Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire

Q1 2013 Business Confidence Report

NOTICE: We have improved our calculations of the statistics in these reports, so some figures and records may not match previous reports.

Headlines

  • January 2013 saw a new record in company closures in Scunthorpe when compared to any previous January.

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 2013)

    A total of 102 companies were registered in Scunthorpe during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).

    This figure is a decrease of 12.1% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 2.5% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)ScunthorpeUK
    2013102134,802
    2012116131,491
    % change-12.1%2.5%
    Record Year 2012 (116) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2013313536
    New companies in 2012273851
    % change14.8%-7.9%-29.4%
    Record Year2003 (36)2003 (44)2012 (51)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    A total of 46 companies were dissolved in Scunthorpe during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).

    This figure is an increase of 0.0% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.3% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)ScunthorpeUK
    20134677,914
    20124667,576
    % change0.0%15.3%
    Record Year 2009 (86) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    January 2013 saw a new record in company closures in Scunthorpe when compared to any previous January.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 201324319
    Closed companies in 2012181117
    % change33.3%-72.7%12%
    Record Year2013 (24)2011 (29)2009 (54)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    Net company growth for Scunthorpe during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) was 56 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)ScunthorpeUK
    20135656,888
    20127063,915
    Record Year 2012 (70) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 201373217
    Net growth in 201292734
    Record Year2003 (28)2003 (34)2003 (44)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    In the first quarter of 2013, Scunthorpe formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)Scunthorpe
    20130.1%
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2003 (0.1%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20130.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20120.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change2.9%-8.6%-27.1%
    Record Year2003 (0.1%)2003 (0.1%)1996 (0.1%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2013 was 48.5.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 10.8% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.7% compared to the UK figure of 1.8%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Scunthorpe was in 2005 when 40.0% of all directors were female.

    29.7% of all director appointments in Scunthorpe in the first quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 28.1% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2012-Mar 2013)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    LINCOLNSHIRE1.21%CONSULTING5.18%
    MEDICAL1.21%MANAGEMENT4.78%
    M0.91%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    ENTERPRISES0.91%PROPERTY2.44%
    S0.91%TRADING2.06%
    MANAGEMENT0.91%DESIGN1.79%
    TAKEAWAY0.76%ENGINEERING1.78%
    LEISURE0.76%BUSINESS1.77%
    ELECTRICAL0.76%ASSOCIATES1.75%
    CONSTRUCTION0.76%LONDON1.72%
    CONSULTING0.76%CONSULTANTS1.71%
    CONSULTANTS0.76%CONSTRUCTION1.69%
    ENGINEERING0.60%MEDIA1.63%
    R0.60%GLOBAL1.57%
    (SCUNTHORPE)0.60%J1.56%
    C0.60%CARE1.46%
    TRANSPORT0.60%IT1.43%
    ASSOCIATES0.60%INVESTMENTS1.41%
    T0.60%PROPERTIES1.36%
    IT0.60%M1.25%
    NORTH0.60%BUILDING1.21%
    NL0.45%ENTERPRISES1.19%
    SCUNTHORPE0.45%ELECTRICAL1.18%
    ACADEMY0.45%TRAINING1.17%
    DESIGN0.45%SECURITY1.15%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied207249,183
    49410 - Freight transport by road365,834
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified2654,531
    99999 - Dormant Company2243,384
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified1923,532
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management1832,624
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified1316,448
    71129 - Other engineering activities124,226
    56302 - Public houses and bars114,952
    42990 - Construction of other civil engineering projects not elsewhere classified112,297
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified116,954
    45112 - Sale of used cars and light motor vehicles112,653
    45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles104,684
    86900 - Other human health activities108,465
    74990 - Non-trading company1014,129
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate87,507
    43210 - Electrical installation85,625
    41100 - Development of building projects88,637
    47110 - Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating72,989
    85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified75,062

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08345619 TWIN TIGERS ENTERPRISES LIMITED 03 Jan 2013
    08351627 FALLEN HERO ONLINE LIMITED 08 Jan 2013
    08359865 CENTRAL AUDIT SERVICE LIMITED 14 Jan 2013
    08361149 GLENNY'S BAR LIMITED 15 Jan 2013
    08364147 OLIVER COLFORT LIMITED 17 Jan 2013
    08366625 CENTRELINE DESIGN CONSULTING LIMITED 18 Jan 2013
    08370010 MECHELEC ASSOCIATES LIMITED 22 Jan 2013
    08370886 PAMADA TRAINING LIMITED 22 Jan 2013
    08373750 AXON SAFETY LTD 24 Jan 2013
    08374092 A AUTOS LTD 24 Jan 2013
    08374543 EAST YORKSHIRE BREAST CLINIC LTD 24 Jan 2013
    08379534 MILLY'S CAFE LIMITED 29 Jan 2013
    08345539 AMBROSE CORP LIMITED 03 Jan 2013
    08351691 H.G. SITES LIMITED 08 Jan 2013
    08351953 HUMBER UTC LIMITED 08 Jan 2013
    08369094 MISHO LIMITED 21 Jan 2013
    08370324 METSMITH.RECYCLING. LTD 22 Jan 2013
    08348050 BRITGEN LIMITED 04 Jan 2013
    08357384 ABE STORAGE AND REMOVAL LTD 11 Jan 2013
    08360718 BLAZIN PROMOTIONS INTL LIMITED 15 Jan 2013
    08364123 TOOTELL MEDICAL SERVICES LTD 17 Jan 2013
    08374492 HYGROW HYDROPONICS I, II, III, IV, V LTD 24 Jan 2013
    08378715 PRIMROSE TRANSPORT LTD 29 Jan 2013
    08379074 JLR TECHNICAL SERVICES LIMITED 29 Jan 2013
    08379330 DEFINE TRAINING LTD 29 Jan 2013