Derby, Derbyshire

Q1 2014 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • March 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Derby when compared to any previous March.
  • February 2014 saw a new record in company closures 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 2014)

    A total of 525 companies were registered in Derby during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).

    This figure is an increase of 2.7% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.8% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)DerbyUK
    2014525150,722
    2013511134,802
    % change2.7%11.8%
    Record Year 2014 (525) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    March 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Derby when compared to any previous March.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2014156163206
    New companies in 2013166150195
    % change-6.0%8.7%5.6%
    Record Year2012 (169)2012 (185)2014 (206)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    A total of 288 companies were dissolved in Derby during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).

    This figure is an increase of 30.3% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 5.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)DerbyUK
    201428882,370
    201322177,914
    % change30.3%5.7%
    Record Year 2009 (347) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    February 2014 saw a new record in company closures in Derby when compared to any previous February.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 20149310590
    Closed companies in 20131133573
    % change-17.7%200.0%23%
    Record Year2011 (136)2014 (105)2009 (225)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    Net company growth for Derby during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) was 237 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)DerbyUK
    201423768,352
    201329056,888
    Record Year 2012 (294) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 20146358116
    Net growth in 201353115122
    Record Year2012 (100)2013 (115)2007 (138)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    In the first quarter of 2014, Derby formed 0.3% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)Derby
    20140.3%
    20130.4%
    20120.4%
    20110.4%
    20100.4%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2003 (0.4%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20140.3%0.3%0.4%
    UK formation share in 20130.4%0.3%0.4%
    % change-12.1%0.3%-11.8%
    Record Year1977 (0.7%)1986 (0.5%)1982 (0.5%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2014 was 43.5.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.1% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.4% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Derby was in 2008 when 32.1% of all directors were female.

    27.2% of all director appointments in Derby in the first quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.4% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2013-Mar 2014)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    ENGINEERING2.16%CONSULTING5.22%
    DERBY1.93%MANAGEMENT4.67%
    FORMATION1.49%CONSULTANCY3.49%
    DLW1.49%PROPERTY2.64%
    (DERBY)1.42%TRADING2.05%
    CONSULTING1.35%LONDON1.88%
    MANAGEMENT1.22%ENGINEERING1.86%
    CONSULTANCY1.18%CARE1.79%
    PROPERTY1.01%CONSTRUCTION1.75%
    PROPERTIES0.91%DESIGN1.75%
    S0.78%CONSULTANTS1.73%
    CONSTRUCTION0.74%BUSINESS1.71%
    P0.74%PROPERTIES1.60%
    CONSULTANTS0.74%INVESTMENTS1.60%
    D0.74%GLOBAL1.58%
    IT0.68%J1.48%
    BUSINESS0.64%ASSOCIATES1.48%
    J0.64%MEDIA1.48%
    CARE0.61%IT1.33%
    R0.57%TRANSPORT1.30%
    ASSOCIATES0.54%DEVELOPMENTS1.29%
    M0.54%BUILDING1.24%
    TRAINING0.54%M1.21%
    K0.54%CAPITAL1.20%
    CENTRE0.51%ELECTRICAL1.19%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied901280,210
    99999 - Dormant Company15547,084
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management14737,882
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities13627,750
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified11356,411
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified9826,700
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified6918,491
    64209 - Activities of other holding companies not elsewhere classified483,024
    62090 - Other information technology service activities4612,813
    41100 - Development of building projects449,855
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified418,155
    74990 - Non-trading company4114,135
    96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment416,236
    62012 - Business and domestic software development409,509
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing385,521
    71129 - Other engineering activities365,477
    45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles355,130
    43210 - Electrical installation345,885
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities347,313
    86900 - Other human health activities3410,273

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08842238 POSTSCRYPT LIMITED 13 Jan 2014
    08842466 SHANE PAUL SALES & LETTINGS LIMITED 13 Jan 2014
    08849395 THE LORD OF THE DANCE LIMITED 17 Jan 2014
    08851343 RESCHEM ANALYTICAL LIMITED 20 Jan 2014
    08852849 PAUL PUREWAL & COMPANY LIMITED 20 Jan 2014
    08854206 ELLIS VILLA LIMITED 21 Jan 2014
    08854788 THE WONKY TABLE RESTAURANT LIMITED 21 Jan 2014
    08864120 FLIRTY FIT FITNESS LIMITED 28 Jan 2014
    08864388 ADVISESME LIMITED 28 Jan 2014
    08871974 THE DERBYSHIRE CARPET AND FLOORING COMPANY LTD 31 Jan 2014
    08833843 JAAN LIMITED 07 Jan 2014
    08861510 SANDRINGHAM 1965 LIMITED 27 Jan 2014
    08863642 SPARKS CONSULTING LIMITED 27 Jan 2014
    08835141 LM ADVISORY LIMITED 07 Jan 2014
    08837824 ASHLEY DAVIS CLEANING LIMITED 09 Jan 2014
    08846093 ANAND CONSULTANT ENGINEERS LTD 15 Jan 2014
    08863524 HENMAN DUNN LIMITED 27 Jan 2014
    08834092 SEARCH LIMO LIMITED 07 Jan 2014
    08837484 KNIGHTS CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITED 08 Jan 2014
    08840400 SND-DHARAM-HARPAL-TARAN LIMITED 10 Jan 2014
    08848722 WAYNE STEVEN FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS LIMITED 16 Jan 2014
    08853533 ALLEGIANCE CLOTHING LTD 21 Jan 2014
    08860134 POWERTALK MOBILE & DATA COMMUNICATION LIMITED 24 Jan 2014
    08864399 JRG SITE SERVICES LIMITED 28 Jan 2014
    08868189 CHAI CAFE LTD 30 Jan 2014