Derby, Derbyshire

Q3 2012 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q3 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Derby when compared to any previous Q3.
  • September 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Derby when compared to any previous September.
  • August 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Derby when compared to any previous August.
  • July 2012 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 2012)

    Q3 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Derby when compared to any previous Q3.

    A total of 460 companies were registered in Derby during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).

    This figure is an increase of 9.0% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.8% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)DerbyUK
    2012460118,868
    2011422114,512
    % change9.0%3.8%
    Record Year 2012 (460) 2012 (118,868)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    September 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Derby when compared to any previous September.

    August 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Derby when compared to any previous August.

    July 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Derby when compared to any previous July.

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2012156146158
    New companies in 2011147134141
    % change6.1%9.0%12.1%
    Record Year2012 (156)2012 (146)2012 (158)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    A total of 285 companies were dissolved in Derby during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).

    This figure is an increase of 18.3% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.5% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)DerbyUK
    201228574,772
    201124172,230
    % change18.3%3.5%
    Record Year 2009 (435) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 20128712573
    Closed companies in 2011937771
    % change-6.5%62.3%3%
    Record Year2009 (105)2008 (193)2009 (188)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    Net company growth for Derby during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) was 175 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)DerbyUK
    201217544,096
    201118142,282
    Record Year 2003 (246) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2012692185
    Net growth in 2011545770
    Record Year2008 (124)2003 (83)2004 (107)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    In the third quarter of 2012, Derby formed 0.4% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)Derby
    20120.4%
    20110.4%
    20100.4%
    20090.4%
    20080.4%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1965 (0.6%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20120.4%0.4%0.4%
    UK formation share in 20110.4%0.3%0.4%
    % change-4.7%9.8%10.8%
    Record Year1969 (0.7%)1960 (1.1%)1961 (1.5%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2012 was 41.5.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 7.1% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.9% compared to the UK figure of 3.2%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

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

    26.5% of all director appointments in Derby in the third quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    DERBY2.09%CONSULTING5.05%
    ENGINEERING1.70%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    MANAGEMENT1.66%CONSULTANCY3.28%
    CONSULTING1.47%PROPERTY2.35%
    (DERBY)1.39%TRADING2.08%
    CONSULTANCY1.28%DESIGN1.87%
    J0.97%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    IT0.93%ENGINEERING1.83%
    BUSINESS0.73%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    CONSTRUCTION0.73%BUSINESS1.72%
    MARKETING0.66%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    ENTERPRISES0.62%MEDIA1.67%
    BUILDING0.62%LONDON1.67%
    DESIGN0.58%J1.55%
    ELECTRICAL0.58%GLOBAL1.53%
    ASSOCIATES0.54%INVESTMENTS1.46%
    PROPERTY0.54%IT1.43%
    M0.54%PROPERTIES1.34%
    D0.50%CARE1.32%
    S0.50%M1.27%
    TRAINING0.50%BUILDING1.22%
    R0.50%ENTERPRISES1.20%
    HEALTH0.46%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    CONSULTANTS0.46%S1.17%
    GLOBAL0.46%SECURITY1.16%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied1,139331,455
    7487 - Other business activities10035,545
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management8619,425
    99999 - Dormant Company8225,035
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified6733,677
    7414 - Business & management consultancy458,437
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities4414,774
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering443,493
    9999 - Dormant Company3412,598
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified329,891
    42990 - Construction of other civil engineering projects not elsewhere classified281,347
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified2613,716
    30200 - Manufacture of railway locomotives and rolling stock2540
    9305 - Other service activities246,142
    86900 - Other human health activities244,998
    64209 - Activities of other holding companies not elsewhere classified241,258
    49410 - Freight transport by road232,795
    45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles212,757
    96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment202,891
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified203,943

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08171237 GLOBAL TRANSLATION SOLUTIONS LIMITED 07 Aug 2012
    08172640 GREENSWARD LIMITED 08 Aug 2012
    08177968 SHOPLOGO LIMITED 13 Aug 2012
    08178645 ATS MEDICARE LTD 14 Aug 2012
    08191760 PC CERTIFICATES LIMITED 24 Aug 2012
    08165327 O3ONE CLEANING UK LIMITED 02 Aug 2012
    08167200 WHOLESALE MASTERS LIMTED LIMITED 03 Aug 2012
    08177220 SJ FERGUSON CONSULTING LTD 13 Aug 2012
    08182046 HALLIWELL WILTON LIMITED 16 Aug 2012
    08192274 PET-TREASURE LIMITED 28 Aug 2012
    08171705 PRESBURY HOMES LIMITED 08 Aug 2012
    08172063 RP RETAILERS PVT LTD 08 Aug 2012
    08174865 AUTOTECHZ (UK) LIMITED 10 Aug 2012
    08179663 EBERLE BUSINESS SOLUTIONS LTD 14 Aug 2012
    08188572 FAMOUS TRAINS LTD 22 Aug 2012
    08196632 THREE 7 EVENTS LTD 30 Aug 2012
    08163700 S S MEAT SUPPLIES LTD 01 Aug 2012
    08166282 R BILLINGTON LIMITED 02 Aug 2012
    08172642 NEXT STEP FLOORING LIMITED 08 Aug 2012
    08180754 ROGMAV LIMITED 15 Aug 2012
    08185791 GARY MANN LTD 21 Aug 2012
    08188289 INTERPAVE CONSTRUCTION LIMITED 22 Aug 2012
    08195913 FIRDOUS LIMITED 30 Aug 2012
    08197340 YTM EDUCATION LIMITED 31 Aug 2012
    08169636 VESTYS LIMITED 06 Aug 2012