Derby, Derbyshire
Q1 2015 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- Q1 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Derby when compared to any previous Q1.
- Q1 2015 was a record quarter for company registrations in Derby when compared to any quarter in history.
- March 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Derby when compared to any previous March.
- February 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Derby when compared to any previous February.
- February 2015 saw a new record in company closures in Derby when compared to any previous February.
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
Q1 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Derby when compared to any previous Q1.
Q1 2015 was a record quarter for company registrations in Derby when compared to any quarter in history.
A total of 625 companies were registered in Derby during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).
This figure is an increase of 19.0% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 6.9% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Derby UK 2015 625 161,156 2014 525 150,722 % change 19.0% 6.9% Record Year 2015 (625) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
March 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Derby when compared to any previous March.
February 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Derby when compared to any previous February.
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2015 168 205 252 New companies in 2014 156 163 206 % change 7.7% 25.8% 22.3% Record Year 2012 (169) 2015 (205) 2015 (252)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
A total of 325 companies were dissolved in Derby during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).
This figure is an increase of 12.8% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Derby UK 2015 325 89,523 2014 288 82,370 % change 12.8% 8.7% Record Year 2009 (347) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
February 2015 saw a new record in company closures in Derby when compared to any previous February.
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2015 89 122 114 Closed companies in 2014 93 105 90 % change -4.3% 16.2% 27% Record Year 2011 (136) 2015 (122) 2009 (225)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
Net company growth for Derby during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) was 300 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Derby UK 2015 300 71,633 2014 237 68,352 Record Year 2015 (300) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2015 79 83 138 Net growth in 2014 63 58 116 Record Year 2012 (100) 2013 (115) 2007 (138)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
In the first quarter of 2015, Derby formed 0.4% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Derby 2015 0.4% 2014 0.3% 2013 0.4% 2012 0.4% 2011 0.4% Record Year (since 1960) 2003 (0.4%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2015 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% UK formation share in 2014 0.3% 0.3% 0.4% % change 5.6% 15.9% 11.5% Record Year 1977 (0.7%) 1986 (0.5%) 1982 (0.5%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2015 was 43.2.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.5% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.2% compared to the UK figure of 3.6%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
The record first quarter for female directors in Derby was in 2008 when 32.1% of all directors were female.
25.2% of all director appointments in Derby in the first quarter of 2015 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.4% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2014-Mar 2015)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 2.19% CONSULTING 5.23% DERBY 1.76% MANAGEMENT 4.56% ENGINEERING 1.57% CONSULTANCY 3.62% CONSULTING 1.50% PROPERTY 2.72% (DERBY) 1.21% CONSTRUCTION 2.19% CARE 1.21% CARE 2.13% CONSULTANCY 1.21% ENGINEERING 2.12% PROPERTY 1.01% LONDON 1.91% CONSTRUCTION 0.82% TRADING 1.88% IT 0.75% TRANSPORT 1.82% CONSULTANTS 0.72% ELECTRICAL 1.76% J 0.65% DESIGN 1.65% S 0.62% PROPERTIES 1.63% MEDIA 0.59% CO., 1.58% B 0.52% J 1.55% ENTERPRISES 0.52% CONSULTANTS 1.54% ELECTRICAL 0.52% BUSINESS 1.49% R 0.46% INVESTMENTS 1.49% HOLDINGS 0.46% GLOBAL 1.46% ASSOCIATES 0.46% ASSOCIATES 1.44% HEALTHCARE 0.46% DEVELOPMENTS 1.36% TRAINING 0.46% BUILDING 1.31% M 0.46% IT 1.30% K 0.46% MEDIA 1.28% DESIGN 0.46% M 1.27%
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 923 288,953 99999 - Dormant Company 238 49,474 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 208 43,081 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 154 30,825 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 111 58,522 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 106 29,218 33170 - Repair and maintenance of other transport equipment not elsewhere classified 68 971 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 61 19,098 86900 - Other human health activities 60 13,990 64209 - Activities of other holding companies not elsewhere classified 57 3,832 41100 - Development of building projects 51 11,863 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 50 11,600 62090 - Other information technology service activities 48 12,862 43390 - Other building completion and finishing 41 6,052 41202 - Construction of domestic buildings 40 7,797 56302 - Public houses and bars 39 6,355 71129 - Other engineering activities 39 6,278 62012 - Business and domestic software development 38 9,651 49410 - Freight transport by road 37 12,485 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 37 7,682
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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