Derby, Derbyshire

Q3 2014 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • September 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Derby when compared to any previous September.
  • August 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Derby when compared to any previous August.
  • July 2014 saw a new record in company closures 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 2014)

    A total of 523 companies were registered in Derby during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014).

    This figure is a decrease of 12.0% versus the same period last year (Q3 2013). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.1% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)DerbyUK
    2014523143,414
    2013594132,684
    % change-12.0%8.1%
    Record Year 2013 (594) 2014 (143,414)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

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

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

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2014182158183
    New companies in 2013275153166
    % change-33.8%3.3%10.2%
    Record Year2013 (275)2014 (158)2014 (183)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    A total of 386 companies were dissolved in Derby during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014).

    This figure is an increase of 18.0% versus the same period last year (Q3 2013). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 18.0% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)DerbyUK
    2014386101,670
    201332786,170
    % change18.0%18.0%
    Record Year 2009 (435) 2009 (159,405)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

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

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2014142108136
    Closed companies in 201388114125
    % change61.4%-5.3%9%
    Record Year2014 (142)2008 (193)2009 (188)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    Net company growth for Derby during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) was 137 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)DerbyUK
    201413741,744
    201326746,514
    Record Year 2013 (267) 2013 (46,514)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2014405047
    Net growth in 20131873941
    Record Year2013 (187)2003 (83)2004 (107)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    In the third quarter of 2014, Derby formed 0.4% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)Derby
    20140.4%
    20130.4%
    20120.4%
    20110.4%
    20100.4%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2013 (0.4%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20140.4%0.4%0.4%
    UK formation share in 20130.6%0.4%0.4%
    % change-39.9%-1.6%1.1%
    Record Year2013 (0.6%)2002 (0.4%)1989 (0.5%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2014 was 42.8.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.0% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.7% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Derby was in 2005 when 30.9% of all directors were female.

    28.0% of all director appointments in Derby in the third quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.3% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    DERBY1.69%CONSULTING5.17%
    ENGINEERING1.69%MANAGEMENT4.63%
    MANAGEMENT1.38%CONSULTANCY3.55%
    CONSULTING1.28%PROPERTY2.62%
    CONSULTANCY1.18%ENGINEERING2.07%
    (DERBY)1.11%CONSTRUCTION2.05%
    PROPERTY1.11%TRADING2.00%
    CARE0.94%LONDON1.95%
    CONSTRUCTION0.91%CARE1.94%
    CONSULTANTS0.81%TRANSPORT1.76%
    J0.81%DESIGN1.70%
    D0.74%CONSULTANTS1.70%
    TRAINING0.74%PROPERTIES1.63%
    S0.74%BUSINESS1.62%
    B0.71%J1.53%
    K0.67%ELECTRICAL1.53%
    IT0.64%GLOBAL1.51%
    PROPERTIES0.61%INVESTMENTS1.50%
    ASSOCIATES0.61%ASSOCIATES1.48%
    R0.57%MEDIA1.38%
    BUILDING0.57%CO.,1.36%
    P0.54%DEVELOPMENTS1.35%
    MEDIA0.51%BUILDING1.30%
    BUSINESS0.51%IT1.30%
    M0.51%M1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied898278,481
    99999 - Dormant Company24048,286
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management17440,717
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities14929,313
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified11157,264
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified10928,224
    64209 - Activities of other holding companies not elsewhere classified583,461
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified5818,890
    33170 - Repair and maintenance of other transport equipment not elsewhere classified53909
    62090 - Other information technology service activities5312,795
    41100 - Development of building projects5010,604
    86900 - Other human health activities4511,807
    62012 - Business and domestic software development459,675
    74990 - Non-trading company4414,006
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing435,786
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate4010,361
    71129 - Other engineering activities395,930
    96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment386,630
    56302 - Public houses and bars366,056
    45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles355,335

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    09171974 ECO2 MANUFACTURING LIMITED 12 Aug 2014
    09174361 TRADEPAY LIMITED 13 Aug 2014
    09183139 FEATHER PARTNERSHIP LIMITED 20 Aug 2014
    09183978 RUPERT YARDLEY LIMITED 20 Aug 2014
    09187545 COWPANDA LIMITED 22 Aug 2014
    09192623 MARUT TRANS LTD 29 Aug 2014
    09192679 QCJ SOLUTIONS LIMITED 29 Aug 2014
    09193298 HARRYBURNSOLUTIONS LTD 29 Aug 2014
    09169681 TOORAS (UK) LIMITED 11 Aug 2014
    09181055 ADWICK CLOSE 1956 LIMITED 19 Aug 2014
    09183792 GREWAL FOOD & WINE LIMITED 20 Aug 2014
    09173622 P & L LAUGHTON LIMITED 13 Aug 2014
    09157120 URBAN PRODUCTS LIMITED 01 Aug 2014
    09163224 LOOP EUROPE LTD 05 Aug 2014
    09172896 SMOQUED LIMITED 13 Aug 2014
    09175230 RADBOURNE LANE 1958 LIMITED 14 Aug 2014
    09176846 GREENFLEET HIRECO LTD 14 Aug 2014
    09177442 LIVEONE SPORTS LTD 15 Aug 2014
    09182726 SQUID RECRUITMENT LTD 20 Aug 2014
    09185202 SLAWOMIR KOLODYNSKI LTD 21 Aug 2014
    09185736 LIBLUE LTD 21 Aug 2014
    09163105 KELLENTAY BEERS LTD 05 Aug 2014
    09168292 MR SAROE LTD 08 Aug 2014
    09174308 MAPAGE LOGISTICS LIMITED 13 Aug 2014
    09187019 KH BEAUTY LIMITED 22 Aug 2014