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
    08199725 TASTE NETWORK LIMITED 03 Sep 2012
    08200689 PIXIE PARTY BAGS LIMITED 04 Sep 2012
    08205202 SARGENT'S QUARTERS LIMITED 06 Sep 2012
    08205246 ENCORE BAR (LEEDS) LIMITED 06 Sep 2012
    08207962 SJD DRIVER SERVICES LIMITED 10 Sep 2012
    08211547 ROBERT E RUSSELL LTD 12 Sep 2012
    08212787 ENFORCE SPECIALIST SECURITY SOLUTIONS LIMITED 13 Sep 2012
    08212801 EAH CONFLUENCE LIMITED 13 Sep 2012
    08217453 JCP EDUCATIONAL CONSULTANCY LIMITED 17 Sep 2012
    08219004 ANDIAN PROJECTS LIMITED 18 Sep 2012
    08220802 ATHENA FINANCIAL (BARTON) LTD 19 Sep 2012
    08220907 LONSON ENGINEERING LIMITED 19 Sep 2012
    08221546 D C WOOD LTD 20 Sep 2012
    08224927 C R FENWICK COMMERCIALS LTD 21 Sep 2012
    08227547 FLIXBOROUGH ECO TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED 25 Sep 2012
    OC378805 ALLIANCE LAW LLP 26 Sep 2012
    08229499 WHYTE MEDIA LTD 26 Sep 2012
    08230458 PREMIER BUILDERS HARDWARE LIMITED 26 Sep 2012
    08202683 CLOTHES=CASH LIMITED 05 Sep 2012
    08221365 CANTON HOUSE (SCUNTHORPE) LTD 19 Sep 2012
    08226124 BROADWAY CAFETERIA SCUNTHORPE LIMITED 24 Sep 2012
    08204129 TOTAL BODY LIMITED 06 Sep 2012
    08204166 NORTHERN DRAINFORCE LIMITED 06 Sep 2012
    08208772 RAHMAN TAKEAWAY LIMITED 10 Sep 2012
    08224382 G&J CONTRACT CLEANERS LIMITED 21 Sep 2012