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Derbyshire

Q1 2012 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q1 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Derbyshire when compared to any previous Q1.
  • Q1 2012 was a record quarter for company registrations in Derbyshire when compared to any quarter in history.
  • February 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Derbyshire when compared to any previous February.
  • January 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Derbyshire when compared to any previous January.
  • February 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Derbyshire 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 2012)

    Q1 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Derbyshire when compared to any previous Q1.

    Q1 2012 was a record quarter for company registrations in Derbyshire when compared to any quarter in history.

    A total of 1,270 companies were registered in Derbyshire during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).

    This figure is an increase of 17.1% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.0% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)DerbyshireUK
    20121,270131,491
    20111,085116,391
    % change17.1%13.0%
    Record Year 2012 (1,270) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    February 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Derbyshire when compared to any previous February.

    January 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Derbyshire when compared to any previous January.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2012391415464
    New companies in 2011299350436
    % change30.8%18.6%6.4%
    Record Year2012 (391)2012 (415)2000 (628)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    A total of 535 companies were dissolved in Derbyshire during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).

    This figure is a decrease of 35.0% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 25.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)DerbyshireUK
    201253567,576
    201182390,986
    % change-35.0%-25.7%
    Record Year 2011 (823) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2012184171180
    Closed companies in 2011319248256
    % change-42.3%-31.0%-30%
    Record Year2011 (319)2011 (248)2009 (496)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    Net company growth for Derbyshire during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) was 735 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)DerbyshireUK
    201273563,915
    201126225,405
    Record Year 2003 (819) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    February 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Derbyshire when compared to any previous February.

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2012207244284
    Net growth in 2011-20102180
    Record Year2003 (229)2012 (244)2000 (556)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    In the first quarter of 2012, Derbyshire formed 1.0% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)Derbyshire
    20121.0%
    20110.9%
    20101.0%
    20091.0%
    20081.0%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2000 (1.5%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20121.0%0.9%1.0%
    UK formation share in 20110.9%0.9%1.0%
    % change12.1%1.4%-0.4%
    Record Year1968 (1.8%)1970 (1.7%)2000 (2.4%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2012 was 43.5.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.8% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.6% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Derbyshire was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.

    29.1% of all director appointments in Derbyshire in the first quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.2% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT1.76%CONSULTING5.07%
    CONSULTANCY1.41%MANAGEMENT4.74%
    CONSULTING1.38%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    J1.15%PROPERTY2.37%
    ENGINEERING1.15%TRADING2.07%
    DERBY1.05%DESIGN1.93%
    DESIGN1.01%ENGINEERING1.86%
    PROPERTY0.86%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    TRAINING0.84%CONSULTANTS1.79%
    CONSTRUCTION0.80%BUSINESS1.73%
    S0.80%MEDIA1.72%
    BUSINESS0.76%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    (DERBY)0.75%LONDON1.66%
    R0.69%J1.54%
    PEAK0.67%INVESTMENTS1.51%
    M0.67%GLOBAL1.50%
    ELECTRICAL0.63%IT1.40%
    ASSOCIATES0.63%CARE1.34%
    IT0.61%PROPERTIES1.31%
    D0.61%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    ENTERPRISES0.59%M1.27%
    SYSTEMS0.59%BUILDING1.24%
    CONSULTANTS0.59%ENERGY1.20%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.57%S1.20%
    CARE0.57%ENTERPRISES1.19%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied1,600216,665
    7487 - Other business activities40652,735
    99999 - Dormant Company20925,084
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management20119,704
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified19735,233
    9999 - Dormant Company14618,617
    7414 - Business & management consultancy12712,113
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified10513,637
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering1035,169
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities10014,303
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified919,892
    56302 - Public houses and bars662,795
    49410 - Freight transport by road642,781
    62090 - Other information technology service activities648,145
    43210 - Electrical installation623,573
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified623,931
    7499 - Non-trading company589,102
    41100 - Development of building projects574,984
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply566,934
    74990 - Non-trading company569,729

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07900332 WHOLE CARE SOLUTIONS LTD 06 Jan 2012
    07907837 RDT ENGINEERS UK LIMITED 12 Jan 2012
    07911319 A M J HOMES LIMITED 16 Jan 2012
    07913799 WOODWORM FILM STUDIO LIMITED 18 Jan 2012
    07917288 MANGO TANG DERBY LTD 20 Jan 2012
    07920603 CUE CLUB DERBY LIMITED 23 Jan 2012
    07925024 1623 THEATRE COMPANY LIMITED 26 Jan 2012
    07926271 INFLOW LTD 27 Jan 2012
    07909693 OUR HOUSE DERBY LTD 13 Jan 2012
    07896493 FUNKY FURNITURE HIRE LIMITED 04 Jan 2012
    07917993 SAB STRUCTURES LIMITED 20 Jan 2012
    07904108 UMBRELLA DERBY & DERBYSHIRE 10 Jan 2012
    07911185 TK CONTRACTORS LIMITED 16 Jan 2012
    07914834 MAD HARES LTD 18 Jan 2012
    07918402 CITY LEISURE HIRE LTD 20 Jan 2012
    07923415 STRUTTS PARK REGENERATION CO LTD 25 Jan 2012
    07902758 HOT SHOTS COMMUNITY MUSIC LIMITED 09 Jan 2012
    07903421 JA5 LTD 10 Jan 2012
    07908582 CONLON IT SERVICES LIMITED 13 Jan 2012
    07911085 CAROLINE LEATT LIMITED 16 Jan 2012
    07914521 RJK BARBERS LIMITED 18 Jan 2012
    07916176 M BROMLEY ELECTRICAL LIMITED 19 Jan 2012
    07919146 21ST CENTURY CITIZEN LTD 23 Jan 2012
    07921447 SALL CONSULTANCY LTD 24 Jan 2012
    07921692 UTILITYXP LIMITED 24 Jan 2012