Derbyshire

Q1 2015 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q1 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Derbyshire when compared to any previous Q1.
  • Q1 2015 was a record quarter for company registrations in Derbyshire when compared to any quarter in history.
  • March 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Derbyshire when compared to any previous March.
  • February 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Derbyshire when compared to any previous February.
  • February 2015 was a record month for company registrations in Derbyshire when compared to any month in history.
  • January 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Derbyshire when compared to any previous January.
  • February 2015 saw a new record in company closures in Derbyshire when compared to any previous February.
  • March 2015 saw a new record in net growth in Derbyshire when compared to any previous March.
  • February 2015 saw a new record in net growth in Derbyshire when compared to any previous February.
  • February 2015 was a record month for net growth in Derbyshire when compared to any month in history.
  • The record first quarter for female directors in Derbyshire was in 2015 when 40.8% of all directors were female.

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 2015)

    Q1 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Derbyshire when compared to any previous Q1.

    Q1 2015 was a record quarter for company registrations in Derbyshire when compared to any quarter in history.

    A total of 2,538 companies were registered in Derbyshire during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).

    This figure is an increase of 100.5% 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)DerbyshireUK
    20152,538161,156
    20141,266150,722
    % change100.5%6.9%
    Record Year 2015 (2,538) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    March 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Derbyshire when compared to any previous March.

    February 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Derbyshire when compared to any previous February.

    February 2015 was a record month for company registrations in Derbyshire when compared to any month in history.

    January 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Derbyshire when compared to any previous January.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 20154231,128987
    New companies in 2014389397480
    % change8.7%184.1%105.6%
    Record Year2015 (423)2015 (1,128)2015 (987)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    A total of 741 companies were dissolved in Derbyshire during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).

    This figure is an increase of 1.5% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares well 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)DerbyshireUK
    201574189,523
    201473082,370
    % change1.5%8.7%
    Record Year 2009 (823) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    February 2015 saw a new record in company closures in Derbyshire when compared to any previous February.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2015195273273
    Closed companies in 2014241256233
    % change-19.1%6.6%17%
    Record Year2011 (319)2015 (273)2009 (496)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    Net company growth for Derbyshire during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) was 1,797 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)DerbyshireUK
    20151,79771,633
    201453668,352
    Record Year 2015 (1,797) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    March 2015 saw a new record in net growth in Derbyshire when compared to any previous March.

    February 2015 saw a new record in net growth in Derbyshire when compared to any previous February.

    February 2015 was a record month for net growth in Derbyshire when compared to any month in history.

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2015228855714
    Net growth in 2014148141247
    Record Year2003 (229)2015 (855)2015 (714)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    In the first quarter of 2015, Derbyshire formed 1.6% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)Derbyshire
    20151.6%
    20140.8%
    20130.9%
    20121.0%
    20110.9%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2015 (1.6%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20150.9%2.2%1.6%
    UK formation share in 20140.8%0.8%0.9%
    % change6.7%161.8%87.4%
    Record Year2003 (1.2%)2015 (2.2%)2000 (2.4%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2015 was 41.7.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.1% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 6.1% compared to the UK figure of 3.6%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Derbyshire was in 2015 when 40.8% of all directors were female.

    40.8% of all director appointments in Derbyshire 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2014-Mar 2015)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CENTRAL18.26%CONSULTING5.23%
    MANAGEMENT1.67%MANAGEMENT4.56%
    ENGINEERING1.45%CONSULTANCY3.62%
    CONSULTANCY1.41%PROPERTY2.72%
    CONSULTING1.29%CONSTRUCTION2.19%
    PROPERTY0.95%CARE2.13%
    CARE0.86%ENGINEERING2.12%
    DERBY0.82%LONDON1.91%
    CONSTRUCTION0.82%TRADING1.88%
    J0.79%TRANSPORT1.82%
    ELECTRICAL0.70%ELECTRICAL1.76%
    BUILDING0.63%DESIGN1.65%
    TRAINING0.60%PROPERTIES1.63%
    PROPERTIES0.59%CO.,1.58%
    (DERBY)0.56%J1.55%
    CONSULTANTS0.55%CONSULTANTS1.54%
    DESIGN0.53%BUSINESS1.49%
    D0.47%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    IT0.47%GLOBAL1.46%
    C0.44%ASSOCIATES1.44%
    ASSOCIATES0.44%DEVELOPMENTS1.36%
    S0.43%BUILDING1.31%
    PEAK0.42%IT1.30%
    BUSINESS0.42%MEDIA1.28%
    M0.42%M1.27%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied2,175288,953
    99999 - Dormant Company48749,474
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management42343,081
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities28330,825
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified27429,218
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified24758,522
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified17219,098
    41100 - Development of building projects14011,863
    49410 - Freight transport by road13912,485
    56302 - Public houses and bars1306,355
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate12911,600
    86900 - Other human health activities11913,990
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet11310,200
    62090 - Other information technology service activities10712,862
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified949,080
    45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles935,392
    43210 - Electrical installation936,139
    33170 - Repair and maintenance of other transport equipment not elsewhere classified90971
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings877,797
    62012 - Business and domestic software development859,651

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    09423278 CLAW OR HOOF LTD 05 Feb 2015
    09426444 WORK THINK LIMITED 06 Feb 2015
    09427312 PERWAT DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED 06 Feb 2015
    09429670 PREMIUM VAPES LIMITED 09 Feb 2015
    09430148 WOOD PUBLICATIONS LIMITED 09 Feb 2015
    09437253 THE CROSSING BURTON LIMITED 12 Feb 2015
    09439736 THE WINGMAN CREATIVE LIMITED 13 Feb 2015
    09440579 HOLDSWORTH TECHNICAL SOLUTIONS LTD 16 Feb 2015
    09449159 TIPFORDS LTD 19 Feb 2015
    09449289 IMPULSE PROPERTY SOLUTIONS LIMITED 19 Feb 2015
    09450381 CPG TECHNOLOGY CONSULTING LIMITED 20 Feb 2015
    09450463 SNOWDON PROFESSIONAL SERVICES LTD 20 Feb 2015
    09454949 GREENHATCH GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED 24 Feb 2015
    09457710 MEDICINE BOX LTD 25 Feb 2015
    09461568 BRIDES OF SADLER GATE LIMITED 27 Feb 2015
    09460826 YOUR SUBS LTD 26 Feb 2015
    09462432 FUTURE PROOF FILMS LTD 27 Feb 2015
    09415714 BRAISHER SAFETY SOLUTIONS LIMITED 02 Feb 2015
    09418578 THE VILLAGE SHOP (AOT) LTD 03 Feb 2015
    09423575 WELLPOINT COLOURS LIMITED 05 Feb 2015
    09445073 DJD SERVICES LTD 17 Feb 2015
    09454697 INVISIBLE DIGITAL LIMITED 24 Feb 2015
    09421646 POWER AND COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED 04 Feb 2015
    09422427 CONTEMPORARY LETTINGS LIMITED 04 Feb 2015
    09433959 IGLOO ON WHEELS LIMITED 11 Feb 2015