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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
    07934266 IOT RESEARCH LIMITED 02 Feb 2012
    07936654 C.J.I ENGINEERING (UK) LTD 06 Feb 2012
    07936708 D.M.L ENGINEERING (UK) LTD 06 Feb 2012
    07938397 REGAL JOINERY LIMITED 07 Feb 2012
    07942610 CHASE FARMS (GILMORTON) LIMITED 09 Feb 2012
    07943175 456 CONSTRUCTION LIMITED 09 Feb 2012
    07943379 ACORN INVEST LTD 09 Feb 2012
    07944488 WORLDWIDE 4X4 LIMITED 10 Feb 2012
    07948610 ECO TYRES & WASTE MANAGEMENT SERVICES LTD 14 Feb 2012
    07949469 O.P.S ENGINEERING LTD 14 Feb 2012
    07954696 HATCHMORE CONSULTING LIMITED 17 Feb 2012
    07963276 24:7 IT SOLUTIONS (UK) LTD 24 Feb 2012
    07964354 PM4 CONSULTING LIMITED 24 Feb 2012
    07947644 SASI CONSULTANTS LIMITED 13 Feb 2012
    07937147 THE HUBWAY LTD 06 Feb 2012
    07951446 HOME FROM HOME DOG CARE LIMITED 15 Feb 2012
    07952369 THE ARK OF NOAH LIMITED 16 Feb 2012
    07939681 PURE THOUGHTS LTD 07 Feb 2012
    07942317 SCRAGGY & FINCH LTD 09 Feb 2012
    07949894 TRENT PRESERVATION SERVICES LTD 14 Feb 2012
    07950250 VITAMIN Q LIMITED 15 Feb 2012
    07957314 SMILEY FACES DAY NURSERY (UK) LTD 21 Feb 2012
    07970216 C. S. WALTON CONSULTING LIMITED 29 Feb 2012
    OC372676 INSIGHTS ONLINE LLP 22 Feb 2012
    07931071 PETE'S SNACK BAR LIMITED 01 Feb 2012