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

  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 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)ScunthorpeUK
    201074105,137
    20098491,034
    % change-11.9%15.5%
    Record Year 2003 (130) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2010252722
    New companies in 2009192639
    % change31.6%3.8%-43.6%
    Record Year2003 (36)2003 (44)2003 (50)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)ScunthorpeUK
    20106282,677
    200986108,060
    % change-27.9%-23.5%
    Record Year 2009 (86) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2010231821
    Closed companies in 2009151754
    % change53.3%5.9%-61%
    Record Year2010 (23)2008 (26)2009 (54)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)ScunthorpeUK
    20101222,460
    2009-2-17,026
    Record Year 2003 (106) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2010291
    Net growth in 200949-15
    Record Year2003 (28)2003 (34)2003 (44)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    20070.1%
    20060.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1961 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20100.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20090.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change22.0%-11.1%-53.1%
    Record Year1961 (0.5%)1968 (0.3%)1961 (0.2%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2009-Mar 2010)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    ENGINEERING1.76%MANAGEMENT5.01%
    SECURITY1.41%CONSULTING4.60%
    COMMUNITY1.41%CONSULTANCY2.87%
    (LINCS)1.05%PROPERTY2.50%
    TRANSPORT1.05%ASSOCIATES2.04%
    P0.88%TRADING1.93%
    M0.88%DESIGN1.91%
    R0.88%CONSTRUCTION1.87%
    (SCUNTHORPE)0.88%MEDIA1.84%
    TRAINING0.88%BUSINESS1.74%
    INTEREST0.88%INTERNATIONAL1.73%
    PLUS0.70%CONSULTANTS1.63%
    S0.70%ENGINEERING1.54%
    H0.70%J1.48%
    J0.70%LONDON1.45%
    CONSTRUCTION0.70%INVESTMENTS1.45%
    HEATING0.70%GROUP1.37%
    C0.70%GLOBAL1.35%
    SAFETY0.70%PROPERTIES1.35%
    MANAGEMENT0.53%BUILDING1.34%
    LOGISTICS0.53%CARE1.33%
    CONSULTANCY0.53%ELECTRICAL1.30%
    SPORTS0.53%M1.28%
    CENTRE0.53%SYSTEMS1.25%
    WHITE0.53%S1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied176228,645
    7487 - Other business activities5174,904
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified2126,974
    6024 - Freight transport by road183,665
    49410 - Freight transport by road172,152
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering139,325
    7499 - Non-trading company1315,398
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management1214,007
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified98,154
    42990 - Construction of other civil engineering projects not elsewhere classified91,746
    9999 - Dormant Company919,948
    43210 - Electrical installation83,163
    9305 - Other service activities89,038
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified83,069
    70100 - Activities of head offices83,137
    7260 - Other computer related activities710,331
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings62,224
    45112 - Sale of used cars and light motor vehicles6712
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities63,077
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified67,143

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07170770 APASSESSMENTS LIMITED 26 Feb 2010
    07168181 MEGNA CURRY COMPANY (SCUNTHORPE) LIMITED 24 Feb 2010
    07167646 DLS TECH LIMITED 24 Feb 2010
    07167624 ANDREW FLETCHER PHOTO JOURNALIST LIMITED 24 Feb 2010
    07166359 ENGO BANGLA INVESTMENT (UK) LIMITED 23 Feb 2010
    07162074 JAMES THE BARBER LIMITED 18 Feb 2010
    07157788 THE WHITE SWAN (BARTON) LIMITED 15 Feb 2010
    07157599 DAC ENGINEERING (LINCS) LIMITED 15 Feb 2010
    07156474 RICHWELD LIMITED 12 Feb 2010
    07156033 SC4 (UK) LIMITED 12 Feb 2010
    07155981 CHANGE DATE LIMITED 12 Feb 2010
    07153934 JULES ENGINEERING SERVICES LIMITED 10 Feb 2010
    07152511 R M TECHNICAL CONSULTANTS LIMITED 10 Feb 2010
    07145414 I G CRANE TRAINING LTD 03 Feb 2010
    07161621 ENERGY RESOURCE DESIGN ENGINEERS LIMITED 18 Feb 2010
    07158505 WESTRAM LIMITED 16 Feb 2010
    07156073 GLOBAL DESIGNZ LIMITED 12 Feb 2010
    07145715 PCB UK ENTERPRISES LTD. 04 Feb 2010
    07169731 HOLME IMPROVEMENTS LTD. 25 Feb 2010
    07169705 HES (NORTHERN) LTD 25 Feb 2010
    07168355 SOS RECOVERY (SCUNTHORPE) LIMITED 24 Feb 2010
    07163416 BAIT CREATIONS LIMITED 19 Feb 2010
    07154487 THE ORIGINAL FUDGE COMPANY LTD 11 Feb 2010
    07150356 TYMA TO PARTY LIMITED 09 Feb 2010
    07148083 5-4-5 KEYS LIMITED 05 Feb 2010