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
New Company Registrations
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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) Derby UK 2014 523 143,414 2013 594 132,684 % change -12.0% 8.1% Record Year 2013 (594) 2014 (143,414) New Companies by Quarter
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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
July August September New companies in 2014 182 158 183 New companies in 2013 275 153 166 % change -33.8% 3.3% 10.2% Record Year 2013 (275) 2014 (158) 2014 (183)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Derby UK 2014 386 101,670 2013 327 86,170 % change 18.0% 18.0% Record Year 2009 (435) 2009 (159,405) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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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
July August September Closed companies in 2014 142 108 136 Closed companies in 2013 88 114 125 % change 61.4% -5.3% 9% Record Year 2014 (142) 2008 (193) 2009 (188)
Net Company Growth
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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) Derby UK 2014 137 41,744 2013 267 46,514 Record Year 2013 (267) 2013 (46,514) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2014 40 50 47 Net growth in 2013 187 39 41 Record Year 2013 (187) 2003 (83) 2004 (107)
UK Company Share
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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 2014 0.4% 2013 0.4% 2012 0.4% 2011 0.4% 2010 0.4% Record Year (since 1960) 2013 (0.4%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2014 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% UK formation share in 2013 0.6% 0.4% 0.4% % change -39.9% -1.6% 1.1% Record Year 2013 (0.6%) 2002 (0.4%) 1989 (0.5%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2013-Sep 2014)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage DERBY 1.69% CONSULTING 5.17% ENGINEERING 1.69% MANAGEMENT 4.63% MANAGEMENT 1.38% CONSULTANCY 3.55% CONSULTING 1.28% PROPERTY 2.62% CONSULTANCY 1.18% ENGINEERING 2.07% (DERBY) 1.11% CONSTRUCTION 2.05% PROPERTY 1.11% TRADING 2.00% CARE 0.94% LONDON 1.95% CONSTRUCTION 0.91% CARE 1.94% CONSULTANTS 0.81% TRANSPORT 1.76% J 0.81% DESIGN 1.70% D 0.74% CONSULTANTS 1.70% TRAINING 0.74% PROPERTIES 1.63% S 0.74% BUSINESS 1.62% B 0.71% J 1.53% K 0.67% ELECTRICAL 1.53% IT 0.64% GLOBAL 1.51% PROPERTIES 0.61% INVESTMENTS 1.50% ASSOCIATES 0.61% ASSOCIATES 1.48% R 0.57% MEDIA 1.38% BUILDING 0.57% CO., 1.36% P 0.54% DEVELOPMENTS 1.35% MEDIA 0.51% BUILDING 1.30% BUSINESS 0.51% IT 1.30% M 0.51% M 1.23%
SIC Data
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Previous 36 months, excluding companies less than 12 months old
sic code number of companies uk companies None Supplied 898 278,481 99999 - Dormant Company 240 48,286 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 174 40,717 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 149 29,313 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 111 57,264 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 109 28,224 64209 - Activities of other holding companies not elsewhere classified 58 3,461 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 58 18,890 33170 - Repair and maintenance of other transport equipment not elsewhere classified 53 909 62090 - Other information technology service activities 53 12,795 41100 - Development of building projects 50 10,604 86900 - Other human health activities 45 11,807 62012 - Business and domestic software development 45 9,675 74990 - Non-trading company 44 14,006 43390 - Other building completion and finishing 43 5,786 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 40 10,361 71129 - Other engineering activities 39 5,930 96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment 38 6,630 56302 - Public houses and bars 36 6,056 45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles 35 5,335
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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