Derby, Derbyshire

Q1 2013 Business Confidence Report

NOTICE: We have improved our calculations of the statistics in these reports, so some figures and records may not match previous reports.

Headlines

  • February 2013 saw a new record in net growth in Derby when compared to any previous February.

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 2013)

    A total of 511 companies were registered in Derby during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).

    This figure is a decrease of 2.7% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 2.5% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)DerbyUK
    2013511134,802
    2012525131,491
    % change-2.7%2.5%
    Record Year 2012 (525) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2013166150195
    New companies in 2012169185171
    % change-1.8%-18.9%14.0%
    Record Year2012 (169)2012 (185)2007 (206)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    A total of 221 companies were dissolved in Derby during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).

    This figure is a decrease of 4.3% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.3% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)DerbyUK
    201322177,914
    201223167,576
    % change-4.3%15.3%
    Record Year 2009 (347) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 20131133573
    Closed companies in 2012697884
    % change63.8%-55.1%-13%
    Record Year2011 (136)2011 (97)2009 (225)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    Net company growth for Derby during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) was 290 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)DerbyUK
    201329056,888
    201229463,915
    Record Year 2012 (294) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    February 2013 saw a new record in net growth in Derby when compared to any previous February.

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 201353115122
    Net growth in 201210010787
    Record Year2012 (100)2013 (115)2007 (138)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    In the first quarter of 2013, Derby formed 0.4% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)Derby
    20130.4%
    20120.4%
    20110.4%
    20100.4%
    20090.4%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2003 (0.4%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20130.4%0.3%0.4%
    UK formation share in 20120.4%0.4%0.4%
    % change-11.9%-19.5%17.9%
    Record Year1977 (0.7%)1986 (0.5%)1982 (0.5%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2013 was 47.5.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.5% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 1.6% compared to the UK figure of 1.8%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Derby was in 2004 when 36.3% of all directors were female.

    29.8% of all director appointments in Derby in the first quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 28.1% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2012-Mar 2013)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    DERBY2.00%CONSULTING5.18%
    ENGINEERING1.69%MANAGEMENT4.78%
    CONSULTING1.65%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    (DERBY)1.61%PROPERTY2.44%
    MANAGEMENT1.42%TRADING2.06%
    CONSULTANCY0.96%DESIGN1.79%
    BUSINESS0.85%ENGINEERING1.78%
    CONSTRUCTION0.85%BUSINESS1.77%
    IT0.73%ASSOCIATES1.75%
    ELECTRICAL0.73%LONDON1.72%
    PROPERTIES0.73%CONSULTANTS1.71%
    ASSOCIATES0.69%CONSTRUCTION1.69%
    TRADING0.69%MEDIA1.63%
    MIDLANDS0.65%GLOBAL1.57%
    SUPPORT0.61%J1.56%
    M0.61%CARE1.46%
    DESIGN0.61%IT1.43%
    BUILDING0.58%INVESTMENTS1.41%
    R0.58%PROPERTIES1.36%
    J0.58%M1.25%
    PROPERTY0.50%BUILDING1.21%
    MARKETING0.50%ENTERPRISES1.19%
    GLOBAL0.46%ELECTRICAL1.18%
    C0.46%TRAINING1.17%
    ENTERPRISES0.46%SECURITY1.15%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied788249,183
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management13732,624
    99999 - Dormant Company13643,384
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified10454,531
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities9124,894
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified6323,532
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified5516,448
    30200 - Manufacture of railway locomotives and rolling stock5299
    62090 - Other information technology service activities4512,664
    64209 - Activities of other holding companies not elsewhere classified432,280
    74990 - Non-trading company4314,129
    86900 - Other human health activities408,465
    96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment365,248
    49410 - Freight transport by road345,834
    41100 - Development of building projects338,637
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified326,954
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing325,145
    45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles324,684
    42990 - Construction of other civil engineering projects not elsewhere classified312,297
    62012 - Business and domestic software development318,099

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08351969 DK DELICIOUS LIMITED 08 Jan 2013
    08352811 METRO INNS A3 LIMITED 09 Jan 2013
    08355494 J-MECS CONSULTING LTD 10 Jan 2013
    OC381580 HV PHARMA LLP 14 Jan 2013
    08375889 CLARITY (TEC) LIMITED 25 Jan 2013
    08383077 W.R NUTRITION LIMITED 31 Jan 2013
    08366822 BRENDON BOWES LTD 18 Jan 2013
    08370042 QUANTUM FACILITY SERVICES LIMITED 22 Jan 2013
    08372380 IGO EXPRESS LIMITED 23 Jan 2013
    08376784 SMARTPAYE LTD 28 Jan 2013
    08362854 BALTI INCORPORATED LIMITED 16 Jan 2013
    08368336 ATLAS EDUCATION AND TRAINING LIMITED 21 Jan 2013
    08375219 CHITSU LIMITED 25 Jan 2013
    08380436 COOLPENGUIN WEB DESIGN LIMITED 29 Jan 2013
    08346574 A WHYTE LTD 04 Jan 2013
    08346848 TILING SMART LTD 04 Jan 2013
    08346961 MEDOO LIMITED 04 Jan 2013
    08347599 A.S IT&C SERVICES LTD 04 Jan 2013
    08348914 KIDZ THEATRE WORKSHOP LIMITED 07 Jan 2013
    08348975 JSG ELECTRICAL SOLUTIONS LTD 07 Jan 2013
    08353378 JUBBA TRAVEL COMMUNICATION OF DERBY LTD 09 Jan 2013
    08356425 TINOZ LTD 11 Jan 2013
    08359275 FEELMYPOWER LTD 14 Jan 2013
    08359370 DISABILITY SOLUTIONS WORLDWIDE LIMITED 14 Jan 2013
    08365455 RADIOGRAPHY DIAGNOSTICS SERVICES LTD 17 Jan 2013