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.
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New Company Registrations
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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) Derbyshire UK 2012 1,270 131,491 2011 1,085 116,391 % change 17.1% 13.0% Record Year 2012 (1,270) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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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
January February March New companies in 2012 391 415 464 New companies in 2011 299 350 436 % change 30.8% 18.6% 6.4% Record Year 2012 (391) 2012 (415) 2000 (628)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Derbyshire UK 2012 535 67,576 2011 823 90,986 % change -35.0% -25.7% Record Year 2011 (823) 2009 (108,060) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2012 184 171 180 Closed companies in 2011 319 248 256 % change -42.3% -31.0% -30% Record Year 2011 (319) 2011 (248) 2009 (496)
Net Company Growth
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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) Derbyshire UK 2012 735 63,915 2011 262 25,405 Record Year 2003 (819) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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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
January February March Net growth in 2012 207 244 284 Net growth in 2011 -20 102 180 Record Year 2003 (229) 2012 (244) 2000 (556)
UK Company Share
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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 2012 1.0% 2011 0.9% 2010 1.0% 2009 1.0% 2008 1.0% Record Year (since 1960) 2000 (1.5%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2012 1.0% 0.9% 1.0% UK formation share in 2011 0.9% 0.9% 1.0% % change 12.1% 1.4% -0.4% Record Year 1968 (1.8%) 1970 (1.7%) 2000 (2.4%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 1.76% CONSULTING 5.07% CONSULTANCY 1.41% MANAGEMENT 4.74% CONSULTING 1.38% CONSULTANCY 3.30% J 1.15% PROPERTY 2.37% ENGINEERING 1.15% TRADING 2.07% DERBY 1.05% DESIGN 1.93% DESIGN 1.01% ENGINEERING 1.86% PROPERTY 0.86% ASSOCIATES 1.84% TRAINING 0.84% CONSULTANTS 1.79% CONSTRUCTION 0.80% BUSINESS 1.73% S 0.80% MEDIA 1.72% BUSINESS 0.76% CONSTRUCTION 1.72% (DERBY) 0.75% LONDON 1.66% R 0.69% J 1.54% PEAK 0.67% INVESTMENTS 1.51% M 0.67% GLOBAL 1.50% ELECTRICAL 0.63% IT 1.40% ASSOCIATES 0.63% CARE 1.34% IT 0.61% PROPERTIES 1.31% D 0.61% ELECTRICAL 1.27% ENTERPRISES 0.59% M 1.27% SYSTEMS 0.59% BUILDING 1.24% CONSULTANTS 0.59% ENERGY 1.20% DEVELOPMENTS 0.57% S 1.20% CARE 0.57% ENTERPRISES 1.19%
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 1,600 216,665 7487 - Other business activities 406 52,735 99999 - Dormant Company 209 25,084 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 201 19,704 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 197 35,233 9999 - Dormant Company 146 18,617 7414 - Business & management consultancy 127 12,113 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 105 13,637 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 103 5,169 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 100 14,303 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 91 9,892 56302 - Public houses and bars 66 2,795 49410 - Freight transport by road 64 2,781 62090 - Other information technology service activities 64 8,145 43210 - Electrical installation 62 3,573 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 62 3,931 7499 - Non-trading company 58 9,102 41100 - Development of building projects 57 4,984 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 56 6,934 74990 - Non-trading company 56 9,729
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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