufacture of railway locomotives and rolling stock2638
    45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles252,832
    86210 - General medical practice activities242,594

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07932350 ELYK LIMITED 01 Feb 2012
    07934266 IOT RESEARCH LIMITED 02 Feb 2012
    07936708 D.M.L ENGINEERING (UK) LTD 06 Feb 2012
    07936888 SHARPE ENGINEERING (UK) LTD 06 Feb 2012
    07942610 CHASE FARMS (GILMORTON) LIMITED 09 Feb 2012
    07942944 ACOST LTD 09 Feb 2012
    07943379 ACORN INVEST LTD 09 Feb 2012
    07951854 EH1 CONSULTANCY LIMITED 16 Feb 2012
    07954696 HATCHMORE CONSULTING LIMITED 17 Feb 2012
    07969162 BEST SUPPORT SERVICES LTD 29 Feb 2012
    07936853 DIGBY NURSERY LIMITED 06 Feb 2012
    07931573 LIVE XD LTD 01 Feb 2012
    07937147 THE HUBWAY LTD 06 Feb 2012
    07952269 THE GATEMAKER (LEICESTER) LIMITED 16 Feb 2012
    07952369 THE ARK OF NOAH LIMITED 16 Feb 2012
    07953828 EUROMARK VENTURES (UK) LIMITED 17 Feb 2012
    07960778 DERBYSHIRE LASER LIPO LIMITED 22 Feb 2012
    07963134 CONAIR TECHNICS LIMITED 24 Feb 2012
    07949719 DARLEY ABBEY MILLS LIMITED 14 Feb 2012
    07950018 LUCKY HARE LTD 15 Feb 2012
    07950987 GIROUTEAUX LIMITED 15 Feb 2012
    07951293 ALLESTREE WOODLANDS SCHOOL 15 Feb 2012
    07955730 J.A.L LOFTS LIMITED 20 Feb 2012
    07957931 ID LAB LIMITED 21 Feb 2012
    07970117 EMAIL ROI UK LTD 29 Feb 2012