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
    08425786 HOMEWISE CONTRACTORS LIMITED 01 Mar 2013
    08436904 POLLY'S LIST LIMITED 08 Mar 2013
    08449280 CONSTRUCTION & M&E PLANNING LIMITED 18 Mar 2013
    08450546 RODWEL LTD 19 Mar 2013
    08454417 AMBER GUESTHOUSE LTD 21 Mar 2013
    08459156 G.M. MATTINSON PILING SERVICES LTD 25 Mar 2013
    08465444 DEFABS ENGINEERS LIMITED 28 Mar 2013
    08450328 B SAHOTA LIMITED 19 Mar 2013
    08466546 GINGA GAMING LTD 28 Mar 2013
    08435238 WENTWELL BREWERY LTD 07 Mar 2013
    08438339 WHAT YOU LIMITED 11 Mar 2013
    08446484 MARWOOD CONSTRUCTION SERVICES LTD 15 Mar 2013
    08452113 CHAIR MEETINGS LIMITED 19 Mar 2013
    08452718 JANE LEITCH LTD 20 Mar 2013
    08453058 EXCELSIOR ELECTRONICS LTD 20 Mar 2013
    08453767 PK PUB COMPANY LIMITED 20 Mar 2013
    08455373 AST TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED 21 Mar 2013
    08456515 G C SERVICES (DERBY) LIMITED 21 Mar 2013
    08434182 J G MOTORS DERBY LTD 07 Mar 2013
    08451100 GLOBAL MEDS DIRECT LIMITED 19 Mar 2013
    08457376 DREAM TEAM MIDLANDS LIMITED 22 Mar 2013
    08459320 JAHAN'S GRILL & PIZZERIA LIMITED 25 Mar 2013
    08464014 PASHAME LIMITED 27 Mar 2013
    08435907 UNIVERSAL ACCOUNTANTS LIMITED 08 Mar 2013
    08436636 MARK HEAVEN CONSULTANCY LIMITED 08 Mar 2013