Download PDF version

Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire

Q1 2011 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • February 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Scunthorpe when compared to any previous February.

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 2011)

    A total of 81 companies were registered in Scunthorpe during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).

    This figure is an increase of 9.5% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)ScunthorpeUK
    201181116,391
    201074105,137
    % change9.5%10.7%
    Record Year 2003 (130) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2011192834
    New companies in 2010252722
    % change-24.0%3.7%54.5%
    Record Year2003 (36)2003 (44)2003 (50)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    A total of 72 companies were dissolved in Scunthorpe during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).

    This figure is an increase of 16.1% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.0% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)ScunthorpeUK
    20117290,986
    20106282,677
    % change16.1%10.0%
    Record Year 2009 (86) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    February 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Scunthorpe when compared to any previous February.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2011222921
    Closed companies in 2010231821
    % change-4.3%61.1%0%
    Record Year2010 (23)2011 (29)2009 (54)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    Net company growth for Scunthorpe during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) was 9 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)ScunthorpeUK
    2011925,405
    20101222,460
    Record Year 2003 (106) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2011-3-113
    Net growth in 2010291
    Record Year2003 (28)2003 (34)2003 (44)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    In the first quarter of 2011, Scunthorpe formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)Scunthorpe
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    20070.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1961 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20100.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change-34.5%-8.9%47.5%
    Record Year1961 (0.5%)1968 (0.3%)1961 (0.2%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2011 was 45.5.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.6% compared to the UK figure of 3.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.3% compared to the UK figure of 4.3%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Scunthorpe was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.

    23.7% of all director appointments in Scunthorpe in the first quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.4% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2010-Mar 2011)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    (SCUNTHORPE)1.34%CONSULTING5.04%
    M1.34%MANAGEMENT4.97%
    TRANSPORT1.34%CONSULTANCY3.16%
    R1.01%PROPERTY2.38%
    SCUNTHORPE1.01%TRADING2.10%
    J1.01%DESIGN1.93%
    ENGINEERING0.84%ASSOCIATES1.92%
    S0.84%BUSINESS1.87%
    PROPERTIES0.84%CONSTRUCTION1.80%
    C0.84%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    ASSOCIATES0.84%MEDIA1.69%
    P0.84%ENGINEERING1.61%
    NORTH0.84%LONDON1.60%
    CONSTRUCTION0.67%CARE1.45%
    K0.67%J1.45%
    PLUMBING0.67%GLOBAL1.44%
    TRAINING0.67%INVESTMENTS1.43%
    GRAHAM0.50%IT1.41%
    FOUR0.50%PROPERTIES1.36%
    D0.50%BUILDING1.34%
    RECYCLING0.50%M1.30%
    T0.50%ELECTRICAL1.28%
    E0.50%S1.24%
    CENTRE0.50%INTERNATIONAL1.23%
    PARK0.50%SYSTEMS1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied155202,798
    7487 - Other business activities4260,968
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified3030,253
    7499 - Non-trading company1211,316
    49410 - Freight transport by road122,167
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management1116,150
    6024 - Freight transport by road112,299
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified1010,085
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified87,788
    9305 - Other service activities88,740
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering86,183
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified83,097
    43320 - Joinery installation71,194
    42990 - Construction of other civil engineering projects not elsewhere classified71,486
    70100 - Activities of head offices62,849
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings62,290
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities63,436
    7260 - Other computer related activities67,789
    43910 - Roofing activities5563
    74990 - Non-trading company58,695

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07586838 ENDERBY WHALL BUILDING SERVICES LTD 31 Mar 2011
    07585115 SCUNTHORPE LOGISTICS LTD 30 Mar 2011
    07582830 JMR1 ENGINEERING LIMITED 29 Mar 2011
    07577736 G.B. PLANT SALES LIMITED 24 Mar 2011
    07575408 CNIM CLUGSTON (STAFFORDSHIRE) LIMITED 23 Mar 2011
    07571073 SAM BLADES LTD 21 Mar 2011
    07569139 SAM MEDICAL RESEARCH LIMITED 18 Mar 2011
    07568643 D J SMITH ENGINEERING LIMITED 17 Mar 2011
    07568196 CALDICOTT DRIVING SERVICES LTD 17 Mar 2011
    07567495 MELIAN INVESTMENTS LTD 17 Mar 2011
    07562549 VON & CO LTD 14 Mar 2011
    07550574 BENGAL PREMIER LIMITED 03 Mar 2011
    07548586 BUTTERFLY KISSES LIMITED 02 Mar 2011
    07568120 KEVIN REDHEAD DRIVING SERVICES LTD 17 Mar 2011
    07567156 LYTEC LTD 16 Mar 2011
    07552683 DSD VENTURES LIMITED 04 Mar 2011
    07586025 VISIONS AGENCY TRAINING LIMITED 31 Mar 2011
    07582811 LES MARSH AND SONS LIMITED 29 Mar 2011
    07580255 GEMENG LTD 28 Mar 2011
    07574512 SNACK ATTACK (SCUNTHORPE) LTD 22 Mar 2011
    07570894 ORBIS LINKS LIMITED 21 Mar 2011
    07567811 ZAFIRAH LTD 17 Mar 2011
    07552867 LINCOLNSHIRE CIVIL ENGINEERING LIMITED 04 Mar 2011
    07551692 GARY SMITH FISHING LIMITED 04 Mar 2011
    07548479 PLATINUM SPECIALISTS LIMITED 02 Mar 2011