Derbyshire

Q3 2012 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • September 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Derbyshire when compared to any previous September.
  • August 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Derbyshire when compared to any previous August.

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 (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    A total of 1,099 companies were registered in Derbyshire during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).

    This figure is an increase of 6.9% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.8% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)DerbyshireUK
    20121,099118,868
    20111,028114,512
    % change6.9%3.8%
    Record Year 2003 (1,101) 2012 (118,868)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

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

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

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2012349357393
    New companies in 2011353336339
    % change-1.1%6.3%15.9%
    Record Year2005 (488)2012 (357)2012 (393)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    A total of 680 companies were dissolved in Derbyshire during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).

    This figure is an increase of 1.0% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.5% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)DerbyshireUK
    201268074,772
    201167372,230
    % change1.0%3.5%
    Record Year 2009 (1,211) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2012226295159
    Closed companies in 2011271205197
    % change-16.6%43.9%-19%
    Record Year2011 (271)2008 (447)2009 (619)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    Net company growth for Derbyshire during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) was 419 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)DerbyshireUK
    201241944,096
    201135542,282
    Record Year 2003 (745) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 201212362234
    Net growth in 201182131142
    Record Year2005 (365)2003 (230)2003 (262)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    In the third quarter of 2012, Derbyshire formed 0.9% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)Derbyshire
    20120.9%
    20110.9%
    20101.0%
    20090.9%
    20081.0%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1975 (1.4%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20120.8%0.9%1.0%
    UK formation share in 20111.0%0.9%0.9%
    % change-11.2%7.1%14.7%
    Record Year1975 (1.8%)1960 (2.1%)1961 (2.1%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2012 was 42.2.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.7% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.1% compared to the UK figure of 3.2%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Derbyshire was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.

    27.7% of all director appointments in Derbyshire in the third quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT1.94%CONSULTING5.06%
    CONSULTING1.64%MANAGEMENT4.77%
    CONSULTANCY1.30%CONSULTANCY3.29%
    ENGINEERING1.28%PROPERTY2.36%
    DERBY1.13%TRADING2.08%
    J0.92%DESIGN1.87%
    DESIGN0.81%ASSOCIATES1.83%
    IT0.79%ENGINEERING1.83%
    S0.79%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    PROPERTY0.79%BUSINESS1.72%
    TRAINING0.79%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    M0.77%MEDIA1.68%
    BUSINESS0.71%LONDON1.67%
    (DERBY)0.70%J1.55%
    CONSTRUCTION0.70%GLOBAL1.54%
    CARE0.68%INVESTMENTS1.47%
    CONSULTANTS0.66%IT1.43%
    PEAK0.66%PROPERTIES1.34%
    ASSOCIATES0.64%CARE1.32%
    R0.62%M1.27%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.60%BUILDING1.22%
    BUILDING0.60%ENTERPRISES1.21%
    ELECTRICAL0.60%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    SUPPLIES0.56%S1.17%
    HOUSE0.56%SECURITY1.16%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied1,669228,243
    99999 - Dormant Company31637,912
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management28128,990
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified25850,446
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified19720,742
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities16021,969
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified13414,809
    7487 - Other business activities12816,361
    74990 - Non-trading company9913,641
    62090 - Other information technology service activities9711,950
    56302 - Public houses and bars884,262
    49410 - Freight transport by road844,503
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified846,008
    41100 - Development of building projects837,545
    86900 - Other human health activities797,550
    43210 - Electrical installation785,151
    96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment684,426
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities675,935
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing664,705
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate666,519

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08167921 ADVOCO EXPERTISE UK LTD 03 Aug 2012
    08171410 THE PURPLE BEAR CATERING COMPANY LIMITED 07 Aug 2012
    08178645 ATS MEDICARE LTD 14 Aug 2012
    08188243 LAMBERT MECHANICAL SERVICES LIMITED 22 Aug 2012
    08191760 PC CERTIFICATES LIMITED 24 Aug 2012
    OC377969 DEAL TAG LLP 28 Aug 2012
    08191892 UK HOUSE PLANS LIMITED 28 Aug 2012
    08192432 RAC (UK) LTD 28 Aug 2012
    08192785 IGNITE FOOD JOBS LIMITED 28 Aug 2012
    08195058 STH SYSTEMS LIMITED 29 Aug 2012
    08180560 BIA CONSULTING PVT LIMITED 15 Aug 2012
    08193812 SY TRADE LTD 29 Aug 2012
    08167800 FLIGHT PHYSIOTHERAPY LIMITED 03 Aug 2012
    08165076 SPARTAN ELECTRICAL SERVICES LTD 02 Aug 2012
    08172743 SUSTAIN MARKETING LIMITED 08 Aug 2012
    08164367 N7N LTD 01 Aug 2012
    08174472 UK WINDOW INSTALLATIONS LIMITED 09 Aug 2012
    08174740 VIBRANT DOORS LIMITED 10 Aug 2012
    08176787 RESMEY LIMITED 13 Aug 2012
    08180547 ALREY LIMITED 15 Aug 2012
    08185791 GARY MANN LTD 21 Aug 2012
    08189090 PREMIER FINANCE (EAST MIDLANDS) LIMITED 23 Aug 2012
    08191029 AFRIMAIDS LIMITED 24 Aug 2012
    08193957 BROTHERS CONSTRUCTION LTD 29 Aug 2012
    08194833 AJD MUSIC LIMITED 29 Aug 2012