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
New Company Registrations
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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) Scunthorpe UK 2012 116 131,491 2011 81 116,391 % change 43.2% 13.0% Record Year 2003 (130) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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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
January February March New companies in 2012 27 38 51 New companies in 2011 19 28 34 % change 42.1% 35.7% 50.0% Record Year 2003 (36) 2003 (44) 2012 (51)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Scunthorpe UK 2012 46 67,576 2011 72 90,987 % change -36.1% -25.7% Record Year 2009 (86) 2009 (108,065) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2012 18 11 17 Closed companies in 2011 22 29 21 % change -18.2% -62.1% -19% Record Year 2010 (23) 2011 (29) 2009 (54)
Net Company Growth
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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) Scunthorpe UK 2012 70 63,915 2011 9 25,404 Record Year 2003 (106) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2012 9 27 34 Net growth in 2011 -3 -1 13 Record Year 2003 (28) 2003 (34) 2003 (44)
UK Company Share
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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 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% 2008 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1961 (0.3%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2012 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2011 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change 21.9% 16.2% 40.4% Record Year 1961 (0.5%) 1968 (0.3%) 1961 (0.2%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage TRANSPORT 4.26% CONSULTING 5.07% S 2.00% MANAGEMENT 4.74% M 1.46% CONSULTANCY 3.30% D 1.33% PROPERTY 2.37% P 1.20% TRADING 2.07% ELECTRICAL 1.20% DESIGN 1.93% HAULAGE 1.07% ENGINEERING 1.86% CENTRE 0.93% ASSOCIATES 1.84% C 0.93% CONSULTANTS 1.79% MANAGEMENT 0.93% BUSINESS 1.73% CONSULTANCY 0.80% MEDIA 1.72% G 0.80% CONSTRUCTION 1.72% LINCOLNSHIRE 0.80% LONDON 1.66% KITCHEN 0.80% J 1.54% DESIGN 0.80% INVESTMENTS 1.51% B 0.80% GLOBAL 1.50% L 0.67% IT 1.40% T 0.67% CARE 1.34% I 0.67% PROPERTIES 1.31% PROPERTY 0.67% ELECTRICAL 1.27% POWER 0.67% M 1.27% J 0.67% BUILDING 1.24% K 0.67% ENERGY 1.20% INVESTMENTS 0.67% S 1.20% MIAH'S 0.67% ENTERPRISES 1.19%
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 137 216,665 7487 - Other business activities 39 52,735 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 30 35,233 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 11 9,892 99999 - Dormant Company 10 25,084 7499 - Non-trading company 9 9,102 49410 - Freight transport by road 9 2,781 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 9 13,637 7260 - Other computer related activities 9 7,154 42990 - Construction of other civil engineering projects not elsewhere classified 8 1,498 74990 - Non-trading company 8 9,729 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 8 19,704 9999 - Dormant Company 8 18,617 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 8 5,169 6024 - Freight transport by road 7 2,121 9305 - Other service activities 7 8,818 5530 - Restaurants 7 4,633 80100 - Private security activities 7 1,227 71129 - Other engineering activities 6 2,217 93290 - Other amusement and recreation activities not elsewhere classified 6 1,757
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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