Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire
Q1 2010 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- January 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Scunthorpe when compared to any previous January.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
A total of 74 companies were registered in Scunthorpe during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).
This figure is a decrease of 11.9% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.5% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) Scunthorpe UK 2010 74 105,137 2009 84 91,034 % change -11.9% 15.5% Record Year 2003 (130) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2010 25 27 22 New companies in 2009 19 26 39 % change 31.6% 3.8% -43.6% Record Year 2003 (36) 2003 (44) 2003 (50)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
A total of 62 companies were dissolved in Scunthorpe during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).
This figure is a decrease of 27.9% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 23.5% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) Scunthorpe UK 2010 62 82,677 2009 86 108,060 % change -27.9% -23.5% Record Year 2009 (86) 2009 (108,060) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
January 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Scunthorpe when compared to any previous January.
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2010 23 18 21 Closed companies in 2009 15 17 54 % change 53.3% 5.9% -61% Record Year 2010 (23) 2008 (26) 2009 (54)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
Net company growth for Scunthorpe during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) was 12 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) Scunthorpe UK 2010 12 22,460 2009 -2 -17,026 Record Year 2003 (106) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2010 2 9 1 Net growth in 2009 4 9 -15 Record Year 2003 (28) 2003 (34) 2003 (44)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
In the first quarter of 2010, Scunthorpe formed 0.1% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) Scunthorpe 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% 2008 0.1% 2007 0.1% 2006 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1961 (0.3%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2010 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2009 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change 22.0% -11.1% -53.1% Record Year 1961 (0.5%) 1968 (0.3%) 1961 (0.2%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2010 was 46.1.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 1.7% compared to the UK figure of 2.0%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 1.7% compared to the UK figure of 4.9%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
The record first quarter for female directors in Scunthorpe was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
25.2% of all director appointments in Scunthorpe in the first quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 24.7% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2009-Mar 2010)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage ENGINEERING 1.76% MANAGEMENT 5.01% SECURITY 1.41% CONSULTING 4.60% COMMUNITY 1.41% CONSULTANCY 2.87% (LINCS) 1.05% PROPERTY 2.50% TRANSPORT 1.05% ASSOCIATES 2.04% P 0.88% TRADING 1.93% M 0.88% DESIGN 1.91% R 0.88% CONSTRUCTION 1.87% (SCUNTHORPE) 0.88% MEDIA 1.84% TRAINING 0.88% BUSINESS 1.74% INTEREST 0.88% INTERNATIONAL 1.73% PLUS 0.70% CONSULTANTS 1.63% S 0.70% ENGINEERING 1.54% H 0.70% J 1.48% J 0.70% LONDON 1.45% CONSTRUCTION 0.70% INVESTMENTS 1.45% HEATING 0.70% GROUP 1.37% C 0.70% GLOBAL 1.35% SAFETY 0.70% PROPERTIES 1.35% MANAGEMENT 0.53% BUILDING 1.34% LOGISTICS 0.53% CARE 1.33% CONSULTANCY 0.53% ELECTRICAL 1.30% SPORTS 0.53% M 1.28% CENTRE 0.53% SYSTEMS 1.25% WHITE 0.53% S 1.23%
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 176 228,645 7487 - Other business activities 51 74,904 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 21 26,974 6024 - Freight transport by road 18 3,665 49410 - Freight transport by road 17 2,152 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 13 9,325 7499 - Non-trading company 13 15,398 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 12 14,007 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 9 8,154 42990 - Construction of other civil engineering projects not elsewhere classified 9 1,746 9999 - Dormant Company 9 19,948 43210 - Electrical installation 8 3,163 9305 - Other service activities 8 9,038 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 8 3,069 70100 - Activities of head offices 8 3,137 7260 - Other computer related activities 7 10,331 41202 - Construction of domestic buildings 6 2,224 45112 - Sale of used cars and light motor vehicles 6 712 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 6 3,077 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 6 7,143
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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