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
    09113251 TWINKLING STARS CARE AND EDUCATION LTD 02 Jul 2014
    09120505 EYE CARE SUPPORT LTD 08 Jul 2014
    09122506 FJG DRIVER SOLUTIONS LTD 09 Jul 2014
    09123345 ICEDUDES LIMITED 09 Jul 2014
    09125051 BEYOND SOCIAL WORK LTD 10 Jul 2014
    09131810 B HAER CONSULTANCY LTD 15 Jul 2014
    09132329 BLABBR LIMITED 15 Jul 2014
    09134121 WATERSIDE ENTERTAINMENT LTD 16 Jul 2014
    09139954 MOBILE SERVICES LABS LTD 21 Jul 2014
    09153082 STEFAN JOSEPH DESIGNS LTD 30 Jul 2014
    09153429 MGDIGITAL LTD 30 Jul 2014
    09145135 GAS MARK APPLIANCES LIMITED 24 Jul 2014
    09152900 NUTCRACKER SOLUTIONS LIMITED 30 Jul 2014
    09112903 DSP OFFICE INTERIORS LIMITED 02 Jul 2014
    09113647 YOUR GARAGE DOORS LTD 03 Jul 2014
    09118411 PAUL'S BOOKS LTD 07 Jul 2014
    09128176 RUBIHAZE LIMITED 14 Jul 2014
    09132111 TIDY HYDRAULICS LIMITED 15 Jul 2014
    09141784 CHELMART LIMITED 22 Jul 2014
    09146008 MAISIECAKE SUPPLIES LIMITED 24 Jul 2014
    09154532 JETCLEAR ANALYTICS LIMITED 30 Jul 2014
    09133854 ABB RAIL SERVICES LIMITED 16 Jul 2014
    09136088 BOBBY HO MEDICAL SERVICES LIMITED 17 Jul 2014
    09109361 LARGE TOP LIMITED 01 Jul 2014
    09118478 BI PERFORMS LTD 07 Jul 2014