Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire

Q3 2012 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

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

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 (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    A total of 100 companies were registered in Scunthorpe during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).

    This figure is a decrease of 20.0% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.8% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)ScunthorpeUK
    2012100118,868
    2011125114,512
    % change-20.0%3.8%
    Record Year 2011 (125) 2012 (118,868)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

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

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2012333829
    New companies in 2011403748
    % change-17.5%2.7%-39.6%
    Record Year2011 (40)2012 (38)2011 (48)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    A total of 64 companies were dissolved in Scunthorpe during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).

    This figure is an increase of 23.1% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.5% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)ScunthorpeUK
    20126474,772
    20115272,230
    % change23.1%3.5%
    Record Year 2009 (103) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2012172621
    Closed companies in 2011132316
    % change30.8%13.0%31%
    Record Year2009 (29)2008 (47)2009 (43)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    Net company growth for Scunthorpe during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) was 36 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)ScunthorpeUK
    20123644,096
    20117342,282
    Record Year 2011 (73) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 201216128
    Net growth in 2011271432
    Record Year2008 (31)2002 (25)2011 (32)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

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

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)Scunthorpe
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1970 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20120.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change-25.9%3.5%-40.2%
    Record Year1978 (0.4%)1976 (0.5%)1965 (0.4%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2012 was 42.5.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.3% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 1.9% compared to the UK figure of 3.2%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Scunthorpe was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.

    28.0% of all director appointments in Scunthorpe in the third quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    TRANSPORT3.06%CONSULTING5.05%
    S1.67%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    MANAGEMENT1.39%CONSULTANCY3.28%
    D1.25%PROPERTY2.35%
    M0.97%TRADING2.08%
    HAULAGE0.97%DESIGN1.87%
    CONSULTANCY0.97%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    B0.83%ENGINEERING1.83%
    PROPERTY0.83%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    MEDICAL0.83%BUSINESS1.72%
    CONSULTANTS0.83%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    ELECTRICAL0.83%MEDIA1.67%
    CONSULTING0.83%LONDON1.67%
    LINCOLNSHIRE0.83%J1.55%
    P0.83%GLOBAL1.53%
    CENTRE0.70%INVESTMENTS1.46%
    N0.70%IT1.43%
    G0.70%PROPERTIES1.34%
    I0.70%CARE1.32%
    EMERALD0.70%M1.27%
    ENTERPRISES0.70%BUILDING1.22%
    RECYCLING0.70%ENTERPRISES1.20%
    CONSTRUCTION0.70%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    TAKEAWAY0.70%S1.17%
    C0.70%SECURITY1.16%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied271331,455
    7487 - Other business activities2635,545
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified2533,677
    99999 - Dormant Company1125,035
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified119,891
    42990 - Construction of other civil engineering projects not elsewhere classified91,347
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management919,425
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified913,716
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering83,493
    71129 - Other engineering activities82,350
    74990 - Non-trading company79,203
    7260 - Other computer related activities74,979
    5530 - Restaurants63,142
    9305 - Other service activities66,142
    80100 - Private security activities61,272
    9999 - Dormant Company612,598
    41100 - Development of building projects64,965
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified63,943
    6024 - Freight transport by road51,523
    45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles52,757

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08165632 MCGURRAN ASSETS LIMITED 02 Aug 2012
    08165911 PICTURE PERFECT AERIALS LTD. 02 Aug 2012
    08168278 COMMUNITIES ADVICE CENTRE LTD. 03 Aug 2012
    08171758 WINTERTON COMMUNITY HUB COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY 08 Aug 2012
    08172875 EMTRADE (MACHINERY) LTD 08 Aug 2012
    08176085 J.S. INSTALLATIONS (FLIXBOROUGH) LIMITED 10 Aug 2012
    08180722 TOBIN ENGINEERING LIMITED 15 Aug 2012
    08181992 ASHTHORN ENTERPRISES LTD 16 Aug 2012
    08184083 RESS LIMITED 17 Aug 2012
    08191182 NKSI LTD 24 Aug 2012
    08166952 TAGO TAKEAWAY LIMITED 03 Aug 2012
    08167093 FOLD COLLECTIVE LTD 03 Aug 2012
    08167242 INFINITY ACCOUNTANCY CONSULTANTS LIMITED 03 Aug 2012
    08170834 RSB TAKEAWAY LIMITED 07 Aug 2012
    08177188 GB PLASTERERS LIMITED 13 Aug 2012
    08192570 GENEX IP LIMITED 28 Aug 2012
    08193806 CLIFTON FISH & CHIPS LIMITED 29 Aug 2012
    08197501 BHINDA SAHOTA CONSTRUCTION LTD 31 Aug 2012
    08176127 LINCOLNSHIRE SALAD COMPANY LIMITED 10 Aug 2012
    08176137 LINCOLNSHIRE BEETROOT COMPANY LIMITED 10 Aug 2012
    08177692 EISK LTD 13 Aug 2012
    08184419 S G EDGE SOLUTIONS LTD 20 Aug 2012
    08185071 THE RECYCLABLES LIMITED 20 Aug 2012
    08187488 ADVISED MORTGAGE SOLUTIONS LTD 22 Aug 2012
    08189747 EXTERNAL COATINGS LIMITED 23 Aug 2012