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Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire

Q1 2012 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • March 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Scunthorpe when compared to any previous March.
  • March 2012 was a record month for company registrations in Scunthorpe when compared to any month in history.

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 2012)

    A total of 116 companies were registered in Scunthorpe during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).

    This figure is an increase of 43.2% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.0% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)ScunthorpeUK
    2012116131,491
    201181116,391
    % change43.2%13.0%
    Record Year 2003 (130) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    March 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Scunthorpe when compared to any previous March.

    March 2012 was a record month for company registrations in Scunthorpe when compared to any month in history.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2012273851
    New companies in 2011192834
    % change42.1%35.7%50.0%
    Record Year2003 (36)2003 (44)2012 (51)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    A total of 46 companies were dissolved in Scunthorpe during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).

    This figure is a decrease of 36.1% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 25.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)ScunthorpeUK
    20124667,576
    20117290,987
    % change-36.1%-25.7%
    Record Year 2009 (86) 2009 (108,065)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2012181117
    Closed companies in 2011222921
    % change-18.2%-62.1%-19%
    Record Year2010 (23)2011 (29)2009 (54)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    Net company growth for Scunthorpe during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) was 70 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)ScunthorpeUK
    20127063,915
    2011925,404
    Record Year 2003 (106) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 201292734
    Net growth in 2011-3-113
    Record Year2003 (28)2003 (34)2003 (44)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    In the first quarter of 2012, Scunthorpe formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)Scunthorpe
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1961 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20120.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change21.9%16.2%40.4%
    Record Year1961 (0.5%)1968 (0.3%)1961 (0.2%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2012 was 44.9.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.5% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.8% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

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

    27.8% of all director appointments in Scunthorpe in the first quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.2% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    TRANSPORT4.26%CONSULTING5.07%
    S2.00%MANAGEMENT4.74%
    M1.46%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    D1.33%PROPERTY2.37%
    P1.20%TRADING2.07%
    ELECTRICAL1.20%DESIGN1.93%
    HAULAGE1.07%ENGINEERING1.86%
    CENTRE0.93%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    C0.93%CONSULTANTS1.79%
    MANAGEMENT0.93%BUSINESS1.73%
    CONSULTANCY0.80%MEDIA1.72%
    G0.80%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    LINCOLNSHIRE0.80%LONDON1.66%
    KITCHEN0.80%J1.54%
    DESIGN0.80%INVESTMENTS1.51%
    B0.80%GLOBAL1.50%
    L0.67%IT1.40%
    T0.67%CARE1.34%
    I0.67%PROPERTIES1.31%
    PROPERTY0.67%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    POWER0.67%M1.27%
    J0.67%BUILDING1.24%
    K0.67%ENERGY1.20%
    INVESTMENTS0.67%S1.20%
    MIAH'S0.67%ENTERPRISES1.19%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied137216,665
    7487 - Other business activities3952,735
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified3035,233
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified119,892
    99999 - Dormant Company1025,084
    7499 - Non-trading company99,102
    49410 - Freight transport by road92,781
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified913,637
    7260 - Other computer related activities97,154
    42990 - Construction of other civil engineering projects not elsewhere classified81,498
    74990 - Non-trading company89,729
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management819,704
    9999 - Dormant Company818,617
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering85,169
    6024 - Freight transport by road72,121
    9305 - Other service activities78,818
    5530 - Restaurants74,633
    80100 - Private security activities71,227
    71129 - Other engineering activities62,217
    93290 - Other amusement and recreation activities not elsewhere classified61,757

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07933055 THE ESSENTIAL PARTNERSHIP LIMITED 02 Feb 2012
    07933916 B VEALL WINDOWS LIMITED 02 Feb 2012
    07936802 S AND R SECURITIES LIMITED 06 Feb 2012
    07939872 DPB HAULAGE LIMITED 07 Feb 2012
    07940535 M SAUNDERS TRANSPORT LTD 08 Feb 2012
    07942285 HUMBER INSPECTION HOTELS LIMITED 09 Feb 2012
    07943457 BONNYHALE MUSHROOMS LIMITED 09 Feb 2012
    07947852 ZILLIONMET LIMITED 13 Feb 2012
    07949897 M E EDUCATIONAL SERVICES LIMITED 14 Feb 2012
    07953772 SEAN MOLONEY LIMITED 17 Feb 2012
    07955833 SWAN SUPPLIES LTD 20 Feb 2012
    07958528 R & N PROPERTY SERVICES LTD 21 Feb 2012
    07961096 EXPRESS PARCEL SAME DAY SERVICES LIMITED 22 Feb 2012
    07944389 MR TS TAKEAWAY & OFFLICENCE LIMITED 10 Feb 2012
    07945154 RAIN4U LIMITED 10 Feb 2012
    07950618 EASYROLL LTD 15 Feb 2012
    07956083 ALLAN COMPUTER SERVICES LIMITED 20 Feb 2012
    07969501 LET THERE BE LIGHT PRODUCTIONS LIMITED 29 Feb 2012
    07933490 SIMPLY SOOTHING LTD 02 Feb 2012
    07935269 LINCS TIMBER SUPPLIERS LTD 03 Feb 2012
    07956325 G N COATINGS LIMITED 20 Feb 2012
    07957780 VERSASO LIMITED 21 Feb 2012
    07964392 GOLDEN CONSTRUCTION (DERBYSHIRE) LIMITED 24 Feb 2012
    07964897 MILLINGTON MEDIA LIMITED 24 Feb 2012
    07948327 MMP PHYSIO LTD 14 Feb 2012